The Tao of Fitness: An Eight-Step Guide to Using Sports and Exercise As a Spiritual Practice
About this book
What does a 2,500-year-old Chinese spiritual tradition have to do with sports and fitness? On The Tao of Fitness, author and teacher Jerry Lynch takes Taoism's "natural wisdom" - an effortless philosophy for aligning with the flow of nature - and shows you how it can transform your favorite fitness activity or team sport into a real spiritual opportunity. For more than 20 years, this psychologist and authority on Eastern philosophy has helped athletes from the NBA, NFL, PGA, Olympics, and major universities succeed at their games, as well as the biggest game of all - "the game of life." Now you can explore his program for inner and outer achievement, beginning with your next workout. Any sport or physical exercise, Lynch teaches, can serve as a "moving meditation" that can help you explore core spiritual issues, such as ego, self-doubt, commitment, self-mastery, fear, and patience. Looking to the Tao Te Ching, as well as Zen and Western psychology, Lynch offe! rs gentle practices to enhance and complement your own fitness program. Complete with meditations, visualizations, and insights about the true nature of success, The Tao of Fitness is your inner guide to becoming a better athlete - and perhaps a better person in all of life.