Quick Tips for Balanced Living: A Collection of Little Essays That Can Make a Big Big Difference - Softcover

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9780893892432: Quick Tips for Balanced Living: A Collection of Little Essays That Can Make a Big Big Difference
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0893892432 ISBN 13: 9780893892432
Publisher: Himalayan Institute Press, 2005

Synopsis

Compiled from articles appearing in "Yoga International", this book is filled with quick and easy relaxation prescriptions from the world of yoga: activities that take just a few minutes a day. Many of the activities in "Quick Tips For Balanced Living" are accomplished in the mind; they represent a shift in the way you think about your daily activities. And that's what yoga really is. It's not about contorting one's body into impossible postures; it's about living in a healthier, more joyful, more peaceful way. Concentration is the prelude to meditation. Unless we cultivate the habit of concentration in other areas of our lives, progress in meditation will come slowly or not at all. Simple, everyday tasks are a good place to begin. Experiment with focusing on brushing your teeth when you're brushing your teeth, for example. If you find your mind rehashing an argument with a friend or jumping ahead to fantasies about the party tomorrow night, gently but firmly bring it back to the present moment or the job in hand.

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Synopsis

Compiled from articles appearing in "Yoga International", this book is filled with quick and easy relaxation prescriptions from the world of yoga: activities that take just a few minutes a day. Many of the activities in "Quick Tips For Balanced Living" are accomplished in the mind; they represent a shift in the way you think about your daily activities. And that's what yoga really is. It's not about contorting one's body into impossible postures; it's about living in a healthier, more joyful, more peaceful way. Concentration is the prelude to meditation. Unless we cultivate the habit of concentration in other areas of our lives, progress in meditation will come slowly or not at all. Simple, everyday tasks are a good place to begin. Experiment with focusing on brushing your teeth when you're brushing your teeth, for example. If you find your mind rehashing an argument with a friend or jumping ahead to fantasies about the party tomorrow night, gently but firmly bring it back to the present moment or the job in hand.

About the Author

Linda Johnsen is a long-time student of religious philosophy and spirituality and an initiate in the Shaktavaita Tradition. She holds degrees in Eastern and Western Psychology, and has post-graduate training in theology and Sanskrit. She has traveled to India and lived with women saints. She is a writer for several spiritual magazines and a contributor to several anthologies, including The Divine Mosaic: Women's Images of the Sacred Other. Linda is also author of Yes Publishers' Daughters of the Goddess: Women Saints of India, which received Midwest Business Association award for "Best New Age Book of the Year," The Living Goddess: Reclaiming the Tradition of the Mother of the Universe, and A Thousand Suns. Linda resides in California.

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Publisher
Himalayan Institute Press
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0893892432
ISBN 13 
9780893892432
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
104