Mindful walking is a form of meditation where you focus on the experience of walking and tune out other distractions. Walking can be a great way to clear your head, relieve stress, and boost your energy when done mindfully.

You do not need to try to block anything out, which makes it easier than sitting meditation (in my opinion). By engaging all five senses and tuning into the present moment, we are practising mindfulness.

Notice what you can see, smell, hear, feel or touch.

Self-guided mindful walking practices are beneficial in today’s fast-paced world, where many spend most of our time sitting at a desk or hunched over a computer screen.

Mindful walking can be practised anywhere, no matter how busy you are.

The beauty is that it’s so simple that anyone can do it, even if they’re feeling stressed, anxious, or burnt out, without much preparation or special gear. Here are five mindful walking tips that can help you get started today.

• Practice walking mindfully on a walk you already do

• Engage your senses, notice the sounds and smells, and feel your feet on the ground

• Walking in nature is a great way to engage all your senses

• sign up for a mindfulness course or walk

• Start your day with a mindful walk

It might sound odd or even scary if you’ve never done anything like this before — it was the same for me when I started practising mindfulness.

But once you try it, you’ll realise how relaxing and beneficial it can be in your everyday life.

Mindful walking is one of many practices that fall under the umbrella of mindfulness.

Mindfulness is all about focusing your attention in the present moment. It’s about being fully aware of what you see, hear, smell, taste and touch at that exact moment.

The practice helps us to focus on the sights, sounds and smells around us as we walk instead of letting our minds wander and worrying about things that have not happened yet.

Mindful walking has many benefits, including stress reduction, improved concentration, and overall peace.

Mindful walking is a form of meditation in which one focuses on the experience of walking and tunes out other distractions.

Walking can be a great way to clear your head, relieve stress, and boost your energy when done mindfully.

Self-guided mindful walking practices are beneficial in today’s fast-paced world, where many spend most of their time sitting at a desk or hunched over a computer screen.

Mindful walking can be practised anywhere, no matter how busy you are.

I find that nature brings me into the moment, as there is nothing to avoid. So your experience will be different if you have a nice walk to work through quiet street and perhaps a park, compared to a busy central London environment, when the smells might be of pollution, the sounds could be road works and you might notice people barging past one another, so try and find a walk that is not too hectic (like in the park).

Remember that practice makes perfect so don’t worry if you only manage to do half your walk and keep drifting off. Mindfulness is a skill developed overtime. Essentially we are training our mind to do something its not used to doing.