4862231
9781583941591
In this inspiring guide, Peter Ralston presents a program of " physical education" for anyone interested in body improvement. Using simple, clear language to demystify the Zen mindset, he 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. Where similar guides teach readers what to do, this book teaches readers how to "be,"Ralston, Peter is the author of 'Zen Body-being An Enlightened Approach to Physical Skill, Grace, And Power' with ISBN 9781583941591 and ISBN 1583941592.
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