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How to honor tradition while adapting to your body

Every morning I try to sit the way my teacher sat but my body rebels and I wonder if I am betraying the tradition by adapting it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Rigid adherence to external forms conflicts with the wisdom tradition's deeper principle of responsive awareness.

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