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Sitting meditation gives us a way to move closer to our thoughts and emotions and to get in touch with our bodies.

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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
Clergyman
Philosopher
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New York City
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Deirdre Blomfield-Brow
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