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Welcome to the holistic page!
East meets West in these books. So do body, mind and spirit.
Most of these books aid BOTH reflection AND performance. Most provide a refreshingly simple view of the 'ART' or 'GAME' that you want to play well. But some of the activities in the titles simply provide the window through which to enjoy an exploration of Zen philosophy. For example, there are better books on motorcycle maintenance! I have excluded books that I know to be uninspiring imitations of Pirsig (Zen) and Gallwey (Inner Game). Please let me know of good books that you think belong on this page - and any already here that don't. (Roger Greenaway) |
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You can explore Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's ideas about flow for free at http://www.deepfun.com where Dr. Fun (Bernie DeKoven) interviews 'Mike' about 'flow'.
EAST MEETS WEST (HOLISTIC LEARNING)
The Wisdom of Pooh
Benjamin Hoff
Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth
Ken Wilber
Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age
John Heider
Max Landsberg
Reviewed by Roger Greenaway:
Don't expect to learn much about Taoism - which is summed up in one disappointingly short paragraph. But do expect to find handy summaries of motivational theory. Handy for self-motivation and for motivating others. This is all wrapped up in a story about Alex who learns and applies these theories bit by bit as he gradually transforms a demoralised team "The Faded Five" into a motivated workforce - while also becoming more motivated himself.
The quick tour of basic psychology shows you what all theories have in common, and then how each theory emphasises a different aspect. The V.I.C.T.O.R.Y. cycle holds everything together and provides a systematic way of turning downwards spirals into upward spirals. No magic formulaes, but lots of common sense ideas about what you can do, chief among which is isolating demotivators in separate boxes while recognising and building on success.
A quick easy read that serves as a useful introduction or reminder of basic psychology - in life or at work. (Roger Greenaway)
Discussions
J. Krishnamurti, David Bohm
Synopsis:
The authors of this volume explore the nature of humanity and a person's relationship to society, and insights on human thought, death, awakening insight, cosmic order, and the problem of the fragmented mind. At the heart of these discussions lies each of our own ideas about ourselves, a consciousness made up of all sorts of misconceptions about the "me".
Conversations With the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health
Daniel Goleman (Editor)
Synopsis:
This text is a record of the encounter between Buddhist teachers and Western psychologists, physicians and scientists. Buddhist traditions have always supported the idea of the mind healing the body - and now many Western countries are beginning to agree. This book, taken from discussions at the Mind and Life Conference in 1991 in Dharamasala, India, explores subjects such as: how are the brain, immune system and emotions interconnected? how can death help us understand the nature of mind? how does self-esteem effect body and mind? and what emotions are associated with well-being?
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Book Description
What really makes people glad to be alive? What are the inner experiences that make life worthwhile? For more than two decades Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi studied those states in which people report feelings of concentration and deep enjoyment. His studies revealed that what makes experience genuinely satisfying is ‘flow’ a state of concentration so focused that it amounts to complete absorption in an activity and results in the achievement of a perfect state of happiness.Flow has become the classic work on happiness and a major contribution to contemporary psychology. It examines such timeless issues as the challenge of lifelong learning; family relationships; art, sport and sex as ‘flow’; the pain of loneliness; optimal use of free time; and how to make our lives meaningful. (Amazon.co.uk)
A Gestalt Approach
Edwin C. Nevis
Exploring the Spiritual Dimension of Sports
Andrew Cooper
Synopsis:
This text takes a look at the inner dimension of sports. It draws on mythology, psychology and spirituality to reveal why sport plays such a powerful role in our lives and culture.
Extract: Cooper sees sport as a theatre in which players and spectators participate in their own drama. He writes, "In the theater of sport, the totality of our nature is given dramatic form. Sport displays the range of our experience in all its multiplicity, conflict, and contradiction. Human experience cannot be reduced to a single purpose or principle, and so neither can sport. In sport, as in life, appreciating complexity is a source of endless delight." See reviews at Amazon.co.uk
For books on a similar theme see:
Flow:
The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and
The Well-Played Game:
A Playful Path to Wholeness by Bernie DeKoven
(The Wisdom of Pooh)
John Tyerman Williams
John Tyerman Williams
(The Wisdom of Pooh)
Gaie Houston
A Handbook for People Meeting With a Purpose
Dale Hunter, Anne Bailey, Bill Taylor
Good stuff for novice and experienced group leaders.
I saw this book being used by a trainer I was working with, and had to buy it.
It covers all types of groups, from a bunch of friends coming together to arrange a holiday away, to experienced therapeutic groups. The authors forgo the normal forming, storming etc in favour of a more sophisticated model of group development, and then elegantly show how this model can apply to all groups. ...
This is a powerful text, suitable for all levels, with stuff you will want to read over and over again. If you only buy one "group" book, get this one...
(Reviewed by stephen.pridgeon@virgin.net)
See Stephen Pridgeon's full review.
Meditation in Action
Frederick Franck
Seeing Drawing As Meditation
Frederick Franck
An Elegant Design for Revealing Your Muse
Jeanne Carbonetti
Uniting Body, Mind and Spirit in the Art of Drawing
Jeanne Carbonetti
Ray Bradbury
Alan Watts
D. T. Suzuki, Shinzen Young
Jay Sankey
Kenneth R. Beittel
Two Paths of Liberation from the Representational Mode of Thinking
Carl Olson
Eugen Herrigel
David Brandon
David Brandon asks: Is it possible actually to help people? His contention is that much of what passes for helping others is in reality a kind of egotism which succeeds only in hindering them. Our desire to be seen as compassionate, to influence others 'for the good', is heavily related to egotism. True compassion seeks a higher and unegotistical good, and is essential to the basic practice of all helping. (from the publisher, RKP)
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Overcoming Mental Obstacles for Maximum Performance
Timothy Gallwey
The Inner Game of Work receives a mixed bag of reviews at Amazon.co.uk Stephen Covey and Peter Senge quite like it. Some readers report on how it has worked well for them. Others find a big difference between sports coaching and business coaching. For coaching in the worplace see Julie Starr's 'The Coaching Manual' (which Stephen Covey also likes) or John Whitmore's 'Coaching for Performance'in the Coaching Section of this bookshop
W. Timothy Gallwey
The first of many 'inner game' books by Gallwey - and by others jumping on the bandwagon. Whereas many other coaching approaches focus directly on what you are trying to achieve, inner game coaching takes your attention elsewhere. Not only does this indirect route result in improved performance, it can also increase enjoyment. (Roger Greenaway)
Barry Green, W. Timothy Gallwey
W. Timothy Gallwey
James Borg
Nick Evangelista
The Inner Path of Leadership
Joseph Jaworski, Betty S. Flowers
Synopsis:
Sparked by a conversation about the lack of moral and ethical standards at high levels in business, this text explores the issues of leadership. (Amazon.co.uk)
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