Day 51: The Call to Prayer and the Call to Presence

Abu Dhabi, Navigating Trauma, Teaching, and the Practice of Being

Apr 20, 2025

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Tonight, while teaching an online Yoga Sutra Studies class at 6:00 PM Abu Dhabi time, the call to prayer echoed through the loudspeakers. It happens five times a day - and the last call (mahgrib) every evening at 6:30 PM, just as the sun sets over the city. The call to prayer pulled me out of the teaching mind for a moment, and I remembered that I was b…

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