Moving Meditations with Ompractice

Episode: Moving Meditation - 10 min walk with Reggie
Host: Ompractice
Guest/Guide: Reggie Hubbard
Release Date: February 23, 2025

Overview

In this calming and reflective 10-minute guided walking meditation, Reggie Hubbard leads listeners on a journey of presence, gratitude, and embodied mindfulness. Drawing from his personal recovery after a stroke—which left him partially paralyzed in one leg—Reggie returns to the basics of walking, encouraging listeners to appreciate the miracles of breath, movement, and the support of the earth. The episode is gentle, thoughtful, and offers bite-sized wisdom for cultivating mindfulness with each step.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Miracle of Walking (00:03–02:10)

• Personal Story: Reggie opens by sharing his experience of re-learning to walk after a stroke 10 months ago:

  “Over 10 months ago, now almost 11, I had a stroke that left me partially paralyzed from the knee down in my left leg. So I don't take walking for granted.” (00:20)

• Bodily Awareness: He brings attention to the many muscles and nerves required for walking—foot, ankle, shin, calf, quadriceps, hamstring, glutes.
• Nerve Function:

  “…without nerves, it doesn't matter how big your muscles are.” (01:10)
  Recovery led him to acknowledge the often-overlooked role of healthy nerves in simple activities.

2. Anchoring in the Breath (02:10–04:05)

• Breathing Cue:

  “Take a deep breath, in through the nose, out through the mouth…to calm your nerves and give you a little bit more ease…” (02:15)

• Reggie guides listeners to focus on their breath—using it to anchor the mind and soothe the nervous system while walking.
• Explains breath's role in powering the cardiovascular system, bringing oxygen to the body, and clearing waste.
• Encourages focusing on the present moment, not tasks or destinations.

3. Power of Vision and Distance Gaze (04:05–06:10)

• Gratitude for Sight:

  “Set your gaze on something and give gratitude for functioning sight.” (04:10)

• Calls attention to eye health—reminding listeners that our culture often focuses eyes on near objects (screens) and suggesting gazing at a distant object to balance eye muscles.
• Posture Check:

  “Take the head back, take the chin back, and imagine from the crown of your head down through your entire spinal column, a straight line of energy…” (05:20)

4. Step-by-Step Gratitude (06:10–08:30)

• Walking with Awareness:

  “Focus on placing one foot in front of the other and give gratitude for all that is going right in order for that to happen.” (06:20)

• Ground as a Partner:

  “The ground is not something we walk on. The ground is there to support us as we walk with it…if you’ve ever been in an earthquake, you understand that.” (07:20)

• Reflects on the interplay of nerves, muscles, balance, and the ground’s support.
• Suggests holding gratitude both for the body’s function and for the earth beneath.

5. Mindful Closure and Sound Bowl (08:30–end)

• Final Reflection:

  “…hold space for all that is going on in this moment that we call walking, but all the miracles that are manifest in this simple, yet not so simple experience.” (09:10)

• Closing Gesture: Reggie ends the meditation by sounding a G-note on the singing bowl twice, marking the conclusion and inviting continued reflection.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Not Taking Walking for Granted:

  “In the course of me learning how to walk again, I just became aware of so many things that I once taken for granted.” (00:26)

• On the Interconnectedness of Body Systems:

  “The breath brings in oxygen, which gets into the blood system, which is circulated through the heart…all of this happens through the inhale and the exhale.” (03:25)

• On The Earth’s Support:

  “…give gratitude that your steps are met with the support of the ground. And give gratitude for everything that is going right in order for you to place one foot in front of the other.” (07:30)

• On Simplicity and Power of Moving Forward:

  “…the cliché ‘take a deep breath, keep your focus, and just place one foot in front of the other’…there’s tremendous power there.” (08:00)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:03 – Welcome and personal recovery story
• 02:10 – Guidance on breathing and awareness
• 04:05 – Focusing the gaze, gratitude for sight, posture alignment
• 06:10 – Mindfulness of movement, body gratitude, ground as support
• 08:30 – Final gratitude reflection, sound bowl closing

Tone & Style

• Reggie’s delivery is warm, grounded, compassionate, and subtly profound. He blends personal vulnerability with accessible, practical instruction, rooting the meditation in his lived experience.

Summary

This episode stands as a gentle but powerful reminder of the everyday miracles behind every step, breath, and moment of clear seeing. Whether you’re walking outdoors or pacing at home, Reggie’s guidance helps you cultivate gratitude for body and earth, while gently tuning in to breath and presence. The episode closes with a resonant sound bowl, leaving listeners grounded and uplifted—ready to step mindfully into the rest of their day.