Zen Body-being: An Enlightened Approach to Physical Skill, Grace, And Power

Ralston, Peter/ Ralston, Laura

ISBN 10: 1583941592 / ISBN 13: 9781583941591

Editore: Frog Ltd, 2006

264 pages. 8.50x8.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo zk1583941592

Riassunto:

A Zen-inspired “physical education” program for martial arts practitioners and anyone interested in mind-body transformation

Using 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 include:

• 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 alignment

Where similar guides teach readers what to do, this book teaches readers how to be.

Informazioni sull'autore: Peter Ralston has black belts in judo, jujitsu, and karate. The founder of the martial arts tradition Cheng Hsin and the school dedicated to it, he leads workshops on a wide range of disciplines.Laura Ralston is an editor, model maker, and collaborator with her husband. They live in San Antonio, TX.

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Titolo: Zen Body-being: An Enlightened Approach to ...
Casa editrice: Frog Ltd
Data di pubblicazione: 2006
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Brand New