Prison guard blues

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

I taught walking meditation to my two classes at the youth correctional institute on Monday night. The first class consisted of three young men. A male guard was in the room, the library, for the first part of the class, working on the computer. So I introduced the meditation, and ...

Delightful feet

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Well, how did it go? What did you notice as you did the walking meditation I described yesterday? I did it in my apartment, and found that in five minutes I just made it from one end of my apartment to the other, and back. I have a small apartment! So ...

Walk your blues away

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

You've probably heard that walking is good for you. It's one of the most highly-recommended forms of exercise. It's gentle on the body, and good for the psyche. The physical activity can get the juices flowing and even create a little endorphin high. Going for a walk is good for ...