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There is a particular quiet that settles over a group of people practicing Qigong outdoors — a quiet you can almost see. On a Saturday morning at Jikoji Zen Center, in the hills behind Palo Alto, a small circle of us stood among the trees while Dr. Claudia Wang led us slowly through the Eight Pieces of Brocade (八段锦, Ba Duan Jin). Arms rose to hold up the heavens; the breath lengthened; the mountain did what mountains do to a restless mind. By the third movement, something in

Most people who walk into a meditation hall for the first time have, in fact, already met meditation before — through apps, retreats, and books. Here's what to try when past attempts haven't held.

Almost every nonprofit website includes a line about accessibility. Here is what we mean by it at Dharma Alive Incubator, and what we have built into the operations to keep the phrase honest.

On Saturday, June 20th. The DAI took a small group up to Jikoji Zen Center for an outing From Palo Alto, it's about 45 minutes into the hills behind town. The cell signal drops one bar at a time until it's gone. In the carpool, the newer folks loosened first — once the bars disappeared, the conversation slid into the mode where nobody is starting a topic, and nobody is wrapping one up. Whatever surfaces, surfaces. Arriving We signed in at Jikoji and drifted into the zendo bef

Most yoga classes in the West teach a vigorous posture sequence. Mindful Yoga teaches something else — a slower way of moving in which the meditation is not separate from the asana.

Somatic healing has moved from the edges of the wellness world into clinical practice. A clear-eyed introduction to what the work actually is, what it is not, and how to begin.

Both Tai Chi and Qigong arose from the same ancient soil — but the practices take different shapes when they grow. A clear-eyed introduction for anyone deciding where to begin.

The meditation apps have done a real service. But there is a structural limit to what a solitary, mediated practice can sustain. Here is what a contemplative community offers that an app cannot.

Close your eyes. Picture yourself in a quiet, gentle, and safe space. Here in the heart of Silicon Valley — this relentlessly spinning hub — you can finally let your guard down completely. Starting with the first chime of the singing bowl, you are not hearing sound. You are feeling it. Deep, sustained sound waves wrap around you like ocean swells. Vibration passes through your skin, ripples through every cell, as if your brain were receiving a deep-tissue massage. Tense shoul