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Explores the Buddha's own words on breathing meditation for healing, wholeness, and a deeper understanding of his teachings • Explains the complete series of steps in the Buddha's Satipatthana Sutta for refining awareness of the breath, from posture and center of gravity to extending breath awareness beyond the nostrils, lungs, and abdomen to the entire body • Shows that stillness in meditation refers only to the mind, not to the body • Reveals breath to be a direct agent of healing for chronic tensions and an agitated mind Explaining how stillness in meditation refers not to a rigid and frozen body but to a quality of mind, Will Johnson examines the Buddha's own words at the core of the Satipatthana Sutta: "As you breathe in, breathe in through the whole body; as you breathe out, breathe out through the whole body"—an instruction often overlooked in the majority of Buddhist schools. Exploring the Buddha's complete series of steps for deepening awareness of the breath, he shows how to invite natural, responsive movement back into the posture of meditation by extending breath awareness beyond the nostrils, lungs, and abdomen to the entire body—a practice that unifies the breath,

Who reads Breathing Through the Whole Body : The Buddha's Instructions on Integrating Mind, Body, and Breath?

Author

Johnson, Will

Publisher

Inner Traditions Bear & Company

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781594777103

Category

health

Subjects

Health & Fitness, Body Mind & Spirit, Religion

Rating

4.05 / 5 (30 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14