Jul 27
Saturday
“What stopped you?”
article by Luz Rodriguez
photos by Grace Wood, Marij van Haren, Sigrid Olschinski and Danielle Roeleveld
During the 4 days of Miksang Level I at Dechen Choling, the question we faced at every evening session when reviewing the assignments we received for the day, was “What stopped you?” asked by our teacher, Hèlen Vink, the only European fully authorized as Miksang teacher since 2008 (www.miksang.nl).
The point (and answer!) is just awareness. You see something that strikes your eyes and you stop to look, just there, just on the spot. Every time Hèlen asked the question, it reminded me of Kado, another Contemplative Art training, where Marcia Wang Shibata always insists we know exactly what we are doing: Awareness.
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1 response - Posted 03.03.13
M’bongui , a dance performance with music composed by Herbert Elsky and choreography by Sophie Fougère-Darcy, took place on February 15th at the 300 seat Mégisserie theater in St Junien (Limousin, France). M’Bongui M’bongui is a traditional Congolese dance ceremony that was practiced before and after a hunt. ...continue