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Creating Safe(r) Spaces for Mindfulness of Breath: Non-White Western Practitioners’ Experiences of Race, Racism and Whiteness in American Mindfulness

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Buddhism and Breath Summit Buddhism and Breath America, breath, mindfulness, race

Abstract In Vipassana meditation practice, the first common object is the breath. By allowing the breath to be the focus of your awareness, one lets

Blurry Boundaries Between Breath/Qi/Ki and Buddhism: Agency for a Contemporary Chinese American Religious Healer

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Buddhism and Breath Summit Buddhism and Breath America, breath, ki, qi

Abstract This conversation will consider Seng Kan Cheung, a contemporary Chinese American religious healer who uses qigong, reiki, and Buddhist spells. He shares these practices and exchanges