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When Traditional Movement Becomes a Bridge to Grief and Memory

After my father died I started doing the kung fu forms he taught me as a kid and now I cry every time I practice but I can't stop. It's the only place I feel connected to him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Physical forms can hold emotional truths that our conscious mind isn't ready to process directly.

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