Joseph Parent

A highly original and groundbreaking book from a noted PGA coach and Buddhist instructor • “The lessons in Zen Golf make the mental game seem so simple. Dr. Parent has given me very effective methods for working with thoughts and emotions, and for taking the negatives out of the picture.” —Vijay Singh, Masters and PGA ChampionBy combining classic insights and stories from Zen tradition, Zen Golf helps eliminate the mental distractions that routinely cause poor shots and loss of concentration, allowing golfers to feel in “the zone” that professionals have learned to master.The best players know that golf is a game of confidence, and most important, concentration–the ability to focus and block out distraction. The goal of achieving clear thought is also at the heart of Buddhist teachings. PGA coach and Buddhist instructor Dr. Joseph Parent draws on this natural connection and teaches golfers how to clear their minds, achieve ultimate focus, and play in the moment for each shot.Zen Golf presents a simple system for building “mental game mastery.” Dr Parent’s unique PAR Approach (focusing on Preparation, Action, and Response to Results) guides golfers with specific techniques for each aspect of their games. In chapters such as “How to Get From the Practice Tee to the First Tee”, “You Produce What You Fear”, and “How to Enjoy a Bad Round of Golf”, the author shares a personal teaching regimen that has helped improve the games of professionals and amateurs alike.Clear, concise, and enlightening, Zen Golf shows golfers how to prepare for, execute, and equally important, respond the results of any golf shot. A different approach to golf instruction, this book shapes ancient philosophies into new teachings.

The bestselling author of Zen Golf (more than 100,000 copies sold) presents a new book of profound wisdom and proven techniques for achieving the confidence in putting that all golfers know is the key to peak performance on the greens. Blending Buddhist wisdom, modern psychology, and practical golf instruction, Dr. Joe Parent’s 2002 book Zen Golf broke out to become the top instructional book in golf, and continues to be a steady bestseller. Now, in the eagerly awaited follow-up, Dr. Parent provides readers with a new approach to the aspect of golf in which mental skills have the most impact: putting.Zen Putting takes a thinking-outside-the-box approach based on the idea that by tuning into the process of putting rather than worrying about the result, golfers can get out of their own way and maximize performance. Key principles include using mindful awareness to recognize and clear away distractions and negativity, and that confidence increases when golfers take the attitude that there is something fundamentally, essentially right with them rather than focusing on what’s broken or flawed. In succinct, informative chapters, Dr. Parent applies this Zen ideal to a variety of subjects for any putting situation. Chapters include: • “Unconquerable Confidence”: brimming with strategies to cultivate confidence and turn frustration into enjoyment. • “Get Out of Your Own Way”: exploring the obstacles we create for ourselves in putting, and how to recognize and overcome them to get the most out of our abilities. • “How to Make Every Putt”: on reading greens; visualization; putting routine; the key components of a putt—path, pace, and roll; and taking the ideal attitude before putting. Unlike rigid how-to books on putting or fad coaching techniques, Zen Putting stirs each reader to cultivate their own unique style for synchronizing body and mind to achieve peak performance.

From the best-selling author of ZEN Mastering the Mental Game and the tennis champion and world record holder of the Golden Set comes the most innovative and powerful book since The Inner Game of Tennis. Combining deep Eastern wisdom and practical tennis expertise, ZEN TENNIS will help you get out of your own way and into the Zone.

The ultimate guide to improving your golf game – and your mind – in every round you play, GOLF: The Art of the Mental Game - Less Frustration, More Consistency, Lower Scores - Text Only Edition, features a hundred brilliant game-changing tips for improving any golfer’s score. Best-selling author and PGA/LPGA golf instructor Dr. Joseph Parent presents everything from the essentials of playing the game to the keys for keeping your composure and that mental edge over your opponents.Dr. Parent’s first book, ZEN GOLF, has been the best-selling mental game book for many years, with a quarter-million copies in print worldwide. Golf: The Art of the Mental Game - Text Only Edition, his latest book, provides golfers with 100 of Dr. Parent’s most powerful tips to prepare for, execute, and – equally important – respond to the results of any golf shot. As is has for thousands of other golfers, it will help you play with more consistency, experience less frustration, and shoot lower scores.

A simple and concise guide to confidence and skill in putting, by a renowned golf instructor and bestselling author of Zen Golf and Zen Putting A highly sought-after PGA TOUR and LPGA instructor, Dr. Joseph Parent has helped major champions Vijay Singh and Cristie Kerr to reach #1 in the World Ranking. In Zen Putting, Parent approached the art of putting in the context of Zen Buddhist philosophy. In How to Make Every Putt, he shifts the focus to the immediate physical and mental challenges of golf’s game within the game, providing simple yet powerful techniques that hold the secrets to the confident, stress-free putting that will improve any golfer’s score. Divided into seven sections (on Confidence, Green Reading, Speed, Stroke, Putting Routine, Challenging Putts, and Continuous Improvement), this pithy, practical volume combines updated and revised lessons from Zen Putting with a step-by-step method to master the ideal putting routine, as well as new tips from the author’s work with the pros. You’ll learn to master the essentials for great putting, Feeling the confidence that you can make every putt How to read greens for line and speed The secret to a great putting routine How to get better while you play With links to video footage, How to Make Every Putt is sure to become a staple in every golfer’s library.

THE BEST DIET BOOK The Zen of Losing Weight, is a ground-breaking book that offers a fresh new perspective on the weight-loss the freedom to enjoy positive choices rather than the pain and sacrifice of strict diets.Easy to read and simple to apply, the tools in this book will empower you to fulfill the goals of the best diet program there is—your own.Poor decisions are what make you gain weight and good choices are what enable you to lose weight. Your brain will respond to the changes you make, and your body will, too. Instead of recipes and requirements, you’ll receive time-tested techniques for being more present and mindful while cultivating good eating and exercise habits.THE BEST DIET BOOK EVER provides great information and practical strategies that will help you become the lighter, slimmer you that you long to be.Dr. Joseph Parent is a highly regarded expert in Performance Psychology working with athletes, actors, artists, and executives. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He has studied, practiced and taught Mindful Awareness since the 1970’s in the lineage of the great Tibetan meditation master Venerable Chögyam Trungpa, along with his friend and fellow author Pema Chödrön. Dr. Parent is the best-selling author of ZEN Mastering the Mental Game, with over a half-million copies in print, digital, and audio formats worldwide, as well as several other books. He is available for coaching in business, life, and sports by voice or video calls anywhere in the world. Dr. Parent is a sought-after keynote speaker at conferences, meetings, management retreats and training programs for a wide variety of businesses and associations. He offers Mindful Awareness training, corporate seminars and executive coaching, as well as sports psychology lessons. He teaches world-wide by phone, FaceTime, and Skype, and in person at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa resort in Ojai, California, where he makes his home with his wife, Megan.

Simple yet powerful keys for keeping your composure and the mental edge over your opponents, which will help you play with more consistency, experience less frustration, and shoot lower scores.

50 Tips Cards.By Dr. Joseph Parent.A great new format for golf's most popular mental game book, ZEN GOLF by Dr. Joseph Parent- noted PGA and LPGA Tour Instructor and Executive Performance Coach. Golfers of all skill levels can elevate their game through the simple yet powerful methods of Preparation, Action, and Response that form the cornerstone of Dr. Joe's teaching. This deck condenses his key principles and easy-to-apply exercises that will transform your approach to golf (and to life as well) onto 50 handy cards designed to travel with you on and off the course. Having the ZEN GOLF Deck in your bag will give you more consistency, less frustration, and lower scores!

Book 2: Nick Smith has always felt different from other kids... blue sight... a chipmunk friend name Pecan... a knack for solving puzzles... and a mysterious past. What he discovers about himself, and mythological heroes will change how he views the world... forever.Nick, now thirteen, is back in London after his first year at The School. Nick, Emma, and Scott are still piecing together the events from the closing days. Happy to be home with his parents, feeling it could all have been a dream, Nick settles back into his home life… creaking stairs… pancakes and bacon… sharing nuts with Pecan.Soon after his return to London a girl and her mother come knocking. To his surprise it’s an old friend of his mother’s and her daughter Filippa, Bardick’s cousin. She knows all about him and The School. As his mum and her old friend talk his mum reveals new details about her time at The School with her twin brother and his aunt. It’s clear they both enjoyed going there and that they’d remained lifelong friends. A spark of friendship develops over tea. Nick decides to invite Filippa into his world… a conference in the garden with Pecan and some time in his sanctuary. During this brief encounter Nick learns unexpected things about his mum, uncle, and his blanket… He can’t wait to tell Emma and Scott about this unusual encounter.It doesn’t take long for Nick to realize that life at The School is bleeding into his London life. That the two separate realities are merging into one… and that unexpected events are not isolated to The School… they are part of his everyday life.Many new adventures and surprises await. He’ll continue to make new friends… lifelong enemies… and reconsider some relationships.His incredible adventure continues! A renewed positive outlook and a yearning to make his parents proud, the story of the little boy rescued from the ashes will delight new and old readers.

This book is dedicated to consciousness as a whole. Consciousness is the awake state and in this awake state you are able to understand what is happening in and around you. It is a state of awareness of self and other. It is also knowledge that is shared individually by a group of people. Consciousness includes Body, Mind and Spirit. Consciousness briefly speaking is much more. I wish you well on your journey.

“The Moonshot Where science meets soul, and dreams take flight.”🚀 Rocket Dreams Book One of The Moonshot SeriesSummer begins with silence. No school bells, no plans—just JR, a quiet teen with a head full of questions, a telescope gathering dust, and a cat named Neutron who watches everything with skeptical eyes.But everything shifts when JR activates a mysterious AI and opens a forgotten notebook. Pancake mornings turn into rocket sketches. Cryptic challenges arrive. And the stars, once distant and decorative, begin to feel like destinations.This is the spark of Rocket Dreams—a journey where curiosity launches into motion and imagination becomes mission. JR isn’t flying solo. Ellie, fascinated by space biology and cultivation, dreams of growing life beyond Earth and designing what goes inside the capsule. Caleb, obsessed with drone tech and orbital trajectories, maps flight paths with precision and wonder. Milo, a computer whiz with a knack for food and punchlines, codes telemetry between bites and imagines alien snack reviews.And always nearby is Neutron—JR’s cat, critic, and cosmic observer. Whether perched on a windowsill or curled beside the launch plans, Neutron offers silent judgment and unexpected comfort, grounding JR as he reaches for the stars.Together, they turn backyard stargazing into something bigger. With each chapter, JR reshapes his summer—and maybe his future—around one what if space isn’t just out there, but something they can reach?Rocket Dreams is just the beginning. As the first launchpad in The Moonshot Series, it sets JR on a path that will take him beyond the clouds, through the cosmos, and into the heart of what it means to dream big—and aim higher.

Bei diesem Buch handelt es sich nicht um eines der zahlreichen und üblichen Bücher über die Dinge, die man essen oder meiden soll, um abzunehmen. Es enthält keine Rezepte oder Anweisungen, sondern psychologische Strategien, Tipps und "mentale" Gedanken, um mühelos und ohne zu hungern abzunehmen. Leicht verständlich werden in diesem Buch basierend auf psychologischen Verhaltensmodellen und achtsamkeitsbasierten Verfahren Strategien sowie praktische Übungen vorgestellt (das NINJA-System, Positive Choice Model) und bekannte Fallen aufgezeigt, um Leser*innen das Abnehmen (egal mit welcher Diät) zu erleichtern.In den USA gibt es zahlreiches positives Feedback und entsprechende Erfolgsmeldungen bzgl. des erreichten Gewichtsverlust sowie gesünderen Lebensweise.

For your perusal is a 30 poem book that you will be able to sit back and enjoy while I paint vivid imagery on the canvas of your mind and I will take you on a journey of Whispered Screams.

There is 25 pages in this poetry book. The poems will speak to you of a journey long ago when you counted the twinkles until the last one before going to bed. This poetry paint extreme and vivid imagery which will impress you for a long time.

At your perusal with 30 poems in the book you will be able to sit back and enjoy while Joseph paints vivid imagery on the canvas of your mind.