Zen Yoga: A Path To Enlightenment Through Breathing, Movement and Meditation

Zen Yoga: A Path To Enlightenment Through Breathing, Movement and Meditation  Aaron makes Zen Yoga very easy to follow and learn. The step by step instructions are wonderful. The book helps a person not just improve one's Yoga practice, but how to make it part of one's life. I highly recommend this book for students and teachers.

This is a good book on Yoga, I have purchased a number of ZEN YOGA products and am happy with the various material's quality and content.This book covers Yoga forms that regular folks can perform. As you get better, there are more forms you can learn and apply. These basic forms start you on the journey into Yoga, and act as foundations for the more complex. Another neat thing is many of the forms can be performed standing up. This is helpful if you want to use Yoga as a stretching type exercise at work. If you sit at a office desk all day, this is the stuff to get a nice stretch in so you feel energized and focused. Also, if you find yourself often fighting off that sleepy feeling after lunch, many of these yoga exercises can help you get energized and ready to continue your work. Zen Yoga also has the added benefit of teaching you how to breath more deeply, meditate, and see life more spiritually without getting preaching or promising more than can be delevered. Check out Aaron's other neato products as you deepen in ZEN Yoga. If you practice regularly, you really will see and feel a difference. More than likely you will surpize yourself at what you can do! Hey, I am 49 years old and I can stretch backwards into an arch like position without breaking or pulling something!There's more stuff to learn and apply too! A Relaxation cd, a book on breathing, and even one on how to eat healthy bring the Zen Yoga program full circle in providing a holistic type program that regular folks, martial artists, and of course yoggies can apply. Want to deepen your Zen Yoga experience more personally? You can take a correspondance course on Zen Yoga, amongst other topics if you are interested in distance learning. This is good news if you live in a place that doesn't provide Yoga/ Metaphysical type programs. Check out the neato stuff at [...] for more information and thought provoking products to help you live life healthy, happy, and even spiritually.

Aaron has done an amazing job with this book, I really have a lot of respect for what he has done here.To start off with this is not just a book about yoga postures, its a unique book, its amazing how much breath of useful information he is packed in this book, written in a very zen-like way, consise, insightfull and no-nonsense to the point.For example, in one statement he indicates yoga is not something you do twice a week it has to be integrated in your every day routine just like brushing your teeth, taking a shower.The highlights for me is the way he has structured the book covering everything from meditation, breathing, postures and relaxation.I particularly liked the breathing and relaxation sections. He has a range of breathing techniques, I particularly liked the way he described breathing to be slow and deep, something I have not read anywhere before. Also he has covered a range of breathing, double breathing, gigong breathing etc.The relaxation techniques are interesting eg. the zen walk a sort of walk where you put one foot infront of the other while inhaling and exhaling, sounds a bit silly until you do it and notice the concentratation, balance and focus required to do it, another zenlike exercise. Also he has combined progressive relaxation techniques with his breathing techniques.I love some of the qoutes he used:Namaste - The devine in me greets the devine in you.Overall a highly structured well thought out and research book, definately one that is usefull for both the beginner and advanced yogi.Sony

Aaron Hoopes is a true master. In Zen Yoga, he has created a revolutionary system that is a perfect synthesis of his in depth knowledge of breath, body, mind and spirit...a detailed and comprehensive body of work, complete with clear and concise photos, training charts and explanations, that is certain to change the lives of all of those exposed to it. Mr. Hoopes has devoted his entire adult life to this subject, through his dedicated study of martial arts, yoga, meditation, and healing. His path has led him to years of extended residences in Asia and worldwide in search of the cumulative wisdom found here.I would highly encourage you to buy this wonderful book and to study with Aaron Hoopes. It is about so much more than the title implies. It is about how to live your life...Michael BergerAuthor of: Masterclass Karate: Kicking Techniques

Zen Yoga is a MUST for the beginning to advanced student of the Eastern arts, or just anyone seeking to improve their health and their serenity-- it is a graceful combination of breathing, moving and stretching, as well as contemplation and meditation exercises. I typically have a difficult time learning these type things from a book, but this is so well written that I am having no trouble at all. I am waking up in the morning excitedly anticipating the next lesson. What I have learned so far is easily becoming part of my daily ritual! Thank you, Aaron!

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