Bodylearning [Paperback]

Ginny Whitelaw (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1998

We're all familiar with mind over matter. But what about matter over mind? What most of us don't realize is that there is a world of knowledge the mind can learn from the body. And it's just waiting to be tapped... Developed by Zen priest and former NASA scientist Ginny Whitelaw, BodyLearning teaches us how to bridge the gap between body and mind. With a personal inventory and an easy-to-follow three step plan, anyone can design a unique, individualized practice. Simple everyday activities such as sports, hobbies, and even walking can become practices. The key lies in doing these physical tasks with mindful awareness and allowing the mind and the body to work together. BodyLearning includes steps to achieve: * Total mind-body fitness * More physical and mental energy * Less conflict and stress in daily life * A sharper, more focused mind * Inner strength and confidence * Increased awareness of senses * A new feeling of unity and wholeness

Editorial Reviews

Review

BodyLearning requires a longer look, but the returns are well worth it. The author. . . presents a three-step process to synchronize mind and body. -- Walking Magazine, July/August, 1998

In her work as in her life, Ginny shows you how to find your way of practice. -- Dr.Gordon Greene Roshi, Zen Master

This book offers a much-needed bridge across the chasm between our wanting to change and our being able to make that change. -- Dr. Elizabeth Harper Neeld

Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade; 1st edition (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399524061
• ISBN-13: 978-0399524066
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,040,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Robert Lowe (Atlanta, GA United States, Author of "Improvisation, Inc.: Engaging Spontaniety to Engage People and Groups") - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bodylearning (Paperback)

Here is a book that can change your life and alter your mind forever. Ginny Whitelaw has spent a lifetime exploring the relationships between the mind, the spirit, and the body, at the deepest levels of Zen, Aikido, and biophysics. She has shared her wisdom clearly and elegantly. Dr. Whitelaw's program of mind-body awareness offers practical, step-by-step, approaches to increasing your energy, reducing stress, focusing your mind and enhancing your awareness of the world around you. You will follow an expertly guided path with physical, mental, emotional, and intellectual exercises designed to help you understand how a personal practice can provide a maximum return on your time and effort. You will uncover your own mind/body needs, develop personal alignment that can forever alter your physical and spiritual posture, and you will build and grow your own best practice that will serve you for a lifetime. The book is well written and well presented and is more than the mere expression of ideas. It is the expression of a life of training, study, meditation, and passion.