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Written without “yoga jargon,” What is the fully embodied experience of happiness, and is there any way for it to last? The book offers 24 accessible practices--meditations, simple movements, and breathing exercises--along with 22 black-and-white illustrative photos as guides along the path toward fully embodying happiness. These practices together with insight into the nature of being, will allow you to wake up and integrate the physical body, heart, and mind through the breath so that even in difficult times, compassion, equanimity, and happiness can emerge. Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor draw from their years of experience practicing and teaching yoga, meditation and the philosophical interfacing of yoga and Buddhism to explore what happiness is and to offer practical steps toward cultivating happiness as a deep, embodied expression of life. They offer insight into the nature of happiness as a basic human capacity--and illuminate how suffering, imbalanced emotion, and confusion can cast a veil over one’s ability to truly feel happy. Some of the practices included: · Focusing and calming the mind · Observing and engaging the breath as a guide · Working with difficulty and vulnerability · Keeping a tender and open heart · Building authenticity and presence · Attuning to yourself and to others · Cultivating kindness and compassion in complex times · And more ...
