Cushion to Club mix 2 Open on YouTube →
Michael Tong · doctor of acupuncture, meditation facilitator, host of Dhamma Dance Club · Bushwick, NYC
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Dhamma Dance Club
Meditation on Tuesdays. Dancing on Thursdays. First 6 weeks open by RSVP, then a 6-week closed cohort.
BeginsJun 30, 2026 EndsOct 6, 2026
Writing
All on Substack → Conscious Connecting A story, and a framework Read on Substack → The Heart of Acupuncture What acupuncture means Read on Substack → I’m finally going steady with my situationship with NYC It is 1326 on Wednesday March 18th. Read on Substack → My Problem Isn’t Direction, It’s Dwelling Right now I am sitting with my high school friend at our neighborhood shopping plaza. Read on Substack → Comparing the Structure of Authentic Relating Authentic relating is a category of exercises that help us connect with one another. Read on Substack → Resisting Receiving and Allowing Allowing What would you do if your friends pooled together $500 for you to spend it on whatever you wanted? Read on Substack →
Watch
Subscribe on YouTube → Cushion to Club mix 1 Open on YouTube →
the meaning map Open on YouTube →
meaning mapping the body part 2 Open on YouTube →
meaning mapping the body part 1 Open on YouTube →
mundane meditation: befriending feelings of dualism for spacious openness Open on YouTube →
TikTok
@michaeltong_ on TikTok →full mix on youtube
→the mammal layer, communication that’s always happening whether we’re speaking or not
→status games and the pecking order are also part of it
→I’m hosting a DJ open decks June 16th in Bushwick 7-10p if you’d like to check out the vibe and get to know the practices first hand. I also host weekly Hangouts in Presence in East Williamsburg Tuesdays 3-5p. Message me for more details
→manifesting, intention setting, identifying wants and needs all have a similar purpose of pointing you in the direction you need to go. but direction is an ongoing conversation, not something to set and forget
→equanimity is defined by shinzen young as not making a thing into a problem. and this oscillation between wanting to get close and wanting to move far away is normal. and it has seasons
→training to ask for what we want
→doing 100 days of posting
→my last day at the retreat!
→Replying to @ojvs_7
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