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When Traditional Practices Create Distance from Intimate Relationships

My wife says my morning tai chi routine has become more important to me than our relationship and she's not wrong. I feel more present with the form than I do with her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The peace found in solitary practice can become a refuge from the messier demands of human connection.

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