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Rishi Yoga - Movement Meditation
Practices of the Himalayan Sages
Pierre Bonnasse
In this detailed guide, yoga and meditation teacher Pierre Bonnasse reveals the simple movement, breathing, and awareness techniques of the Rishi Yoga tradition, passed down through generations of yogis in the Himalayas. He shows how to integrate Rishi Yoga into daily life for discovering and recognizing the Universal Self, or Pure Awareness, and unveiling the peace and joy inherent in each of us.
A step-by-step guide to a powerful yet simple practice to make every moment an act of meditation and connect to the joy within
• Details the simple practices of Rishi Yoga: easy physical movements, done slowly and with full awareness, combined with breathing exercises, sensory perception, concentration, and meditation
• Explains how the practices work progressively to allow you to tune in to your body and cellular memory, facilitate concentration, and cultivate self-awareness
• Reveals how to integrate Rishi Yoga into daily life to make every moment an act of meditation and access the peace and joy inherent within each of us
The author begins by detailing the foundational practices of Rishi Yoga: easy physical movements, done slowly and with full awareness, combined with breathing exercises, sensory perception, and concentration. These moving-meditation exercises are physically simple enough to be performed seated, standing, or lying down and work progressively to allow you to tune in to your energetic body centers and cultivate a natural and effortless sense of self-awareness, which is the hallmark of Rishi Yoga, in every situation and at every moment. The author explores how Rishi Yoga trains us to become receptive to all levels of being--the physical body, emotional body, and subtle body--and enables access to tissue-level awareness and cellular memory. He also looks at this dynamic meditation’s rapport with traditional forms of yoga, such as Raja Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Hatha Yoga, and Yoga Nidra, and with the philosophy of nonduality, Advaita Vedanta, and modern methods of mindfulness.
The author explains how, as Rishi Yoga advances you from personal awareness to a state of universal consciousness, it also becomes more and more integrated into the ordinary activities of daily life, making every moment--from the time you wake up to the time you fall asleep--an act of meditation, active perception, undivided attention, and expanded awareness. And once the practice of Rishi Yoga has permeated all facets of your waking life, it brings the realization that true happiness or Enlightenment is neither a state nor an experience to attain or acquire; it is an ever-present reality to be recognized behind every thought, emotion, speech, and action--the “ultimate Bliss” described by the ancient Indian scriptures.
Book Praise - Reviews
“Pierre Bonnasse has obviously been inspired by the ancient rishis themselves who were committed to the enhancement of the spiritual well-being of every individual. This book is a sincere effort to help every person who is interested in attaining the highest goal of life, which is yoga or union with the supreme source of all creation.”
Vanamali , Author of Shiva and The Complete Life of Krishna
Rishi Yoga is the ideal introduction to the discipline and has a lot of in-depth information and basics for beginners to be able to learn the ropes with ease. This is an accessible, easy to follow and solid book which also helpfully features photographs and images to direct the reader in a simplifie ...more
Rishi Yoga is quite an interesting and informative book. The pictures are good and the author has clearly done a lot of research. I enjoyed this book. ...more
Love it! This book has so much helpful information on everything from breathing meditations to the psychology of yoga, with so much information packed in between. It is so easy to follow instructions as well; everything is listed in a descriptive, step-by-step format and for the more advanced yoga p ...more
As a huge fan of practicing yoga I found this book incredibly informative. For this that have a regular practice at a studio or gym, or home, will recognize many of the postures and positions. I have never added meditation to many of these, or combined some of these movements together, but it makes ...more