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Return of the Urban Warrior: High-Speed Spirituality For People on the Run (Paperback)

by The Barefoot Doctor (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Thorsons (1 Oct 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007122977
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007122974
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 19.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 182,560 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Barefoot Doctor is a British Taoist healer with a refreshingly frank attitude. Unlike many other self-help books, Return of the Urban Warrior doesn't aim to help you slow down your stressful life, but rather to ride along with it, in the true spirit of the Tao. It's not about giving up your life-style, your mobile phone, your lover; "It's not a question of the spiritual or the profane," he says, "but the spiritual and the profane".

The exercises in this book are practical. One of the first, and simplest, is learning to control your breathing, slowly in and out, without holding your breath in between. "By decelerating your breath tempo you internally hook on to an easy half-time groove that will enable you to remain relaxed in the midst of high-speed action." From this the author leads on to awareness of three zones of the body--behind the eyes, behind the breastbone, and behind the loins--to be in control of oneself. "The upper chamber houses that aspect of your "one" that witnesses, the middle chamber houses that aspect that feels, the lower chamber houses that aspect that "is" or that drives your "isness"."

And we're only a fifth of the way through the book! After this it becomes more complicated, with a "meta-network of eight super-conduits that regulate your universe". Along the way, without making a big thing of it, the author leads the reader through a succession of meditation exercises, visualisation exercises and affirmations.

Oddly, for a book meant to grab us with fast-paced ideas we can use in our fast-paced lives, it's a little slow-starting; the Barefoot Doctor has a casual, laid-back style almost at variance with his message. But once it gets going, there's barely a moment to pause. This isn't a book to be read straight through, cover to cover, but one to work through slowly, page by page, until each exercise in it becomes second nature. --David V Barrett

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"Barefoot Doctor is the modern day equivalent of a nomadic healer (but he's also got) enough charm and humour to make palatable at least some of the pseudospiritual psychobabble his vocation involves" DAILY TELEGRAPH "A charismatic figure with a calming way (of helping his charges) ... one to catch." TIME OUT "(After one hour of healing), the sense of lifted spirits and serenity is overwhelming" VOGUE
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5.0 out of 5 stars ANCIENT WISDOM ADAPTED FOR OUR TIMES, 8 Sep 2003
By Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This is the ideal self help guide for the 21st century, giving excellent advice on how to integrate yourself and make the best of your life. The author does not advocate withdrawing from society or burdening yourself with dogmatic rules but provides sensible advice on living life to the full while harnessing one's spiritual powers to make the best of every day. As he says: "The body is not only your temple but your nightclub too." He follows a holistic approach based on Taoist principles and techniques that include breath work, affirmation, visualisation and meditation. His writing style is clear, gripping and witty while his healing techniques are presented in a most refreshing way. It would be ideal to use this book as a study guide and perform the exercises as you go along, but just reading the book from beginning to end has a very uplifting effect. It's a charming, sensible and refreshing approach to a happier, more meaningful life. Those who enjoy the Barefoot Doctor will also love Stuart Wilde's books Affirmations, The Force and The Quickening.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential playground-survival information, 27 Feb 2003
You've got to hand it to the Doc: he's come a long way, and touched a lot of people with his work.
He writes with such energy and sparkling humour, and reading his work is such a sweet assault on your mind: positive, open, caring and full of love. Enjoy, for this is unlike no other Taoist self-development book you've ever read - for a start it is deeply relevant to living within the whirlwind of modern-day life, and it stays well clear from new age babble too.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Book, 5 Feb 2003
This follow on from the Handbook for the Urban Warrior provides a fascinating and quirky look into the world of Taoist energy manipulation. It provides details of how to circulate energy around your body along with giving the philosopy behind much of the Chinese/ Oriental Medicine practices with humour and without any pretention or over-complication.

Much recommended. It will (or should) change your life (at least a little bit!)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational
This must be one of the most inspirational books I have ever read. It leads you to a new way of thinking about all aspects of your life and harnessing good energy. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars So you wanna mess with the TAO eh?
This is another quality book from the Doc taking the bones of a very old belief system(?)and making it relevant to the modern mind, particularly those minds in need of "high... Read more
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