Synopses & Reviews
As our world grows increasingly more complex and stressful, developing our capacity for dynamic balance in our lives, work, and relationships becomes more and more vital. Based on the ancient wisdom traditions, contemporary neuroscience research, and the insights of indigenous cultures throughout our world,
Living in Balance shows that, in each moment, we have the capacity to be mindful of whether our thoughts and actions are moving toward harmony and balance or away from it. Through this awareness we can make a conscious choice to continue on the path we are on or to change our attitude and direction. With a foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama,
Living in Balance offers a rare synthesis of ancient wisdom traditions with cutting-edge research on peak human performance that points toward mindfulness as being truly the key to living in balance.
Review
Presented attractively and written clearly, mixing breathing and visualization exercises with theory that the authors have broken down into understandable, memorable charts and lists that highlight their most important points.
- Publishers Weekly
This work that has great prospects for bringing the inner sciences to a very wide section of people who may not under ordinary circumstances come into contact with the inner sciences. - His Holiness the Dalai Lama
As a great cookbook gets dog-eared with years of use, this comprehensive mindfulness/life-tuning guide could become like the Be Here Now of the early 21st Centurybut with legs” for the long haul. - Banyan Books and Sounds
"Joel and Michelle have constructed a text of sheer brilliance. Every page offers new insights and truth." - Caroline M. Myss, Ph.D., author of Anatomy of the Spirit
"Living in Balance invites us to return to the inner source of serenity and wisdom within. Never before have we so urgently needed the clear, compassionate teachings that are so lovingly described in this book." - Larry Dossey, MD, author of Be Careful What You Pray For
Synopsis
As our world grows increasingly more complex and stressful, developing our capacity for dynamic balance in our lives, work, and relationships becomes vital. Based on the ancient wisdom traditions and the insights of indigenous cultures throughout our world, Living in Balance reveals that in each moment, we have the capacity to be mindful of whether our thoughts and actions are moving toward harmony and balance, or away from it. Through this awareness we can make a conscious choice to continue on the path we are on, or to change our attitude and direction. By encouraging experimentation with the myriad of principles and practices offered, the authors empower the reader to determine which of those are most resonant and meaningful, and can be woven into the fabric of daily life. Living in Balance is not merely a strongly hyped, motivational book for people seeking to achieve greater success, power, health, or better self- image in their lives. Instead it offers a rare synthesis of ancient wisdom traditions with cutting -edge research on peak human performance that points toward mindfulness as being truly the key to living in balance. Out of print since 2004, this revised and expanded edition features 4 new chapters. Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
About the Author
Joel Levey and
Michelle Levey have brought their teachings on living in balance to hundreds of leading organizations and communities around the globe, including NASA, Google, Intel, The Clinton Global Initiative, U.S. Army Special Forces, Earthsave, Compassionate Action Network International, and the U.S. Surgeon Generals Office. Their previous books have been translated into ten languages. They divide their time between Seattle and Hawaii.
His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was born in 1935 in northeastern Tibet. He is a best selling author and the world's foremost Buddhist leader, he travels extensively, speaking in favor of ecumenical understanding, kindness and compassion, respect for the environment and world peace. He lives in Dharamsala, India.
Table of Contents
Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Section 1: An Inside-out Approach to Balanced Living
1. Its All About Balance
2. Glimpses of Wholeness
3. Life as a Learning Expedition: A Model for Balance
4. Mindfulness: The Gateway to Balance
Section 2: Mind-Body-Spirit Harmony: Fine-Tuning our Primary Instrument
5. Physical Balance: Lessons from and for the
Body
6. Emotional Balance: A Peaceful Heart
7. The Balanced Mindstate
8. Catching the Waves: Balancing the Harmonics
9. Balanced in Spirit
Section 3: Expanding the Circle of Balance: Home, Play, Work, and World
10. All My Relations
11. Life-Work Balance
12. Finding Yourself in the World
Section 4: Reclaiming our Balance, Embracing the Whole
13. Seven Principles for Living in Balance 14. Earthwalk: Essential Reminders for a Balanced Life
Acknowledgments
Resource
Guide
Index