The Tao of survival : skills to keep you alive / James Morgan Ayres.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ayres, James Morgan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Survival.

Disasters--Psychological aspects.

Disasters.

Emergency management--Psychological aspects.

Emergency management.

Taoism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Place of Publication:

Layton : Gibbs Smith, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Tao of Survival focuses on real-world, core survival skills that can save your life anytime and anyplace, in any emergency situation. It delves into fundamental concepts that most survival books don't cover, including how to deal with fear, developing mind/body skills, and fully engaging your senses to be aware of your surroundings. James Morgan Ayres has worked as a consultant for various U.S. government agencies and private corporations, founded four companies, and lived and worked all over the world. He's written seven books, taught seminars on the tao of survival and related

Contents:

About The Author; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Being Aware, Ready and Able; Building Blocks; Centering, Breathing and Entering Tao Space; Focused Attention, Sensory Input and Visualization; Perception and Integration with Other Senses; Interacting with Your Environment; Assessing People and Their Intentions; Survival-Level Physical Fitness; Controlling Your Biochemistry and Mind/Body States; Survivor's Mind and the Tao; Interpersonal Interactions and Conflict; Survival Tools and Equipment; Two Basic Life and Wilderness Skills; Life, Survival and the Tao; Death

Afterword: Living in the Twenty-first CenturySuggested Reading

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4236-3232-X