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When Martial Arts Training Conflicts with Meditation Practice

My meditation teacher says my twenty years of karate training is actually hindering my ability to be present because I'm always in 'warrior mode' even when sitting still.

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Different contemplative paths can create competing nervous system patterns that resist integration.

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