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Why athletes repeat the same gestures before competing: from ancient Olympia and sumo to the Māori haka.
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Why athletes repeat the same gestures before competing: from ancient Olympia and sumo to the Māori haka.

Why you think people watch you far more closely than they really do. From the series “Our Everyday Mind”.

How the mala, used for centuries in Buddhist and Hindu traditions, turns repetition into presence.

Why the mind replays, endlessly, a conversation that has already ended. From the series “Our Everyday Mind”.

One of Christianity’s oldest rites of passage: its origins, meaning and the symbolism of water.

“I Never Promised You a Rose Garden”: on the songs that find us exactly when we are ready to hear them.

One of the most consistent daily rituals in the world: how prayer in Islam punctuates the day with moments of return.

On the attention economy and a world that keeps telling us to move on – and what we lose when we never stay with a thought.

Tai Chi: the Chinese art that turns every movement into an act of presence.

How the moods of people around you become, without your permission, your own. From the series “Our Everyday Mind”.

Why athletes repeat the same gestures before competing: from ancient Olympia and sumo to the Māori haka.

Why you think people watch you far more closely than they really do. From the series “Our Everyday Mind”.

How the mala, used for centuries in Buddhist and Hindu traditions, turns repetition into presence.

Why the mind replays, endlessly, a conversation that has already ended. From the series “Our Everyday Mind”.

One of Christianity’s oldest rites of passage: its origins, meaning and the symbolism of water.

“I Never Promised You a Rose Garden”: on the songs that find us exactly when we are ready to hear them.

One of the most consistent daily rituals in the world: how prayer in Islam punctuates the day with moments of return.

On the attention economy and a world that keeps telling us to move on – and what we lose when we never stay with a thought.

Tai Chi: the Chinese art that turns every movement into an act of presence.

How the moods of people around you become, without your permission, your own. From the series “Our Everyday Mind”.