Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body, and MindWhether you have no background in meditation or yoga or have been practicing for years, Mindfulness Yoga is for you. This groundbreaking book introduces an entirely new form of yoga, Mindfulness Yoga, which seamlessly integrates the Buddha's teachings on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness with traditional asana yoga practice. Mindfulness Yoga emphasizes the spiritual side of yoga practice, an aspect often overlooked in a culture that tends to fixate solely on the physical benefits of yoga. Unlike any other Buddhism-meets-yoga book, Mindfulness Yoga presents the two disciplines as a single practice that brings health to the body and liberates the mind and spirit, awakening compassion and fostering equanimity and joy. Mindfulness Yoga will appeal to the many people who have an interest in yoga, Buddhism, and meditation, but who may not have been able to find a teacher who could bring these practices together in a meaningful, practical way. In the first part of the book, author Frank Jude Boccio offers a superb and lively introduction to the Buddha's teachings and locates them within the larger context of the Indian spiritual traditions. Then, in the second half of the book, Boccio offers three complete Mindfulness Yoga sequences, including over 100 pictures, with detailed guidance for body, breath, and mind. Special lay-flat binding makes this book even more useful as a practice aid. |
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Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body, and Mind Frank Jude Boccio Limited preview - 2005 |
Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body, and Mind Frank Jude Boccio No preview available - 2005 |
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Anapanasati Anapanasati Sutta arise arms asana practice aversion Awareness of Breathing AWARENESS OF OBJECT begin BREATHS EACH SIDE Buddha Buddhist calm chest concentration cultivate developed Dharma DowNwARD-FACING DOG dukkha Eightfold Establishments of Mindfulness Exhale experience Factors of Awakening feeling tone feet floor Four Noble Truths Full Awareness ground hatha yoga heart heels hips impermanence in—breath Inhale keep knees left foot let go let the breath liberation lift lower back LUNGE meditation mental formations MIND MINDFULNESS SEQUENCE MINDFULLY AW MINDFULNESS SEQUENCE THREE MINDFULNESS YOGA Modification move movement nirvana Noble Truth notice OBJECT OF MINDFULNESS observe ourselves pain Pali Patanjali path pelvis posture prac practitioner pranayama Press reaching reactivity release right foot S. N. Goenka samadhi Sanskrit Satipatthana Sutta sensations shin shoulders shramana simply sitting bones spine STANDING FORWARD BEND straight suffering Sutra Sutta teachers teachings tension Thich Nhat Hanh thighs tice toes torso vipassana yoga practice Yoga Sutra yogic