Michael Wong James

Sit Down, Be Quiet: A modern guide to yoga and mindful living


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      First published by Thorsons 2018

      FIRST EDITION

      Text and photography (except where indicated) © Michael James Wong 2018

      Cover design by Sim Greenaway © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2018

      Cover photograph © Nicola Peters

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      Michael James Wong asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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      Source ISBN: 9780008249656

      Ebook Edition © March 2018 ISBN: 9780008249649

      Version 2018-02-01

       This book is dedicated to you, your brother,your dad, your boyfriend, your grandpa,your teacher, your mate, your homie, yourBOYS and any guy ready to step into a moremindful way of living.

       Now is the time to begin.

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      CONTENTS

       COVER

       TITLE PAGE

       What Is Yoga All About?

       You’re One Breath Away From Calm

       03 WHAT GOES WHERE?

       Learning The Basics And How To Get Started

       04 INSIDE OUT

       It’s Not A Work Out, It’s A Work In

       05 KILL THE EGO

       Kindness Has No Enemies

       06 DON’T FIGHT THE FEELING

       Redefining Manly

       07 SIT DOWN, BE QUIET

       Turn The Volume Down

       08 ACTIONS VS REACTIONS

       What Is An Action?

       09 RIGHT AND LEFT

       Not Right And Wrong

       10 PRIORITIES

       Get Them Straight

       11 THE FUTURE IS NOW

       If Not Now, When?

       LIST OF SEARCHABLE TERMS

       ABOUT THE AUTHOR

       THANK YOUS

       ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

      To my son, and all the boys out there.

      When you were younger you were a joy to be around. As you got older there were times your mother and I thought otherwise. But it didn’t mean we ever stopped loving you. You were just growing up and figuring out who you wanted to be.

      In the years that followed you were eager to learn more: about yourself, your family, your home, your community and how life worked when you had a little more time to experience it. There were good times, and times that didn’t