Taoism for Beginners, Elizabeth Reninger
Taoism for Beginners, Elizabeth Reninger
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Taoism for Beginners
Understanding and Applying Taoist History, Concepts, and Practices

Author: Elizabeth Reninger

Narrator: Wendy Tremont King

Unabridged: 4 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/23/2021


Synopsis

Begin your journey toward spiritual exploration and deepen your connection with the earth. Taoism for Beginners is your easy-to-understand guide to a rich, spiritual Chinese religion and a new holistic perspective.

Discover the core principles and traditions of Taoism with straightforward language and simple exercises you can do anywhere. Adopting aspects of Taoism into your everyday life can bring you into peace and harmony with yourself and the world around you—a practice that's more vital than ever in our busy modern-day lives.

Taoism for Beginners helps you:

● Feel better and feel more—Build your own Taoist practice that can help you relax, de-stress, and feel more at ease in your life.

● Learn history and tradition—Meet Taoism's founder, Lao Tzu, and learn the basic history of Taoism practice for the past 2500 years.

● This book and beyond—Deepen your practice (if you wish) with included resources for further reading and study.

Explore the depth and breadth of Taoism in a clear format that you can apply to everything you do.

About Elizabeth Reninger

Elizabeth Reninger is a practitioner of the Taoist arts of ch'i kung, meditation, and poetry. She holds a master's degree in Oriental medicine and has written widely on topics related to nondual spiritual traditions.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brittany on May 28, 2020

Tao- from a holistic perspective... Incorporating the principles of Tao in my life helps me align with the natural rhythms of the world better. Anything that enables me to cultivate gratitude, stay in the present moment, and helps me feel better- I include in my spiritual practice. You don't have to......more

Goodreads review by Jill on August 13, 2020

Taoism can be difficult to understand. When I first decided I wanted to learn more, I read some books about it. I read the Tao Te Ching. I loved it. I thought the poetry of it was so beautiful. But when I tried to put into words what I had learned, I felt like it had been a beautiful soup that I had......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on September 11, 2023

This a very barebones but well-done introduction to Taoism. I’ve been a long time fan of classical Taoism, in particular the works attributed to Lao-Tzu and Chuang-Tze. I wanted to see what modern Taoism is like as well as see how the Taoists do mindfulness and meditation and this book accomplished t......more

Goodreads review by DW on September 11, 2021

I received an advance review copy from the publisher. There is a lot to like about this book — a conversational style, some deep knowledge, a wide survey of subjects. The author is obviously knowledgeable about Taoism. My red flag alert starts around page 135, when the author — who doesn’t list any c......more

Goodreads review by Julie on September 24, 2020

This is a decent introduction to Taoism. Reninger introduces Taoist history, concepts, lineages, and practices to the reader in a way that I haven't seen in other primers. I didn't know so much about the organization, history, and structure of this seemingly elusive spiritual path. I was also unawar......more