About: Devon

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Devon Ward-Thommes, M.F.A, R.Y.T., is a devoted yogini, a poet and essayist, and a practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga and Vajrayana Buddhism.  Her life’s passion is awakening loving-kindness through creative, embodied practice and sharing these experiences with others.
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Tias Little’s Zen Motion

by on Oct 11, 2009

Then, suddenly, “Drop!” from Tias, and we all dropped to the ground, feeling stillness in the random heap of arms and legs, any old way we happened to have landed. I noticed my breath, the pump of heart and the push of ribs against floorboards. From that angle, eyelashes brushing floor dust, I saw a cracked heel, another breathing belly, the twist of two hairy legs, jumbled bodies making a field of corpses in the room.

Secular Buddhism? For Sure.

by on Apr 4, 2009

Many people question the compatibility of traditional Tibetan Buddhist teachings, which were historically transmitted in monastic settings, and Western secular culture, so rife with busyness and worldly concerns...


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