What does it mean to awaken through the living body?

In this essential guidebook, Will Johnson shows how meditation, too often misunderstood as a mental practice, can be immeasurably enriched through an embodied approach. The Posture of Meditation features a range of simple practices based on the principles of alignment, relaxation, and resilience. This classic book---now with a new section detailing the transformative power of the path of somatic meditation--has helped thousands of people to begin their meditation practice, to refine it, and to experience depths they never thought possible.

Posture of Meditation: A Practical Guide for Meditators of all Traditions, Will Johnson, Shambala, 176 pages, $15.95

Will Johnson is a certified bodyworker and director of the Institute for Embodiment Training. He is the author of more than a dozen books and lives with his wife in Delicias, Costa Rica, where they run the Hollow Bamboo Retreat Centre.