Walking Meditation with Reactive Dogs I set my timer, three bells chime, and we’re offon the walk, myself and the two dogs on the double lead. We walk and I focus on the breathing in and out while smilingbeatifically. They start to pull and the big dog begins barking at nothing.She does this for aContinue reading “#502: Walking Meditation with Reactive Dogs”
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On the Seventh Day of 2024: The Numbers
Consecutive days of meditation: 7. Number of walks taken with dogs: 3. Consecutive days of sitting meditation, on a cushion: 6. Consecutive days of walking meditation, with dogs: 1. Chances that walking meditation with dogs was more successful than sitting on a cushion without dogs: 0. Consecutive days of bicycling: 5. Cups of coffee consumedContinue reading “On the Seventh Day of 2024: The Numbers”
#87: Morning Meditation with Nerf Gun
While the boy loads his weapon and hides, Dad walks slowly around the yard, breathing. He knows the ambush is coming, but tries for and momentarily achieves a quiet mind. Even while he’s absorbing the cool morning air of a sunny spring day and loving the trees as they await their first blooms of theContinue reading “#87: Morning Meditation with Nerf Gun”