{"id":11322,"date":"2022-09-15T20:53:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T18:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/?p=11322"},"modified":"2022-09-22T21:25:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T19:25:23","slug":"is-meditation-cultural-appropriation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/is-meditation-cultural-appropriation\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Meditation Cultural Appropriation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11322\" class=\"elementor elementor-11322\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f0c174 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f0c174\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00655cc\" data-id=\"00655cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99cb7ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99cb7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the rise in popularity of meditation around the world, more and more people are starting to wonder whether meditation could be something for them.<\/p><p>One point of hesitation (especially for people in western countries) is <strong>whether or not practicing meditation could be considered cultural appropriation<\/strong>.<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re wondering if meditation is cultural appropriation, you came to the right place, because in this article we&#8217;ll get right to the bottom of it!<\/p><p>So let&#8217;s jump in&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb02e02 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"bb02e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc7f235 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc7f235\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69b0b69\" data-id=\"69b0b69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7078d40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7078d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is cultural appropriation?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8f647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a8f647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-wearing-hair-in-dreadlocks-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11328\" alt=\"man wearing hair in dreadlocks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-wearing-hair-in-dreadlocks-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-wearing-hair-in-dreadlocks-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-wearing-hair-in-dreadlocks-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-wearing-hair-in-dreadlocks.webp 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0835264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0835264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cultural appropriation<\/strong> is a bit of a sensitive topic.\u00a0<\/p><p>Although not everyone agrees that cultural appropriation is actually a thing, according to the dictionary, there is a clear definition of what it involves.<\/p><p>According to the oxford dictionary, cultural appropriation is:<\/p><p><em>&#8220;the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p>In other words, when things or elements from a non-dominant culture are used in a way that reinforces stereotypes or contributes to oppression and doesn&#8217;t respect their original meaning or give credit to their source, people often speak of cultural appropriation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3ad30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a3ad30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is an example of cultural appropriation?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f4178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9f4178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let&#8217;s have a look at an <strong>example of cultural appropriation<\/strong> as seen in the black community.<\/p><p>In the past, black people who wore traditional black hairstyles like dreadlocks (as seen in the picture above) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/story\/what-is-cultural-appropriation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were treated unfairly<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Black people with locs have been told they can&#8217;t walk at their high school graduations<\/li><li>They got turned down for jobs<\/li><li>They got wrongly linked to drug use<\/li><li>They were treated badly in other ways<\/li><\/ul><p>Because of systemic racism, Black people who wear dreadlocks have to deal with things that don&#8217;t happen to other people.<\/p><p>In this case, when people who are not black wear their hair in dreadlocks, it could be seen as cultural appropriation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-643eac5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"643eac5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68cb289\" data-id=\"68cb289\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df3772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9df3772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Meditation a cultural practice?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e9f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18e9f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-meditating-in-room-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11332\" alt=\"Woman meditating in room\" srcset=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-meditating-in-room-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-meditating-in-room-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-meditating-in-room-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-meditating-in-room.webp 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3673198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3673198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Meditation is practiced in cultures all over the world<\/strong>. As time went on, the basic ideas of meditation were embraced by most of the world&#8217;s major religions.<\/p><p>People all over the world believe that meditation is a key part of spiritual growth, even if the ways of doing it may vary from culture to culture.<\/p><p>In fact, all of the major religions include meditation in some way or another, especially in their mystical branches.<\/p><p>Even people who are not affiliated with any religion, practice meditation, simply as a way to calm themselves and let go of stress.<\/p><p>In short, Meditation is not something that is only done in one culture.<\/p><p><span class=\" mf-jss1204 mf-jss1276\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~0~0\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1277\">Some\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1204 mf-jss1278\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~1~0\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1279\">cultures\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1204 mf-jss1280\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~2~0\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1281\">do\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1204 mf-jss1282\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~3~0\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1283\">it\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~3~1\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1284\">more\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~3~2\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1285\">than\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~3~3\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1286\">others,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1204 mf-jss1287\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~4~0\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1288\">but\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~4~1\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1289\">that\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~4~2\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1290\">doesn&#8217;t\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1204 mf-jss1291\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~5~0\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1292\">mean\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1204 mf-jss1293\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~6~0\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1294\">they\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1204 mf-jss1295\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~7~0\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1296\">own\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1204 mf-jss1297\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~8~0\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1298\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1204 mf-jss1299\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~9~0\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1300\">concept\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1204 mf-jss1301\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~10~0\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1302\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1204 mf-jss1303\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~1~11~0\" class=\"mf-jss1206 mf-jss1304\">meditation.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>Therefore meditation isn&#8217;t really a cultural practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b381d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4b381d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/is-meditation-energy-healing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Meditation Energy Healing? \u2013 The Power Of Stillness<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9031395 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9031395\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afef11b\" data-id=\"afef11b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b1ac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17b1ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where did Meditation Originate?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188c994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"188c994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s difficult to pinpoint exactly <strong>where meditation originated<\/strong>, just as it&#8217;s challenging to pinpoint how long it&#8217;s been practiced.<\/p><p>The oldest documented accounts of meditation date back to Vedantism, an Indian Hindu religion, which emerged around 1500 BCE.<\/p><p>On the other hand, historians believe that meditation was practiced as early as 3000 BCE.<\/p><p>Historians have documented the emergence of several types of meditation in Buddhist India and Taoist China between 600 and 500 BCE.<\/p><p>However, the exact origins of these practices, especially Buddhist meditation, are still debated by historians.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418ede8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"418ede8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/is-meditation-buddhist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Meditation Buddhist? What Is Its Origin?<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9119ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9119ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1630f8f\" data-id=\"1630f8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ad860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9ad860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Meditation Cultural Appropriation?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cec946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cec946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/meditating-hands-of-buddhist-monk-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11333\" alt=\"meditating hands of buddhist monk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/meditating-hands-of-buddhist-monk-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/meditating-hands-of-buddhist-monk-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/meditating-hands-of-buddhist-monk-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/meditating-hands-of-buddhist-monk.webp 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42af395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42af395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Taking the definition of cultural appropriation into account (as described in the first chapter), we can conclude that <b>meditation can not be cultural appropriation<\/b>.<\/p><p>This is due to the fact that meditation doesn&#8217;t belong to any one culture. As we discussed, its precise origins are still quite unknown.<\/p><p>And although some cultures practice meditation more than others (or started it earlier), it doesn&#8217;t mean anyone owns the concept.<\/p><p>Meditation is simply a tool that allows you to train in awareness and get a healthy sense of perspective.<\/p><p>It helps you to observe your thoughts without judgment and eventually better understand them.<\/p><p>It is also a tool for self-realization, which is an inherent right of all people.<\/p><p>Therefore, meditation belongs to all of us!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbf7137 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbf7137\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8400467\" data-id=\"8400467\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc3ae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dc3ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online Meditation\/Mindfulness courses<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba89fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ba89fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here, you can find some of the best 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https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-power-of-awareness.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><em>A great online spiritual awarenes training course that can help you stay aware and create inner well-being<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b65ce32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b65ce32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c136d8\" data-id=\"2c136d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/store\/shadow-course?sq=1#a_aid=5f6368b85ffea&amp;a_bid=dea5a4e1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"400\" class=\"wp-image-2319\" src=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/the-shadow-course-by-caroline-myss-and-andrew-harvey-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/the-shadow-course-by-caroline-myss-and-andrew-harvey-banner-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/the-shadow-course-by-caroline-myss-and-andrew-harvey-banner-1-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/the-shadow-course-by-caroline-myss-and-andrew-harvey-banner-1-768x394.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><em>A powerful online meditation and spiritual training course that has the power to transform your view of yourself and of the world.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4567275 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4567275\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4efe4c9\" data-id=\"4efe4c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6998f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6998f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2851c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2851c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So as we explored, meditation is not cultural appropriation as it doesn&#8217;t belong to any culture.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s simply a tool that helps us to raise our level of consciousness while also providing numerous health benefits.<\/p><p>It is a right that all people should and do have.<\/p><p>If you have any questions feel free to let me know in the comments below!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the rise in popularity of meditation around the world, more and more people are starting to wonder whether meditation could be something for them. One point of hesitation (especially for people in western countries) is whether or not practicing meditation could be considered cultural appropriation. 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