Chogyal Namkhai Norbu - Tibetan Yoga of Movement: The Art and Practice of Yantra Yoga

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Namkhai Norbu, 1938
Tibetan yoga of movement : the art and practice of yantra yoga / Chgyal Namkhai Norbu, Fabio Andrico.
pages cm
eISBN: 978-1-58394-574-2
1. Yantra yoga. I. Andrico, Fabio, 1951- II. Title.
RA781.72.N36 2012
613.7046dc23

2012037651

IPC - 731EN12 - Approved by the International Publications Committee of the Dzogchen Community founded by Chgyal Namkhai Norbu

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WHEN I LEARNED Yantra Yoga from my uncle, the great yogi Ugyen Tendzin, I did not know I would come to the West to teach the path of Dzogchen and Yantra Yoga to people living in a world that is so different from my homeland in so many ways. But despite the differences between East and West, we are all human beings and we all have body, energy, and mind. After arriving in Italy in the early 1960s, the first thing I taught was Yantra Yoga, a sacred and secret practice in Tibet. I decided to teach it because people asked me to, but especially because I understood how beneficial it could be for so many people to be able to have a path to real evolution.

A practice that helps coordinate body, energy, and mind while making us more balanced and free from tension is immensely important. When we have a more relaxed mind, it is possible to have a better, more harmonious, and healthy life. This is why I decided to teach Yantra Yoga: it is something anyone can find beneficial, and it can bring more compassion and understanding among people. When we are happier, we are more open to everyone and everything around us. In todays world we really need to find ways to be more relaxed and have less stress and tension so that we can experience genuine happiness and joy.

This book presents what we call the Open Level of Yantra Yoga and covers the basic practice of Yantra that anyone can apply with a little training and good will. This is my intention and my hope in opening Yantra Yoga to the world.

Chgyal Namkhai Norbu

THIS BOOK WAS written in response to the need for a comprehensive guide to the Basic Level of Yantra Yoga. It is based on the translation from Tibetan of the original eighth-century instructions for Yantra Yoga and Chgyal Namkhai Norbus extensive commentary, first published in 2008 as