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Mindfulness Yoga of Thich Nhat Hanh

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   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 this  by reminding us always to gently