Relaxation or mindfulness individually, are only one side of the story.
There is a key principle of reducing unnecessary effort. It combines with the four foundations of mindfulness. This becomes a single meditative process; ‘The Mindfulness Process’, a new perspective on the traditional buddhist path of satipatthana.
Discover: the gears and orders of relaxation; why meditation improves our health; the importance of enjoyment and what tension or trauma may mean for meditation. The Mindfulness Process offers a buddhism and qigong informed model of relaxation for the first time, and reveals a radical new understanding of both mindfulness and relaxation. This is mainly a guide to the theory and principles, though it does contain some practical instruction.
Patrick Baigent has twenty years of experience in buddhism and qigong, works as a buddhist chaplain, and offers courses and workshops in the UK.
