Black Belt Healing

by Nelson, David

• ISBN13: 9780804841245
• ISBN10: 0804841241
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-10
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

The greatest opponent a martial artist will face is pain. This pain might manifest itself in the form of a traumatic injury or in the chronic aches and pains that come with such a highly physical activity. Whether a martial artist can continue his practice may be determined by his ability to cope with injuries and to heal quickly. InBlack Belt Healing, David Nelson uses both his training as a martial artist and his years of incorporating hypnotism as therapy for dealing with painful injuries into a how-to guide for martial artists. Using the layout of a dojo as a metaphor for the workings of the mind, Nelson explains how hypnotism can help a martial artist deal effectively with chronic or severe pain and the weapons that are readily available to anyone for fighting the negative energies of pain.Black Belt Healingalso provides a series of self-guided trances that will help the martial artist invoke their own healing abilities, allowing them to return to the dojo and continue to practice their chosen martial arts discipline.

Author Biography

David Nelson, Ph.D. operates the Broken Bokken Dojo in Shawano, WI. Dr. Nelson holds a Ph.D. in Natural Health from the Clayton College of Natural Health and became lay-ordained in Soto Zen in 1992. Dr. Nelson conducts annual Zen and healing arts retreats for martial artists.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 7
Foreword	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
The Paradox of Pain	p. 19
The Saimon-jutsu Solution	p. 25
What About Mary?	p. 31
Kokoro Kobe Dojo	p. 35
The Genkan	p. 41
Enter the Gate	p. 47
Your Mind's Dojo	p. 53
Pure Raw Potential	p. 65
Please Don't Feed the Bears!	p. 71
Barebones Zen	p. 75
Anatomy of Hypnosis	p. 83
Getting Ready	p. 89
Bow In	p. 95
Mokuso	p. 101
Kengeki	p. 105
Bow Out	p. 113
The Debriefing	p. 117
Mokuroku	p. 123
Weight Loss	p. 147
The Way Home	p. 155
Appendix
Keeping it Legal	p. 157
The Truth about Certification	p. 159
Resources and Recommended Reading	p. 160
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