This book contains information on my life in finding the right martial art, for me. I discuss the law, training, weapons, injuries, Katas, techniques, women training, principles, choosing the correct martial art for you and much more. Yes, there are some pictures, though not really needed. It should be interesting to martial artists and non-martial artists and informative where you could use much of the material in defending yourself. There is the mental aspect to consider and more.
"[When we read and write poetry,] it is as if a long-settled cloud in our mind suddenly dissipates, and we are divine once again." -- from the Introduction Poetry is the language of devotion in prayer, chant, and song. Reading and writing poetry creates clarity, deepens and expands spiritual inquiry, and cultivates wisdom, compassion, self-confidence, patience, and love. In author Robert McDowell's words, poetry makes you into a tuning fork of the Divine. But poetry has disappeared over the centuries from religious ceremonies, academic curricula, and public discourse. In Poetry as Spiritual Practice, the first inspirational and instructional guide to combine poetry and spirituality, McDowell restores poetry as the natural language of spiritual practice and invites you to recognize poetry as "the pure sound and shape of your spirit." Vividly illustrated with a wide range of poems from all historical eras and poetic traditions, numerous religions and faiths, and McDowell's own and his students' work, Poetry as Spiritual Practice will reintroduce you to the unique pleasure of verse. And meditations throughout will allow you to integrate reading and writing poetry into your spiritual journeys and daily life. Since many of us have long forgotten, or never learned, the mechanics and terminology of poetry -- trochaic feet and tropes trip us up; we can't tell a villanelle from its shorter cousin, rondeau; and a terza rima may as well be a tanka -- this is also an instructional handbook on reading and writing poetry. An engaging guide through the landscape of world poetry, McDowell argues along the way for the many practical benefits of poetic literacy. Making poetry an essential part of daily rituals, aspirations, and intentions will put you on the path to greater meaning, growth, and peace in your life. At once an engaging technical primer, a profound meditation on the relationship between poetry and the Divine, and an inspirational guide for integrating poetry into spiritual practice, Poetry as Spiritual Practice will become a cherished companion.
The poet's first full-length collection, Quiet Money's New Edition consists almost exclusively of longer narrative poems, including the title poem about a bootlegger/pilot who flew the Atlantic solo before Charles Lindbergh. This piece is often cited as one of the most important poems of the 1980s and the movement to revive storytelling in verse.
One of the oldest and most effective medical methods is that of the herbalist. This book introduces the reader to the ins and outs of this alternative therapy.
Working in the narrative tradition of Robinson, Frost, and Jeffers, Robert McDowell is a leading figure in the expansive poetry movement. His narrative poems deliver the depth and complexity of a novel with a cinematic swiftness. They are accessible, graceful, spiritual without pretension, inhabited by characters tethered to the world. Book jacket.
THE MORE WE GET TOGETHER is a blueprint for communication, whether we're looking to speak more gently to our friends, more compassionately to our coworkers, or more romantically to our lovers, the writing and speaking goals we learn throughout this book bring us closer, more in tune with our fellow travelers in a complicated world. Just as Robert McDowell's POETRY AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE has become a beloved inspirational companion, THE MORE WE GET TOGETHER offers an original practice of poetry, journaling, and storytelling that makes all of the connections between sex, language, love, and spirituality. By discovering our own unique stories through each other, spiritual practice, and the heroic act of writing, we can take our relationships and the work we do to new levels of evolved and healing consciousness.
Coins from Seleucia on the Tigris features 30,000 coins excavated at Seleucia-on-the-Tigris in the 1927-32 excavations under the auspices of the University of Michigan, the Toledo Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Half of the included coins came from definite provinces; photographs were taken by Michigan's George Swain, after treatment of many coins by the American Numismatic Society's ET Newell.
American Kenpo Basics. No matter what system of American Kenpo you study the basics are the foundation or the building blocks of the Martial Arts. The basics: where everything begins, and everything ends. From the onset of training through Black Belt and beyond, everything comes back to basics. You can't practice them enough. The manual will cover, stances, foot maneuvers, strikes, blocks, kicks, falls, rolls and more. Each one comes with a complete description
