Library's review
'Journey to Center teaches the invaluable principle of self-reflection, putting you on the inner path to peace. An insightful and intriguing work.'-Dr. Stephen R. Covey, Author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
'In the twelve years I have known Tom Crum, he has consistently made his life a
'What a delightful book! Journey to Center has a vital message, but the message never gets in the way of the fun. And a big part of the fun is gettng to know the adventurous, highspirited, and wonderfully candid author. I savored this wise and enchanting book from cover to cover.'-George Leonard, author of Mastery and The Ultimate Athlete
In The Magic of Conflict Thomas Crum taught thousands ofpeople how to turn stress into success. Now, in Journey to Center, Crum combines his expertise in Aikido, peak performance coaching, and relationship training to teach the vital techniques for achieving a more relaxed, energized, and balanced life.
Using anecdotes from his own journeys and from the extraordinary people he's met around the world, Thomas Crum introduces the principle of centering, a skill for unifying body, mind, and spirit. Centering enhances performance in sports-from the quality of your golf game to skiing particulary difficult terrain-results in greater productivity and power at the office, and allows you to let go of stress and insecurities in order to enjoy harmonious relationships. With specific exercises and detailed information on applying centering to all areas of life, Journey to Center provides a step-by-step guide to this unique skill for improving yourself and your life.
Centering is available to all of us. Journey to Center teaches this vital skill for adding value to your world. Through centering, you will learn to turn a life of work into a work of art. It will allow you to become connected, aware, alive.
Thomas Crum is an internationally known author, seminar leader, ski professional, and martial artist. He is the cofounder and president of Aiki Works. Crum lives in Aspen, Colorado.
Contents
Introduction
Part I: Aha!
Center of the storm
Coloring outside the lines
Letting go
Leg it be
Hero
The briar patch
Part II: Uh-oh!
Back in the USA
The big draw
Downhill magic
It's about time
Part III: Ah, Yes!
Slings and arrows
Centered relationship
Almost gone
Gone
The warrior spirit
Afterword
'In the twelve years I have known Tom Crum, he has consistently made his life a
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masterpiece in the art of being fully alive. His new book, Journey to Center, is a compelling and enlightening guide to this art, and it promises to help all of us take it the next level.'-Antohiney Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within'What a delightful book! Journey to Center has a vital message, but the message never gets in the way of the fun. And a big part of the fun is gettng to know the adventurous, highspirited, and wonderfully candid author. I savored this wise and enchanting book from cover to cover.'-George Leonard, author of Mastery and The Ultimate Athlete
In The Magic of Conflict Thomas Crum taught thousands ofpeople how to turn stress into success. Now, in Journey to Center, Crum combines his expertise in Aikido, peak performance coaching, and relationship training to teach the vital techniques for achieving a more relaxed, energized, and balanced life.
Using anecdotes from his own journeys and from the extraordinary people he's met around the world, Thomas Crum introduces the principle of centering, a skill for unifying body, mind, and spirit. Centering enhances performance in sports-from the quality of your golf game to skiing particulary difficult terrain-results in greater productivity and power at the office, and allows you to let go of stress and insecurities in order to enjoy harmonious relationships. With specific exercises and detailed information on applying centering to all areas of life, Journey to Center provides a step-by-step guide to this unique skill for improving yourself and your life.
Centering is available to all of us. Journey to Center teaches this vital skill for adding value to your world. Through centering, you will learn to turn a life of work into a work of art. It will allow you to become connected, aware, alive.
Thomas Crum is an internationally known author, seminar leader, ski professional, and martial artist. He is the cofounder and president of Aiki Works. Crum lives in Aspen, Colorado.
Contents
Introduction
Part I: Aha!
Center of the storm
Coloring outside the lines
Letting go
Leg it be
Hero
The briar patch
Part II: Uh-oh!
Back in the USA
The big draw
Downhill magic
It's about time
Part III: Ah, Yes!
Slings and arrows
Centered relationship
Almost gone
Gone
The warrior spirit
Afterword
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ISBN
684839229
Publication
Fireside Simon & Schuster Inc.