WHAT could be spiritual about walking? After all, walking is something ordinary. Just imagine clocking all the minutes you walk -- including walking from one room to the other, or walking to the bus, or taking a stroll, or going shopping.

Walking accounts for a high percentage of physical activity. How come then that some traditions like Zen regard walking as a spiritual practice? The reason traditions like Zen use walking, is that it can form a bridge between meditation and everyday life.

Mindful walking can teach us to stay in the moment and taste our life as it unfolds.

We don't need to be in retreat to practise mindful walking. Further down I'll give some tips on how to transform a stroll into active meditation.

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A psychotherapist, Zen master and an author, Mary Jaksch lists helping people be happy as her passion in life. Through her blog, Mary chronicles her experience of a Zen lifestyle and gives spiritual advice. We bring you select few of Mary's insightful works.

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