Adapted from the front page of
Publishers Weekly
(12/8/97)

Cofounders of InnerWork Technologies, Inc., the authors offer programs in high performance teamwork, corporate culture, and mindbody health to corporate, medical, sports and government organizations. Beginning with the idea that "dynamic balance seems to be a central organizing principle of every living system in the universe," the Leveys teach readers to "live in balance and wholeness" despite the pressures of today's world. They emphasize the balancing act of rest and activity, as well as attention to self and to others, to the universal and the personal, to our "inner and outer" worlds, and stillness and motion. Their material is presented attractively and written clearly, weave a variety of exercises together with theory that the authors have broken down into understandable, memorable charts, and lists that highlight their most important points. The Leveys coin the apt term "learningful" to describe the zone of optimal performance, where working toward challenging goals is balanced with rest and recovery, and where the extreme "danger zones" of burnout and "rustout" are avoided. Applying their quest of balance to areas including mind, body, spirit, emotions, family, work and community, the authors offer a helpful guide for "walking the tightrope" of daily life.