bismillah irrahman irraheem. This is the idea that came to me upon return home from a long bus trip. While passing thru NYC, I met up with a friend I hadn't seen in years and some of his friends. I found myself feeling, as I often do, deeply happy to be muslim, inspired and comforted by my presence in a global family, ummah. And yet, arriving home, I felt confronted by some elements of my life out-of-sync and unharmonized with the principles I value so deeply. Lately feel that I am working against myself in some ways. I am learning and identifying ways to make my life more sustainable and more enriching, however the transition - as in all our endeavors - is not immediate and sometimes trying. Long story short, I opted not to dwell in guilt or contemplation and instead took to my yoga mat and stretched eastward.
And so became a mental exercise to recall all 99 Names of Allah... I was solving this problem not mentally by recitation or rote memory but by physical movement guided by intentional mediation. Amidst this meditative state, I realized that I was acting out a technique I had seen on TED recently by choreographer Wayne McGregor and also applied by the Dance Your PhD contest.
Ideas worth sharing.
And so became a mental exercise to recall all 99 Names of Allah... I was solving this problem not mentally by recitation or rote memory but by physical movement guided by intentional mediation. Amidst this meditative state, I realized that I was acting out a technique I had seen on TED recently by choreographer Wayne McGregor and also applied by the Dance Your PhD contest.
Ideas worth sharing.
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