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The Way to Self-Mastery

The Shaolin tradition is a way of life that has existed for over 1,500 years – and can help us today. In this book Shi Heng Yi, founder of Shaolin Temple Europe, shares twelve key practices which, through a powerful combination of meditative movement and ancient philosophy, show the pathway to self-mastery and understanding. 
 
‘Offers lessons to help improve sleep, relationships and decision-making, and celebrates the benefits of discipline and perseverance’ Observer 
 
'Knowledgeable, wise and compassionate' Rangan Chatterjee 
 
‘Brilliant, amazing, golden nugget after golden nugget’ Davina McCall 
 
© Shi Heng Yi 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

What do you imagine when you think of Shaolin? Ferociously strong warriors flying through the air? 
 
Shaolin is more than just the physical expression of martial arts. Rooted in Zen and Tao philosophy, it also offers a way of reconnecting our minds with our bodies through meditative movement to cultivate the core virtues of discipline and perseverance. 
 
In this book, Shi Heng Yi, founder of Shaolin Temple Europe and lay disciple of the Songshan Shaolin Temple, introduces us to the contemplative practice that underpins Shaolin – a way of life that has existed for over 1,500 years – and shows how it can help us today. 
 
Having experienced the challenges of modern life as a young man, Shi Heng Yi understands the pressures only too well. Here, he highlights twelve key practices to help improve sleep, relationships and decision-making, as much as balance, flexibility and strength, offering a powerful pathway to self-mastery and understanding.

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Striking, transformative, very very necessary . . . I’d highly recommend

His new book… offers lessons to help improve sleep, relationships and decision-making, and celebrates the benefits of discipline and perseverance

Brilliant, amazing, golden nugget after golden nugget... this is a game changer

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