A book of balance : Kogi wisdom for a good life and thriving Earth / Lucas Buchholz ; translated by Fabienne Balmer ; edited and adapted by Jackson Gore.

Includes bibliographical references.

Before the journey -- What did you see today? -- What thoughts have you been thinking? -- Do you know the stories well? -- What did you plant? What did you harvest? -- How will we pass the knowledge on to our children? -- What do I have to offer the world? -- What does it mean to the world that I am here? -- How will we make sure that everyone is well? -- How will we live another eighty thousand years?

For centuries, the Kogi have lived in seclusion in Colombia's remote Sierra Nevadas, known as "the heart of the world." But in recent years, concerned by the environmental degradation they have experienced in their villages and forests, a few emissaries from the tribe emerged to bring an urgent and loving message to the West--advice on how to live in harmony with the earth.