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OverviewTHE GREAT STILLNESS is Volume 2 in The Water Method of Taoist Mediation series. The big challenge in the preparatory phase of Taoist meditation is learning to concentrate on what you are doing for an extended time without becoming distracted. One of the best ways to achieve relaxed concentration is through Taoist breathing exercises. These form the building blocks of the Taoist internal martial arts, yoga, meditation and chi gung. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bruce FrantzisPublisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S. Imprint: North Atlantic Books,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781556434082ISBN 10: 1556434081 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 13 August 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Inactive Availability: Awaiting stock Table of ContentsReviewsBruce Frantzis' insight into the heart of these ancient meditation techniques can make the understanding of these precious teachings easily accessible to the mind of the Western seeker. <br>--Namkhai Norbu, Tibetan Dzogchen Master and retired professor, Oriental Institute of the University of Naples, Italy; author of The Crystal and The Way of Light <br> Bruce Frantzis' style of teaching demystifies ancient Chinese Taoist arts that have rarely, if ever, been taught in the West. <br>--Elizabeth Whitney, Yoga Journal <br> Frantzis has spent most of his life studying various martial arts, meditation, and traditional Eastern healing systems. His fluency in Chinese and Japanese has allowed him to pursue these arts to an unprecedented depth for a Westerner. <br>--Clarence Lu, contributing writer, Inside Kung Fu <br> The dissolving process described in this book gives practitioners an immediate tool for altering patterns of being that contribute to their suffering. That is the gift of the Water Method. <br>--Michael J. Salveson, advanced instructor, past president, Rolf Institute Author InformationBruce Frantzis is a Lineage holder in Taoist energy arts and author of seven books including two books on TAO meditation. He studied healing, martial arts and meditation in China, Japan and India for 16 years with most renowned chi masters. Bruce has taught over 15,000 students, certified over 300 instructors worldwide and worked as a chi gung tui na doctor in Chinese clinics helping to heal over 10,000 patients. His company, Energy Arts, Inc., recently released his first complete meditation course, The TAO of Letting Go. Frantzis teaches chi gung, internal martial arts, TAO meditation and energetic-healing therapies in America and Europe. To learn more visit EnergyArts.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |