# Ep. 235 - Dance & Zazen: Finding Joy in Practice with Anusha Enryu Fernando and Vincent Moore

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Published: 2025-12-04T17:40:00+00:00
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Exploring the connections between Bharata Natyam dance and zazen, Anusha Enryu Fernando helps listeners remember the joy of practice. This conversation was originally recorded on the Paths of Practice Podcast. Listen to more episodes HERE . Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Anusha and Vincent discuss: Zen practice and doing full-body meditations Bharata Natyam: a sacred and ancient dance that focuses on the mind-body connection Paying attention to the body so intently that there is no space for thought The non-abiding mind and continuing to move through human experience Understanding the devotional gestures that are built into zen practice Anusha’s profound experience learning Sanskrit for both ancient dance and studying the dharma  The most important vow: to really be alive in this life Food preparations, making offerings, and connecting with the ancestors through food How people get stuck on the first noble truth and forget that there is joy in practice Check out The Great Vow Zen Monastery in Oregon and learn more about residencies, workshops, and more. About Anusha Enryu Fernando: Anusha Enryu Fernando was born in Sri Lanka to a Theravadin Buddhist family. Her grandparents founded the Vipassana Meditation Centre located in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1957. She began practicing Zen Meditation with Hogen and Chozen Roshi in 2007, and became a dharma holder in 2021. She holds a BA in Religious Studies, specializing in Buddhism and Hinduism from McGill University, and a Masters of Arts in Asian Studies from the University of British Columbia, specializing in Sanskrit. In her dissertation, she translated a Sanskrit poem of…

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