Balance

Balance
Author: Scott McCredie
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2009-06-27
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0316076589

Although vital to our well-being and even to our success as a species, the physical sense of balance has never attained the same recognition as sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste. Now, with an epidemic of debilitating falls sweeping America's aging population, the time is ripe for a lively and illuminating tour of the human body's most exquisitely intricate and least understood faculty. Balance is the first book written for a general audience that examines the mysteries of the human balance system -- the astonishingly complicated mechanisms that allow our bodies to counteract the force of gravity as we move through space. A scientific, historical, and practical exploration of how balance works, Balance also provides the keys to remaining upright for as long as humanly possible. From simple motion sickness to astronauts' "space stupids," and from fetal somersaults to the Flying Wallendas, McCredie guides readers on a delightful quest to elevate balance to its rightful place in the pantheon of the senses.

The Balance Book

The Balance Book
Author: Terry Swan
Publisher: Guardian Books
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2010-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781554525157

Dr. Terry Swan is a Professor of Psychology and Religion and Dean of the Chapel at Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, Kentucky. He is the author of twenty books and is a popular speaker and workshop leader. Christians often lead lives of frantic over-commitment. The abundant life escapes them. How can you remain productive and efficient without sacrificing your health and relationships while maintaining a sense of balance and wholeness? You will learn how to: - Prioritize what's important to you. - Better cope with stressors. - Get done what has to be done. - Move toward gaining your spiritual center. - Capture a sense of perspective again. - Develop a game plan for living. Read The Balance Book, as thousands of others have, for insights that could change your life.

A History of Balance, 1250-1375

A History of Balance, 1250-1375
Author: Joel Kaye
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 531
Release: 2014-04-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107028450

This book is a groundbreaking history of balance, exploring how a new model of equilibrium emerged during the medieval period.

Balance

Balance
Author: Paul Thagard
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2022-07-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0231556071

Living is a balancing act. Ordinary activities like walking, running, or riding a bike require the brain to keep the body in balance. A dancer’s poised elegance and a tightrope walker’s breathtaking performance are feats of balance. Language abounds with expressions and figures of speech that invoke balance. People fret over work-life balance or try to eat a balanced diet. The concept crops up from politics—checks and balances, the balance of power, balanced budgets—to science, in which ideas of equilibrium are crucial. Why is balance so fundamental, and how do physical and metaphorical balance shed light on each other? Paul Thagard explores the physiological workings and metaphorical resonance of balance in the brain, the body, and society. He describes the neural mechanisms that keep bodies balanced and explains why their failures can result in nausea, falls, or vertigo. Thagard connects bodily balance with leading ideas in neuroscience, including the nature of consciousness. He analyzes balance metaphors across science, medicine, economics, the arts, and philosophy, showing why some aid understanding but others are misleading or harmful. Thagard contends that balance is ultimately a matter of making sense of the world. In both literal and metaphorical senses, balance is what enables people to solve the puzzles of life by turning sensory signals or an incongruous comparison into a coherent whole. Bridging philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, Balance shows how an unheralded concept’s many meanings illuminate the human condition.

Finding Balance in a Medical Life

Finding Balance in a Medical Life
Author: Lee Lipsenthal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2007-09-01
Genre: Conduct of life
ISBN: 9780978532116

The system of medicine, world-wide, is in a state of rapid change. This has left physicians in a state of anxiety, fatigue and even burnout. Finding Balance in a Medical Life is the culmination of the authors years of working with large physician groups, evaluating physician health research and delivering workshops to physicians and their families. It is intended to help physicians, healthcare professionals and their families to understand how they find themselves 'stuck' in their work lives and even in their personal relationships. It explores the ramifications of the physician personality structure and helps the reader to analyze their own personality. It clarifies the effect of medical training and practice on the physicians' health and relationships. It teaches the reader various tools and techniques to manage stress, enhance performance, and improve communication as well as how to plan their futures in by identifying their life purpose. About the Author Lee Lipsenthal, M.D., ABHM is a recognized leader, teacher and pioneer in the field of provider wellness. He is an internist by training and is internationally known for his research work with Dr. Dean Ornish, in preventive cardiology. He is also well known in the field of Integrative Medicine. Dr. Lipsenthal is a member of the American Medical Association Physician Well-being Planning Committee and has authored many professional and popular publications on healthcare provider wellness medicine. He is a frequently invited workshop presenter and speaker at healthcare conferences in the U.S. and world-wide. "Finding Balance in a Medical Life is an eloquent, potent way of enhancing awareness and promoting healing in ourselves, ourfamilies, and our patients. It is a call to action that may help you save a very important life. Yours." - Dean Ornish, M.D., Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco "Finding Balance in a Medical Life is distilled from the author's experience over many years of teaching physicians about managing stress, improving performance, and increasing connection with life s purpose. I know you will enjoy it and find it useful." - Andrew Weil, MD "Lee Lipsenthal brings tremendous insights into the stresses and strains of being a physician. Put down your medical journal and pick up this book; it may be the most important read of your life." - Steve McDermott, Chief Executive Officer, Hill Physicians Medical Group

Creative Arts Therapy: Restoring a Sense of Balance and Well-Being

Creative Arts Therapy: Restoring a Sense of Balance and Well-Being
Author: Alfonso Borello
Publisher: Villaggio Publishing Ltd.
Total Pages: 84
Release:
Genre: Psychology
ISBN:

Hey, you know how sometimes we feel like we're carrying this heavy load of emotions, but we just can't seem to find the right words to express them? Well, that's where creative arts therapy swoops in like a superhero! It's like having this magical toolbox filled with paints, music, dance, and drama that helps us unlock the door to our inner world. Think about it – when we paint a picture, compose a song, or dance to a rhythm, we're not just creating art; we're diving deep into our souls. It's like we're peeling back the layers of our emotions, revealing parts of ourselves we never knew existed. And you know what's even more amazing? As we engage in these creative activities, we start to gain this incredible insight into who we are and what makes us tick. Imagine sitting in front of a blank canvas, with nothing but a paintbrush in hand and a world of possibilities ahead of you. As you swirl the colors together, you're not just painting a picture – you're painting your story. Each stroke of the brush reveals a new chapter, a new emotion, a new piece of the puzzle that is you. And as you step back and admire your creation, you can't help but marvel at the beauty of your own soul laid bare on the canvas. Or picture yourself lost in the melody of a song, the music washing over you like a warm embrace. With each note, you're transported to a different place, a different time, a different part of yourself. You're not just listening to music – you're feeling it in every fiber of your being. And in that moment of connection, you realize that music has this incredible power to heal, to comfort, to uplift, and to reveal the deepest truths of our hearts. And let's not forget about dance – the most primal and instinctual form of expression known to humankind. When we move our bodies to the rhythm of the music, we're not just dancing; we're telling a story without words. With each graceful movement, each fluid gesture, we're expressing emotions that words alone could never capture. It's like our bodies become a canvas, and every dance step is a brushstroke painting a masterpiece of our innermost thoughts and feelings. So, my friends, if you ever find yourself feeling lost or disconnected from yourself, remember the magic of creative arts therapy. It's not just about making art; it's about discovering yourself in the process. It's about peeling back the layers, diving deep into your soul, and uncovering the hidden truths that make you who you are. So, grab a paintbrush, put on some music, or dance like nobody's watching – and let the journey of self-discovery begin.

Balance

Balance
Author: Carol Svec
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2017-09-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1613734859

Balance is a lively, 360-degree exploration of our body's supersense. Health and wellness writer Carol Svec examines every facet of balance in a way that is highly entertaining, broadly accessible, and rigorously researched. Readers follow her through various facilities as she talks with scientists doing state-of-the-art research. She grilled an egg in a virtual kitchen, had her senses fooled in a Tumbling Room by a mannequin named Hans, survived "the Vominator" without losing her lunch, and experienced drunken dizziness inside a police muster room. Chapters include fascinating case studies of people whose lives are affected by balance dysfunction, the latest research initiatives, the coolest gadgets used by researchers, and first-person accounts of what it's like to be a scientific guinea pig for balance. In a clear, friendly style, Svec communicates what she has learned about balance from some of the top scientists in the world, including how balance research is being applied to help those who are ill, elderly, disabled, or simply prone to queasiness, and what ingenious, potentially life-changing advances may be coming down the road.

A Life in Balance

A Life in Balance
Author: Kathleen Hall
Publisher: Amacom Books
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2006
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780814473344

Nautilus Book Awards Winners for 2007 (category: Self-Help/Psychology/ Personal Growth) "Like many people, Kathleen Hall found that despite great success and material wealth, she had yet to identify purpose, meaning, and balance in her work and her life. She left her Wall Street firm and devoted herself to understanding the relationships between mind, body, and spirit, and between professional and personal fulfillment. Since then, she has studied with great spiritual leaders including the Dalai Lama, Bishop Desmond Tutu, and the exiled Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh. She has also learned from medical experts like Dr. Dean Ornish of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute and Dr. Herbert Benson at the Harvard Mind-Body Institute. Inspired by those diverse influences, Dr. Hall has written A Life in Balance, a guided journey to joy, peace, and an intentional life grounded in the four roots of the SELF: * Serenity. Find what brings us peace, and channel it into everything we do * Exercise. Align the body with energy and health through walking, yoga, martial arts, and more * Love. Build community and relationships that heal others as well as ourselves * Food. Pay attention not just to what we eat, but to what we experience through all our senses Our lives pull us in many different directions; to find happiness, we must first create balance. Filled with wit, wisdom, and compassion, A Life in Balance will help any reader identify and stay true to his or her authentic self."

In Search of Balance

In Search of Balance
Author: Richard Swenson
Publisher: Tyndale House
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2014-02-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 161747259X

In Search of Balance by Richard A. Swenson, MD, author of the best-selling book Margin, helps us understand the dangers of living in a fast-paced world and gives us hope for recovering a foundational sense of equilibrium. Dr. Swenson offers not only important organizing principles for making sense of our priorities but also scores of practical tips for finding rest and contentment in a world that emphasizes materialism and busyness. His advice is grounded in the daily realities we all experience, but his wisdom has been honed by the big-picture perspective of an exhaustive study of the stresses of modern life. Let Dr. Swenson be your gentle guide for reaching a new stage of personal balance.