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		<title>The meditation of dance, or the dance of meditation</title>
		<description>Discuss The meditation of dance, or the dance of meditation</description>
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			<title>Patty Krauss says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dancing Vajra Sisters! Thank you ellen and Marieke, for your lush images and parallels of dance and meditation, so beautifully intertwined! I know of which you speak....My perspective is a bit different as I tossed the point shoes and tutus in favor of the bare-footed earthiness of contemporary dance, improvisational dance, contemplative dance (also known as "authentic movement") exploring internal landscapes through a disciplined instrument: my body! the same in meditation, the same, but deeper..I am ever grateful for all dance my training. And when I came to meditation, in my 40's, it was indeed familiar. There is no anger when we dance, there is no fear, there is no judgment, and there is bliss in abundance..I remain humbled by my great good fortune to have a life rich in dance and a meditation practice that elevates my mind...Joy!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Patty Krauss</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Marieke van Vugt says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[thanks so much Ellen, for your beautiful comment!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Marieke van Vugt</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>ellen says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Marieke, Thanks for this posting! As a life time dancer and a very new meditator I have been wondering at the parallels I have been experiencing and discovering. My biggest question was; is it possible that dance has trained in me mindfullness and awareness and being present, is that what they mean? Why do they seem so familiar? Then my judgemental mind asks "are you crazy?" I was shy about asking, and here you are. I have only to walk into a studio, and the smell, the feel of the barre, the work, feeling the breath of a room of sweaty dancers is familiar and even loving, like an old friend. So I had come to the conclusion that I only need to approach my meditation much in the same way. I am a level I student, when I sit down it is like my first plie. Except I know that my understanding of dance came in years of layering countless "ah ha" moments and these will come in my meditation as well. That there is unlimited freedom within the form/technique. That it is always beautiful to be taught by a master. That those really incredible classes or rehearsals were absent of judgement and so expansively and gloriously and powerfully in the moment alive. That my cushion can become as familiar as the touch of a barre to me and a new friend becomes an old cherished one with time and care. And yes! To remember to Dance Your Life!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>ellen</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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