One of the things my teacher said last night that related the devlopment of concentration vis-a-vis walking meditation was that the Lord Buddha described it as lasting longer than the concetration gained from seated meditation. I asked where in the canon it could be found annd was told to look in the Anguttara Nikaya in the fives and, although I have yet to verify it for myself, I have more confidence knowing that it is there.
According to my tracher we should pick a spot somewhere in the body below the head (so the nostrils are out) that we use in both formal walking and daily life practice. I have a difficult time switching from the nose to the center of the chest (the spot that seems best to me after the nose) but am inclined to try it because I honestly believe that the advice comes from his own experience. For me to do otherwise would simply belie a mistrust in the teacher and I would need to re-examine my confidence in him and his instructons on a wholesale basis. Thankfully, I don’t feel the need to do so. What does that leave me with? Simply an opportunity to set a goal that I can accomplish (breathing through the heart center) and the consequent joy of success. What, really, is there to lose?
Cattāri Brahmavihārā 
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