Zen Body-Being

An Enlightened Approach to Physical Skill, Grace, and Power

Peter Ralston, Laura Ralston

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North Atlantic Books,U.S.
27 July 2006

Buddhism

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-Beingexplains 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

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Three aspects of body awareness

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Five principles for an effortlessly effective body

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Opening a door--five steps to transformation

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Fourteen points on structural alignment

Where similar guides teach readers what todo, this book teaches readers how tobe.

By: Peter Ralston, Laura Ralston
Imprint: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 221g
ISBN: 9781583941591
ISBN 10: 1583941592
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 27 July 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Zen Body-Being: An Enlightened Approach to Physical Skill, Grace, and Power

Working with Peter changed the way I move my body. I exercise, dance, and live differently...it's not only a powerful way to live in a body but a powerful way to live in a body but a powerful way to live. His knowledge and application of body mechanics is more relevant than anything I learned in seven years of medical education. -Kate McQueen, MD; Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UTHSC-Houston Zen Body-Being is clearly stated. Peter's ideas, concepts, and truths help you transform your skills, balance, grace, power, and the experience of being in your body. -Howard James, founder Hawaii T'ai Chi Ch'uan Association