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This thesis is presented in the form of self-narrative research. Drawing from personal experience of practicing traditional Chinese martial arts and the Dharma Drum’s eight-form moving meditation, the author shapes the thesis around “the mind is where the body is” mindfulness training, offers thoughts on the body and the mind aspects of the practices, and discusses the application of such teachings on three of her significant life events: 1. Surviving an avalanche at the Annapurna Base Camp in the Himalayas; 2. Going on a 60-day Vipassana meditation retreat in Myanmar; and 3. Helping mother through recovery after cancer surgery. Through examining her body and mind transformation brought by martial arts and meditation, the author explores how mindfulness training that focuses on “the mind is where the body is” can be helpful in terms of discovering herself, deepening her relationships with others, experiencing a sense of freedom, overcoming the fear for death, and how such profound inner transformation brings inspirations and introspections to life.
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