{"product_id":"zen-body-being-peter-ralston-9781583941591","title":"Zen Body-Being: An Enlightened Approach to Physical Skill, Grace, and Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Zen-inspired \"physical education\" program for martial arts practitioners and anyone interested in mind-body transformation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exercises are simple, often involving feeling-imagery and meditative awareness, which have a profound and sometimes instant effect. Areas of exploration include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Where similar guides teach readers what to \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e, this book teaches readers how to \u003ci\u003ebe\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Ralston, Laura Ralston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1583941592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583941591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Peter Ralston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985206051071,"sku":"9781583941591","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6786c9d3-18ea-4351-88a5-c370cda2d410.jpg?v=1683276184","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zen-body-being-peter-ralston-9781583941591","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}