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BIO

Phillip Moffitt is the founder and president of the Life Balance Institute, a non-profit organization devoted to the study and practice of spiritual values in daily life. Currently he teaches vipassana meditation at retreat centers around the United States and holds a weekly meditation class in Marin County, California.

In addition, he offers a program on sustaining leadership for executives in the profit and non-profit sectors and teaches programs for the public on changes and transitions.

Phillip was the editor-in-chief and chief executive officer of Esquire magazine from 1979-1986. He is an award winning essayist and writes the "Dharma Wisdom" column for Yoga Journal. In 1990 he co-authored The Power To Heal and in 1992 he co-authored Medicine's Great Journey: One Hundred Years of Healing. His background includes a black belt in aikido, certification as a somatic educator and 30 years of practice and teaching of hatha yoga. He has served on various boards associated with the psychology of C. G. Jung and is currently a member of the Teachers' Counsel at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Northern California.