Espresso Lessons is the companion to Rock Warrior's Way, offering practical exercises. A good espresso is a large coffee in a small cup. Similarly, Espresso Lessons concentrates the essence of the Rock Warrior's Way method. You will need the original book Rock Warrior's Way to understand the full story behind the practice, but for straightforward exercises to help you improve your mental game on the rock, this book is a gem.
Specifications:
- Author: Arno Ilgner
- Publisher: Desiderata Institute
- Publication Year: 2009
- Edition: 1st
- Number of pages: 115 in black and white
About the author
In 1995, after conducting extensive research on the literature and practice of mental training and great warrior traditions, Arno Ilgner formalized his methods, founded the Desiderata Institute, and began teaching his program full-time. Since then, he has helped hundreds of students sharpen their awareness, focus their attention, and understand their sports (and life) challenges within a coherent, learning-based philosophy of intelligent risk-taking. Ilgner believes that joy and satisfaction in effort - the "journey" - are intimately linked to achieving goals, the "destination." Former students of his courses now include some of the country's most prominent climbers.
Ilgner has led clinics across the United States and Australia. He has worked with young competition climbers and written articles for national magazines based on his methods. He holds a bachelor's degree in geology, spent several years running his own geological consulting company in the oil fields of Wyoming, was the financial director of an industrial tool distribution company, trained as a U.S. Army Ranger, and performed non-combat service in Korea. He currently resides with his family near Nashville, Tennessee.