Thinking Body, Dancing Mind Taosports for Extraordinary Performance in Athletics, Business, and Life

by Huang, Chungliang Al; Lynch, Jerry

• ISBN13: 9780553373783
• ISBN10: 0553373781
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-05-01
• Publisher: Bantam

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	xv
Prologue	xvii
Jerry Lynch
Prologue	xxi
Chungliang Al Huang
I BLUEPRINTS	1	(26)
Awakening to the Tao	2	(25)
From Western Sports to Taosports	5	(3)
Preparations for the Journey	8	(8)
Visualizations	16	(7)
Affirmations---The Language of Taosports	23	(4)
II THE FOUNDATION	27	(58)
Entering the Tao: The Beginner's Mind	28	(57)
Beliefs	31	(6)
Positive Thinking	37	(9)
Relaxation	46	(6)
Vision	52	(7)
Focusing	59	(7)
Centering	66	(5)
Intuition	71	(8)
Reflection	79	(6)
III THE OBSTACLES	85	(66)
Going Beyond Blocks to the Beginner's Mind	86	(65)
Fear	87	(6)
Fear of Failure	93	(8)
Fear of Success	101	(8)
Slumps	109	(7)
Fatigue	116	(6)
Injuries	122	(9)
Expectations	131	(6)
Self-Criticism	137	(7)
Perfectionism	144	(7)
IV THE FRAME	151	(46)
More Taosport Mindsets for Extraordinary Performance	152	(45)
Confidence	153	(6)
Assertiveness	159	(8)
Courageousness	167	(7)
Detachment	174	(7)
Egolessness	181	(5)
Selflessness	186	(6)
Conscientiousness	192	(5)
V THE INNER STRUCTURE	197	(58)
Taosport Strategies and Techniques	198	(57)
Competition	200	(5)
Winning	205	(6)
Psychological Tactics	211	(7)
Motivation	218	(7)
Goal Setting	225	(5)
Self-Improvement	230	(7)
Synergy	237	(7)
Leadership	244	(11)
VI THE FINISHING TOUCHES	255	(38)
Advanced Taosport Virtues	256	(37)
Integrity	259	(9)
Adaptation	268	(6)
Persistence	274	(6)
Balance	280	(7)
Simplicity	287	(6)
Epilogue	293	(4)
Index	297