| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 283 pages) |
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SUNY series in transpersonal and humanistic psychology |
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SUNY series in transpersonal and humanistic psychology.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Eastern Breathing Practices -- 1. Ancient and Modern Yoga: A Science of Breath, Healing, and Enlightenment / Sharon G. Mijares -- 2. Tibetan Buddhism and the Breath / Michael Essex / Timothy Laporte / Drupon Samten Rinpoche -- 3. Breath of the Tao and the Tao of Breathing / Benjamin R. Tong -- 4. Breathing Respect: Breath and the Martial Way of Aikido / Darrell Bluhm -- pt. II Western Breathing Practices -- 5. Character Armoring: A Wall Between Oneself and the World / Vincentia Schroeter -- 6. Birth, Rebirthing, and Learning to Breathe / Michael Sky -- 7. Healing Potential of Holotropic Breathwork / Stanislav Grof / Kylea Taylor -- 8. Freediving: Learning Not to Breathe / Orion Garland -- 9. Buteyko: A Method for Healing with the Breath / Russell Stark / Jennifer Stark -- 10. Breathexperience: A Somatic Science and Art of Living / Juerg Roffler / Ilse Middendorf -- pt. III Middle Eastern Breathing Practices -- 11. Jewish Mysticism: Kabbalah and the Breath / Sheldon Z. Kramer / Maura Richmond -- 12. Holy Breath: Breath in the Cosmology and Spiritual Practice of the Aramaic Jesus / Neil Douglas-Klotz -- 13. Divine Vibration in the Breath -- A Song of Life / Sonia Gilbert -- pt. IV Further Explorations of the Healing Power of the Breath -- 14. Natural Breath: A Dialogue between Western Somatic and Eastern Spiritual Approaches to the / Body Awareness of Breathing / Neil Douglas-Klotz -- 15. Be Wary When You Breathe: Respecting Its Wisdom, Power, and Beauty / Sharon G. Mijares -- 16. Children Learning to Breathe: An Education for Our Future / Ken Friedman -- 17. Breathing for a Better World: Final Thoughts on the Healing Power of the Breath / Puran Bair -- Final Words / Sharon G. Mijares |
| Summary |
"In this book, Stanislav Grof, Neil Douglas-Klotz, Sharon G. Mijares, Sonia Gilbert, Sheldon Kramer, Ilse Middendorf, Michael Sky, Puran Bair, and other well-known experts and international workshop leaders take up a wide range of Western, Eastern, and Middle Eastern breathing practices, describing the historical development of these techniques and philosophies, and providing examples of modern practices, stories of healing, and specific exercises for application."--Page 4 of cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Breathing exercises.
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Respiration -- Religious aspects.
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Mind and body.
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Healing.
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Breathing Exercises
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Recovery of Function
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MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Healthy Living.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
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Breathing exercises
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Healing
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Mind and body
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Respiration -- Religious aspects
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Public Health - General.
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Public Health.
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Health & Biological Sciences.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mijares, Sharon G. (Sharon Grace), 1942-
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| LC no. |
2009005311 |
| ISBN |
9781441632128 |
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1441632123 |
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