{"id":4701,"date":"2019-07-24T15:04:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T13:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=4701"},"modified":"2021-08-10T16:59:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T14:59:26","slug":"mindfulness-senderismo-consciente","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/mindfulness-mindful-hiking\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking and mindfulness: tips for mindfulness walking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mindfulness is the ability we humans have to connect with the present.<\/strong>. In English it is called \"mindfulness<\/em><\/strong>\"and refers to that power with which we remember where we are even though we are doing various activities.<\/p>

While walking outdoors, for example, our mind wanders through thousands of thoughts. Mindfulness helps us to recognise what is happening in the present moment, even if we get distracted by remembering past events or making projections of the future.<\/p>

Through this state of mind we avoid being affected by things that are not happening in the here and now, but focus on living in the present. How to achieve the \"mindfulness<\/em>\"or mindfulness?<\/strong> We bring you some tips for you to practice it while hiking and enjoying the contact with nature.<\/p>

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Hiking and mindfullness \/ Photo: Austin Neill<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Mindful hiking: walking with mindfulness<\/h2>

It happens to all of us that when we go out for a walk, our mind starts to wander in a myriad of subjects and gets lost. We think about what we will have for dinner, what we will wear for the weekend, about friends who are no longer around... and so on and so forth.<\/p>

With mindfulness, however, we will be more aware of our inner selves and our surroundings while hiking<\/strong>. We will begin to notice the sound of breathing, to enjoy the smell of the plants, to feel the contact with the earth... in short, to take full advantage of every moment.<\/p>

If you find it difficult to focus your mind for the whole hike. Start practising with small intervals of time, applying the following tips for practising mindfulness in hiking:<\/p>