The Intuitive Body: Aikido As a Clairsentient Practice [Paperback]

Wendy Palmer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1994

For practitioners of aikido, this guide explains how the martial art can increase one's intuition and internal energy. Readers will learn that their bodies react accurately to situations that their minds do not perceive and discover how they can apply this awareness to daily life. 20 line drawings.

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"'Discipline is freedom,' writes Wendy Palmer. She encourages readers to cultivate a new rapport with their bodies through stories, Eastern wisdom, and her own experiences. A useful, inspiring book for anyone exploring . . . embodied movement, energetic meditation, and intuitive knowledge."
—Yoga Journal --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Wendy Palmer is a 4th degree black belt in aikido. She co-founded and teaches at Aikido of Tamalpais in Mill Valley, in addition to her Conscious Embodiment courses. She also directs the Prison Integrated Health Program, a volunteer project which provides classes in behavioral medicine at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, and serves as a model for health promotion programs in prisons. Visit her at www.consciousembodiment.com. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books (November 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556431716
• ISBN-13: 978-1556431715
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,957,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding the parts that make up a soul., October 5, 1999

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This review is from: The Intuitive Body: Aikido As a Clairsentient Practice (Paperback)

If you're looking for guidance about the soul-mind,body & spirit; or internal work, This is a great book for you. Discovering what it will take to unify,concentrate and focus your energies is what this book is all about. A great book for beginners to read and get inspiration from. Filled with understanding and wisdom. Wendy Palmer is indeed intuitive.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly original book by a graceful and eloquent writer, September 3, 1998

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[e-mail] George Leonard (Mill Valley, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Intuitive Body: Aikido As a Clairsentient Practice (Paperback)

Here¹s a truly original book, a sophisticated self-help manual by a graceful and eloquent writer. If you,re looking for a quick fix, forget this book. (The quick fix is an illusion anyway.)

If you,re looking for the Six Steps to something or the Seven Secrets of something, forget this book. If you¹re looking for practical wisdom and a glimpse into the mysteries of being, this is the book for you. Filled with gentle exercises and powerful insights, many of them from the martial art of aikido, it¹s a book to inspire, a book to be read slowly, again and again.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for aikido practictioners, January 19, 2002

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This review is from: The Intuitive Body: Aikido as a Clairsentient Practice (Paperback)

I do yoga, not aikido, but this is one of my favorite books. I read it the first time and went back to the beginning to re-read it -- it's that good. Palmer's writing style is very direct and her messages are based upon years of practice and teaching. Only individuals with a very deep understanding of their subject can express themselves in such a concise and understandable manner. If you are interested in any sort of a mind-body discipline, this is a superb book.