In the weekly Mindfulness for Moms class I’m enjoying, we practiced a walking meditation. To do this, you walk as deliberately as you can, noticing every sensation in your body. The weight being transferred from the heel of your foot to the ball of your foot. Your balance. The forward motion. The way your hips sway. Each step brings forth more sensation and you notice something new.
We did that very slowly, but I have noticed that even in my morning exercise walk I enjoy the repetitive pace and the feelings in my legs as I am moving. I often don’t want to listen to music because I prefer tuning in to these sensations.
Fast forward to last night, when my sweet girl and I were talking about the need our bodies have for slowing down sometimes. She pointed out that I walk quickly all the time, even just to the door to check the mailbox. I realized she is right.
“Our children can lead us into authenticity because they instinctively know how to BE. They intuitively know how to live within their body and respond to their spirit. They are fully aware of the need to meet reality as it presents itself and are able to respond in a manner that we adults often aren’t. This is why it’s from our children that we can learn how to really LIVE.” ~ Dr. Shefali Tsabary, PhD, The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children
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