Early life

Millman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Herman and Vivian Millman (both deceased), and he has an older sister Diane. Much of his early life included active pursuits such as modern dance and martial arts, and then trampoline, tumbling, and gymnastics. During his senior year at John Marshall High School in Los Angeles, Millman won the United States Gymnastics Federation (USGF) national title on the trampoline and was voted Senior Athlete of the Year. While a freshman at U.C. Berkeley, he won the 1964 Trampoline World Championships in London, and earned All-American honors and won an NCAA Championship in vaulting (1964) and a USGF championship in floor exercise (1966). He represented the United States in the 1966 Maccabiah Games, winning four gold medals in gymnastics. He was voted Senior U.C. Berkeley Athlete of the Year, graduating with a B.A. degree in Psychology in 1968. At some point in time, he fractured his leg in a motorcycle crash.

Career

In 1968, Millman served as director of gymnastics at Stanford University, where he coached U.S. Olympian Steve Hug and brought the Stanford team to national prominence. During Millman's tenure at Stanford, he trained in Aikido, eventually earning a shodan (black belt) ranking, and studied T'ai chi (Taiji) and other martial arts.

In 1972, Millman joined the faculty at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio as an assistant professor of physical education. At Oberlin, on a travel-research grant from the college, Millman traveled to San Francisco, where he completed the Arica 40-Day Intensive Training, then to Hawaii, India, Hong Kong, and Japan, where he studied various disciplines including yoga and martial arts.

In 1985, Millman began to produce audio and video programs, and to present seminars and professional keynotes. His work is generally connected to the "human potential movement".

Millman has authored 17 books as of 2015 which together have been published in 29 languages. In 2006, his first book, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, was adapted to a film, Peaceful Warrior, with Nick Nolte, distributed by Lionsgate Films and released by Universal Pictures in 2007. Dan credits the inspiration for his first book to a gas station attendant he met who reminded him of Socrates and to whom he gave that name.

Personal life

Dan Millman and his wife Joy live in Brooklyn, New York. They have three grown daughters.

Works

Works by Millman include the following:

• 1979: Whole Body Fitness
• 1980: Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book that Changes Lives
• 1985: The Warrior Athlete (revised edition of Whole Body Fitness)
• 1990: Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior
• 1991: Secret of the Peaceful Warrior (for children, illustrated by Taylor Bruce)
• 1992: No Ordinary Moments: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life
• 1993: Quest for the Crystal Castle (for children, illustrated by Taylor Bruce)
• 1994: The Life You Were Born to Live: A Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose
• 1995: The Laws of Spirit: A Tale of Transformation
• 1998: Everyday Enlightenment: The Twelve Gateways to Personal Growth
• 1999: Body Mind Mastery (revised edition of The Warrior Athlete)
• 2000: Living on Purpose: Straight Answers to Life's Tough Questions
• 2006: The Journeys of Socrates
• 2007: Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior: A Companion to the Book that Changes Lives
• 2009: Bridge Between Worlds: Extraordinary Experiences that Changed Lives
• 2010: Peaceful Warrior: The Graphic Novel (illustrated by Andrew Winegarner)
• 2011: The Four Purposes of Life: Finding Meaning and Direction in a Changing World
• 2013: The Creative Compass: Writing Your Way from Inspiration to Publication (with co-author Sierra Prasada)

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