In this episode I am joined by Myriam Szabo, also known as Ngakma Yumma Mudra: dancer, producer, model, teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, and founder of the international Danza Duende Network.

Ngakma Yumma Mudra describes the path of the body, what it means to practice the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta through movement, and how to contact the blissful nature of mind with dance.

Ngakma Yumma Mudra reveals how she guides students to transform habitual tendencies into new expressions, how to read others, and why it is so easy to become stuck in the 6 realms.

Ngakma Yumma Mudra also discusses dance as art, how to infuse technique with goodness, and reflects on what it takes to be a true artist.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep322-dharma-of-dance-ngakma-yumma-mudra

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro

00:54 - Path of the body

02:28 - Dancing without choreography

04:40 - Mindfulness of the body and the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta

07:25 - Empathy and reading others

13:11 - Art, technique, and the Path of the artist

16:15 - The Man Who Cried

20:53 - Structure and flow

22:27 - Working with students through dance

23:32 - Infuse technique with goodness

24:08 - Transforming habitual tendencies

26:06 - Bridging students’ technique into art

30:56 - First thought, best thought

35:49 - Blissful nature of mind

37:22 - Expressing bodhicitta

40:55 - Opening a fan of possibilities

42:09 - Getting stuck in the 6 realms

49:32 - All true Buddhist masters are unique

51:17 - Cleansing technique

53:47 - Attracting mostly women

56:06 - Trajectory as a teacher

01:00:29 - Whirling

01:03:36 - Attracting students

01:06:53 - Sequel plans

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To find our more about Ngakma Yumma Mudra visit:

- https://www.danzaduende.org/yumma-bio-en.htm

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- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James