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From the daughter of Muhammad Ali comes an intimate portrait of the heavyweight boxing champion and a final love letter from a daughter to her father.
Through audio journals, love letters and cherished memories, Ali's daughter Hana tells the story of a very typical and yet fully-unique family, the rise and fall of her parent’s marriage and the struggles they faced as a family surrounding Ali’s loss to Larry Holmes in 1981.
With the decline of Ali’s voice, his recordings are important to history as they are to his personal legacy. At Home with Muhammad Ali offers a candid look at a man who was trying to find his purpose in the world as he realized he was coming to the end of his lucrative sporting career, all the while trying to balance fatherhood and his worldly and political obligations. Additionally, Hana tells of the everyday adventures that the family experienced around the house—with visitors like Michael Jackson and Clint Eastwood dropping by. And for the first time, Hana’s mother Veronica will share her memories of the 12-year relationship with Muhammad.
At Home with Muhammad Ali is a candid and revealing portrait of a legend, a man admired and respected as the greatest sporting icon of our age.
Practising Taiji and Qigong is the perfect antidote to the stresses
of modern life and a great way to stay healthy. Now caring
professionals can help those with limited mobility to experience
the benefits of Taiji and Qigong with this easy-to-follow guide.
Covering everything caregivers need to know about Taiji and Qigong,
this illustrated guide provides an explanatory introduction to
these forms of exercises and shows how to build up a program from
easy steps to more challenging ones. There are exercises to
stimulate every part of the body, with variations to suit the
patient's needs and preferences. All the movements are adapted from
the same ancient principles guiding classic Taiji and Qigong and
will help strengthen the body as well as provide contemplative
relaxation. This book will show occupational therapists, physical
therapists, nurses, activity directors, mental health
practitioners, martial arts instructors, and anyone else working
with people with physical disabilities and the elderly exactly how
these simple techniques can make big improvements to a person's
physical and mental wellbeing.
In order to master Taijiquan you must begin with the most
fundamental steps, and systematically work up to the advanced
levels, slowly building up your knowledge and technique as you go.
This book explains the five levels of Taijiquan from complete
beginner to highest level practitioner. Presenting a word for word
translation, with commentary, of Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang's
original Chinese text, Master Jan Silberstorff provides detailed
guidance through each of the five levels. Readers will learn how to
assess their current Taiijiquan ability and identify exactly what
is needed to reach the next level and ultimately the highest goal -
the perfection of Taiji, or reaching a complete state of being.
This is an accessible and motivational book for all Taijiquan
students and practitioners, as well as anyone wishing to gain a
deeper understanding of the ancient art of Taijiquan.
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