Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game From the Publisher A senior writer for Golf Digest described ZEN GOLF: Mastering the Mental Game as "Soothing and enlightening, entertaining and provocative; here is a book that is highly original, exciting, and deserves notice." In May 2002, ZEN GOLF was released in hardcover. By December it went to its fifth printing, charted as the current bestselling instructional golf book in America. In response to many requests for an audio version (especially for listening to while driving to the golf course), the audiobook has been produced as an unabridged edition, a 4 CD set in an attractive jewel case, read by the author, PGA TOUR Instructor Dr. Joseph Parent. It conveys through the author's own expressions the wisdom so many golfers of all levels have found in ZEN GOLF. Fred Shoemaker, author of Extraordinary Golf, wrote, "Dr. Parent has beautifully melded the timeless wisdom of Buddhism with his timely insights as a golf coach. Here is a roadmap to inner confidence, self-awareness and the feel of a purely struck golf shot. We are approaching a turning point in the way golf or anything else is learned. This approach to learning and life is a wonderfuland perhaps our most powerfulhope for the future." 				    	 					 About the Author Regarded as "the Phil Jackson of the Fairways," Dr. Joseph Parent has blended professional golf instruction with Buddhist philosophy and modern psychology. He has taught mindful awareness practice and stress management for more than 25 years. However, it is the application of both disciplines to the ancient and challenging game of golf that distinguishes him as a top PGA TOUR Instructor, attracting such clients as Masters and PGA Champion Vijay Singh. From the start, a basic principle of his instruction has been: "People say, If only Id play better, Id enjoy it more. It actually works the other way around. If youd enjoy it more, youd play better." He has developed ways to apply mindful awareness as a path to success in the mental game of golf and other sports, as well as in business and life. In the last twelve years Dr. Parent has worked with dozens of professional golfers, as well as hundreds of amateur golfers and other athletes at all levels: from beginners to club champions, from age 7 to 82. Dr. Parent is a speaker at corporate conferences and outings, as well as staff training sessions and client-centered programs, for companies such as Merrill Lynch, the Tiger Woods Foundation, Bank of America, Fidelity Investments, the PGA of America, Asanti, Aliant Telecom, and others. In the last few years, Dr. Parent has been featured in television appearances on CNNs Headline News, NBCs Today in New York, and The Golf Channels Roundtable and Viewers Forum. ZEN GOLF's central theme reflects the Buddhist vision of enlightened society, built on the cornerstones of four principles: virtue, discipline, humor and friendship. Says Dr. Parent, "When body and mind are synchronized in the present moment, we can uncover our inherent dignity and confidence. The ultimate goal is not just to help people become better golfers, but better human beings, ones who can relate to themselves and others in a genuine, kind, and courageous way." 				    	 					              See all Product description