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Zusatztext "For the last five years! I have invited Gurucharan to teach breathwalking to several thousand of my students from forty-five foreign countries around the world. The techniques and practice of breathwalking create vitality and an alternative to traditional forms of exercise that can result in profound health through oxygenation to the body. It's part of my regimen and I recommend it wholeheartedly!" --Anthony Robbins! author of Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power Informationen zum Autor Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, Ph.D., is an expert in the mind, a yogi, psychotherapist, teacher, and writer. He is president of a business consulting firm, Khalsa Consultants, Inc., and has taught kundalini yoga with Yogi Bhajan for over thirty years. He lives in Millis, Massachusetts. Yogi Bhajan, Ph.D., is a Master of kundalini and tantric yoga. He is the spiritual leader of the Sikh religion in the Western Hemisphere. He inspired the creation of the family of Golden Temple natural products, including Yogi Tea and Peace Cereals. He lives in Espanola, New Mexico. Klappentext Breathing and walking comprise two of our simplest activities, yet they are also two of our most powerful actions. By bringing them together in a systematic and meditative way, we can enhance our physical, emotional, and spiritual fitness. We can tap our vitality to fully enjoy and excel in our lives. With a series of easy to follow, transformational exercises that combine breathing and walking in very specific ways for specific benefits, Breathwalk teaches us: • how to alleviate exhaustion, anxiety, sadness, and other problems • to heal physical, mental, and spiritual conflict in our lives • to enter a zone of total fitness within our own bodies and minds In this simple program that anyone can follow, two of the world's leading experts in meditation and kundalini yoga reveal the power and flexibility of this technique for the first time. Centuries old traditions come together with modern scientific research in an effective and enjoyable holistic way to exercise. This practical, insightful guide is a breath of fresh air that can change your life for the better every time you take a step. Improving Energy, Mood, Mind, and Connectedness Breathwalk programs can vitalize your body, mind, and spirit. That special vitality you get from a Breathwalk gives you four main benefits--increased energy levels, mood control, refined mental quality, and feelings of connectedness. Those benefits are like states in America. Each state has its own character, culture, and ways of behaving. Each benefit has its own characteristics and behaviors. Think about it: to really enjoy a visit to a state, you need to look a little more closely at the travel guide in order to see the cities and the special features in the environment that you want to experience. Consider this chapter a closer look at the territory of each benefit. We will identify certain noteworthy features of its terrain, giving you the information you need to design an exploration that will give you the kind of experience you want. Part of the beauty of Breathwalk is that it gives you a wide spectrum of choices. It is rich with variety, even though its foundation, walking and breathing, is simple. Once you know which pattern of exercise and breathing to do, you can target specific shifts in your energy levels, your mood, and your awareness and achieve amazing results. In this chapter we will take you through each of the types of Breathwalk benefits. You might be pleasantly surprised to find so many choices within each benefit. After all, Breathwalk is not just exercise. It is exercise plus a meditative mind. Add to that specific patterns of breath and you can design your walking experience with as much nuance as you like. A Breathwalk can be divided into five steps that flow from one to the other i...
