Tibetan Yoga offers accessible instructions for performing the ancient yogic techniques of Tibet's Bon religion. This is Tibetan yoga, or trul khor, a deeply authentic yogic practice.

Drawing on thirty years of training with Bon's most senior masters as well as advanced academic study, Dr. Alejandro Chaoul offers expert guidance on practices that were first developed by Bon masters over a millennia ago, framing them according to the needs of contemporary yoga practitioners and meditators.

No matter their level of experience, dedicated practitioners of Tibetan yoga will discover their ability to clear away obstacles and give rise to meditative states of mind. In Tibetan Yoga, you'll learn what it means to practice for the benefit of all beings and to experience your body as a mandala, from center to periphery. These movements help you live in a more interconnected mind-breath-body experience, with benefits including better focus, stress reduction, the elimination of intrusive thoughts, better sleep, and general well-being.

Tibetan Yoga: Magical Movements of Body, Breath, and Mind, Alejandro Chaoul Wisdom, Publications, Paperback, 211 pp, $18.95

Dr. Alejandro Chaoul is a senior teacher at The 3 Doors, an international organization founded by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche with the goal of transforming lives through meditation. He has studied Tibetan yoga for thirty years with the Bon tradition�s greatest masters, including the late H. H. Lungtok Tenpai Nyima, Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak, and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, having trained in Triten Norbutse Monastery in Nepal and Menri Monastery in India. He completed the seven-year training at Ligmincha International and received his PhD in Tibetan Religions from Rice University. Dr. Chaoul is the founding director of the Mind, Body, Spirit Institute at The Jung Center of Houston. He is the author of Chod Practice in the Bon Tradition and Tibetan Yoga for Health and Well-Being.

CONTENTS: Tibetan Yoga
Foreword by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche		xi
Preface: A City Yogi		xiii
Acknowledgments		xix
1. An Introduction to Magical Movement		1
A Hidden Tradition		1
Why Practice Tibetan Yoga?		2
How the Magic Works		4
	The Body-Breath-Mind Triad	4
	Clearing Away Obstacles	6
	Abiding in the Natural State of Mind	8
Making Magic Together		10
Moving Forward		12
2. How the Magic Works		15
Preparing for Magic: Channels, Winds, and Magical Movement		15
Foundational Magical Movements		17
	Purification of the Head	19
	About Breathing, Shaking, and Concluding with Ha and Phat	20
	Purification of the Legs	22
	Purification of the Arms	22
	Purification of the Upper Torso	23
	Purification of the Lower Body	23
	Benefits of the Foundational Magical Movements	24
Root Magical Movements		25
	Striking the Athlete's Hammer to Overcome Anger	27
	The Skylight of Primordial Wisdom to Overcome Delusion	27
	Rolling the Four Limbs like Wheels to Overcome Pride	27
	Loosening the Corner of the Braided Knot to Overcome Attachment	28
	Waving the Silk Tassel Upward to Overcome Jealousy	28
	The Stance of a Tigress's Leap to Overcome Drowsiness and Agitation	29
	The Benefits of the Principal Root Magical Movements	29
	The Benefit of Striking the Athlete's Hammer to Overcome Anger	30
	The Benefit of the skylight of Primordial Wisdom to Overcome Delusion	31
	The Benefit of Loosening the Corner of the Braided Knot to Overcome Attachment	32
	The Benefit of Waving the Silk Tassel Upward to Overcome Jealousy	33
	The Benefit of The Stance of a Tigress's Leap to Overcome Drowsiness and Agitation	33
Root Magical Movement Set That Clears Away Obstacles		35
	Duck Drinking Water	360
	Wild Yak Butting Sideways	37
	Female Donkey Lying Down to Sleep	38
	Kestrel Hovering in the Wind	38
	Rolling Up the Limits of the Four Continents	39
	Extending the Limits of the Four Continents	39
	The Benefits of the Root Magical Movement Set That Clears Away Obstacles	40
Branch Magical Movement Cycle		42
	Natural Descent of the Four Elements	43
	Peacock Drinking Water	44
	Collecting the Four Stalks	44
	Rolling the Four Upper and Lower Limbs	45
	Rolling the Four Braided Knots	45
	Benefits of the Branch Magical Movement Cycle	46
Branch Magical Movement Set That Clears Away Obstacles		47
	Great Garuda Flapping Its Wings	47
	Peacock Shaking Off Water	47
	Collecting the Four Limbs and Clearing Away Limitations	48
	Antelope Galloping Sideways	48
	Deer Shaking Sideways	49
	Benefits of the Branch Magical Movement Set That Clears Away Obstacles	53
Distinctive Magical Movement Set That Clears Away Specific Obstacles		50
	Rotating and Nodding the Head	51
	Swinging the Binding Chains of the Torso	52
	Grasping like the Raven's Claws	52
	Vajra Self-Rotation of the Stomach	53
	Camel's Fighting Stance	53
	Benefits of the Distinctive Magical Movement Set That Clears Away Specific Obstacles	53
Distinctive Magical Movement Set That Clears Away Common Obstacles		54
	Shaking the Depths of the Ocean	54
	Loosening the Nine Braided Knots	55
	Disciplining and Loosening the Channels	56
	Benefits of the First Three Movements of the Distinctive Magical Movement Set That Clears Away Common Obstacles	57
	Chinese Woman Weaving Silk, Part One	59
	Chinese Woman Weaving Silk, Part Two	60
	Chinese Woman Weaving Silk, Part Three	60
	Benefits of Chinese Woman Weaving Silk	61
	Bouncing Jewel	63
	Benefits of Bouncing Jewel	63
3. Making Magic Together		65
Historical Context: The Bon Religion		65
Defining Magical Movement		67
The Body-Breath-Mind Triad		69
Importance of Orality		72
The Practice and Practical Applications of Magical Movement		74
Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen and Magical Movement		76
Magical Movement Curricula and Practice		78
4. Moving Forward		83
Magical Movement Reaches the West		83
Ligmincha Trulkhor Training Course		84
From Dharma to Medicine: Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) Applications with Cancer Patients		86
	The First Study	87
	Results	88
	Subsequent Studies	89
Looking to the Future		90
Appendix 1: Shardza's Commentary		93
Appendix 2: Shardza's Channels-and-Winds Prayer		169
Bibliography		209
About the Author		211