Body Brilliance: Mastering Your Five Vital Intelligences

by Alan Davidson

Book Overview

Body Brilliance is a compassionate and deeply personal guide to waking the spirit within the body. It seeks to engage what author Alan Davidson calls the five essential intelligences-Physical, Mental,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1600700268
• ISBN13: 9781600700262
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Elite Books
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

'A testament to love and healing'

Alan Davidson is an inspirational writer as well as a keenly tuned guide to better health (physical and mental) through his detailed and well-illustrated exercises and modes of meditation. What sets Davidson apart starts in his introduction: he shares a moment from 1987 when he sat in a waiting room for the results of his HIV test. His thoughts and observations of the others in that frightening room set the stage for his discovery that, even though he had every reason to believe that he would be 'positive', his test results were negative - a moment of reality testing that forged his path to work with himself and with others through discipline and training to celebrate the body and the joy of being completely alive. What followed is culminated in this very fine book BODY BRILLIANCE. Combining philosophy with physical dexterity Davidson leads the reader through all manner of exercises and positions. As the subtitle of the book suggests, these contemplations or attitudes are based on the FIVE VITAL INTELLIGENCES: The Physical, The Emotional, The Mental, The Moral and The Spiritual. Accompanying Davidson's path to wellness are excerpts from famous minds, drawing upon ancient as well as contemporary wisdom. In this setting he invites the reader to participate in a series of exercises that when combined have as a goal to wed all five Intelligences, the result being a state of Harmony. Davidson even makes this an art book by using photographer Victoria Davis to demonstrate each of the verbally described positions and movements. Davis has selected extraordinarily beautiful male and female models, placed them in near negative space so that the 'brilliance' of each body is celebrated. The combination of caring, intelligent thinking and writing, sound physical judgment in approaching exercise, and beautiful photography make this book far more than just a another self help book (though it certainly is that!). This is a book that treats the body and mind and soul and life as art. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, December 07

One of the best books I've read

This book is very motivating and down to earth. The author, Alan Davidson is thoughtful and a great teacher. If you're wanting to improve your life, and feel good about your body--this book will certainly do it.

Beautiful

This is a beautiful book. Alan Davidson writes with rich insight, and the book contains a huge number of practical exercises. Highly recommended.

Great book!!!

Well-written, well-researched! I find it both inspirational and motivational. A great read for anyone interested in self-improvement and self-realization.

Awesome!

A great addition to your library, if you're on the road to self-improvement. Very well-written, and engaging. A must-read.