This book is one of the best investments I’ve made in the past few years. Anatomy Trains by Thomas W. Meyers It illustrates movement patterns across our bodies beautifully, which is extremely helpful for spotting and re-balancing postural and movement imbalances. I heartily recommend it for students and teachers of all movement arts. What about you?… Read More Anatomy Trains
This one is clear. During the next quarter of the year I want to finally finish some of the books I have started reading. My reward will be that I’ve read them. And that I’ll get to start on another few. BEFORE I buy new books. No more book buying until summer. I will create… Read More Spring Recalibration – Books
A great and informative read. Admittedly I usually work out for more than a minute. Also, I still love how I feel after my weekly jump-rope-and-kettlebell routine, or just plain hopping, skipping, kicking, running and walking about in nature. Nevertheless, this book has provided me with plenty of tips and insights on how to put… Read More The One Minute Workout
Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives. The Body keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk.
In keeping with this week‘s theme of breath: Check out Anatomy of Breathing by Blandine Calais-Germain. A wonderfully detailed and illustrated work on the body mechanics of breathing. Goodreads Link Note: I haven‘t read it‘s follow-up book yet, but it looks equally intriguing: Anatomy of Movement Exercises Tell me your thoughts if you happen to know it!
This week‘s recommended book is one I am reading right now – The Secret of inner Strength by Chuck Norris. What I love about his story is that it shows how even Chuck had to work hard to ‘become Chuck‘ – it’s the struggles we overcome that will shape our character and bring us closer to… Read More The Secret of inner Strength
This week’s book (series) recommendation is a very practical one, as I am currently working with it for my TaeKwonDo forms and terms studies. I absolutely adore this book series, detailing TKD techniques and forms in words and images. It was co-created by Korean Grandmaster Kim Chul-Hwan and Konstantin Gil of Germany. The series consists of… Read More TaeKwondo Perfekt
For those of you who liked early February’s book recommendation ‘Only Don’t Know ‘: Check out ‘Dropping Ashes on the Buddha, containing further Zen-teachings in the form of letters to students by Korean Master Seung Sahn. You can find a digital preview of this book here. Enjoy!
The book I am working wirh right now, on lucid dreaming and Tibetan dream yoga/meditation: Dreaming Yourself Awake – B. Alan Wallace
If you’d like to practise being comfortable with ‘not knowing’ (don’t we all?) check out ‘Only Don’t Know – a book of beautiful teachings in letter-form by Zen Master Seung Sahn. You can find a preview here