The Secret Art of Boabom: Awakening Inner Power Through Defense-Meditation from Ancient Tibet [Paperback]

Asanaro (Author), Joice Buccarey (Translator), Benjamin B. Kelley (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 2006

The success of The Secret Art of Seamm Jasani by Asanaro surprised many who wondered whether a little-known Tibetan movement system would be able to compete with yoga, Spinning classes, and tai chi. After several printings and thousands of Seamm Jasani converts, the secret is out. Seamm Jasani schools have cropped up across the country, thanks to the popularity of Asanaro's book, and more people than ever are discovering Seamm Jasani. For students eager to continue learning about ancient Tibetan body movement arts, or for anyone curious about cutting-edge strength and spiritual training, The Secret Art of Boabom is a must read.

A cross between martial arts and yoga, Boabom is an ancient system of relaxation, meditation, breathing, and defense originating in pre-Buddhist Tibet. The movements contained within the collective "Arts" of Boabom are designed to develop vitality and internal energy, as well as mind and body balance, which are achieved through movements of defense, self-healing, relaxation, and meditation. Boabom provides quick relief from stress, and improves focus and confidence, as well as physical condition and mental well-being.

The Secret Art of Boabom includes detailed descriptions and more than three hundred instructional drawings of Boabom movements, as well as information about its positive effects. But The Secret Art of Boabom is more than just a how-to book. Combining the thrill of adventure nonfiction, the depth of history, and the profundity of philosophy along with the practicality of a guidebook, Asanaro offers this companion to those eager to explore the secrets of ancient Tibet in order to improve their health and well-being.

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About the Author

Asanaro has dedicated more than twenty years to the study and teaching of alternative arts and philosophy originating in pre-Buddhist Tibet, especially with regard to meditation through the union of body and mind. He has taught around the world, and has developed schools in South America, Europe, and the United States. He lives in Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Tarcher (October 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585425214
• ISBN-13: 978-1585425211
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #731,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

For over twenty-five years Asanaro has devoted his life to the study and teaching of the Boabom Arts, an alternative healing system original from pre-Buddhist Tibet. These Arts are transmitted as a range of sciences that study relaxation, defense, meditation, and philosophy. In recent years he has developed and formalized these subjects through Seamm-Jasani and Boabom.

Over this period he has taught, lectured on, and given forums concerning these systems throughout South America, Europe, Asia and the United States. Through his practice he has been instrumental in founding many different centers and associations that serve to stimulate interest in, and to advance the understanding of, these Arts and Techniques for alternative medicine.

His first book was "The Secret Art Seamm-Jasani". This first book has been translated and published into seven languages.

Asanaro is currently sponsoring the Tibetan Altruism Association, an organization, based in Lhasa, with the goal of fighting poverty through improving education and health services in Tibet.

He currently resides in the USA.

Asanaro's website: www.asanaro.com

Follow Asanaro on Twitter: http://twitter.com/asanaro

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74 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really good book-highly recommended., January 18, 2007

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gio (nebraska, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Secret Art of Boabom: Awakening Inner Power Through Defense-Meditation from Ancient Tibet (Paperback)

Picked this book after a friend of mine kept on incessantly talking about it. A few pages on it and I realized why he liked it so much: the book starts with a nice story that introduces one in the 'lost teachings of this Art' in a simple yet very straight-forward way.

I kept on reading. I started liking it more and more.

Then you have the second section, which explains and clears how to work with this book, how to follow the chart in time (a very useful chart, I must add!!!). A very concise section, that explained all I would have asked a teacher.

I continued reading, and started doing the exercises.

The exercises themselves are simple and easy to follow. Nothing I couldn't follow (I have to say that my friend didn't have any problems himself following them either). The drawings are very good, and even though the author says he drew all of them himself, they have that 'je ne sais quoi'... they go with the book!

The book finishes explaining how the Boabom Schools work and with a scientific study. Also, and I think the author did the same in his previous book, there are comments from real students, people like me and my friend that take the classes or read the book and continue doing the exercises. Real people.

I will not debate on whether these teachings are ten billion years old or a modern creation: they work, and that is what matters. They make me feel great, renewed and refreshed, and they clear my mind of the habitual problems I worry about: work, money, daily stress, bills, being a 'professional procrastinator' and... well... my daily life.

Very good book. Especially considering that it is a book that tries to teach exercises, breathing techniques and coordinations, which is already hard with a teacher in front of you. I have to add that the author managed to do it flawlessly!

Everyone should read it.

38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Secret Art of Boabom's impact upon my life., December 5, 2006

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I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. I am constantly re-reading sections to better understand the Art and its meaning.

I am particularly impressed by the book's structure using a story to capture the reader's interest before delving into the technical aspects of the ART.

This book and the Art have had a profound impact upon me. I was in near constant pain when I started studying Boabom over 5 years ago. I am now able to participate in sports without pain. My outlook on life has changed I now look at the glass as half full rather than half empty.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly engaging book... a great read and a helpful study tool, September 13, 2007

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Jen (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Secret Art of Boabom: Awakening Inner Power Through Defense-Meditation from Ancient Tibet (Paperback)

As a person studying Boabom and Seamm-Jasani (or Gentle Boabom) at the Boston School of Boabom, I have found this book to be one that I return to often for many reasons.

The book is engaging, entertaining and helpful. The story that the reader follows is filled with interesting and thought-provoking ideas to ponder. The story, which took hold of my imagination with it's very first sentence (try the Search Inside feature to get a taste of this), is both easy to follow, while at the same time somewhat mysterious. I feel compelled to re-read parts or all of it often.

As one begins to delve into the part of the book covering the physical movements of the art, there are many helpful tips to aid the reader in learning the movements. These movements are the tip of the iceberg, really, but are covered in great detail, allowing for a very good foundation with the Art. As the student advances through the movements, once again, it's always helpful to re-read and study the finer details.

After studying Boabom for a number of years now, I still find myself going to this book, along with Asanaro's other book, to polish and study the details and finer aspects of this Art.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to try a system of movement that is unique, always interesting and thoroughly invigorating. There is not enough space in this review for me to get into the health benefits I have experienced from studying the Arts. As well, it would be hard to describe in so few words the general overall positive shift in attitude that has come along with this. I am grateful for the discovery of these Arts, and am very happy that these books are available so that others far and wide may benefit from studying the Art as well.