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Author: Joey Johannsen

Number of entries: 2
Email: joeyjohannsen@gmail.com
Web: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjmadison608/

Serving as Miksang correspondent and opening awareness of Miksang: contemplative photography is a joy. Madison, Wisconsin's Shambhala Center opens the space for investigation. Appreciation for Miksang instruction goes to senior teacher, John McQuade of Toronto, and the Shambhala Center of Madison director, Miriam Hall. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Family Medicine provides Joey opportunity to design outreach programs, write grants, and spark teams to action in the advancement of integrative health in rural communities.

May 19
Tuesday

Participating in a Dance of Energies: An Interview with MaryBeth McBride

Filed under Arts and Poetry

What was your first thought when you saw the word Miksang?

"Orange" - Miksang photo by MaryBeth McBride

"Orange" - Miksang photo by MaryBeth McBride

Our Tallahassee group could barely pronounce the word Miksang.  We liked the idea of Good Eye, [Miksang means Good Eye in Tibetan.] it peaked our curiosity.  Ten people quickly signed up for the first ‘Contemplative Photography’ class.

Through a series of synchronicities in March, 2007, Miriam Hall of Madison, Wisconsin came to Tallahassee to teach back to back weekends in Contemplative Writing and Miksang, Level I.   It was an amazing week of practice. There were two people who had never picked up a camera before in their lives, two professional photographers, two self-identified family-photo photographers and many skill levels in-between.  Those who had previous training in photography, had to deconstruct back to beginner mind.  Those who had no skill had to let go of insecurities.  All had to work with performance anxiety when the time of review arrived.

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“I am Miksang.” An interview with Miksang teacher, Maxine Sidran
“I am Miksang.” An interview with Miksang teacher, Maxine Sidran
1 response - Posted 04.20.09
Maxine Sidran:  I first saw the word Miksang on a calendar at the Toronto Shambhala Center.  My response was to the word that followed it: photography.  I have practiced photography my entire adult life, and the fact that it had showed up at a meditation center ...continue


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