You can’t read Dan Millman’s Way of the Peaceful Warrior without making comparisons to Carlos Casteneda. It has such a similar feel to it in some ways, but without the drugs – erm I mean legitimate use of peyote as a spiritual eye opener.

Seriously, I guess Millman gets sick of hearing that, but everyone I know who has read the books says the same thing, so I think he is kind of stuck with the comparison now. Anyway, being a bodyworker, the part of the Peaceful Warrior that really sticks out in my mind (even though it must be 10 years since I read it) is the bit where Socrates is showing the kid how to massage and how tight his body is, even though he thinks he is so supple. The comparison to the cat where you can feel through the moggy’s muscle right to it’s bone is brilliant and really epitomises what we strive for – a strong body, that is at the same time devoid of any unnecessary tension.

Anyway, like all things in this day and age, the book was turned into a movie, which I haven’t seen yet. Looks to have some rather cheesy moments in it, but I do like Nick Nolte, so it might be worth a watch.