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SMCL, Sept. 2020 gail review qigong review Sep 07, 2020

I appreciated how very precise and clear Gail was. She is so calm and knows exactly how to present the moves we are working on.

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That Which is in our Power by prajna choudhury reflections on inner peace outer peace Sep 03, 2020

Author, mindfulness instructor, and professor Liz Stanley defines trauma not as something inherent in an event, but in how the mind and body meet...

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What stories do we need now? by prajna choudhury reflections on inner peace outer peace Aug 06, 2020

Stories are not “just” words. We all have stories in our minds, about who we are, how we got here, how the world works, and what really...

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The Spiritual Work of Healing Our Racial Karma* by prajna choudhury reflections on inner peace outer peace Jul 09, 2020

With the most recent police killings of Black citizens in this country, more and more non-Black people are waking up to the reality of the evolving...

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Suffering is Not Enough by prajna choudhury reflections on inner peace outer peace May 07, 2020

The first of the Four Noble Truths expounded by the Buddha is the existence of suffering. Suffering is an unavoidable fact of human experience. But...

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Practice in the Time of Corona by prajna choudhury reflections on inner peace outer peace Apr 09, 2020

Contemplating our own deaths, and the deaths of our loved ones, is a recommended practice on the Buddhist path. It is recommended that we...

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Make Your Life Beautiful by prajna choudhury reflections on inner peace outer peace Apr 04, 2020

For this month’s mindfulness reflection, I wanted to share the words of Claire Wineland, a young woman who reminds us that we can be happy,...

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Spiritual Hygiene in Times of Uncertainty by prajna choudhury reflections on inner peace outer peace Mar 14, 2020

In times like these, practice becomes more crucial than ever.

As Thich Nhat Hanh has said, “When the crowded Vietnamese refugee boats met...

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Fierce Compassion by prajna choudhury reflections on inner peace outer peace Mar 05, 2020

Compassion - the active wish that the object of our compassion not suffer - is a key part of mindfulness practice. It can be applied to ourselves...

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A Practice for Difficult Times by prajna choudhury reflections on inner peace outer peace Feb 06, 2020

As many of us know, practice shows its benefit most during times of difficulty. Here’s a practice for when you’re experiencing...

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The Right Medicine, the Right Teaching by prajna choudhury reflections on inner peace outer peace Jan 02, 2020

One of the things I love most about Chinese Medicine - and why it works so well - is because there’s no “one size fits all”...

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Bringing Mindfulness to Anxiety or Depression by prajna choudhury reflections on inner peace outer peace Dec 05, 2019

Thich Nhat Hanh has said that practice is only useful if we can bring it to help us in our most difficult moments. We all experience some level of...

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