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Dancing Presence and Awareness: 'Khaita – Joyful Dances' as a Mindfulness Practice

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  • dc.subject
    Dzogchen
    dance
    Khaita
    mindfulness
    awareness
    presence
    Tibetan dance
  • cris.virtual.author-orcid
  • cris.virtual.department
    University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
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    0009-0006-1255-1688
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    3a5f511c-9ed6-485c-9b3d-d9218d4dd409
  • dc.contributor.author
    Leick, Eva
  • dc.date.accessioned
    2024-06-24T12:27:21Z
  • dc.date.available
    2024-06-24T12:27:21Z
  • dc.date.issued
    2024-03-15
  • dc.description.abstract
    In this article, I argue that the dance practice of ‘Khaita – Joyful Dances’ has been intentionally designed as a mindfulness practice with the aim of fostering presence and awareness by the Dzogchen master Namkhai Norbu. The three Khaita principles of awareness (Dems, Gyu and Drig) revolve around aspects of proprioception, smooth movements, musicality, spatial and group awareness and guide dancers to the here and now. They demand non-judgmental, purposeful and non-reactive attention, hence mindfulness, that results in more mature states of awareness and presence.
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  • dc.identifier.citation
    Leick, Eva: Dancing Presence and Awareness: 'Khaita – Joyful Dances' as a Mindfulness Practice. In: Performance and Mindfulness 6 (2024). H. 1, S. 1–24. https://doi.org/10.5920/pam.1478
  • dc.identifier.doi
    10.5920/pam.1478
  • dc.identifier.uri
    https://dspace.mdw.ac.at/handle/123456789/12485
  • dc.language.iso
    en
  • dc.relation.journal
    Performance and Mindfulness
  • dc.rights.license
    CC-BY-4.0
  • dc.title
    Dancing Presence and Awareness: 'Khaita – Joyful Dances' as a Mindfulness Practice
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  • mdwlis.subject.oefosDeKunstzweig
    SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTEN - Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften
    DARSTELLENDE KUNST - Tanz
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    24
  • oaire.citation.issue
    1
  • oaire.citation.startPage
    1
  • oaire.citation.volume
    6
  • oairecerif.author.affiliation
    University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna