Taking in the empty space I felt good, thoughtful and ready. There comes a point in time where you know what you know, and you know that that knowledge must be shared. It is bubbling up inside you, it bangs at your chest to be let out. I finally let it out like a breath held for too long…
For the past year I have been studying the conjunction and interplay between Zen meditation and movement. As someone who is both an anthropologist and a dancer, I was attracted to the idea of conducting a study looking at how dance is meditative for dancers, performers, dance teachers and choreographers. The results of my fieldwork, conducted both in India and the U.S., have most recently culminated in a Movement Meditation Workshop held One Big Roof in downtown Saratoga Springs.