Mindfulness Yoga of Thich Nhat Hanh
I have been spending a lot of time recently listening to recordings of a Vietnamese Zen Master - one of the great teachers of mindfulness - The Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh. He passed away on Janurary 22nd 2022. It's not just recently that I have known Thay (the word teacher that is often give to Thich Nhat Hanh). I have been following him for many, many years. Sometimes quite intensely. During the three years my husband and I lived in Edinburgh from 2001, we were part of an interbeing sangha (community) and would meet weekly and also periodically for retreats to do meditations based on his teachings. I write this post as a dedication to Thay's life and how his legacy for interbeing lives on (a cloud never dies) in me and influences how I teach yoga. What is so beautiful to me about Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings and how I can apply them to my yoga practice is firstly the incredible sense of presence that he invites us to, he does t...