A senior Buddhist teacher offers six fundamental body-based meditation practices that show the reader that enlightenment is as close to you as your own body.
DR. REGINALD "REGGIE" RAY is the co-founder and Spiritual Director of the Dharma Ocean Foundation, dedicated to the evolution and flowering of the somatic teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. He is a lineage holder in the tradition of Ch gyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Reggie is the author of several books-including Indestructible Truth and Secrets of the Vajra World-as well as and audio programs likeMahamudra for the Modern World. He makes his residence in Crestone and Boulder, Colorado.
“Reggie Ray makes accessible some of the deepest Buddhist teachings
through connection with the sensing, living body. This book will be
a companion and practical guide to all those interested in
discovering the wisdom of the body, whether beginners or longtime
meditators.”—Peter A Levine, PhD, author of Waking the Tiger
“A powerful book that brings the body fully into awakening.”—Roshi
Joan Halifax, Abbot, Upaya Zen Center
“Reggie Ray’s decades of practice, study, and teaching shine
through The Awakening Body. For those drawn to somatic
practice, this is an essential guide. The re-contextualization of
ancient and deep understandings makes them highly accessible for
the modern practitioner. Reggie has become so familiar with
these esoteric practices that he can explain them quite simply,
revealing their true purpose for all who wish to engage
them.”—Sharon Salzberg
“The Awakening Body is a vital resource for practitioners of all
movement disciplines to plumb the depths of their somatic interior.
I think this book will be a tremendous resource for those wanting
to yoke to their innermost breath and pulse in order to become
clear sentient beings, wide awake in the world.”—Tias Little,
author of Yoga of the Subtle Body
“The Awakening Body is an unusual book. It offers detailed somatic
practices (meant to be accompanied by guided meditations offered
online) for awakening to the vastness within—beyond thinking and
conceptualization. As a Zen practitioner, much of this sounds
familiar to me, but this practice is clearer and more detailed than
typical suggestions offered in Zen. Reggie Ray has spent a lifetime
working on somatic techniques, both in and out of Vajrayana
Buddhism, and has distilled what he has learned into a concrete
methodology. This book is of interest to those who would want to
devote themselves to its practice—as well as those seeking
illumination for their own meditation.—Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Zen
priest and poet, co-author of What Is Zen?: Plain Talk for a
Beginner’s Mind
“Reginald Ray is illuminating an essential point for our happiness,
healing, and transformation in this priceless book. He clearly and
profoundly shows us the importance of the spirituality of the body
and how to practice in a way that can be integrated into everyday
life. This is an eloquent expression of his work that has already
helped many people.”—Anam Thubten, author of Embracing Each Moment
and No Self, No Problem
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