Chungliang Al Huang

Thinking Body, Dancing Mind (eBook, ePUB)

Taosports for Extraordinary Performance in Athletics, Business, and Life

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Why fight your way to the top when you can rise to it? Let go of the obsession to win-and you will be victorious. Acknowledge your vulnerabilities-and turn them into strengths. Find the courage to risk failure-and begin your journey to success. That is the secret of the TaoAthlete, and in this remarkable book t'ai chi expert Chungliang Al Huang and renowned professional and Olympic sports psychologist Jerry Lynch teach you the time-honored principles of successful performance-whether on the playing field, in the office, or in your relationships. By mastering the unique strategies and mental exercises of the TaoAthelete, you'll unlock the extraordinary powers of body, mind, and spirit that will lead you to victory in any field of endeavor. Praise for Thinking Body, Dancing Mind "This gives you a positive mental perspective and provides good focus for your mind-unconscious and conscious."-Phil Jackson, coach of the Los Angeles Lakers "Warning: If you're completely content with your life, don't read this book. But if you'd like to break through to higher levels of performance, understanding, and happiness . . . this book is magic."-Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Meaning & Medicine and Healing Words "In six months my level of performance has grown more than in the previous ten years of athletic training. Using Taoist principles of performance has pushed me to levels I never dreamed possible."-Steven Gottlieb, all-American 1989 NCAA Tennis Division III champion "Bringing Eastern thought to the Western world of sport really works. . . . My game has improved immensely."-Vince Stroth, offensive guard, Houston Oilers, NFL "The Tao is responsible for me turning my life around, athletically and personally. I am now able to believe in myself and perform to my capability."-Regina Jacobs, U.S. Olympic Track Team

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780307568397
• Artikelnr.: 38186902

Autorenporträt

Chungliang Al Huang is the founder-president of Living Tao Foundation and the director of Lan Ting Institute. An internationally recognized Tai Ji master and authority of East/West cultural synthesis, he has been a research fellow at the Academia Sinica and a member of the World Academy of Art and Science. He is the author of the bestselling classic Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain, and Quantum Soup: Fortune Cookies in Crisis, and coauthor with Alan Watts of Tao: The Watercourse Way. Jerry Lynch, PhD, counseling psychologist and international speaker, is also a corporate consultant and author of several books, including Living Beyond Limits and, with Chungliang Al Huang, Thinking Body, Dancing Mind.