ABOUT THE BOOK
“Life As Play” chronicles Mark’s sixty-year spiritual odyssey with some of the most fascinating spiritual teachers of the last half-century. His travels take him from the mountains of Pennsylvania to exotic temples in China, Tibet, France, and eventually to the wild and dangerous hills of Malibu, California. Irreverent, witty, and self-deprecating, Mark provides summations of Taoist perspectives on feng shui, the energy body, sexual practices, and many more… all leading to living Life as Play.
“The spiritual life is often considered dull, boring, and strait-laced. According to Mark, this stereotype is absurd. In Life as Play, Johnson traces his spiritual development and explains how laughter, fun, sex, chaos, and paradox were instrumental in what he calls ‘playing with enlightenment.’ I can think of no better and no more delightful book to initiate novices embarking on their spiritual journey.”
RELEASE DATE (Paperback): December 17, 2020
RELEASE DATE (Audiobook): March 2021 (6 hours total)
PUBLISHER: Dao Publishing
ISBN-10: 0983758662
ISBN-13: 978-0983758662
PURCHASING DETAILS: “Life As Play: Live compassionately, intuitively, spontaneously, and miracles will happen!” is available for purchase at Amazon. Audiobook coming soon to Audible.
WHY YOU NEED THIS BOOK
In its pages, you will discover how to allow your innate Playful essence to express itself in every moment. Think of Mark’s story as a tour and initiation into a life of Play. “Life As Play” is filled with tales of the unexpected and the unique circumstances that characterize a life of Play. This is not a book about playing, it is a Playful book! The most consistent theme throughout the book is that of the power of synchronicities to encourage a life of Play and how it reveals the interconnectedness of all creation. The book will help you recognize this Playful place within yourself and allow it to expand. Mark said he will never rest until it is in every motel room on the planet… and beyond.
“The spiritual life is often considered dull, boring, and strait-laced. According to Mark, this stereotype is absurd. In Life as Play, Johnson traces his spiritual development and explains how laughter, fun, sex, chaos, and paradox were instrumental in what he calls ‘playing with enlightenment.’ I can think of no better and no more delightful book to initiate novices embarking on their spiritual journey.”
-Stanley Krippner, PhD
Professor of Psychology and Humanistic Studies, Saybrook University
Co-Author, Personal Mythology and Demystifying Shamans and Their World
ABOUT THE AUTHOR & SPEAKER
MARK JOHNSON
Few Westerners have training in the multitude of Chinese disciplines that Mark Johnson has. In addition to Tai Chi instruction, Mark specializes in Qigong (which is self-healing through moving high frequency energies throughout the body.) He also taught three styles of Feng Shui (which is the study of the energies of an area) and he was also involved in writing one of the most popular versions of the E Jing (which is China’s ancient classic on how things change). He also teaches Chinese calligraphy to his students on his many trips to China. Mark has integrated these disciplines in creative ways for over fifty five years now. He has also founded Integral Tao Centers in Taos New Mexico, Tulsa Oklahoma, New York, and California where he now resides. He has been teaching throughout North America for nearly thirty-five years in a variety of formats: private sessions, on-going community classes, weekend and week-long seminars and workshops. He is a certified Tai Chi tournament judge and has officiated over 25 tournaments in the past twenty years.
MEDIA INQUIRIES:
Advance Review Copies of “Life As Play” are available upon request (in paperback or digital.) Author Mark Johnson is also available for interviews, articles or to provide commentary. Please contact:
Jeff Heller
jeffrey@FarrowCommunications.
866-949-6868