28 Days to Transforming Your Body, Mind and Spirit with Kung Fu

Sifu(Master) Shi Yan Ming is a fighting monk hailing from China's Shaolin Temple - the birthplace of Chán Buddhism and the mecca of all Martial Arts. Now a teacher at his own temple in New York, he has developed a kung Fu based workout program that is unsurpassed for getting the body and mind into fighting fit shape.

In the The Shaolin Workout shares his 4-week programme for total physical and spiritual transformation. This 28-day plan features authentic Shaolin Kung fu stretches, stances, poses, punches and kicks to tone and strengthen the body, as well as daily meditations to soothe the soul. In as little as 15 minutes a day, you will get an intense aerobic workout that increases your flexibility, power and speed. At the same time you will experience spiritual benefits that will radiate through your entire life, allowing you to tackle the world with a Shaolin warrior's confidence, calm and poise.

SIFU SHI YAN MING, a 34th-generation Shaolin Warrior monk, is respected not only in the martial arts world, but also in the entertainment world by stars like Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Wesley Snipes and the Wu-Tang clan. His kung fu classes have been featured in USA Today, the New York Times, New York Daily News, and Entertainment Weekly. Brian Gray of Inside Kung Fu magazine has called him a "living treasure of China." He lives in New York City.

Paperback, 2006, 261pages, new