Sentence examples for asian practice from inspiring English sources

The principles of feng shui, the Asian practice of placing buildings and arranging interior spaces to create balance and harmony, are becoming as commonplace as dim sum.

To a large degree, Western Buddhism de-monasticized Asian practice, so that meditation was more commonly conducted on retreat and at home rather than in a monastic community.

Also, African nations rarely follow the dangerous Asian practice of herding huge flocks of domestic ducks with clipped wings into paddies after harvests to eat leftover rice and snails.

(It is a traditional East Asian practice that the living offer the dead the food that was their favorite. The temple staff discards the previous day's food every morning).

At the international law firm Coudert Brothers, Anthony Kahn, the New York head of the Asian practice says: "We are refocusing our entire team onto restructuring.

Vets have used the ancient Asian practice of acupuncture to help the back problems of Bino the albino alligator at Sao Paulo Aquarium in Brazil.

Further benefits may come from Asian practices that require sustained attention and disciplined action, like martial arts, yoga and meditation.

Only the diffuse New Age movement, inspired by nature-keyed Asian practices, has preserved the radical vision of the modern sexual revolution.

After participating in open-air Friday prayers in Hartford, Conn., with a group of Muslims, Mr. Zarkasyi said an American told him, "You look as though you are from Asia, why are you praying as a Muslim?" He was astonished, Mr. Zarkasyi said, that an apparently educated American did not know that many Asians practice Islam.

Asian population practice postpartum traditional cultural practice to restore the balance in the body elements i.e. soil, water, wind and fire.

On most mornings in San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza, elderly Asian women practice tai chi under the pollarded sycamore trees.