The meditative and movement traditions of the east are first and foremost, a spiritual practice. Their aim is to liberate the body-mind from suffering in order to recognize and live from one’s “true nature” or “essential nature”. The modern body-mind is often subjected to a constant state of speed and stress which dis-regulates the nervous system, leaves the mind in cyclical patterns of worry and distraction and consequently reduces the body-minds overall health and well-being. How do we meet the demands of our lives while learning to care for ourselves so that we can heal, fulfill potential, share well with others and live skillfully in the world? The spiritual practices of the east, namely Meditation, Yoga and the Taoist arts, offer an antidote to this dis-regulated, distracted state of diminished health. Through training the mind and body together one can find an ease, stability freedom and balance in the body-mind that sets the stage for living well in a world which is not always organized around well-being. As one develops these skills, there is a natural urge to be of benefit to others. This urge arises out of a recognition of what we share and the inseparability of our lives from everyone and everything around us.