Personal Reflections Dancing in Nonduality How partner dancing can teach us to embrace our interdependence By Lauren Krauze Oct 17, 2024
Personal Reflections Choreographing ‘Samsara’ The multicultural and collaborative reimagining of Journey to the West expresses key Buddhist concepts through dance. Karen Greenspan in conversation with Aakash Odedra Jul 27, 2024
Culture Becoming Vajrayogini A New York City–based dance journalist recounts her experience as a Newar Vajrayana Charya Nritya dancer in the holy Kathmandu Valley, where the practice first originated. By Karen Greenspan Oct 30, 2023
Culture Nuns Dance to a Song of Interconnection A visit to Tek Chok Ling Nunnery in Nepal sheds light on the nuns’ unique practice of dancing to Milarepa’s “A Song of Meaningful Connection.” By Karen Greenspan Mar 08, 2023
Culture The Sacred Art of Charya Nritya Meet the teacher preserving the dance-based practice of Newar Buddhism By Mindy Newman Dec 23, 2021
Culture Dakini Dances See how the nuns of Dongyu Gatsal Ling in northern India are reclaiming a legacy By Karen Greenspan Oct 25, 2021
Culture The Bhutanese Dance Legacy of Pema Lingpa─Still Thriving after 500 Years On the 500th anniversary of the Great Treasure Revealer’s passing, Bhutan hosts a year-long celebration, complete with the sacred dances he taught. By Karen Greenspan Jun 14, 2021
Culture The Kung Fu Nuns Dance a Powerful Ritual The fearless Drukpa nuns are breaking glass ceilings again—this time with ritual performance. Here’s how to watch. By Karen Greenspan Apr 27, 2021
Personal Reflections Becoming the Dakini On her journey to healing, a writer embraces a dance of the sacred feminine. By Sanjna N. Singh Apr 06, 2021