Speaker:   Aaron Hoopes
Topic:        What is Zen yoga, anyway?
When:        Starting at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, 24 February 2008
Admission: Buy a copy of Zen Yoga from Good Day Books

Aaron Hoopes is the founder of Zen Yoga, a blend of peaceful Tai Chi movement, energized Qigong breathing, and relaxing Shanti Yoga stretching. He has spent over 25 years studying Eastern phi-
losophical, physical, and spiritual traditions. He has a degree in Japanese history and culture from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.. From 1986-1989, he trained at the headquarters of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) in Tokyo, Japan. In 1994, he earned his third degree black belt and became a shidoin (instructor) with the JKA Sakai Shibu in Osaka, Japan.

Mr. Hoopes is the author of four books:
Update: Japan - How to Live and Work in Japan. (Intercultural Press, 1992);
Perfecting Ourselves: Coordinating Body, Mind and Spirit (Turtle Press, 2002);
Breathe Smart: The Secret to Happiness, Health and Long Life (ZY Press, 2005); and
Zen Yoga: A Path to Enlightenment through Breathing, Movement, and Meditation (Kodansha International, 2007).
He has also created the deep relaxation/guided meditation program Inner Sunrise and the Zen Yoga Daily Warm-Up DVD.

Mr. Hoopes spent nine years in Australia studying at the Shanti Yoga Meditation Institute. He has combined his knowledge of both soft- and hard-style martial arts with the yogic traditions of India to create a personal training method that allows anyone to begin helping themselves feel better immediately. He has traveled the world teaching his methods and creating a Zen Yoga organization dedicated to spreading this simple method of breath and movement. He has presented hundreds of workshops and written numerous articles. For additional information about these, see www.artofzenyoga.com

Your ticket for admission to Aaron Hoopes's BOOKNOTES presentation "Zen Yoga" will be a copy of  Mr. Hoopes's book Zen Yoga, purchased from Good Day Books. Paperback copies of Zen Yoga are available from Good Day Books for „2100 each, tax included.


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