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Jul 09
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Befriending Our Habits and Ourselves
By Lisa Montanarelli
Hope Martin, Photo courtesy of Mary Beth McBride
The week before Shambhala Day, the Atlanta Center offered “The Shape of Awake,” a weekthun with Hope Martin. Based in New York City, Hope has taught the Alexander technique for 25 years. She brilliantly combines this technique with meditation instruction to help meditators let go of tension in their practice and everyday lives.
Most of the participants lived in Atlanta, but others came from Durham, Tallahassee, and Vancouver. I flew in from New York City, where I’d taken a previous class with Hope. A much larger group of local Shambhalians joined us over the weekend for a nyinthun.
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