The Master Anshin blog is a contemplative library on stillness, breath, sleep, and the small daily practices that quiet a restless modern life. Read on a phone in line for coffee, or print one and read with tea on a Sunday.
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Latest writing
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The 20-Second Practice That Changed My Life
Master Anshin on the 20-second practice that changed my life. A quiet, practical guide drawn from forty years in Eastern monasteries. Educational, not medical
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Thi Htun Pyay: Understanding Burnout in a Different Light
Master Anshin on thi htun pyay: understanding burnout in a different light. A quiet, practical guide drawn from forty years in Eastern monasteries. Educationa
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The Art of Not Trying: A Guide to Stillness
Master Anshin on the art of not trying: a guide to stillness. A quiet, practical guide drawn from forty years in Eastern monasteries. Educational, not medical
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Before the First Word of the Day
Master Anshin on before the first word of the day. A quiet, practical guide drawn from forty years in Eastern monasteries. Educational, not medical advice.
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The Path Is Already Inside of You, Waiting to Be Found
Master Anshin on the path is already inside of you, waiting to be found. A quiet, practical guide drawn from forty years in Eastern monasteries. Educational,
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What Happens When the Wind That Forgets to Sit Down Returns
Master Anshin on what happens when the wind that forgets to sit down returns. A quiet, practical guide drawn from forty years in Eastern monasteries. Educatio
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A Stranger’s Clock: The Story of a Racing Mind
Master Anshin on a stranger’s clock: the story of a racing mind. A quiet, practical guide drawn from forty years in Eastern monasteries. Educational, not medi
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Why Sitting on the Floor for Five Minutes a Day Can Reset Your Whole Nervous System
A monk-inspired daily practice that drops your heart rate, softens your shoulders, and undoes hours of chair-sitting in five minutes. No equipment, no app.
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The Body Knows the Forest is Gone Before You Do
Master Anshin on the ancient nervous system still scanning for tigers in a world of open tabs. How to gently teach the body that the forest is gone.
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Why Your Shoulders Hurt When You Are Sad
Master Anshin on the body memory of grief and the quiet practices that release it. Where sadness lives in the shoulders and how to let the body soften again.
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Seven Minutes of Breathing Can Change Everything
Master Anshin teaches the seven minute breath practice he gives his students first. The smallest daily commitment that produces the largest shift over time.
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Three Breaths Before Words: The Ancient Practice That Changes Every Conversation
A simple monk practice that has changed thousands of relationships. Master Anshin breaks down the science and the spirit of three breaths.
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