Practical advice for establishing practice. Managing "longing and dejection for the world." Mindfulness of your hula-hoop, Mindful engagement in the arts. Mindfulness of energy. Sound quality improves greatly after 1.5 minutes into the talk. Christie originally gave this talk in Nashville, TN in May 2018.

Christie Bates is a Dharmacharya of the Embracing Simplicity Contemplative Order, ordained by Venerable Pannavati and Venerable Pannadipa.

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