Book and DVD Reviews
A Tai Chi Imagery Workbook Author: Martin Mellish, reviewed by David Radford |   
Love this book! If you only ever buy one tai chi book then make it this one. Quite simply it makes tai chi movements intuitive. There are many kinds of tai chi volumes around. Some describe and illustrate the movements, others give you the history, another group of books may tell a personal story. This book helps you to experience tai chi for yourself. And this is from someone who is not good at visualisations. I have tried imagining myself on a beach of white sand drinking blue water but it doesn't work for me. The ideas in the book are mostly not like that at all. They tend to be very practical 'images' of how the mind and the body feel and experience the postures and movements. This book is suitable for all levels from beginner to experienced practitioner and instructor. There's some 30 years of experienced contained within its pages but such is the clarity and simplicity that you don't feel weighed down by all the knowledge but rather lifted up because things you thought were complicated can be experienced in a simple way. Let me leave you with one thought. Why is it easy to screw in a hook with your bare hands but impossible to similarly drive in a nail? http://www.jkp.com/singingdragon/catalogue/9781848190290
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