The Practice of Freedom: Aikido Principles as a Spiritual Guide - Softcover

"The Practice of Freedom is a wonderful teaching in embodied awareness. Wendy Palmer has long experience with aikido and Buddhism, and she weaves together their timeless principles of attentiveness, openness, and compassion. This book moves the reader along to a black belt in living." -- Joseph Goldstein, author of Insight Meditation and of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom

"Wendy Palmer's book The Practice of Freedom could be called The Practice of Virtue. It is a wise and eloquent guide to the good life." -- George Leonard, author of Mastery and of The Way of Aikido

"Aikido is the martial art for the twenty-first century. It teaches you how to live in harmony with your own body and spirit, with others, and with your environment. In this book, Wendy Palmer speaks of her quest to follow the Way of Harmony in all manner of circumstances, and tells of the many valuable and practical lessons that she has learned. Every person experiences aikido in a different way, and this is an inspiring account by a sincere and dedicated practitioner of aikido." -- John Stevens, author of The Philosophy of Aikido and of The Essence of Aikido

"This is a valuable book, not just because of the information that it supplies, but because of the perspective that it offers. Wendy Palmer integrates the timeless wisdom of aikido into the modern art of living well in a fast-paced and complicated world. The Practice of Freedom is a book to be lived, not just read." -- Judith Lasater, Ph.D., P.T., author of Living Your Yoga and of Relax and Renew