Balance of Body Balance of Mind: A Rolfer's Vision of Buddhist Practive in the West

Ancient Buddhist meditations and modern Western somatic therapy are united by their healing capabilities in this fascinating book. Both philosophies recognize that a structurally balanced human body is the key to a mentally and emotionally balanced human mind. The beautiful simplicity of the healing techniques and explanations detailed within will ensure that you attain the spiritual and physical balance needed to create an optimum environment through: Understanding the experience of balance; Balancing time, living in present time, and accepting change; Balancing sound, vision and the components of reality; Balancing your heart and breath; Balancing "luminous vision" and the "luminous world"; Understanding suffering and its causes.