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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
With the academic purview of a philosophy professor, the view of an academic scholar, and the spiritual experience of a practitioner and teacher of Zen, Professor Bret W. Davis' Real Zen for Real Life reflects the push and pull between Eastern and Western traditions and cultures with the goal of making the study and practice of Zen more accessible and engaging to all viewers.
Publisher
Youth Sports Club
Pub. Date
[between 2000 and 2009?]
Language
English
Description
Soccer Fast Footwork Drills provides some of the most creative individualized offensive skills of the game, including basic and advanced footwork drills for shaking defenders, as well as developing ball control, which will lead to more scoring opportunities in games. Many of the drills in this video are used by some of the best players in the world, and can be performed in a confined area with limited players. Covered in this program are: basic footwork...
Publisher
Bodywisdom Media
Language
English
Description
"Tai chi for beginners is the perfect way to explore and experience the numerous benefits of Tai chi. These 8 easy-to-follow lessons teach the Tai chi postures with clear, step-by-step instructions. This ancient, meditative practice of the Yang style 24 posture form is designed to build strength, improve health & flexibility, reduce stress, increase energy flow, promote wellness and relax your mind. Tai chi master Chris Pei leads you through customized...
Author
Language
English
Description
Nearly everyone has heard of black holes, but few people outside of complex scientific fields understand their true nature and their implications for our universe. This lecture course makes this cosmological subject graspable, with 12 lavishly illustrated lectures by veteran Great Courses Professor Alex Filippenko, a distinguished astronomer and award-winning teacher at the University of California, Berkeley.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this new routine, Peggy Cappy demonstrates her signature yoga approach in a daily workout for people struggling with diabetes or pre-diabetes. Divided into seven separate segments, the exercises can be done at home, all at once in just over an hour, or 1 segment at a time. A growing body of research suggests that yoga can be helpful for people living with diabetes and/or at risk for it, paired, paired, of course, with the right diet.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"This course will explore the thought of three profoundly influential thinkers in the Western tradition, thinkers whose very names call to mind the spirit of philosophizing or the 'love of wisdom': Socrates (469-399 B.C.), Plato (c. 429-347 B.C.), and Aristotle (384-322 B.C.). The three are most obviously linked by their historical epoch and their common devotion to the search for the truth. But they also share a more immediate bond, for Socrates...
Publisher
Esmonde Technique
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Classical Stretch is a full body, strength and flexibility technique with multiple benefits. The human body is designed to stay strong and mobile well into our senior years, as long as we don't abuse it with repetitive motion exercises that stress and unbalance our joints. All Classical Stretch workouts are designed to keep the entire body's system of muscles balanced, strong and flexible and the joints healthy."--Container.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2014].
Language
English
Description
"Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong is a complete introduction to the practice, history, benefits, and philosophy of these immensely rewarding activities. In 24 half-hour lessons, you learn the fundamentals of tai chi and qigong from an internationally renowned tai chi champion and trainer, David-Dorian Ross, who has been practicing tai chi for more than 35 years" -- Publisher's website.
Publisher
Chelsea Green
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"In this DVD, a culmination of workshops recorded in Mexico, Florida, and Massachusetts, plant specialist Eric Toensmeier introduces gardeners to more than 100 species of little-known and underappreciated plants. Toensmeier explains how to raise, tend, harvest, and cook with plants that yield great crops and culinary satisfaction."--Container.
Publisher
BayView Fitness
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Discover improved balance, strength, flexibility, and mobility at any age with gentle therapeutic Tai Chi-inspired exercise from America's premier Tai Chi and fitness expert, Scott Cole. Guiding you through a delectable continuum of breath, movement, Tai Chi, Chi Kung, stretching, and chair exercise, Discover Tai Chi for Balance and Mobility delivers easy-to-follow, effective exercises to help prevent falling, while improving overall balance, strength,...
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