Hundreds of definitions exist for the word “meditation.” The type of meditation I practice follows a tradition dating back thousands of years: Vipassana, insight, often translated “to see clearly.” The technique is called “mindfulness.”
Jon Kabat-Zinn, creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School offers an elegant definition:
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, nonjudgmentally, as if your life depended on it.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn 3
Rather than escape from experiences, mindfulness meditation teaches us to be fully present with them. Instead of escaping from our lives, we escape into them.
I learned to meditate while I was moving, and you can too.
Why this form of meditation and not others?
My experience, the experience of countless others, and scientific studies confirm4 that these practices — ones that teach you how to keep your head where your feet are — offer freedom from suffering.
If you already have a movement form you enjoy, learning to meditate while you move can refresh, deepen, and renew that movement while opening new doorways of discovery. But if you already meditate…
