Books published by Balboa Press

Hawaiian taro was a key crop that sustained the inhabitants of the world's most isolated islands-the Hawaiian Islands-for many centuries. Native Hawaiians fed taro to their babies as a first food and this tradition continues today. Part cookbook, part historical point of reference, Native Flour, Ancient Starch, Gluten-Free Recipes Using Hawaiian Taro Powder offers modern ways to use this ancestral food in meals. Voyaging Foods, a Hawaii-based artisan miller and bakeshop, produces Ancestral Taro Powder as the premium, beneficial fiber to use rather than the over consumed starches such as cornstarch, cassava, arrowroot and potato starch. Considered the most hypoallergenic food in the world, taro contains the smallest starch granule, making it highly digestible. Recipes in this book show how to use taro powder as an alternative flour, thickener in soups, stews, or gravies, bake with it, or stir it into ready-to-eat meals. This book invites the reader to take a closer look into Taro Powder as an underutilized food and offers solutions to these common gluten-free diet challenges: Does your diet contain an over use of corn, rice and potatoes in the majority of processed and gluten-free foods today? Is your allergy-free diet neglecting other food groups, such as tubers? Is there diversity and newness in your gluten-free mixes and meals? Are you utilizing the most nutritious plant-based fiber and protein flour combinations in paleo, gluten-free, or specialty diets?Ancestral Taro Powder fits into the paleo, auto-immune protocol, grain-free, vegetarian and gluten-free diets. This book features several of Voyaging Foods' recipes sold in cafes, highlights uncommon gluten-free recipes and puts a spotlight on a nutritious staple food quietly cultivated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for thousands of years and now available for home kitchens everywhere. www.VoyagingFoods.com

Enchanting and compelling, Visits to the Glade is an account of ten profound and magical soul encountersmystical revelations that went on to inspire a unique artistic collaboration between nine women. Beautifully crafted and yet so simple and clear, Brenda Bruzons Glade experiences shine a light on some of lifes universal themes. They offer us deep insights into coping with uncertainty, fear, loss, and death. They explore issues of self-esteem and forgiveness, and they delve into concepts of multidimensional existence and past-life connections. At its heart, Visits to the Glade absolutely resounds with warmth, love, and acceptance. Perceptive and comforting, you will be transported to a haven of care and understanding. Visits to the Glade will give you goosebumps as you find it resonating with your own life journey. And all this celebrated by original artwork from the Creative Sisters, a group of artists brought together by the author entirely as if by magic!A delight to read. An inimitable experience. Inspiring and heartwarming, these words and images are a wonderful reminder of how people can work creatively together. Full of magic and nature. Highly recommended. William Bloom

Mental Health Tips is a book full of tools and strategies to help you improve your life. Using healthy coping tools can mean the difference between a stressful drama-filled life and a life of joy and gratitude. When our mental health is off balance other areas of our life can also become off balance without us even realizing it. This book will give you tools to: Decrease stress and anger Stop emotional eating Stop emotional spending Stop self-destructive behavior patterns Change your negative thinking patterns Understand grief and loss Improve your communication Understand and regulate your emotions Have healthier relationships with yourself and others Get in charge of your lifeMental Health Tips is a fast paced book full of tools to improve your life. The stories are personal stories from Kelly about overcoming her own battle after her son passed away from a fatal car accident as well as stories of other people that use these tips to overcome their struggles. When your mental health improves your overall life will improve.

When Dea Cappelli found herself lost in a diagnosis of breast cancer, she determined to take control over the situation. She embarked on a mission to shrink her tumor with the intention that, if successful, she would share her healing tactics. Honey! I Shrunk the Tumor: Turning Wait Times into Healing Times is the result of extensive research and heartfelt caring for others facing a similar diagnosis. This easy-to-read, inspiring reference encourages readers to be pro-active, take charge of their bodies and to try, alongside traditional treatments, scientifically-studied holistic options. Not meant to be a scholarly treatise, it is rather a Digest of the research that is currently being done a menu of options to choose from. Honey! I Shrunk the Tumor is a gentle push, not only for those with breast cancer, but for everyone, to consider simple lifestyle changes and attitudes that will have long-lasting, positive effects for everyday life and ensure the best chance for preventing cancer recurrence.

This unique inspirational journal contains 365 daily messages based on A Course In Miracles Perspective. These spiritual messages are for meditation, contemplation, and to record heart responses. "e;Anything not of Love is unreal. But everything can be used in Love's Service. May every action I take today be used for Peace."e;

Jairus Daughter is a modern tale of religious conversion. Sarah is a Baby-Boomer, born into a traditional Jewish family who reluctantly follows a path that leads to Jesus Christ.

Sandra is a National Treasure with a rare ability to inspire others. Gail Gallant, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. A guided tour of The New Leadership Paradigm for the 21st Century. Step inside the mind of the new leader--one who embraces an inclusionary and equitable style of leadership, which allows others to share and participate in the leadership process. Read a true story about how to make the seemingly impossible actually happen. Learn how a leader brought together a diverse group of individuals, to work with passion and commitment in pursuit of a common goal, and enthusiastically share ownership and take responsibility for the results achieved. Find out how she opened their minds and hearts and touched their souls so that working together they achieved amazing results. An inspirational and heartwarming story of leadership success that serves as a blueprint for todays organization.

There is a wealth of tennis instruction books available that teach you how to hit each stroke properly. This is not one of them. Instead, it assumes you have a fundamental understanding of basic stroke production and are currently playing recreational tennis for fun and exercise. If you are among this group, this booklet is for you. It shares what I hope are some valuable tips on: ¿ Stroke selection ¿ Playing strategy¿ Court position ¿ Court movementCollectively they are aimed at helping you:¿ serve more effectively ¿ play with more confidence ¿ make fewer unforced errors ¿ stay in the point longer ¿ approach the net more effectively ¿ successfully poach ¿ intimidate your opponent(s) ¿ bring out the best in your doubles partner. I trust they will introduce some playing fundamentals and suggestions that will be of value each time you get on the court and ultimately enable you to: ¿ win more points, and¿ have more fun.So, let's get started with Chapter 1: Make the Court Your Friend.

This is a story of German Immigrants, coming to North America early in the 1950's.One winding tale, filled with many trials and tribulations, drama, heartache and love that prevailed through it all.