Welcome to Integral Life Balance
(Home of the Integral Vocalist and the Integral Teacher)!

I’m Clif Ware, Professor Emeritus of Voice at the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis (1970-2007). I appreciate your taking time to visit this Web Site, and I hope you find some interesting and helpful information.

The overall purpose of this Web Site is to provide a wide range of information related to developing a principled, comprehensive, balanced, and integrative approach to life, a multifaceted personal challenge that involves:

• Developing an awareness of the many opposites and paradoxes we encounter in all aspects of life, as represented by right brain-left brain, romanticism-classicism, liberalism-conservatism, and Yin-Yang (female-male characteristics)

• Identifying and acknowledging personal strengths and weaknesses associated with the three principal areas of body, mind, and spirit

• Exploring and developing some effective integral life-coping strategies that relate to the three major areas of self, culture, and nature

• Setting worthwhile, attainable goals and objectives that are well thought out and planned, yet flexible and exciting

• Following through with systematic, ongoing, constructive practice and action    

I've produced four publications based on integrative, holistic concepts—three related to singing, and one about aging. Links are provided for seeking more information. I’ve also written an unpublished 800-page "background self-study book" under the general title The Balanced Life: An Integral Perspective, which provided the basic material for my latest book—The Aging Challenge: Making the Most of Life After 50. The overall approach of this book, which is aimed primarily at persons in the second half of life, presents a combination of self-help and scholarly information derived from many reputable sources—plus some memoir material inspired by reflecting on my 70-plus years of life experience, including 50 years of professional experience as a vocal performer and teacher.

The Integral Vocalist offers information for anyone interested in the mind-body relationship of voice to personality, and how one can achieve efficient, authentic vocalism that results in expressive communication; and the Integral Artist-Teacher provides information about my philosophy of learning and teaching. Some free materials (in PDF format) are provided for downloading.

I sincerely hope you find some helpful information that will aid you in your quest to lead a balanced, meaningful, productive, and rewarding life. For more information, click here.