Every time I take a retreat at a monastery walking is a key part of practice. At Zen monasteries they call it Kinhin. In Catholic monasteries it is sometime the only opportunity the monks have to speak to one another
But there's a more deliberate, meditative way to walk, and it can be a very effective way to help you predict, prevent or manage anxiety or mood swings. Once I spent three days, each day from 6:00a to 9:00p sitting for a half-hour and walking for a half-hour, over and over, with only a break for lunch.
Of course you don't have to do anything like that. Just go out for a walk for about 30 minutes a few days a week. I put some stats about how walking can help mental and physical health, and a video with instructions on walking meditation, in this week's newsletter.
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