Wet Prayer (A Tanka Poem)

Author’s Note: I have written haiku for many years. Heiwa Haiku has often been a spiritual practice for me. Recently I discovered tanka, another form of Japanese poetry, which, put simply, is haiku plus two additional lines. Haiku is generally written as three lines of 5-7-5 syllables respectively. Tanka uses the same format at the beginning and then adds two additional lines of 7 syllables each. The following is my first attempt at tanka. I am looking forward to further exploration and sharing of tanka poetry.

"When you look at the sun during your walking meditation, the mindfulness of the body helps you to see that the sun is in you; without the sun there is no life at all and suddenly you get in touch with the sun in a different way.

Thich Nhat Hanh

#mindfulness #walkingmeditation #thichnhathanhquotes

We've been taught that stillness means not moving.

But the Buddha walked for forty-nine days after his awakening. Maybe wisdom needs legs.

How does your body find its own way to stillness?

Read the full story

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/running-toward-stillness-315ccaf8e421

#meditationpractice #embodiedwisdom #movementmeditation
#buddhism #contemplativepractice #spiritualjourney
#mindfulness #runningmeditation #walkingmeditation

Your walk speeds up. Your brain speeds up. Your eyes dart. You merge in perfect motion — in flow, in style.

#FlowState
#MusicVibes
#UrbanAdventure
#MindAndBody
#WalkingMeditation

2010 #OlympicNP
"Every scenery is different, tinged with autumn lights and colors. When the path climbs, it crosses an alpine forest, leaving the rainforest down in the valley. Higher up some lakes are appearing, perfect links between the woods and the alpine meadows."

Check the link for the full story and more pictures:
https://osteinerphoto.com/2019/12/19/souvenirs-part-2-october-2010-olympic-national-park-wa-usa/

#HallOfMosses #NatureImmersion #SlowTravel #VisualPoetry #NatureWriting #ForestBathing #WalkingMeditation #MossLovers

2010 - There are those trips that make you forget everything about time and space. You begin to live at a different pace — closer to what’s truly fundamental: eating, sleeping, staying warm… and in my case, walking.

Check the link for the full story and more pictures:
https://osteinerphoto.com/2019/12/19/souvenirs-part-2-october-2010-olympic-national-park-wa-usa/

#HallOfMosses #NatureImmersion #SlowTravel #VisualPoetry #NatureWriting #ForestBathing #WalkingMeditation #MossLovers

Walking meditation + grounding poses.

#walkingmeditation #earthing