Tai Chi Mind & Body [Paperback]

Tricia Yu (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 3, 2003

More and more people want to reap the benefits of tai chi, but many beginners find the traditional movements confusing and difficult to master. Highlighting the techniques developed by the author, Tai Chi Mind and Body focuses on an easy to learn method that maintains the integrity of traditional tai chi, yet eliminates or modifies areas of difficulty consistently encountered by students. Featuring step-by-step exercises with arrows to indicate movement and a unique superimposed floor grid showing the correct foot positions for every move, this book provides a fresh approach to achieving better health.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Tricia Yu, creator of the T'ai Chi Fundamentals Program, is the director of the T'ai Chi Center in Madison, Wisconsin, one of the oldest and largest schools in the US. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Plc P/B; Special Sales Ed edition (July 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0751364495
• ISBN-13: 978-0751364491
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #681,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Book with Clear Instructional Format, October 22, 2003

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L. McKean (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tai Chi Mind and Body (Paperback)

I have browsed through a number of T'ai Chi instructional books, but none compare to the quality of this one. Every movement of the T'ai Chi form is clearly demonstrated with numerous, full-body photographs and detailed written instructions. Correlations are also given between the form's movements and a section of "basic moves" which help train the basic movement patterns of T'ai Chi. I love that the "basic moves" section even includes written descriptions and pictures of common mistakes! In the book, the author also covers some basic warm-up techniques and other essential aspects of T'ai Chi such as breathing. It's amazing how much she packed in to 160 beautiful and inspirational pages.

Another thing I appreciate about the book is that it is a wonderful complement to Tricia Yu's T'ai Chi Fundamentals video that I already owned. Now I can use the video for practice or to experience the flow of the movements, but I can also reference the book for more "static" detail. Oh yeah - the video is beautiful and inspirational as well.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Tai Chi Book I've Ever Seen, October 1, 2003

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Russell S Soehner II (Madison, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tai Chi Mind and Body (Paperback)

I have looked at Tai Chi texts for over twenty years and this is simply the best text I've ever seen. The photographs, both inside the studio and outside, are lovely and practical. They have a side text and brief remarks in the photo identifying key
points in each posture. The written text is clear and straitforward without the usual overemphasis on philosophy, history, and martial arts. It's really the type of text that any beginner(and even more advanced student)will benefit from.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable Tai Chi reference, September 30, 2003

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This review is from: Tai Chi Mind and Body (Paperback)

This is absolutely the clearest, most accessible and most beautiful tai chi book I've ever read... everyone on my Christmas list gets this-- from my niece in her teens to my grandmother.