Dancing with Dharma

<p> Both Buddhism and dance invite the practitioner into present-moment embodiment. The rise of Western Buddhism sacred dance and dance/movement therapy along with the mindfulness meditation boom has created opportunities for Buddhism to inform dance aesthetics and for Buddhist practice to be shaped by dance.</p><p> This collection of new essays documents the innovative work being done at the intersection of Buddhism and dance. The contributors--scholars choreographers and Buddhist masters--discuss movement performance ritual and theory among other topics. The final section provides a variety of guided practices.</p>