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The spirit of this is correct, but a better approach to this is going for a walk with just your thoughts.

Yes, that means no phone, no headphones, just you and your brain enjoying a walk. Let your mind wonder and be free.

It depends on who you ask.

Some Zen teachers think that it is impossible to meditate while walking as it keeps the mind moving rather than still. These are the folks that go against any kind of seasoning in food for the same reason. I always thought that was a very restrictive way to box in and needlessly constrain what meditation can be. If it works for you, great but don't sell it as the only path. That is the thing with a lot of folks, to try and overly define 'the only way', the smarter ones know there is a thousand paths to the top of the mountain.

Thích Nhất Hạnh used to swear by walking meditation, others would scoff at that. Each to their own.

'There is a thousand paths to the top of the mountain, the view is the same for all at the peak'

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There’s a lot of research on restorative environments (usually nature/outside)being good for focus. I definitely try to spend as much time outside as I can, but for some reason the wall works better for that 5-10 minutes. Being outside is much more enjoyable though haha
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