Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga

图书标准信息

• 作者 Rolf Gates 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 2002-12
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780385721547
• 定价 134.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 12开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 448页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ANANCHORBOOKSORIGINAL

AsmoreandmorepeopleintheWestpursueyogainitsvariousforms,whetherattraditionalcenters,inthehigh-poweredatmosphereofsportsclubs,orontheirown,theybegintorealizethatfarfrombeingjustanotherexerciseroutine,yogaisadisciplineofthebodyandthemind.

The365meditationsincluidedinthisbookofferawaytointegratethemindfulnessthatyogateachesintoeverydaylife.Whetherusedinthemorningtosetthetonefortheday,duringyogaexerciseitself,orattheendoftheday,duringeveningreflection,MeditationsfromtheMatwillsupportandenhanceanyone’syogajourney.

【作者简介】

BorninManhattan,RolfGatesgrewupintheBostonareaandattendedAmericanUniversityinWashington,D.C.In1987hereceivedadegreeinAmericanhistoryandhiscommissionintheU.S.ArmyInfantryfromGeorgetownUniversity.AsamilitaryofficehebecameanAirborneRangerandservedwithU.S.forcesinGermany.Sincethenhehasworkedasanemergencymedicaltechnicianandanaddictionscounselor,specializinginadolescentsinresidentialprograms.In1997hebecamecertifiedtoteachKripaluyoga.GatesdirectedtheBaptistePowerYogaStudioinCambridgeforthreeyearsandnowco-ownsanddirectsBaptistePowerYoga,TheBostonStudio,inBoston,MA.InadditiontohisweeklyteachingscheduleheisresponsibleforthesupervisionandprofessionaldevelopmentoftheteachingstaffoftheBostonandCambridgestudios.HeappearsregularlymodelingyogaposesinNaturalHealthmagazineandhasconductedworkshopsthroughouttheUnitedStatesandabroad.In2002,hewasnamed“BestYogaTeacher”byBostonMagazine.HelivesinBostonwithhiswife,yogateacherMariamGates.

KatrinaKenisonhasbeentheannualeditorofTheBestAmericanShortStoriessince1990.In1999shewascoeditor,withJohnUpdike,ofthenationalbest-sellerTheBestAmericanShortStoriesoftheCentury.ShecoeditedtheanthologyMothers:TwentyStoriesofContemporaryMotherhoodandistheauthorofMittenStringsforGod:ReflectionsforMothersinaHurry.HeressaysandarticleshaveappearedinO,TheOprahMagazine,whereshehasbeenacontributingeditor,andinRedbook,Ladies’HomeJournal,FamilyCircle,andFamilyLife.KenisonlivesoutsideBostonwithherhusband,StevenLewersandtheirtwosons.ShebeganpracticingyogawithRolfGatesin2000.