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Slowing Down to Run Faster: A Sense-able Approach to Movement by [Edward Yu]

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A trainer and former triathlete shows you how to achieve the results you want with a new multidisciplinary approach

Why does trying harder sometimes become an exercise in futility? Why does following "expert advice" often lead to little or no improvement? What if there were an efficient way of learning that could be applied to every area of human experience? Drawing from the principles of Bagua, Taichi, and Feldenkrais, Edward Yu presents an innovative approach to running: power, speed, and agility are more related to your ability to sense your own body than to willpower or raw talent. Centering the art of running as an explorative, creative, and somatic-based practice, Yu shows us how to run faster by learning to become more sensible--that is, more sense-able--through the playful and systematic exploration of movement.

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“Rarely have I seen a book on running, in particular on running mechanics, actually hit the mark and make an impact on my coaching. Yu’s sense-able approach connects the dots for so much of what I have seen over the years when working with elite athletes. Improving running form is not a one-step or one-method process. It is a coming-to-terms with who we are as humans first and athletes second. This book rekindles our desires to explore, to play, and to expand our sense of self. Never have we needed this mind-body connection as much as we do now. The art of running should bring us joy, not injury. Slowing Down to Run Faster is here to show us the way.”
—Terrence Mahon, head coach and founder of the Golden Coast Track Club, and Adidas Endurance Coach

“Edward Yu has done something quite remarkable by showing us how we can use the Feldenkrais Method to run better. If you do the exercises in this book slowly and with awareness, you will indeed run faster with less effort. More importantly, however, you will learn how your running can teach you about yourself and how you live. This, in turn, can transform your running from mind-numbing exercise into a practice that is healthy for body, mind, and perhaps even soul.”
—John Tarr, music teacher and Feldenkrais Assistant Trainer

About the Author

EDWARD YU is a rehab specialist and former triathlete currently specializing in Bagua, Taichi, fitness training, and injury prevention. He has worked with members of the US Olympic Track Team and the Portuguese National Ballet. Yu's interest in how people learn and process information has led him to mix the disparate fields of sports, martial arts, dance, cognitive science, cybernetics, information theory, psychology, and political economy into both his teaching and writing. Learn more at slowingdown faster.com. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ North Atlantic Books (June 30, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 30, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Edward Yu is a Feldenkrais Practitioner, currently splitting time between Europe, North America and Asia. His interest in how people learn and process information has led him to bring the disparate fields of martial arts, dance, kinesiology, somatics, psychology, cognitive science, evolutionary biology, information theory and physical education into both his teaching and writing. The impetus for his first book, The Art of Slowing Down, came years after he quit running and triathloning and discovered that conventional approaches to training are not so effective in turning people into better athletes (though they are quite effective in making them discouraged and neurotic).

In his free time Edward likes to roll around on the floor, walk in circles and stare into space.

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david

Second Edition of the Art of Slowing Down.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 26, 2020

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I got this new edition as soon as it came out since I really loved the first book. It has a lot of great insights and can be read as little as 5 min at a time or one can dive in deep,

A central idea in the book is that in order to improve in any area, it can be helpful to slow down and notice what we are actually doing, rather than just trying harder. I have applied this idea in my life many times and although I can forget to do it, many times I find that there are better, more efficient and easier ways of doing things,, I just have to S L O W D O W N..

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scott forrester

Great book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 21, 2020

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this is a great book. You should know that this is really the second edition of The Art of Slowing down. This book has new information and some great new lessons. If you have the previous book you will notice that most of the material is the same however the updated version is worth the price. Try out the new lessons and learn even more

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RolloverBeethoven

Extremely important book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 26, 2020

This book is so important. Edward Yu not only gets to the core of what it takes to find your optimal performance state, but what it takes to maximize your potential in virtually any field: slow down, enjoy the process, and experience it deeply with your senses. Experience, explore, play—steps that many creators go through: Yu guides you on how to create new neural pathways, maximize efficiency and power--fully activating your instrument by fully being YOU, the holy grail of high performance. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to be the best they can be at what they do.

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Natural Wonders

Can't wait to get the new version!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 21, 2020

I've just discovered Edward has released this updated version of The Art of Slowing Down.
(It's rather shocking 10 years have gone by since its release. I enjoyed the book so much, I'd gifted several.)
Edward's an astute seeker. I can't wait to read his new material, his updates and go through the additional lessons. He's a gifted writer (and Feldenkrais provider and teacher) w much to share. How could this new version be anything but great?

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J.D. Sharpless

This is “The Art if Slowing Down: a sensible approach to running faster” repackaged!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 5, 2020

I am beyond disappointed in this so-called new book “Slowing Down to Run Faster: a sensible approach to movement” by Edward Yu. Having read “The Mass Psychology of Fittism” published in 2015 and his first book “The Art if Slowing Down: a sensible approach to running faster” published In 2010. Here in lies my great disappointment, the new book is nearly the exact same book “The Art if Slowing Down: a sensible approach to running faster” for 276 pages. It is the old book “The Art” with small modifications and one new section Lessons 21-26 and a rewritten Acknowledgment. This is a rip-off for those of us who have the old book and I spent top dollar for maybe one new chapter - 40 pages. What is most distressing is there is no indication provided that this is essentially and updated version of the same book. It is literally a repacked and I am not amused. I may send it back. IF YOU HAVE “The Art if Slowing Down: a sensible approach to running faster” YOU MAY NOT WANT TO READ IT AGAIN WITH ONE NEW SECTION. ED you lost a reader.