TAI CHI BOOKS
Starting autumn 2023 and working into 2024, I have bundled paperback and ebook with online courses in order to make Tai Chi accessible and affordable for everyone. Buy the book and the online course will be free. Take a look at the first two examples that have now been made available.
PROJECT 1: Launched in October 2023: The Beginners Guide to the Tai Chi Form. This paperback book (or eBook version), when ordered below, comes with a complete online self-study course demonstrating all the exercises, moves and concepts. The course normally costs £45, but as part of the introduction bundle, comes free with the paperback order.
PROJECT 2: The Tai Chi Illustrated Workbook is a Big 200 paged, wire-bound A4 full colour special edition that now comes with the complete Tai Chi for Health course bundled with it.
NOTE: Offers limited to BUNDLED PACKS linked below. 🙏.
THE BEST BOOKS ON TAI CHI AND THE TAO
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THE ILLUSTRATED WORKBOOK
Unique ring-bound large Tai Chi workbook with introduction exercises, worksheets, tests, and quizzes to help you learn.
Formats: Paperback and ebook
Free Course: Tai Chi for Health (30 classes)
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BEGINNERS GUIDE TO TAI CHI FORM
A new method to learn a short 10 step tai Chi form, step by slow step.
Formats: Paperback and ebook
Free Course: Companion 10 Step Course (30 Classes)
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the manual of bean curd boxing
A fresh look at Tai Chi and how it relates to living and working in the 21st century.
Formats: ebook
Course in construcion
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A TIME TRAVELLERS GUIDE
A surreal history of Tai Chi and the martial arts in this series of interviews with the greatest writers and fighters in history.
Formats: ebook
Course in construcion
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THIS IS TAI CHI: 50 QUESTIONS
What are the 50 most asked questions in Tai Chi and what are the answers? You’ll be surprised in this novel approach to understanding this ancient art.
Format: eBook
Course in construcion
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THE WAY OF THE HOUND
A photo-book featuring the Pooch of Great Wisdom who tries to explain the Way of the Tao from a four-legged perspective.
Format: PDF photobook
BEGINNERS GUIDE TO THE TAI CHI FORM
BUNDLE 1: THE TAI CHI LEARNERS KIT
Learn the the basics of the Tai Chi Form with this beginner-friendly guide. The paperback is easy to follow, simple to remember and beautiful to practice. And, every move, every step and every exercise is backed up in this complete online self-study course.
Most Tai Chi forms take a year or two to learn. The 10-step Tai Chi Form is designed for you to complete in just a couple of weeks, yet last a lifetime.
ILLUSTRATED TAI CHI WORKBOOK & HEALTH COURSE
"This is the most beautiful, well-formulated, and helpful approach to... Tai Chi that I have ever seen."
William Martin (Author of The Sages Tao Te Ching)
BUNDLE 2: THE TAI CHI ILLUSTRATED WORKBOOK
A big 200-page interactive, A4 sized, wire-bound paperback that revolutionises the way we learn, providing an inspiring and engaging approach to Tai Chi that will captivate both beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. Exercises: Worksheets: Quizzes:
A workbook backed up with online examples, references and a £45 Tai Chi For Health course bundled FREE with the paperback.
TRAVEL books (with a hint of taoism)
BY PAUL READ
INSIDE THE TORTILLA
“Absolute delight, this book will appeal to all who crave the authentic earthy experience of living in another culture. Funny moving heart-warming, great story, real characters, marvellous hound.”
Not all those that wander are lost...
Under the unforgiving heat of the Spanish sky and in a country scorched by tourism, one man goes in search of recipes for living another life, accompanied by a chef who can only look at the ground and a hound who always looks behind everything. They reveal another another history of people, food culture though the magnifying glass of one small town.
THE SLOW ROUTE HOME
“A short story about making choices and doing what’s right for us. In Southern Spain life moves at a slower pace but who are we to decide what is fast, normal or slow? ”
Miguel has sold his truck and bought a mule. Everyone in the village believes he is crazy, but Miguel follows a wisdom far greater than those that mock him. Miguel's neighbours, his dog and the strange neighbour with the burnt trees are about to learn the benefits of going slow.
FINAL 3 NOTES ON BOOKS
☞ Looking for a list of books on Tai Chi by other authors? Try this list here of the best books in the Solar System. And read about the pros & cons of learning Tai Chi from a book here
Why BUY DIRECT FRom THE AUTHOR?
☞ Conventional book publishing, either in paperback or as ebooks, is a business that tends to produce what the market favours. This means there is little room for books that explore less popular topics or adopt unusual stances. All the books listed here, and several on the other book list page are independently produced. Though they are available from major online stores, an authors cut is shaved away to very little. Buying from the author - where possible - means they (and not the big retailers) still get to see some of the money earned. 🙏
*Note - Paperbacks ordered are from an independent publishing house and so will take a few days to arrive. But with patience, all good things arrive.