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Book reviews.

Readings: healing happens

Posted on September 20, 2012 by ChicagoAikidoClub

Michelle Tate’s first book, healing happens, was published on September 14, 2012. Michelle is an instructor at Aikido Shimboku Dojo and licensed acupuncturist and co-founder of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine both located in Lake In The Hills. The book is a … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 15, 2012 by ChicagoAikidoClub

“This is Your Brain on Music:  The Science of a Human Obsession” by Daniel Levitin  ISBN 978-0452-28852-2 Daniel Levitin began his career as a recording engineer and musician.  He decided to go back to school for his doctorate in neurophysiology. … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 22, 2011 by ChicagoAikidoClub

Why God Won’t Go Away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief by Newberg, D’Aquili, and Rause. ISBN 034544034-X The authors begin this book by showing the results of PET scan imaging of a Tibetan Buddhist at peak meditation.  The data … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 21, 2011 by ChicagoAikidoClub

“The Essence of T’ai Chi Ch’uan, The Literary Tradition” by Lo, Inn, Amaker and Foe. ISBN 0-913028-63-0 This Chinese Classic on T’ai Chi Ch’uan is a poetic collection of the wisdom of the T’ai Chi masters.  It is as applicable … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 20, 2010 by ChicagoAikidoClub

“Anatomy Trains:  Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists” by Thomas W. Myers.  ISBN 0-443-06351-6 “A unique ‘whole systems’ view of myofascial/locomotor anatomy, in which the bodywide connections among the muscles within the fascial net are described in detail for … Continue reading →

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