The Tibetan Yoga of Breath Breathing Practices for Healing the Body and Cultivating Wisdom

by Rinpoche, Anyen; Zangmo, Allison Choying

• ISBN13: 9781611800883
• ISBN10: 1611800889
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-11-12
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

Heal the body, quiet the mind, and find emotional balance with simple practices from Yantra Yoga
 
Modern science and classic spiritual traditions agree: regulating the breath leads to radiance and wellness of body, mind, and spirit. With the simple teachings and cutting-edge research offered in The Tibetan Yoga of Breath, you can start thriving just by integrating breathwork into your daily practice.

Basic Yantra Yoga techniques—also called wind energy training—are the key to achieving this kind of vitality, down to the cellular level. Anyen Rinpoche and Allison Choying Zangmo skillfully examine the teachings of Yantra Yoga and Buddhism through the lens of Western medical science. Their wise and accessible instruction reveals practices that are nourishing and transformative, delivering dramatic results—no experience with yoga or Buddhist meditation necessary.

Author Biography

ANYEN RINPOCHE is a tulku from Tibet of the Nyingma (Longchen Nyingthig) tradition. He lives primarily in Denver, Colorado, where he founded Orgyen Khamdroling Center with a shedra (college) for Westerners. He is the author of The Union of Dzogchen and Bodhichitta, Dying with Confidence, Journey to Certainty, and Momentary Buddhahood.

ALLISON CHOYING ZANGMO is Anyen Rinpoche's personal translator and a longtime student of both Rinpoche and his root lama, Kyabje Tsara Dharmakirti. She has either translated or collaborated with Rinpoche on all of his books. She lives in Denver, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
Part I: Why Practice Breath Yoga?
Chapter 1: Breath Is Life: The Physical and Elemental Workings of the Breath
Chapter 2: Working with Breath and the Neurotic Mind
Chapter 3: Connecting the Breath to Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
Part II: How to Practice Breath Yoga
Chapter 4: Basic Wind Energy Techniques
Chapter 5: Meditating on Impermanence with Breath Awareness
Chapter 6: Unlocking Old Patterns through Wind Energy Training
Chapter 7: Facing Difficult Situations with Wind Energy Training
Conclusion: Breath Is Wisdom