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Reverberations of a step and a drum.

By Marks & Katz, LLC

 Where did I get on this calmness kick that I discuss in my May 16 blog entry? It predates my t'ai chi practice to reach to the late 1970's, when meditation was already highly popular in the United States. I learned meditation through Herbert Benson's Relaxation Response book. Calmness did not come overnight, but a calmer approach took hold.  In 1991, I met my friend and teacher Jun Yasuda, as she fasted for thirty days on green tea, drumming for peace in Iraq. Bush I subsequently selected a date to end the war, which was the same date that Jun-san had had pre-selected to end her fast. Although I took this coincidence as a coincidence, when I mentioned it to Jun-san, she gave me a knowing smile.  I learned by the time I started practicing t'ai chi in 1994 that a peaceful life is a powerful life, as I detail here...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on May 18, 2008 (boomark / email).