CompleteMartialArts.com - The Intuitive Body: Aikido as a Clairsentient Practice
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Manufacturer: North Atlantic Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781556433467
ISBN: 1556433468
Label: North Atlantic Books
Manufacturer: North Atlantic Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2000-04
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date: 2000-03-24
Studio: North Atlantic Books
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Intuitive Body draws on the principles of the Japanese martial art aikido and meditation to present a unique method of cultivating awareness, attention, and self-acceptance. Wendy Palmer shows us through basic practice and partner exercises how we can become more aware of the body and trust its wisdom. Palmer introduces exercises from her Conscious Embodiment and Intuition Training program, connecting movement, meditation, and breathing in a daily practice which can help the process of integration, of deepening and unifying ourselves, and learning to deal with our fear and aggression.
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Summary: Excellent
Comment: Wendy Palmer brings Aikido practices into layperson terms and the reader walks away with practices and knowledge that help with overall growth and development, without having to take up the practice of Aikido itself. Very insightful.
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Summary: Personal Leadership from the Inside Out
Comment: I recently read through Wendy Palmer's book the Intuitive Body and also attended one of her workshops. Being an executive coach looking for insights and practices on how to help clients stay centered and balanced in the corporate world, I was fundamentally floored when I came across Wendy's work. Being in a fast paced business environment, constantly on the go, I myself have found her concepts to be extremely applicable and have used them in my executive coaching. I highly recommend Wendy's work for people interested in deepening their understanding of what to actually do to become more present, aware and more effective dealing with life challenges whether they be in the corporate or personal setting.
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Summary: "?"
Comment: I bought this book because the title sounded really, really exciting. Upon glancing it I lost my enthusiasm. Then I read it cover to cover and liked it even less. I put it on the shelf and after a few months I re-read it cover to cover a second time. I still cannot get the point of this book. It contains a lot of Aikido metaphysics grafted onto buddist meditation with Lao Tsu quotations as a glue. In a quest of being original the author creates a great deal of confusion and at times she shows a weak, scholastic understanding of taoist concepts. Conquering the space is Yang, vacating the space is Yin. "Holding the space" is not yin or feminine (p. 19 and again p. 123): it's simply neutral. The author asks: "How can we surrender in a way that feels life-giving. At what point do we perceive penetration as violation?" I understand that sentences out of the context can be misleading, however, the concept of "penetration as violation" conveys a plainly wrong message. In some martial arts, Aikido among them, you make "Yin/empty" a certain section of space simply because your opponent wants to make it "Yang/full", and vice-versa. In so doing you win because you don't contest for space. There's no judgment as words like "penetration" and "violation" imply. There is only Mu-Shin, No-Mind.
The chapter "Irimi" contains an extensive quotation from Saotome's book "Aikido and the Harmony of Nature". That quotation is a true master piece and the Author kind of embarasses herself by adding five pages of rather clueless comments. The attempt to link the Energetic field with the circles, triangles and squares taught by M. Ueshiba, is ... ho-hum .... what was the point once again?
Well, in conclusion, everyone interested in aikido spirituality should read Saotome's quoted book. This is not a good one, in my opinion.
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Summary: More than just insight
Comment: Movement is both spiritual and physical. Many people are restricted by how they have learned to interact with others. Wendy has found how to break free of those conditioned restrictions in order to enter the never ending process of self discovery and continue on that path. It isn't easy, but she is clear about the importance of practice and provides excellent examples for readers who are already engaged in the process of becoming, as well as for those who have yet to find the courage to begin.
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Summary: Depth not Dabbling
Comment: I read Wendy Palmer's book several years ago after studying with a teacher who shared some of Palmer's Conscious Embodiment practices. My spiritual study circle adopted her book into our study/practice for an entire year. I share many of her principles and recommend this book in all of may trainings.
To put it mildly, it is the best book on spiritual practice I have ever read. There is not a day that goes by that I do not either engage the entire Basic Practice, Dropped or Dropped & Open attentive state, or simply open to the not-knowing.
Thank you Wendy Palmer, though we have never met, you have change not only my life, but the lives of all my students.
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