Within these two meditation types, there are many
variations. For
instance, when we
meditate sitting down, we can meditate silently or with a teacher who
guides us.
When we engage in a moving meditation, we can walk, eat,
and even wash the dishes as long as we do it with intention and
mindfulness. Mindfulness is being aware of what you are doing and the
sensations that arise from it.
For instance, let's say you are washing dishes, be conscious of
the
each dish, the soap, the water, how it feels in your hands, being aware
of each feeling or sensation associated with the act of washing dishes.
Our minds tend to wander at such 'menial' tasks and before you know it,
the dishes are done
and you
can't remember doing them.
Training our minds to focus and be present in the 'now' is the
goal of meditation.
"Our
children are our meditation." -- Jack Kornfield
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