The Rock Balancer S Guide

Author : Travis Ruskus
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781786783042

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The Rock Balancer's Guide by Travis Ruskus Pdf

The first mainstream book about meditative practice rock balancing—with practical guidance on letting go of limiting beliefs and finding happiness in the present moment Rock balancing is the practice of piling up stones in natural settings, creating everything from simple towers to amazingly elaborate and apparently gravity-defying edifices. People balance rocks for fun, to challenge themselves, and to connect to nature and focus on the present moment. This is the first mainstream book about the meditative art of rock balancing, combining technical advice with spectacular color photographs of the author’s own balances, as well as guidance on approaching rock balancing as a mindfulness meditation practice. As the book guides you through the practical techniques of rock balancing, it also explains how to breathe properly, how to approach the rocks with self-belief, and how to face fear and go beyond what you had previously thought to be your limits. Finally, it discusses how to let go and destroy the balances you have created, leaving nature in a pristine state. The book includes inspirational quotes, tips and step-by-step instructions for beginner and more advanced rock balancers, meditative exercises to do while balancing, and fun challenges. A rock balance is a metaphor for whatever you are trying to achieve in life—and this practice allows you to train yourself to do more than you ever thought possible.

Author : Peter Juhl
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02
Category : Rock balancing
ISBN : 1482026341

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Center of Gravity by Peter Juhl Pdf

With this book as your guide, you can learn to build these amazing short lived sculptures wherever you find a few rocks, and a few minutes. You'll learn how the simple physics of shape, weight, and friction make it all possible. Then apply that knowledge to create balanced sculptures yourself, with six detailed lessons on various styles, from easy to challenging.

Author : Ellen Stoll Walsh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481420518

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Balancing Act by Ellen Stoll Walsh Pdf

Two mice have fun playing on a teeter-totter, but as more and larger friends join them, it becomes increasingly difficult to stay balanced.

Author : Alice Feiring
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781581575255

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The Dirty Guide to Wine: Following Flavor from Ground to Glass by Alice Feiring Pdf

Discover new favorites by tracing wine back to its roots

Author : マイケルグラブ
Publisher : Kindaibungeisha
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 4773379537

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Gravity by マイケルグラブ Pdf

Within the genre of rock balancing art, Michael Grab is a master. After he fell in love with balancing stones in 2008, the simplicity of his approach to this discipline has brought him many valuable and meaningful adventures and experiences, inspiring contemplations of detachment, beauty and patience. This first photo book features 77 works from 2012 to 2014 and these low "gravity" photos will release your stress and make you relaxed

Author : Mark Freeman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780525504511

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You Are Not a Rock by Mark Freeman Pdf

Mental health is . . . being yourself. A prescriptive and positive guide, illustrated with line drawings, making the case that mental well-being, like physical health, can be strengthened over time and with specific techniques We all want to feel less anxiety, guilt, anger and sadness. We want to obsess less and be less lonely, free ourselves from our demons, compulsive habits, and stress. But as humans (unlike rocks) we experience all of these. And paradoxically, trying to avoid and control them only makes things worse. Having struggled with serious mental illness for many years himself, Mark Freeman has become a dedicated mental-health advocate and coach. He makes the case that instead of trying to feel less and avoid pain and stress, we need to build emotional fitness, especially our capacity for strength, balance and focus. With wit, compassion, and depth of experience and anecdotes, he shows that we can recover from many mental disorders, from mild to very serious, at all ages and stages of life, and even if other methods have failed. Freeman's innovative approach makes use of a range of therapeutic techniques, mindfulness training, peer support, humor, and common sense.

Author : David B. Williams
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781594856822

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Cairns by David B. Williams Pdf

Download the first section from Cairns now. (Provide us with a little information and we'll send the free section directly to your inbox!) Praise for author David B. Williams: “Makes stones sing” --Kirkus Reviews “Williams’s lively mixture of hard science and piquant lore is sure to fire the readers’ curiosity” --Publisher’s Weekly *Part history, part folklore, part geology * Features charming black-and-white illustrations From meadow trails to airy mountaintops and wide open desert, cairns -- those seemingly random stacks of rocks -- are surprisingly rich in stories and meaning. For thousands of years cairns have been used by people to connect to the landscape and communicate with others, and are often an essential guide to travelers. Cairns, manmade rock piles can indicate a trail, mark a grave, serve as an altar or shrine, reveal property boundaries or sacred hunting grounds, and even predict astronomical activity. The Inuit have more than two dozen terms to describe cairns and their uses! In Cairns: Messengers in Stone, geologist and acclaimed nature writer David B. Williams (Stories in Stone: Travels through Urban Geology) explores the history of cairns from the moors of Scotland to the peaks of the Himalaya -- where they come from, what they mean, why they’re used, how to make cairns, and more. Cairns are so much more than a random pile of rocks, knowing how to make cairns can drastically alter the meaning of the formation. Hikers, climbers, travelers, gardeners, and nature buffs alike will delight in this quirky, captivating collection of stories about cairns.

Author : Editors of Cider Mill Press
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781646432080

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The Zen Rock Stacking KIt by Editors of Cider Mill Press Pdf

Create with Zen in mind and build a beautiful landscape all your own with The Zen Rock Stacking Kit. Learn simplicity, serenity, and balance in the art of setting stones rooted in Zen tradition. Channel positive energy and discover the therapeutic benefits of Zen rock stacking. You will alleviate stress and nurture your creativity with your own unique cairns. This kit includes 1 Zen garden tray, 5 rocks, 1 bamboo rack, 1 bag of sand, and a 48-page booklet exploring the history of Zen. Bring tranquility and balance to all settings, from your desk to your nightstand, and create a meditative space wherever you are with The Zen Rock Stacking Kit.

Author : Hayden Herrera
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780374712969

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Listening to Stone by Hayden Herrera Pdf

Throughout the twentieth century, Isamu Noguchi was a vital figure in modern art. From interlocking wooden sculptures to massive steel monuments to the elegant Akari lamps, Noguchi became a master of what he called the "sculpturing of space." But his constant struggle—as both an artist and a man—was to embrace his conflicted identity as the son of a single American woman and a famous yet reclusive Japanese father. "It's only in art," he insisted, "that it was ever possible for me to find any identity at all." In this remarkable biography of the elusive artist, Hayden Herrera observes this driving force of Noguchi's creativity as intimately tied to his deep appreciation of nature. As a boy in Japan, Noguchi would collect wild azaleas and blue mountain flowers for a little garden in front of his home. As Herrera writes, he also included a rock, "to give a feeling of weight and permanence." It was a sensual appreciation he never abandoned. When looking for stones in remote Japanese quarries for his zen-like Paris garden forty years later, he would spend hours actually listening to the stones, scrambling from one to another until he found one that "spoke to him." Constantly striving to "take the essence of nature and distill it," Noguchi moved from sculpture to furniture, and from playgrounds to sets for his friend the choreographer Martha Graham, and back again working in wood, iron, clay, steel, aluminum, and, of course, stone. Throughout his career, Noguchi traveled constantly, from New York to Paris to India to Japan, forever uprooting himself to reinvigorate what he called the "keen edge of originality." Wherever he went, his needy disposition and boyish charm drew women to him, yet he tended to push them away when things began to feel too settled. Only through his art—now seen as a powerful aesthetic link between the East and the West—did Noguchi ever seem to feel that he belonged. Combining the personal correspondence of and interviews with Noguchi and those closest to him—from artists, patrons, assistants, and lovers—Herrera has created an authoritative biography of one of the twentieth century's most important sculptors. She locates Noguchi in his friendships with such artists as Buckminster Fuller and Arshile Gorky, and in his affairs with women including Frida Kahlo and Anna Matta Clark. With the attention to detail and scholarship that made her biography of Gorky a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Herrera has written a rich meditation on art in a globalized milieu. Listening to Stone is a moving portrait of an artist compulsively driven to reinvent himself as he searched for his own "essence of sculpture."

Author : Alex Maltman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : SCIENCE
ISBN : 9780190863289

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Vineyards, Rocks, and Soils by Alex Maltman Pdf

Jurassic, basalt, moraine, flint, alluvial, magma: what are these words and what do they have to do with wine? The answers are here in this book. They are geological terms that reflect a bond between wine and the land. Understanding geology, however, is tricky. Geological concepts are obscure; processes can be imperceptibly slow, invisible, and unimaginably ancient. The terminology is formidable, such that even the names of common rocks carry an air of mystery. Geology is introduced plainly, starting with basic principles, all in the context of wine. The emphasis is on the kinds of processes that shape vineyards, and on the minerals, rocks and soils that host the vines. Geological words now commonly seen in wine writings are systematically explained. You will learn the stories behind some of the names, the human face of geology. The book also explores how the geology-wine connection manifests in the finished product and evaluates its importance, particularly in the contexts of minerality, terroir, and wine taste. The fact is that geology is increasingly being promoted in the world of wine; the aim here is to help it be properly understood.

Author : Bill P.,Todd W.,Sara S.
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781592857906

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Drop the Rock by Bill P.,Todd W.,Sara S. Pdf

A practical guide to letting go of the character defects that get in the way of true and joyful recovery. Resentment. Fear. Self-Pity. Intolerance. Anger. As Bill P. explains, these are the "rocks" that can sink recovery- or at the least, block further progress. Based on the principles behind Steps Six and Seven, Drop the Rock combines personal stories, practical advice, and powerful insights to help readers move forward in recovery. The second edition features additional stories and a reference section.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Music
ISBN : 0793502861

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The Rock-n-roll Singer's Survival Manual by Anonim Pdf

This is a thorough presentation of the basic elements of singing, including vocal production, training, breathing, posture and diet. It offers help for the aspiring rock singer, who cannot, or will not, take lessons.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Music
ISBN : 0793587875

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Total Rock Guitar by Anonim Pdf

(Guitar Educational). Total Rock Guitar is a unique and comprehensive source for learning rock guitar, designed to develop both lead and rhythm playing. This book/CD pack covers: getting a tone that rocks; open chords, power chords and barre chords; riffs, scales and licks; string bending, strumming, palm muting, harmonics and alternate picking; all rock styles; and much more. The examples in the book are in standard notation with chord grids and tablature, and the CD includes full-band backing for all 22 songs.

Author : Gino Wickman
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781936661824

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Traction by Gino Wickman Pdf

OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Do you have a grip on your business, or does your business have a grip on you? All entrepreneurs and business leaders face similar frustrations—personnel conflict, profit woes, and inadequate growth. Decisions never seem to get made, or, once made, fail to be properly implemented. But there is a solution. It's not complicated or theoretical.The Entrepreneurial Operating System® is a practical method for achieving the business success you have always envisioned. More than 80,000 companies have discovered what EOS can do. In Traction, you'll learn the secrets of strengthening the six key components of your business. You'll discover simple yet powerful ways to run your company that will give you and your leadership team more focus, more growth, and more enjoyment. Successful companies are applying Traction every day to run profitable, frustration-free businesses—and you can too. For an illustrative, real-world lesson on how to apply Traction to your business, check out its companion book, Get A Grip.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Playgrounds
ISBN : MINN:31951D02591361L

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Handbook for Public Playground Safety by Anonim Pdf