As in all his books, Heckler draws from personal experience: training his horse, cultivating presence in aikido dojos, consulting with business executives, raising children.
He directs Rancho Strozzi Institute in Petaluma, California..
His books are The Anatomy of Change, Aikido and the New Warrior, and In Search of the Warrior Spirit.
He has pioneered the use of aikido, meditation, and bodywork with disturbed children, inner-city gangs, several branches of the military, and corporate executives.
About the Author: Richard Strozzi Heckler co-founded Lomi School, a major school of bodywork, and Tamalpais Aikido.
Richard Strozzi Heckler sounds an important call about the interplay between power and generosity in these subtle and luminous essays.
The world can be a sanctuary, if we find a balance between instinct and choice.
Community is a larger family--we make alliances to "take care of what matters to us." But, as Heckler teaches, that takes listening to others with an open heart, and learning what the needs of others are.
Many of Heckler\'s lessons arise from his life as a householder and father.
A masterful and encompassing book, Holding the Center develops from the fulcrum of the self in the natural world.
As in all his books, Heckler draws from personal experience: training his horse, cultivating presence in aikido dojos, consulting with business executives, raising children
