Books published by Balboa Press

Bruce Wayne, a young pit bull, decides to enter a neighborhood race and prepares for it with the help of his cat best friend Tuxford. He soon finds out that there's more to running a race than he expected as a new adventure unfolds for him.

Acceleration is compiled of journal entries and poetics over 4 years of my life after a significant head injury that left me in an 18 day coma. These journals were my way of therapy starting soon after a counsellor had recommended gratitude entries to rewire the brain. I then dove more into the quote of "e;The human mind is like a computer in the fact that it's magnificent, but only as great as the information fed into it."e; - Unknown

Delightfully Healthy!This book is a practical guide to changing the foods we choose, our exercise, and our way of thinking into new habits toward a healthier life. In addition, through these pages, readers will also find a door that opens and a horizon that they can reach to discover those pleasures that make us more vital and give us true fulfillment. Delightfully Healthy! delves into, among other subjects, the impact of food on health, the impact so often unsuspected of sugar in our bodies, superfoods and longevity, some strategies to achieve balance between body and mind, techniques and tools to lower stress and anxiety, and more than fifty delicious and healthy recipes.

Cruz the Crow is about to embark on the single most important journey of his whole life: his solo-flight! But there is just one problem! All those letters and numbers that the other crows can read: well he can't. How will he ever find his way?A charming and inspiring tale that tells kids it is ok to be different, and that we all have our strengths.

Oral history is a key part of West African oral tradition used to pass down values and traditions from one generation to the next. Folktales are part of African oral history and are usually filled with wisdom, which convey a moral or teach a lesson. As a child, Alieh's Father usually told them stories. Storytelling was a part of their family, and these stories had been passed down from one generation to the next. Some of these stories were used by Alieh's father to teach her and her siblings a lesson. As Alieh grew older, she realized that she could not remember most of these stories, and this oral tradition was being lost, so she decided to capture them. This book is a collection of stories that have been passed down from one generation to the next but have never been written down or visually represented. The name "e;Tales from my Childhood"e; represents stories from everyone's childhood regardless of their age. Through this book, Alieh hopes to bring back storytelling to families.

A guidebook for creating your own somatic movement practice, Heal Through Dance distills the essence of Arielle Star Triana's teachings for a worldwide audience. Designed for instructors, dancers and beginners interested in freeform movement, Heal through Dance celebrates physical embodiment within the context of the sacred feminine.Star as she is known to her students masterfully weaves together exercises known to heal trauma with ancient cultural practices ranging from Indian, Egyptian, and Hawaiian to Native American, Essene and Celtic.Heal through Dance is an invitation to become your own healer and an ecstatic dance facilitator. Let your dance become an embodied prayer through the layers of Earth, water, fire, love, SOUND, and light.Quotes from readers:"e;A work of beauty sourced from the stars."e;"e;The playlists for trance dance, tribal dance, and infinity dance are exquisite."e;"e;The alchemy you create in this work is that of a true healer."e;

What Good Thing Happened to You Today? is a children's colouring book with a rhyming story throughout, in the manner of Dr. Seuss. The story, meant to be read to a child, especially at bedtime, elicits positive memories of the day. Both the reader and the child end their day with memories of good things that happened to them that day.

A mother was left scrambling when she began to recover repressed memories during a life change. She was looking for answers and over the years collected many pearls of wisdom. AnnCeline is diving deep into her emotional memories to bring across the extend of the traumas and how they affected her growing up. During her years of recovery, she began to awaken and ascend to higher levels of consciousness, realizing her ability to travel through time to heal her wounded inner child. She began communicating with her angels and with their help was able to piece together her story. This book is especially for you if you feel you may have been a victim of childhood sexual abuse and grooming. "e;A Puzzled Mind"e; Is a title that describes how she felt before she understood what was happening to her. In this book, she is sharing her wisdom and knowledge as a guide for you on your awakening journey, showing you how to put the pieces of the puzzle back together and alchemize your past into gold.

Six years after her husband's sudden death, Corina Taylor still felt the heaviness and deep pain of loss. As she embarked on a journey of self-discovery, every uncomfortable truth about herself, her relationships, the world she inhabited, and the systems and structures that silently governed her beliefs and behaviors slowly began to unravel, ultimately prompting the powerful realization that the death she was grieving was not her husband's, but her own. For many years she conformed to the roles and expectations society placed on her, listened to the "e;shoulds,"e; and became attached to stories that did not serve her. She lost herself in the process. As Corina began to look within, she learned how our systems distort our reality, mask our true nature and alter our behaviour in destructive ways. Once she stopped assuming systems are a given, she chose to interact differently with them or abandon them entirely. By seeing them for what they are, their power over her eventually dissolved, allowing her to reclaim her autonomy and freedom. Illusions shares a roadmap of how one woman removed the blinders, healed her wounds, and dismantled the status quo after the sudden death of her husband.

My first brush with death was at birth, having entered the world as a "Code Blue Baby." In all my thrilling adventures over the years, I have been confronted by grizzly bears, pushed off a cliff, and fallen into deadly bogs, but my brush with death in an avalanche while helicopter skiing was certainly the most profound. Being brought back from death was a miracle that changed my life in so many ways. It taught me to live in the moment with gratitude, love, appreciation, and with no time for fear."No Time For Fear" is my personal account of adventures, discoveries, and lessons I have learned. I hope this book will leave you laughing, thinking positively, and grateful for everything life sends your way.