MindLabJason

 # How I Use Slow Jogging as Active Meditation Lately, I’ve come to realize something unexpected: **Jogging slowly isn't just good for my body — it’s good for my mind.** --- ## 🧘‍♂️ Movement as Meditation Meditation doesn’t always have to mean sitting still with your eyes closed. For me, **slow jogging** has become a form of active meditation. Each step, each breath, each heartbeat — it all pulls me into the present. No podcast. No music. Just the sound of my feet and my breath. --- ## 🚶‍♂️ Jogging at Walking Speed The key?   I run **at walking speed**, with a light bounce and relaxed rhythm. I don’t push.   I don’t chase pace.   I simply move — **mindfully**. If I notice my thoughts wandering, I gently bring my focus back to: - The feeling of my feet touching the ground   - The breeze on my face   - My breathing — slow and steady That’s my moving mantra. --- ## 💡 Why It Works for Me I used to think productivity came from **runni...

 # How I Practice Slow Jogging Without Hurting My Knees If you're anything like me, you may have found it surprisingly **difficult to jog slowly**. Weird, right? But **slow jogging** is exactly that — not about speed, but about rhythm, posture, and joy. --- ## 🐢 The Core of Slow Jogging The key principle?   **Jog as slow as you walk.** Yes — **that** slow. When you're road running, it's easy to **unconsciously speed up**. I used to struggle with this too, especially when other runners would pass me. But that's when I remind myself:   ☝️ *Stick to your own pace.* --- ## 🏃‍♀️ My Training Method Here’s how I practice: - **I use a treadmill**, set to my normal walking pace (for me, it’s 5.0 km/h).   - Then I bounce lightly — around **three steps per second** — while staying relaxed. **Key tips:** - Land on the **balls of your feet**   - Keep your motion **light and rhythmic**   - Raise your chin slightly and **gently swing your arms**...

 # How My Morning Routine Became My Foundation There’s something about the quiet of early morning.   No noise. No notifications. Just you, your breath, and the beginning of a new cycle. My mornings weren’t always this way. But over time, I found a rhythm that helped me feel more aligned — physically, mentally, and emotionally. --- ## My Morning Flow (No Breakfast, Just Breath and Movement) I practice **intermittent fasting**, so I usually skip breakfast.   Instead, I start with what my body and mind need most: space. Here’s what most mornings look like for me: 1. **Wake up → Short lying meditation (2~5 min)**      I don’t sit up right away. I stay lying down, eyes closed, and just feel my breath. 2. **Put on running shoes → Slow Jogging**      On an empty stomach, I go for a relaxed jog — nothing intense.      Just movement and air.      *(On days I can’t run, I do kettlebell swings ...

 # I Stopped Chasing My Pace — and Found Something Better I used to be the kind of runner who always chased pace.   If it wasn’t faster than yesterday, it felt like a failure. But over time, that mindset pushed my body to its limits — and not in a good way.   I felt soreness all the time. My weight didn’t budge. Worse, I started to **dread running**, even though I loved it once. Then I discovered something unexpected: **slow jogging**. --- ## What Is Slow Jogging? It’s exactly what it sounds like: running at a pace so slow it feels like walking.   It started in Japan, and it's built on a simple idea — **run with a smile, not a grimace**. You don’t push. You don’t chase. You just move, lightly and gently.   And that’s exactly what I started doing — almost every day. --- ## What Changed I stopped caring about numbers.   I ran without looking at my watch. I let myself breathe. The results?   - I lost around **5kg** over time ...