Summary
Written by a sports psychologist and a renowned T'ai Chi master, here is a guide to enriching all of life's pursuits through the practice of its simple mental tools and wisdom. Using stories of success from athletes and businesspeople, the authors present techniques and exercises to promote relaxation and enhance performance.
Author Biography
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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments |
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Prologue |
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Prologue |
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I BLUEPRINTS |
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2 | (25) |
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From Western Sports to Taosports |
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Preparations for the Journey |
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Affirmations---The Language of Taosports |
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23 | (4) |
II THE FOUNDATION |
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27 | (58) |
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Entering the Tao: The Beginner's Mind |
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28 | (57) |
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31 | (6) |
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37 | (9) |
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46 | (6) |
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52 | (7) |
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59 | (7) |
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66 | (5) |
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71 | (8) |
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79 | (6) |
III THE OBSTACLES |
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Going Beyond Blocks to the Beginner's Mind |
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87 | (6) |
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93 | (8) |
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101 | (8) |
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109 | (7) |
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116 | (6) |
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122 | (9) |
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131 | (6) |
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137 | (7) |
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144 | (7) |
IV THE FRAME |
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More Taosport Mindsets for Extraordinary Performance |
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152 | (45) |
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153 | (6) |
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159 | (8) |
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167 | (7) |
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174 | (7) |
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181 | (5) |
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186 | (6) |
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192 | (5) |
V THE INNER STRUCTURE |
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Taosport Strategies and Techniques |
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198 | (57) |
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200 | (5) |
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205 | (6) |
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211 | (7) |
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218 | (7) |
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225 | (5) |
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230 | (7) |
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237 | (7) |
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244 | (11) |
VI THE FINISHING TOUCHES |
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Advanced Taosport Virtues |
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256 | (37) |
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259 | (9) |
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268 | (6) |
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274 | (6) |
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280 | (7) |
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287 | (6) |
Epilogue |
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Index |
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