Meditation in the Zone [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Shinzen Young (Author)

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Publication Date: July 1, 1996

Meditation in the Zone
By Shinzen Young

The "zone" is an altered state of consciousness – a state of perfect focus, relaxation, and peak performance that top athletes enter in their finest moments. Meditation in the Zone teaches you how to combine the power of mindfulness practice with your current exercise routine to consistently access this peak state. With instructions for four complete meditations.

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Meditation teacher Young believes that one can carry the high level of concentration gained during meditation into physical activity in order to make workouts more productive and satisfying. In the first part of this program, for which he also serves as reader, he describes the mental and physical changes that occur during both meditation and intense activity (e.g., the much-talked-about "runner's high"). Young cites anecdotal examples of athletes from various cultures who have, perhaps unknowingly, achieved instances of "mind over body" that resulted in unbelievable physical feats. In the program's second half, Young leads the listener through several meditation exercises, step-by-step. Although the author's emphasis is upon transferring meditative concentration to exercise, anyone interested in meditation can benefit from Young's expertise and thought-provoking observations. Recommended for most sports and self-help collections.?Susan McCaffrey, Sturgis Pub. Sch. Lib., Mich.
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Book Description

The "zone" is an altered state of consciousness--a state of perfect focus, relaxation, and peak performace that top athletes enter in their finest moments. Meditation in the Zone teaches listeners how to combine easy-to-earn mindfulness practices with their exercise routines so they consistently achieve this peak state.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564553922
• ISBN-13: 978-1564553928
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,310,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Books on Cassette > Health, Mind & Body > Exercise

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Beginning to Achieving Peak Performance, October 24, 2003

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This review is from: Meditation in the Zone (Audio Cassette)

Anyone who has practiced yoga and meditation will immediately recognize methods presented in this book as pranayama (breathing) and meditation techniques. Shinzen Young explains that "The Zone" is simply a meditative state and goes on to describe seemingly superhuman performances by people when in this state. The methods are best practiced while performing repetitive activities such as running, walking, cycling, but can be applied to other activities as well.

The only shortcoming is the difficulty in applying this method to game day performance in non-repetitive sports such as tennis, football, baseball, etc. This gap may be filled by referring to the book "Body, Mind, Sport" which gives more precise techniques and going to your local yoga studio for instruction in the physical and mental aspects of yoga. But buy this first. Meditation in the Zone really gives you an insight into what can be achieved.

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5.0 out of 5 stars reader, August 17, 2007

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I have been practice this about 9 months. It works for me. My health improve a lot without spend time for it. I am practice it every time I drive a car, jogging, playing racquetball and practice TKD. This method is amazing tool for athletic and someone like to live healthy.