{"product_id":"9781583941591","title":"Zen Body-Being: An Enlightened Approach to Physical Skill, Grace, and Power","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eRalston, Peter; Ralston, Laura\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNorth Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/27\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Zen-inspired “physical education” program for martial arts practitioners and anyone interested in mind-body transformation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e More of a transformative guide than a specific list of exercises devoted to any particular physical approach, \u003ci\u003eZen Body-Being\u003c\/i\u003e explains how to create a state of mental control, enhanced feeling-awareness, correct structural alignment, increased spatial acuity, and even a greater interactive presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Exercises are simple, often involving feeling-imagery and meditative awareness, which have a profound and sometimes instant effect. Areas of exploration include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • Beginner’s Body-Being\u003cbr\u003e • Three aspects of body awareness\u003cbr\u003e • Five principles for an effortlessly effective body\u003cbr\u003e • Opening a door--five steps to transformation\u003cbr\u003e • Fourteen points on structural alignment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Where similar guides teach readers what to \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e, this book teaches readers how to \u003ci\u003ebe\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215510925567,"sku":"9781583941591","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781583941591_s600x595.jpg?v=1780335902","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781583941591","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}