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The Yes Frequency
by Gary QuinnFilled with practical and deeply insightful strategies, this concise guide offers methods for breaking old habits, becoming more successful, and giving life a greater purpose. Focusing on recurring problems existent in today's hectic world, readers will be encouraged step into a positive vibration frequency to access inner power, creativity, and intuition. Recognizing the ways in which fear creates chronic anxieties and alienation, new approaches are explored for healing limiting wounds-opening a path for an optimistic life approach geared towards discovering and manifesting one's desires.
The Yod Book: Including A Complete Discussion Of Unaspected Planets
by Karen Hamaker-ZondagAn explanation of atypical horoscope configurations, with analyses of celebrity birth charts to see how these astrological patterns play out in real life.A yod is formed when two planets that are sextile also form an inconjunct to another planet. These planets are in different signs and modes and are deeply significant, for they usually symbolize patterns in families that have lasted for generations. This is what Hamaker-Zondag discovered when she started to research the inconjunct aspect as it related to a yod. Also included in this book is a complete discussion of how the energies of unaspected planets, and planets in duet (that only aspect each other) are expressed in a person’s birth chart. Hamaker-Zondag analyzes the background and places it in a broader perspective, including how she works with elements, modes, orbs, and other astrological factors when interpreting this aspect. All in all, this is one of the most exciting books on aspect interpretation published in recent years!Included are great case histories: you have a chance to examine the Monica Lewinsky, Linda Tripp, Kenneth Starr, Bill Clinton scenario. And Princess Diana, Prince Charles, and Prince William are not without these family patterns. She uses the examples of Gandhi, Vaclav Havel, Khomeini, Solzhenitsyn, Willy Brandt, C. G. Jung, Jim Jones, and others. To help you work with your own clients, Hamaker-Zondag brings in the charts of her personal clients and explains them in depth.When you’ve read this book, you’ll want to check out the charts of everyone you know!
The Yoga Effect: A Proven Program for Depression and Anxiety
by Liz Owen Holly Lebowitz RossiBased on cutting-edge NIH studies, a practical, accessible guide to yoga for reduction in stress, anxiety, and depression, with the goal of balanced emotional health. The Yoga Effect helps readers overcome the de-energizing effects of depression and move into a state of calm and focus. Based on the program developed through three NIH-funded studies at Boston University School of Medicine, these sequences are medically proven to trigger a physical and mental release of fear and worry. The book offers:A customizable prescription for maintaining centeredness, confidence, and balance Straightforward, accessible sequences, with 40 black & white photos clearly illustrating the posesA short, well-rounded practice that includes breath work and poses with clear explanation of how each sequence contributes to physical, mental, and emotional wellness Differing levels of practice for readers' varying levels of physical abilities Written with an MD, The Yoga Effect is a proven pathway for cultivating inner strength that can be accessed at any time, offering hope and a solution for anyone looking to transform their mental and emotional health.
The Yoga Face
by Annelise HagenView our feature on Annelise Hagen's The Yoga Face.To keep their faces looking younger, women today try everything from invasive procedures such as plastic surgery and Botox to expensive cosmeceuticals. The Yoga Face is a new and completely natural alternative anti-aging regimen that women can do anytime and anywhere-and in just minutes. The exercises, developed by yoga expert and instructor Annelise Hagen, are based on a simple principle: The muscles of the face are no different from the muscles of the rest of the body. If you don't exercise the muscles below the neck, they become weak and flabby, and the same thing will happen to your face with age. Just as yoga routines work the muscles in the body, the stretches and movements in The Yoga Face tighten and tone the face muscles-and combat wrinkles. "Working out" with fun facial exercises such as the Louis Armstrong "Satchmo," the Marilyn Monroe "kiss," and the "Lion Face," readers will notice changes quickly; and over time, the results are dramatic. Illustrated with more than seventy-five instructive photos throughout, The Yoga Face offers an easy, safe, and effective solution to help women turn back the clock and have beautiful, young-looking skin.
The Yoga Science
by Divyansh SharmaEmbark on a transformative journey through yoga with this comprehensive guide, which beautifully blends ancient wisdom with modern science. Exploring fascinating topics like calorie burn, injury prevention, muscle strength, and bio-individuality, the book reveals how yoga surpasses conventional exercise in functionality and safety. The Yoga Science serves as an invaluable resource for both seasoned practitioners and beginners, enhancing your practice while deepening your appreciation for the timeless wisdom of yoga.Discover the evidence-backed secrets of yoga, with over 50 asanas thoughtfully categorised into 10 distinct types, from foundational to advanced poses. Each asana includes essential details, such as unique attributes, and benefits for various organ systems, targeted areas, and major muscles, along with step-by-step techniques, complete with modifications for all abilities.Rooted in both yogic scriptures and contemporary science, this complete guide offers a fresh perspective on how yoga can empower your body, mind, and soul—tailored to meet your personal needs and goals.What You&’ll Find Inside:• The History of Yoga: Uncover the birthplace of yoga and how it evolved over centuries.• The Meaning of Yoga: More than just stretching! Learn what yoga truly means and its different definitions.• Beginner&’s Guide: Start your yoga journey with the basics—place, equipment, and best practices.• Dimensions of Health: Explore the WHO and yogic perspectives on health.• Alignment & Asanas: Dive into the science of movement and master 50+ asanas with ease.• Biomechanics Breakdown: Learn how your body works through each pose with a fun take on organ systems and joint angles.Plus! A special chapter on tackling common yoga questions and debunking popular myths (no, it won&’t make you taller!).
The Yoga of Parenting: Ten Yoga-Based Practices to Help You Stay Grounded, Connect with Your Kids, and Be Kind to Yourself
by Sarah EzrinBring the wisdom of yoga into your parenting journey. Mom and yoga teacher Sarah Ezrin offers 34 practices to find more presence, patience, and acceptance—with your child and with yourself.&“I can say without a doubt that the most advanced yoga I&’ve ever done is raising a child,&” writes Sarah Ezrin. While many people think of yoga as poses on a mat, The Yoga of Parenting supports people in bringing the spiritual principles of yoga into their lives—particularly their families. Ezrin, a longtime yoga teacher, supports readers and practitioners in slowing down, becoming present with our children and ourselves, and acting with more compassion. Each chapter highlights a yogic posture and theme and explores how it relates to parenting, including presence, boundaries, balance, and nonattachment. Chapters include prompts such as intention setting, breathwork, and journaling. Ezrin also features the stories and insights of a wide range of yoga practitioner parents whose experiences include single parenting, grandparenting, and passing on intergenerational yoga traditions. In addition to the opening posture, each chapter includes: &“Breath Breaks&” invitations to mindfully breathe. &“On the Mat&” practices to show us how we can apply the lessons on our yoga mat in a more general sense. &“Parenting in Practice&” offering and advice from parents in the US and abroad. &“Off the Mat and Into the Family&” fun exercises to help us bring the work off the mat and into our homes. Practicing yoga can help us become kinder to ourselves, more aware of our thoughts and actions, and more present in our lives. What more important sphere to want to become kinder, more aware, and more present than with our families?
The Yoga of Truth: The Ancient Path of Silent Knowledge
by Peter MarchandA guide to Jnana Yoga--the Way of Silent Knowledge--by direct contemplation of the Unchangeable • Shows that everything in one’s body, personality, thoughts, memories, and experiences has form and is changeable and, thus, is neither essential nor eternal • Identifies the witnessing consciousness within--all that remains when the ephemeral is eliminated--as the real Self, the one and only unchanging eternal Being In The Yoga of Truth, Peter Marchand, through a series of deceptively simple introspective questions, leads the seeker into discarding everything--body, personality, thoughts, memories, experiences--that disguises the ego’s relentless masquerade as the Self. This form of contemplation, with its constant commitment to witnessing without attachment, disempowers the ego’s fixation on its products, leading instead to the realization that the witnessing consciousness is, in fact, the one immutable Being within or without--the real Self, the true You. The universal illusion rests upon space and time, body and elements, the life force, mind, intellect, ego, and Self. Jnana Yoga reveals not only the insubstantial and illusory nature of our presumptions but also our habitual commitment to the illusion of being an individual that they create. This illusion collapses like a house of cards before direct inspection. When something has form, when it can change, it cannot be the eternal with which we seek union. Witnessing consciousness stands alone as that which is without form. In The Yoga of Truth, Marchand leads us simply, and compellingly, to the truth of our nature and the peaceful bliss of true Being.
The Yoga of the Nine Emotions: The Tantric Practice of Rasa Sadhana
by Peter MarchandA guide to changing negative emotions and promoting happiness using traditional Tantric and Ayurvedic practices• Details the 9 Rasas that represent our basic emotions• Offers emotional fasting exercises and daily routines for emotional well-being• Shows how Rasa Sadhana can be integrated with other yoga practices• Based on the teachings of Harish JohariRasas are the essence of our emotions that exist in both the body and the mind. The Tantric tradition recognizes 9 Rasas that represent our basic emotions: love, humor, wonder, courage, calmness, anger, sadness, fear, and disgust. Those who practice Rasa Sadhana learn to overcome negative emotions in order to pursue better health, enhanced spiritual growth, and enduring happiness.Our emotions are continuously affected by the interplay of our senses, the elements, food, and the life force in our body. In The Yoga of the Nine Emotions, Peter Marchand offers many practical physiological and philosophical tools from Tantric and Ayurvedic traditions that can help readers change their emotional patterns. He explains the nature and purpose of each Rasa and how we can strengthen or weaken one Rasa through another. He also offers Ayurvedic cooking guidelines and daily routines for balancing sensory input and strengthening emotional health, including fasting from negative emotions as well as how to energize positive ones. As we master our emotions through the practice of Rasa Sadhana, we gain true control of our lives and our relationships with others.
The Yogasūtra of Patañjali: A New Introduction to the Buddhist Roots of the Yoga System
by Pradeep P. GokhaleThis book offers a systematic and radical introduction to the Buddhist roots of Pātañjala-yoga, or the Yoga system of Patañjali. By examining each of 195 aphorisms (sūtras) of the Yogasūtra and discussing the Yogabhāṣya, it shows that traditional and popular views on Pātañjala-yoga obscure its true nature. The book argues that Patañjali’s Yoga contains elements rooted in both orthodox and heterodox philosophical traditions, including Sāṅkhya, Jaina and Buddhist thought. With a fresh translation and a detailed commentary on the Yogasūtra, the author unearths how several of the terms, concepts and doctrines in Patañjali’s Yoga can be traced to Buddhism, particularly the Abhidharma Buddhism of Vasubandhu and the early Yogācāra of Asaṅga. The work presents the Yogasūtra of Patañjali as a synthesis of two perspectives: the metaphysical perspective of Sāṅkhya and the empirical–psychological perspective of Buddhism. Based on a holistic understanding of Yoga, the study explores key themes of the text, such as meditative absorption, means, supernormal powers, isolation, Buddhist conceptions of meditation and the interplay between Sāṅkhya and Buddhist approaches to suffering and emancipation. It further highlights several new findings and clarifications on textual interpretation and discrepancies. An important intervention in Indian and Buddhist philosophy, this book opens up a new way of looking at the Yoga of Patañjali in the light of Buddhism beyond standard approaches and will greatly interest scholars and researchers of Buddhist studies, Yoga studies, Indian philosophy, philosophy in general, literature, religion and comparative studies, Indian and South Asian Studies and the history of ideas.
The Yogi Code: Seven Universal Laws of Infinite Success
by Yogi Cameron“Readers seeking more general spiritual advice for life will appreciate these lucid teachings from a compassionate teacher.” —Publishers Weekly Thousands of years of Yogic wisdom distilled into a code of seven daily practices…While most of us think of yoga as a series of poses, the path of a Yogi goes far beyond the mat into a set of daily practices that can reverse aging, grant better health and confidence, help you create deeper connections, and ultimately allow you to live your true purpose. The knowledge and techniques of The Yogi Code can unleash your power to manifest your full potential, every day. In this succinct yet illuminating book, Yogi Cameron demystifies seven thousand years of ancient wisdom into accessible language, regardless of your familiarity or ability with yoga. You’ll learn to balance daily demands while achieving a higher level of consciousness and self-knowledge. Your new routines will build a strong foundation for centering yourself and being guided by your intuition, ultimately leading you to gain mastery over your fears and to achieve your highest goals. With carefully crafted chapters and practices expertly created to fit into your fast-paced days, The Yogi Code will point the way to your eternal purpose.
The Yogi’s Way: Transform Your Mind, Health, and Reality
by Reema DattaFIND PEACE, CREATIVITY, VITALITY, AND PURPOSE Celebrated yogi Reema Datta presents her world-renowned twelve-week course in book form — an accessible and practical method for cultivating mental and emotional well-being, physical health, and spiritual nourishment. She combines ancient yogic wisdom and practices with cutting-edge science and personal stories to offer insightful solutions to the challenges of modern life. Her holistic program integrates movement and breathwork with visualization, meditation, and awareness practices. The Yogi’s Way will help you overcome challenging thoughts and emotions such as fear and anxiety, awaken your creative potential, and connect with consciousness — the deepest and most powerful part of yourself.
The You Are Enough Workbook: Gentle Advice and Guided Exercises to Help You Embrace Your Flaws and Be Happy Being You
by Cheryl RickmanInside these pages you will find guided exercises designed to empower you, shift your perspective and help you break free from the cycle of comparison. Packed with simple advice and methods to challenge your inner critic, this book helps you develop a personalized roadmap to prioritize self-care and self-acceptance, and banish self-doubt for good.
The You Are Enough Workbook: Gentle Advice and Guided Exercises to Help You Embrace Your Flaws and Be Happy Being You
by Cheryl RickmanInside these pages you will find guided exercises designed to empower you, shift your perspective and help you break free from the cycle of comparison. Packed with simple advice and methods to challenge your inner critic, this book helps you develop a personalized roadmap to prioritize self-care and self-acceptance, and banish self-doubt for good.
The You Code: What your habits say about you
by James Moore Judi JamesDid you know that the way you eat your food will be sending subliminal messages out about your sexual habits? Or that the way you decorate your desk, could be helping your boss decide about that promotion or pay rise? We're all aware of the subtle messages of design and marketing but what about the signals you send out about yourself and your personality?The You Code is the book that answers all these questions, uncovering the hidden meaning behind the simplest of choices. Judi James, with co-writer and journalist James Moore, pulls no punches in her addictive and entertaining book which gets to the nub of who you really are, telling you more about yourself than you ever wanted to know, as well as providing an intriguing insight into the people around you. From your favourite TV programme to the type of coffee you drink, even down to the filling in your sandwich, The You Code is a must for anyone who wants to find out more about themselves and, more importantly, what everyone else thinks of them.
The Young Autistic Adult's Independence Handbook
by Haley MossAre you living away from home for the first time, graduating from school or perhaps getting a new job? These transitions can be especially overwhelming to deal with as a young autistic adult. This survival guide is bursting with neurodivergent-friendly advice from autistic people themselves (and a few neurotypicals too) for young adults embarking on their own journeys of self-discovery and independence. From guidance on organising your own money, looking after your home and organising your social life to tips on self-advocacy and important life skills such as driving, voting and volunteering, Haley Moss has you covered.Using personal stories, interviews with experts and tips from other young people, this book gives you tips and tools to boost your confidence, ready to make your mark on the world!
The Young Entrepreneur: How to Start A Business While You’re Still a Student
by Swish Goswami Quinn UnderwoodIf you have a great start-up idea and know how to think like an entrepreneur, but are still at college or university, then this book will show you how to run your business without having to drop out. Research shows that Generation Z are the most entrepreneurial generation yet. If you don't want to wait until you graduate before launching the next big thing, then this book - written by successful young entrepreneurs Swish Goswami and Quinn Underwood - is for you. Packed with practical and realistic advice The Young Entrepreneur really cuts through the noise surrounding business innovation and makes a clear case for starting your own company while you're young. Featuring inspiring examples and invaluable resources to give you the tools you need, this book is your one-stop guide to jump-start your entrepreneurial journey.
The Young Forever Cookbook: More than 100 Delicious Recipes for Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life
by Mark HymanThe companion cookbook to the Sunday Times bestselling Young Forever with more than 100 delicious recipes to help reverse the symptoms of aging and support a long, youthful life.Dr Mark Hyman's revolutionary book Young Forever revealed how to reverse the biological hallmarks of ageing through easy and accessible dietary, lifestyle and longevity strategies. In this companion cookboook, Mark shares nutritious meals to help you eat your way to longer life.Rooted in the latest science, these recipes feature good fats, quality proteins, nutrient-dense vegetables, leafy greens and a variety of other ingredients proven to support longevity. You'll find a range of meals, snacks and drinks designed to fight inflammation, boost your immune system and promote healthy ageing, including: Roasted Red Pepper and Courgette Frittata; Thai Turkey Larb Lettuce Wraps; Braised Pomegranate Lamb Shanks; Roasted Rhubarb-Strawberry Coconut Crumble; Blackberry and Mint Refresher.With mouthwatering options for every lifestyle and diet, The Young Forever Cookbook is your guide to maintaining a healthy life - and creating a healthier future.
The Youngest One in the Room
by Dayna AdelmanWhat does Forrest Gump have in common with each of us? A life of unplanned yet meaningful escapades.At least, that is what Dayna Adelman believes. In her literary debut, Dayna takes you on a behind-the-scenes journey through the first decade of her career—as the youngest one in the [board] room. She showers us with personal anecdotes and adventures as she distills her lessons learned along the way—all while living Gump&’s mantra: &“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you&’re gonna get.&” We first meet Dayna as a twenty-something straight out of college—in the waning days of the global financial crisis, and the book comes to a conclusion when she is a thirty-something—during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dayna regales her readers while meandering through a significantly defining decade—from the entry-level days at a New York City-based communications consultancy through her rise as a corporate affairs professional at a multinational corporation. Whether you are just entering the workforce, in a place of professional transition, or looking to understand the past to define the future, Dayna&’s human approach to sharing her lessons inside and outside the boardroom—while revealing both the joy and pain of the self-discovery process along the way—will resonate with you. Be forewarned: this book does not contain a magic list of what you &“should do&” to achieve success. Rather, this is one young professional&’s personal account shared in the hope that readers will feel inspired to continue seeking their own fulfilling adventures.
The Zebra Code: A Step-By-Step Guide to Mastering Career Skills That Make You a Standout Professional
by Andrew LaCivitaAchieve remarkable growth and fulfillment through The Zebra Code—a transformative roadmap of skills, lessons, and actionable wisdom designed to keep you on a path of constant career advancement.Have you ever found yourself lost in the maze of professional growth? Have you ever felt stuck, unsure of which skills to prioritize or how to chart your career path effectively? These are common challenges many people face and result in unrealized potential and missed opportunities.The Zebra Code is your answer. In a post-academic world, where traditional guidance is scarce and you&’re left to figure it out on our own, this book becomes your experienced mentor. The Zebra Code offers a structured syllabus of the most impactful, professional skills and sequenced lessons to help navigate the intricacies of career development. No more wandering aimlessly only to blend in with the herd. Now, you can craft and implement your own personalized, effective, strategic, career growth plan to stand out and get ahead.Imagine a future where your career aligns perfectly with your abilities—where you consistently achieve success and satisfaction. It's within your grasp, and it starts with The Zebra Code!
The Zen Mindfulness Workbook: Practices and Meditations to Reduce Stress and Find Inner Peace
by Ingrid Yang MDCultivate calm through Zen mindfulness It's all too easy to walk through the world preoccupied by our endless thoughts. But that can get in the way of living in the moment and truly experiencing all that life has to offer. This workbook shows you how to quiet your mind and release worry. It examines mindfulness through the lens of Zen teachings and provides exercises that leave you feeling calm, present, and open to possibility. Learn about Zen—Explore the basic tenets of Zen Buddhism, how they can help you let go, and how they enable you to connect with yourself. Take a deep dive into mindfulness—Understand the Seven Pillars of mindfulness, how to achieve a mindful state, and the positive effects of mindfulness, such as better focus and lower blood pressure. Develop your practice—Create your own Zen-based mindfulness practice with a wide range of guided meditations, practical exercises, and inspiring affirmations. Start living mindfully and alleviate anxiety with this comprehensive Zen mindfulness workbook.
The Zen Path Through Depression
by Philip MartinPhilip Martin’s The Zen Path Through Depression is a compassionate and spiritual approach to rediscovering joy.Using easy-to-follow techniques and practical advice, Philip Martin shows you how to ease depression through the spiritual practice of Zen. His lessons, full of gentle guidance and sensitivity, are a product of his experiences in using Zen practices and wisdom to alleviate his own depression.Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of depression and recommends a meditation or reflection. With these tools, coping with depression becomes a way to mend the spirit while enriching the soul.“Martin has written a wise, compassionate, and nurturing guide through the self-oppression of depression.” —Harold H. Bloomfield, M.D., bestselling author of How to Heal Depression“A wonderful, strong breath directly into the heart. Martin lays a very healing foundation for addressing suffering with love and awareness. For those lost in unhappiness, The Zen Path Through Depression offers the possibility of joy. Happiness comes from getting what you want, joy from being who you truly are.” —Stephen Levine, bestselling author of Unattended Sorrow: Recovering from Loss and Reviving the Heart“Martin offers clear-eyed Zen medicine for those afflicted with depression and for everyone who seeks to use their fluctuating mental states to see more clearly. His exercises are particularly helpful in avoiding the pitfalls of obsessive or stagnant practice.” —Sensei Pat Enkyo O’Hara, Village Zendo, New York
The Zen Way of Recovery: An Illuminated Path Out of the Darkness of Addiction
by Laura BurgesAn accessible, compassionate guide to Buddhist principles and practices that can help support recovery from addictions and addictive behaviors—written by an experienced lay teacher with long-term recovery.For anyone struggling with addiction, Buddhism offers powerful, grounding wisdom and tools to help support recovery. In The Zen Way of Recovery, Laura Burges shares her experience as a dedicated Zen practitioner who came to terms with her own addiction to alcohol and found support for her recovery. Through the lens of Buddhist teachings, Burges offers tools and practices which, together with the help of recovery programs, can offer a road to sobriety. Burges is an experienced and compassionate guide, and her message is resonant for people with any type of addictive behavior—and for people who aren&’t necessarily familiar with Buddhism. Her teachings are drawn from the Buddha's life and teachings (specifically the Eight Awarenesses of the Awakened Being and the Six Paramitas), and the wisdom of Japanese Buddhist priest Dogen Zenji, the founder of the Soto school of Zen, among others. Burges emphasizes the importance of being in an active recovery program, and the teachings and practices she offers in each chapter—including reflections, journaling prompts, meditations, instructions for setting up and altar and zazen—are both a perfect adjunct and powerful reinforcement. Examples of reflections and journaling prompts include: Do you still hear the critical, contemptuous, sarcastic voice of a parent or partner in your own head?Do you sometimes hear yourself mirroring this negative voice with others?What were the models of relationship that you grew up with?What are ways that you can cultivate more patience?Check in with yourself to see if tiredness, hunger, loneliness, or anger is affecting your thinking in the moment.
The Zen of Business: Ancient Wisdom to Help Modern Leaders Lead with Intention, Clarity, and Purpose
by Keith Edward Roberts IIIDiscover your perfect balance with a combination of ancient Eastern wisdom and timeless business advice In The Zen of Business: Ancient Wisdom to Help Modern Leaders Lead with Intention, Clarity, and Purpose, transformational speaker and leadership expert Keith Roberts delivers an exhilarating guide to personal growth and professional success that incorporates ancient Buddhist wisdom, including the principles of karma, the Eightfold Path, and other Eastern philosophy mainstays. You'll learn how you can apply this timeless guidance to modern business to increase your profit and impact. Beginning with the concept of Ikigai, a Japanese term that means “a reason for being,” the book moves you through guided exercises and reflective practices that lead you on a journey to uncover your own life's purpose and vision. Inside the book: A collection of Zen tools and techniques you can apply to your business and personal life Strategies to cultivate mindfulness, enhance focus, and promote ethical decision-making A combination of proven, ancient practices with established business techniques Perfect for managers, executives, and other business leaders, The Zen of Business is also a can't-miss resource for entrepreneurs, founders, freelancers, and small business owners seeking balance, success, and happiness in business and in life.
The Zen of Creativity
by John Daido LooriFor many of us, the return of Zen conjures up images of rock gardens and gently flowing waterfalls. We think of mindfulness and meditation, immersion in a state of being where meaning is found through simplicity. Zen lore has been absorbed by Western practitioners and pop culture alike, yet there is a specific area of this ancient tradition that hasn't been fully explored in the West. Now, in The Zen of Creativity, American Zen master John Daido Loori presents a book that taps the principles of the Zen arts and aesthetic as a means to unlock creativity and find freedom in the various dimensions of our existence. Loori dissolves the barriers between art and spirituality, opening up the possibility of meeting life with spontaneity, grace, and peace.Zen Buddhism is steeped in the arts. In spiritual ways, calligraphy, poetry, painting, the tea ceremony, and flower arranging can point us toward our essential, boundless nature. Brilliantly interpreting the teachings of the artless arts, Loori illuminates various elements that awaken our creativity, among them still point, the center of each moment that focuses on the tranquility within; simplicity, in which the creative process is uncluttered and unlimited, like a cloudless sky; spontaneity, a way to navigate through life without preconceptions, with a freshness in which everything becomes new; mystery, a sense of trust in the unknown; creative feedback, the systematic use of an audience to receive noncritical input about our art; art koans, exercises based on paradoxical questions that can be resolved only through artistic expression. Loori shows how these elements interpenetrate and function not only in art, but in all our endeavors.Beautifully illustrated and punctuated with poems and reflections from Loori's own spiritual journey, The Zen of Creativity presents a multilayered, bottomless source of insight into our creativity. Appealing equally to spiritual seekers, artists, and veteran Buddhist practitioners, this book is perfect for those wishing to discover new means of self-awareness and expression--and to restore equanimity and freedom amid the vicissitudes of our lives.From the Hardcover edition.
The Zen of Flyfishing
by Peter KaminskyA celebration of the beauty and grace of flyfishing through lyrical essays and spectacular photography. Here is a beautifully written meditation on the art, grace, and style of fly fishing, presented in a photo-driven package that&’s the perfect gift for every angler. Gorgeous visuals of the world&’s top flyfishing people, places, and things (from the spring creeks of Montana to the ocean flats of the Bahamas) are interspersed with quotes from the greats and more than 20 short, lyrical essays by Peter Kaminsky, a world-renowned and award-winning flyfishing author. With enchanting sections on the art of casting, fly selection, and the life lessons we learn on the water, readers will feel all the Zen, calm—and excitement—of when a cast summons forth a strike.