Reviews for History of France, from the Earliest Times to MDCCCXLVIII

The average rating for History of France, from the Earliest Times to MDCCCXLVIII based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-05-10 00:00:00 David Pascoe Oh, no, Grady, not another T’ai Chi book! T’ai Chi Ch’uan and I Ching: A Choreography of Body and Mind by Da Liu begins with a typical historical overview of T’ai Chi, an explanation of the basic principles and a tutorial of the Yang school form with photographs. This T’ai Chi book differs from others in that the author discusses the evolution of T’ai Chi from the concepts of yin-yang, Taoism and the I Ching (The Book of Changes). He describes how each T’ai Chi movement is related to a particular hexagram from the I Ching. The movements and the hexagrams are described in terms of the circulation of psychic energy (chi) in the body of the player. There is a section in the book that focuses on push hands and self-defense. Finally Liu discusses some of the classics from T’ai Chi Chuan literature. Excerpts from three of the most important are presented with commentary that is philosophical as well as practical. Besides the connections to the I Ching hexagrams Da Lui also explores tai chi’s relationship with nature, (earth, sky, water, clouds, mountains, stars, fish, the sea, the moon,) animals, (sparrow, monkey, white crane, fish, horse, snake, dragon, golden cock, tiger, dragonfly) and trees (root, trunk, branches, leaves, flowers and fruit). As with other T’ai Chi books I’ve read, this one also confirms my belief that one cannot learn T’ai chi from a book. Find yourself a class or group and learn about the music and poetry of meditative movement.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-09-23 00:00:00 Susan Conzelman I took a Mind Body Bridging training course a few years ago in graduate school and we used this workbook as our guide, so I read it for the first time in 2014 and again this year as a refresher. I really like the concept of MBB and use it in my therapeutic practices with clients often. While some of the terms can be confusing, this book is a helpful guide to explaining the new language. The workbook is set to take 10 weeks, but it can be done at your own pace (just don't rush it! You want to build these skills and have a good foundation before getting into the heavy stuff). I appreciate the glossary in the back and the final chapter with a very brief explanation of what MBB is. I recommend therapists and mental health providers become trained in this modality, and use this book as a tool to support clients in their healing journey.