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103. Buddhism vs Yoga – with Karin van Maanen

Dutch yoga and mindfulness teacher Karin joins me to discuss how smoking got her into yoga, Tibetan Buddhism, cultural adaptation, kindness, EYP, making yoga useful, how it’s not all about bliss or even relaxation, “karma yoga”, generosity, how Buddhism is a “refugee religion”, Dutch culture, Bhutan (where she does various charitable work), Indian nationalism and …

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99. Money, sex, Buddhism – with Martin Aylward

Meditation teacher Martin joins me to discuss how meditation is as much body training as mind training, body hatred in Buddhism, disgust, “freedom vs friction”, the 3 bodies of Buddhism (physical, energetic and infinite), lay vs renunciation and monastic practice, his money sex and work seminars, what money shows us, trust and money, money mindfulness, …

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22. Zen and the art of yoga with Tatjana Mesar 

Tatjana joins Mark to discuss embodiment and music, Buddhism and yoga. We explore excellence in yoga teaching, what is yoga anyway (?), yoga history, Zen/ Chan, anatomy training. She describes her journey from growing up in a conflicted Yugoslavia to modern day Berlin, how we embody culture, and Europeans vs American marketing. She also offers …

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