The Way of the Divine Deer is the companion volume to Master Shen Lu's Return to Balance. Where the first book answered the question what is my body asking for when it hurts?, this one answers a quieter question: how do I live so that less asking is needed?

Inside these pages, the old healer of Shandong shares what six decades of practice have taught him about the small art of living gently. You'll find:

• Eleven short chapters on the foundations of a life in harmony — the three treasures of the body, the practice of Wu Wei, the five seasons your body moves through each day, and the small rituals of morning and evening that shape everything in between

• Four parables — stories of the farmer who could not sleep, the boy and the bamboo, the empty cup, and the woman who carried the river. Stories meant to be lived with, not explained

• Sixty daily reflections on the body, the mind, and the spirit — each one page, each meant to be read slowly, the way one sips hot tea

The teachings are older than any of us. The voice is Shen Lu's. The pages are yours to open in the morning, at midday, or in the quiet hour before sleep.

Pair with Return to Balance for the complete healing library from Shen Lu Wisdom.