Shaolin Spirit
The Way to Self-Mastery
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- $21.99
Publisher Description
Bring clarity, strength, and purpose to your modern life through the ancient wisdom of Shaolin.
What do you imagine when you think of Shaolin? Ferociously strong warriors flying through the air?
Shaolin is more than just a martial art—it is a way of life. Rooted in Zen and Taoist philosophy, its ancient wisdom teaches us how to unite mind and body, cultivate resilience, and develop an equanimous perspective amongst a chaotic world.
In the international bestseller Shaolin Spirit, renowned teacher and founder of the Shaolin Temple Europe Shi Heng Yi reveals profound insights to human development paired with twelve personal core practices to foster essential transformation of body and mind. From improving sleep and mental clarity to building strength, flexibility, and focus, these time-honored techniques offer a practical and personal way to self-mastery.
Blending profound philosophy with practical guidance, Shaolin Spirit is an invitation to step into the discipline, determination, and power of the Shaolin way—no matter where you are in life.
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Shi Heng Yi, founder of the Shaolin Temple Europe, debuts with a methodical introduction to Shaolin, a combination of meditation and martial arts that aims to unite body and mind. Drawing from more than three decades of training, he toggles between historical context—detailing the practice's Buddhist roots and evolution—and instruction on how meditation and breathing exercises can help to boost awareness, emotional regulation, and moral clarity. The book shines in linking abstract concepts to embodied routines, connecting Buddhist teachings such as the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to martial discipline. Shi Heng Yi also carefully draws out how key Shaolin values like loyalty, restraint, perseverance, and mental clarity apply to everyday situations, noting, for example, that greater mental awareness can help readers circumvent automatic emotional reactions and respond more productively to tricky situations at work or home. Written in plain prose and buttressed by lucid and in-depth explanations of the practice, this eschews quick fixes for important insights into cultivating peace and awareness for long-term personal growth. It's a grounded, disciplined guide to finding steadiness in an increasingly stressful world. Correction: An earlier version of this review mistakenly referred to the author as an actor.
