Essentially, it involves going on a walk without a phone, or without listening to music, podcasts, or having any sort of technological distraction.
In the video, which has racked up just under 500,000 views, Maio says: “No AirPods, no podcasts, no music. Just me, myself, and I.
“And at first I was like f*** no, my anxiety could never – which is probably what you’re thinking – but something within me was like let me just try it.”
The podcaster says while the first two minutes of her walk were ‘mayhem,’ she soon embarked on a ‘flow state’ and you can ‘suddenly hear yourself.’
Maio explains to her followers that ‘silent walking’ has given her the ‘clarity’ she had always been looking for.
“Look, the universe and your intuition come to you through whispers, so if you’re never alone with your thoughts and you never get quiet you’re gonna miss the whispers,” she continues.
“And those whispers are the most important to be paying attention to… suddenly all these ideas are flowing into me because I’m giving them space to enter.
“Look, if I can do it, you can do it. I promise, just try it out… Give yourself the gift of getting quiet and listening to those whispers.”
While Maio may have been the one to make ‘silent walking’ a viral trend, she wasn’t the one who came up with the term – as this was reportedly established by New York City influencer Arielle Lorre back in January.
She too has spoken about the benefits of silent walks – saying that she feels all her senses instantly go to high alert.