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Tokyo, Jul 9 (EFE/EPA).- A Zen monk sits in front of a webcam, rings a bell, and begins a meditation session with dozens of virtual participants spread all over the world.This is how Japanese traditions have adapted to the "new normal" following the coronavirus pandemic, despite having largely shunned new technologies so far."Relax and pay attention to the air that enters and leaves your body. While exhaling, free your mind of unnecessary thoughts," said Daigo Ozawa, the abbot of the Tokozenji monastery in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, in one of the weekly free classes of the meditation technique "zazen," offered in both Japanese and English. (Camera: ANTONIO HERMOSIN). SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF ZEN MONKS, GEISHAS AND THEIR VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS AS THEY ADAPT TO NEW NORMAL.

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