By Rohi Shetty

“Every path, every street in the world is your walking meditation path.”
~Thich Nhat Hanh

In my last article, The Surprising Problem With Meditation, I explained why it’s crucial to complement sitting meditation with walking meditation.

Though, it is relatively unknown, walking meditation is practiced worldwide. In Thailand, meditators sit and walk alternately during meditation retreats. In fact, many Thai monks use mindful walking as their main meditation practice. An elderly Thai monk was so fond of walking meditation, that when he was no longer able to walk, he instructed his attendant to wheel his chair around his walking path!

If you have limited time, walking meditation is a great way to combine mindfulness with exercise.

Three benefits of walking meditation

If you feel drowsy or lethargic, you will benefit by switching to walking meditation instead of sitting with your eyes closed. Drowsiness during meditation is natural.

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By Rohi Shetty

“Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.”
~Thich Nhat Hanh

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve heard that daily meditation practice is good for you. Innumerable research studies have proven beyond any doubt that daily meditation for even a few minutes can boost not only your mental, emotional, and physical health but also your creativity.

Easy does it!
Fortunately, meditation is surprisingly easy to learn and easy to do. You don’t have to go to a meditation center to learn how to meditate. You can practice it at home at your convenience, seated comfortably on your favorite chair (no need to sit in the lotus posture). You also don’t need to believe in any esoteric philosophy or wear beads or light incense. Not convinced?

Here’s a quickstart meditation lesson:
Close your eyes and count five breaths. Now open your eyes. That’s it.

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by Rohi Shetty

“Version DONE is better than Version NONE.”

Have you considered creating an online course yet? And if not, why not?

Do you feel you need to have a well-established blog with a big audience and a large email list?

Perhaps you feel you need to be an expert and have to create huge amounts of content?

Or you feel you don’t have the technical knowledge to create an online course?

Or are you just afraid that you’ll invest a ton of time and money creating your course and no one will be interested?

These are all common fears but none of them are true.

Many freelance writers have created online courses as part of their online portfolio. These may be free 6-day email courses or expensive longer courses. Also, your courses need not necessarily have videos or audios. For example, Mridu Khullar’s courses are text only, though she has started

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