Body Mind Mastery

Drawing on his extensive experience as a coach and world champion athlete,bestselling author Dan Millman reveals a path to success not only in sports but in any life endeavor that requires training and the integration of the body and mind — from golf and tennis to playing the piano. Body Mind Mastery is a revised and updated edition of Millman’s classic The Inner Athlete and includes a brand new Peaceful Warrior warmup, with photos and instructions on creating a daily exercise routine from Millman’s principles, as well as a new section on the aging athlete. Through personal experience, as well as anecdotes from teaching and coaching at such schools as Stanford, U.C. Berkeley, and Oberlin College, Millman directs the reader through the detailed process of attaining the optimum performance of body and mind, where "our minds are free of concern or anxiety, focused on the present moment; our bodies relaxed, sensitive, elastic, and aligned with gravity; our emotions free-flowing expression, uninhibited, spontaneous."

Comments by Dan:

Body Mind Mastery has been called a classic in the field of holistic sports training. A result of my years of training as a world-class athlete, and coaching at Stanford and elsewhere, this book is my gift to golfers, tennis players, dancers, musicians, and martial artists everywhere. Whether one is a beginner or master, this book outlines a new way of training — a way to develop talent while remembering the higher purpose and hidden benefits of training.

I've received letters from opera teachers, dog and horse trainers, and many musicians to relate how the principles, practices, and perspectives in this book have radically improved their attitudes and skills. Even for top athletes, this book offers reminders about the hidden purpose and potential. Ultimately, it's not about dedicating your life to your training; it's about dedicating your training to your life.

If you, or someone you know, engages in a sport or game, they will find Body Mind Mastery an encouraging guidebook for putting more into their game, and getting more out of life.