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| Walking Meditation w/DVD & CD-ROM | 
 enlarge | Authors: Anh Huong Nguyen, Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher: Sounds True
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 39080
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 56
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 6.6 x 0.3
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.34435
ASIN: B001F7AP7A
Publication Date: October 1, 2006
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Product Description
What if every step you took deepened your connection with all of life and imprinted peace, joy, and serenity on the earth? With Walking Meditation, listeners enjoy the first comprehensive instructional program in this serene spiritual practice to help them walk with presence and peace of mind whether in nature or on a busy city street. Presented in a unique format that combines a book with a DVD and audio CD, Walking Meditation features esteemed Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh along with one of his principle students, Anh-Huong Nguyen, as they together illuminate the central tenets of this powerful art, including: How to recognize the miracle in simply walkingnot as a means to an end, but as the opportunity to touch the fullness of life Reversing "habit energy" through the unification of body and mind Using walking meditation to work with difficult emotions such as anger and anxiety, and much more. There is a Buddhist concept known as Apranihita, or the spirit of "wishlessness," in which one neither pursues desires nor flees from discomforts. With Walking Meditation, practitioners from every spiritual tradition will rediscover "our home in the here and now, as the long road we all must walk turns to quiet joy."
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 Excellent for Beginners too :) July 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this for my 28 year old son who was interested in beginning a meditation practice. This is an accessible product, well written and the cds are well done as far as pacing and simplicity. I had attempted to introduce meditation in several other ways, but this was the ticket. I like how it is presented in a couple of different ways in order to be approachable for people with various learning styles. Great for the beginner or any of us who would like a brush up :).
 Great compilation May 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Whether you have been meditating for years or days, Walking Meditation offers the opportunity to take the practice of mindfulness and present moment living into action.
Walking Meditation contains a CD, DVD and book providing the opportunity to learn this practice at your pace with the expert instruction of two wonderful teachers. The book includes a description of the varieties of practice, with markers for the CD/DVD tracks.
The CD features Nguyen Anh-Houng and begins with a meditation on conscious breathing, and then explores the practice of walking meditation for ourselves, with nature, with others and for healing emotions.
The DVD features the founder of Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hahn, offering instructions on being in the present moment, the practice of walking meditation, and the importance of smiling, much of which is archival footage.
"The idea is that we do not put anything ahead of ourselves and run after it. When we practice walking meditation, we walk in this spirit. We just enjoy walking, with no particular aim or destination. We walk for the sake of walking."- Thich Nhat Hahn
Very good intro to walking meditation April 10, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I really like the dvd that comes with this, where you get to see Thay actually teaching a group of students how to do walking meditation. Ms. Nguyen, who teaches on the cd, is less effective, for me. She talks TOO slow and I get impatient with her. (I know, "meditate on this"!)
The book is short, though it also does give a lot of basic info on walking meditation.
Overall, I think this is a worthwhile purchase, especially if you can find it on sale. The dvd is the best part, but the book and the cd are also worthwhile.
This is a good introduction to mindfulness and provides a nice simple method for walking meditation March 20, 2007
21 out of 25 found this review helpful
I teach meditation workshops and I'm a personal growth coach. I have a background in psychology and have studied meditation for many years. There is a lot of material out there on meditation and much of it is very good. However, there isn't very much literature on walking meditation.
What this CD provides is elementary mindfulness principles and a very simple walking practice to go along with these. This simple method is easily learned and the accompanying book reinforces the basic principles.
If you are looking for a technical approach with lots of details on an advanced walking meditation practice, this may not be for you. However, this material covers essential points about living a happier life and walking as a spiritual practice. It gets you started in the right direction and takes a Zen rather than traditional Theravadan approach.
In certain sections the book and audio don't exactly correspond, but I don't see that as a real obstacle to learning. In fact, normally you wouldn't get a book along with a CD at this price point.
There are also other good CDs that present walking meditation from a different viewpoint such as Insight Meditation: A Step-By-Step Course on How to Meditate Another set of good complimentary practices presented from a Western point of view is Guided Mindfulness Meditation (Guided Mindfulness). I would seriously consider some of this material as well as your practice gets deeper.
You can see a list of some of these resources on my profile grouped under Buddhist Meditation resources. I find that walking meditation is a particularly good practice for Western people and this is a great starting point for any type of practice. There are many approaches to this type of meditation and all of them can be very beneficial.
The WALKING MEDITATION is no walk in the park! January 12, 2007
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
I am disabled. It is very hard for me to walk. However, with the Walking Meditation I find it much easier to walk, for the meditating gets one's mind off of the pain you're experiencing. I would recommend it for anyone who has difficulty in walking but wants to increase their walking capactiy. It is indeed a life saver for me.
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