Zen Body-Being: An Enlightened Approach to Physical Skill, Grace, and Power
9781583941591
Description
A Zen-inspired “physical education” program for martial arts practitioners and anyone interested in mind-body transformationUsing simple, clear language to demystify the Zen mindset, Ralston draws on more than three decades of experience teaching students and apprentices worldwide who have applied his body-being approach.More of a transformative guide than a specific list of exercises devoted to any particular physical approach, Zen Body-Being explains how to create a state of mental control, enhanced feeling-awareness, correct structural alignment, increased spatial acuity, and even a greater interactive presence.Exercises are simple, often involving feeling-imagery and meditative awareness, which have a profound and sometimes instant effect. Areas of exploration • Beginner’s Body-Being• Three aspects of body awareness• Five principles for an effortlessly effective body• Opening a door--five steps to transformation• Fourteen points on structural alignmentWhere similar guides teach readers what to do , this book teaches readers how to be .
Productinformatie
| Auteur | Ralston, Peter |
|---|---|
| Uitgever | North Atlantic Books |
| Publicatiedatum | 27-07-2006 |
| Aantal pagina's | 200 |
| Taal | English |
| Bindwijze | paperback |
| Afmetingen | 1.4 x 15.2 x 22.7 centimeters |
| Gewicht | 221.1 grams |
| ISBN | 9781583941591 |
| Conditie | Nieuw |
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Features
Author
Ralston, Peter
Binding
paperback
Language
English
Pages
200
Publication date
27-07-2006
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
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