cover image T'Ai Chi as a Path of Wisdom

T'Ai Chi as a Path of Wisdom

Linda Myoki Lehrhaupt. Shambhala Publications, $17.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-1-57062-445-2

Martial artist and ordained Zen priest Linda Myoki Lehrhaupt offers T'ai Chi as a Path of Wisdom, an anecdotal description of how t'ai chi is more than just a martial art, but a way of life. The book contains some advice on technique, as well as useful exercises for readers to practice their methodology, but its core is a personal story of how the author came to understand chi as a life force. It's surprisingly well-written for a debut book.