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How to Navigate Cultural Appropriation in Spiritual Practice

I practice yoga and mindfulness but I worry I'm appropriating cultures that aren't mine, so I hold back from going deeper.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The ethics of cross-cultural spiritual borrowing create paralysis in the sincere seeker who fears causing harm through their seeking.

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