an>rom the outside, Buddhist meditation can seem like it is all about the mind, overlooking the body, which remains seated and still. Those looking for body-centered practices are more likely to look to the t’ai chi or hatha yoga traditions. But Buddhism does place the body at the center of its methods for meditative cultivation. (In fact, hatha yoga was first developed by Tantric Buddhists.) This is true across Buddhist traditions, though they approach the realities of the body and its transformative potential in different ways. I spoke to three Buddhist teachers from the Zen, Tibetan, and Theravada traditions to get a sense of where the body fits in Buddhist practice. Read Full Article »