4 Alternative Meditation Techniques to Try
Want to mix things up a little? Try these alternatives to the classic sit-and-breathe.
By Amy Maclin
If You Have Ants in Your Pants, Try...
Walking Meditation
What It Is: Mindfulness...while you walk.
What You'll Do: Embrace the sensation of each foot as you lift it and put it down again, the pressure of your soles, the feel of your shoes. Notice your surroundings—what you see, hear, smell. When you stop, feel what it's like to be still.
Give It a Whirl: On your lunch hour, in a lush forest, in the parking lot at Target.
What It Is: Mindfulness...while you walk.
What You'll Do: Embrace the sensation of each foot as you lift it and put it down again, the pressure of your soles, the feel of your shoes. Notice your surroundings—what you see, hear, smell. When you stop, feel what it's like to be still.
Give It a Whirl: On your lunch hour, in a lush forest, in the parking lot at Target.
From the August 2016 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine