Tarthang Tulku

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> C’est en travaillant avec des Occidentaux que Tarthang Tulkou, lama du Tibet oriental, a pu associer la profonde compréhension de sa formation traditionnelle aux impératifs de la vie moderne (il enseigne le bouddhisme dans les universités américaines).
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Tibetan Relaxation presents Kum Nye-a holistic healing system that traces to 8th-century Tibetan texts. Kum Nye aims to free the flow of the body's energy to achieve optimum health and vitality. Brought to the West and systematized by Tarthang Tulku, the practice is a yoga-like tradition of Tibetan buddhism.

Kum Nye promotes emotiona and physical well-being through three strands of discipine:

Sitting exercises and breathing techniques help us to appreciate feeling of which we are normally unaware, thereby connecting us with the vitality of our energy centres or chakras.

Self-massage techniques and movments exercises stimulate subtle energies believed to permeate the whole being, integrating our mental and physical selves and promoting gerater self-understanding.

Stretching exercises induce a deep sense of relaxation on three levels-the physical, the mental and emotional, and the energetic or spiritual.

Tibetan Relaxation draws on all three strands to present more than 70 of the Tibetan relaxation exercises-progressing from basic breathing, self-massage and movement techniques in the first half of the book, to a selection of more advanced techniques in the second half. Suitable for all ages, these gentle exercises serve to relieve tension, heighten energy levels, improve concentration and enhance sensory awareness.

Combining more than 200 specially commissioned photographs with step-by-step instructions, Tibetan Relaxation brings the benefits of this practice into the modern Western home. It is a unique book-essential for anyone who wants to live more happily and easefully in an increasingly stressful world.

Tarthang Tulku was educated in Tibet in the Buddhist tradition and is internationally known as an innovative teacher and a visionary thinker. After ten years in India, where he taught and published rare Tibetan texts, he relocated to the USA in 1969, where he has since spent his time introducing the benefits of Buddhist philosophy to Westerners. In 1973 he founded the Nyingma Institute in Berkeley, California. Here, drawing upon his familiarity with Tibetan medical theory and healing techniques, he worked with his students to develop a unique system of deep relaxation for Westerners that harmonizes and energizes the faculties of body and mind. The Nyingma Institute continues to offer guided instruction in Tibetan relaxation techniques through classes, retreats and workshops, as well as through an audio series.

Tibetan Relaxation:

...is a unique guide to the yogic practice of Kum Nye-a life-enhancing system never before published in fully illustrated form.
...reveals the essential core of Tibetan relaxation techniques, specially developed for Western lifestyles by Tarthang Tulku.
...helps us to develop a more relaxed, positive and fulfilling approach to living and working in the modern world.
...offers practical and accessible techniques to help us reconnect with our inner energies for renewed health and vitality.
...presents more than 70 easy-to-follow exercises, from breathing techniques and sitting postures to complete body self-massages and deep stretching movements.
...is suitable for people of all ages and at all levels of fitness and flexibility.
...contains more than 200 step-by-step exercise photographs.

Contents

Inroduction
How to use this book
Chapter 1: Discovering kum nye
Kum nye in conttext: Buddhism and Tibetan medicine
The balance of kum nye
The practice of kum nye
Preparing for practice
Chapter 2: Sitting and breathing
the sitting posture
Sensation and breath
Chapter 3: Self-massage
The language of touch
Massage for the hands
Massage for the face
Massage for the head
Massage for the neck
Massage for the shoulders
Massage for the chest
Massage for the belly
Massage for the arms
Massage for the back
Massage for the legs
Massage for the hips
Massage for the feet
Chapter 4: Gentle movement
Guiding principle
Loosening up
Touching feeing
LIghtening thoughts
Revitalizing energy
Hand magic
Touching body energy
Healing body and mind
Flying
Balancing body and mind
Being and body
Calming inner energy
Touching nurturing feeling
Body of knowlege
Expanding awareness
Clear light
Touching body, mind and energy
Energizing the lower body
Inner gold
Chapter 5: Balance and integration
Body, mind and senses
Loosening up the mind
Awakening the senses
Balancing the senses
Swimming in space
Integrating body and mind
Interacting body and mind
Vitalzing energy
Loosening up the slef-image
Balancing mind and senses
Coordinating body and mind
Coordinating the wholenss of energy
Transforming emotions
Opening the heart
Increasing endurance
Embracing space
Increasing inner balance
Chapter 6: Stimulation and transfromation
Energies of life
Clearing confusion
Releasing tensioin
Feeding embodiment
Nurturing satisfaction
Building strangth and confidence
Being and energy
Transforming energy
Activating healing energy
Channelling body energy into the senses
Wholeness of joy
Touching positive feeling
Texture of joy
Heart gold thread
Expanding inner energy
Energizing body and mind
Trinity of practice: Breath, energy and awareness
The value of retreat
The Nyingma Institute
Further reading (bibliography)
Index
Acknowledgments… (meer)