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East Meets West

Yoga and Zen alongside Western physiology. Centuries of practice, read together with what the science now shows.

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A woman by a sunlit window tilts her head back with her eyes closed, letting go. — Ishvara Pranidhana and the Open Hand Photo by Stacey Koenitz on Unsplash

A woman by a sunlit window tilts her head back with her eyes closed, letting go.

East Meets West

Ishvara Pranidhana and the Open Hand

A woman looks up, smiling softly, on a sunlit green forest path in summer.

East Meets West

What Is Forest Bathing? The Quiet Japanese Practice with Real Science Behind It

Friends smiling as they hold lit sparklers on a late-summer evening

Zen

Impermanence as a Practice: What Zen Does with the End of Summer

An adult potter's clay-covered hands guiding a child's hands as they shape a pot on the wheel

Zen

Beginner's Mind: Why Expertise Is a Lovely Way to Stop Noticing

Two people sharing plates of food in a green garden doorway

East Meets West

Asteya: The Yoga of Not Taking What Isn't Offered

Hands darning a grey and red sock with visible orange stitching

Zen

Wabi-Sabi as a Way of Life: The Zen Practice Behind the Aesthetic

A young woman smiling under a clear umbrella on a rainy day

East Meets West

Isn't Santosha Just Settling? Yoga's Contentment, Cross-Examined

A man lying flat on a summer lawn in a park, one arm resting over his eyes

East Meets West

The Difference Between Rest and Stillness

Three older men gathered around a game of xiangqi on a city pavement

East Meets West

Slowness Isn't a Luxury: The Zen and Yoga Approach to Burnout Recovery

A man and a small girl flying a kite against a clear blue sky

East Meets West

Aparigraha: The 2,500-Year-Old Buddhist Answer to Wellness Fatigue

A woman sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat on a wooden floor, striped window light across her back

East Meets West

Does Yoga Help Burnout? What the Practice Actually Teaches

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