Dancing on The Edge

"Dancing on the Edge" is a personal mastery practice for navigating life's twists and turns with grace and ease. Drawing upon personal stories, ancestral insights, and active exercises from Eastern traditions, martial arts, body mind practices, business, and ski coaching, builds the capacities to move honestly and successfully in the world. All this leads to embodying the self-assurance to dance on the edge of change, fully embracing the unknown, and remaining open and ready to act decisively for any opportunity that resonates with your deepest desires and aspirations for yourself, others, and the world.

An adventure for a lifetime in three parts. It metaphorically draws a fascinating parallel with the skier's progression of edge control mastery: discovering your edge, tuning your edge, and dancing on your edge. In each part are chapters inviting the reader to participate in experiential exercises, find inspiration through personal stories, and gain valuable insights about ways to navigate successfully with uncertainty, conflicts, or opportunities. Skiers and individuals that develop this ability can make choices that align with their values, goals, and destination. A time of social, economic, and political tension caused by issues fueling extremism, disrespect, and divisiveness in societies, leaving us with feelings of instability and uncertainty about the future. These feelings can shake us to our core, having us seeking balance and challenging us to stay, reclaim or redefine our life's path. How do we navigate in this unsettling environment? What competencies are best suited for these dynamics of change around us and within us? Where do we go to learn these skills and from whom? Dancing on the Edge is a guiding resource available to anyone wanting to increase their capacities during times of change or adopting the personal mastery competencies for becoming the best version of themselves. Along this journey, the reader travels a path awakening their self-knowledge by clarifying their values and what is important to them. They will encounter invitations to revisit the source of their voice, the power of their words, and their listening to understand and resolve conflict. These experiences foster resiliency during adversity, and actively build essential body mind competencies, such as emotional intelligence, authentic communication, creative curiosity, and overall balance.

Ty Polastri is a ski coach, personal mastery trainer, and sports business professional. Over forty years ago, skiing led him to join a small group of media professionals to become one of the first Americans to ski in the USSR. Soon after, Polastri built his EnterSki ski schools and began co-producing a popular Northern California TV ski series and developing sales promotions for leading companies. His business grew with the formation of Entersport, producing special events and offering sport marketing consultancy for business-to-business and business-to-consumer applications. At the University of California Berkeley Extension, Business Department, Ty helped with curriculum design and taught sport, special event, sponsorship marketing, and publicity. Working with human potential pioneers, George Leonard and Michael Murphy of Aikido of Tamalpais and Esalen Institute respectively, and continuing his education in somatics and leadership, Polastri launched the Institute for Integral Living in Tiburon, California, leading personal mastery programs, workshops, and retreats for the public and organizations. Polastri returned to Lake Tahoe to help transform the region into a bicycle-friendly community and became a ski school manager. He co-founded the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition and continues coaching skiing today at Heavenly Mountain Resort. When not on the snow, he directs Team Tahoe, a regional nonprofit promoting eco-friendly programs and initiatives (BikeTahoe.org) and rides his bike. He is currently working on his next book. If you would like to contact Ty, you can reach him on LinkedIn and through his website, biketahoe.org.