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| | What is latihan? |
 | | Although in Western culture the word exercise refers usually to an activity performed with the aid of the heart and mind, the latihan is rather an inner experience which involves movement originating from deep inside the soul of the individual (which is hindered rather than helped by the willful guidance of heart and mind). |
 | | During the latihan they may be moved to walk about, or dance, to cry, to laugh, or to be quiet and perhaps say the words of prayers - it is different for each person and even varies from one latihan to the next. |
 | | Some benefits of the latihan are immediate: for instance, feelings of well-being, lightness, peacefulness, aliveness and/or experiencing greater clarity about oneself and the world. |
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