THE QUINTESSENTIAL MANUAL FOR LIVING IN HARMONY AND BALANCE.Living in Balance is a timely, powerful, inspiring, and profoundly practical guide for everyone seeking to realize greater wisdom, compassion, resilience, creativity, well-being, and health in their lives. Drawing insights from nearly 50 years of field-tested experience, internationally acclaimed mind-science researchers, wellness educators, and corporate consultants Dr. Joel and Michelle Levey offer a rare synthesis of ancient wisdom traditions with cutting-edge research on extraordinary human performance pointing toward mindfulness, personal mastery, and resilience as being the keys to thriving and living in balance. With a myriad of principles and practices that can be woven into the fabric of daily life, it's the ultimate manual for living in a complex, uncertain, and rapidly changing world.

Contents

Foreword by His Holiness The Dalai Lama ix

Authors Preface to the New Edition xi

Staying Centered in Challenging Times 1

SECTION ONE

An Inside-Out Approach to Balanced Living

1. It's All About Balance 11

2. Glimpses of Wholeness 16

3. Life as a Learning Expedition: A Model for Balance 39

4. Mindfulness: The Gateway to Balance 56

5. The Science of Balance 94

SECTION TWO

Mind-Body-Spirit Harmony: Fine-Tuning our Primary Instrument

6. Physical Balance: Lessons from and for the Body 109

7. Emotional Balance: A Peaceful Heart 133

8. The Balanced Mindstate 151

9. Catching the Waves: Balancing the Harmonics of

Subtle Energy 174

10. Balanced in Spirit 192

11. Breathing into Balance 216

SECTION THREE

Expanding the Circle of Balance: Home, Play, Work, and World

12. All My Relations 235

13. Life-Work Balance 258

14. Finding Yourself in the World 294

SECTION FOUR

Reclaiming Our Balance, Embracing the Whole

15. Seven Principles for Living in Balance 313

16. Earthwalk: Essential Reminders for a Balanced Life 322

Our Invitation to You 337

Permissions 338

Acknowledgments 340

About the Authors 342