About the Author

HOWARD ‘HAL’ LEVIN

An engaging speaker & spiritual healer, who has a passion for writing inspiring books.

Howard Levin’s first book, Quotations for Successful Living, is a compilation of inspiring quotes. This collection initially began with his mother posting favorite and relevant quotes on their home’s refrigerator throughout Hal’s childhood. While collecting additional quotes for his book, the author had the opportunity to meet many inspiring people: Phyllis Diller, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Margret Thatcher, Magic Johnson, Oprah Winfrey and Muhammad Ali.

Ali’s review of the book, “Quotations for Successful Living, it’s the greatest!” motivated Hal to create more books to help people, animals and our environment.

Howard ‘Hal’ Levin is a member of Healing in America, a school of holistic energy healing. Hal was born in the Chinese Year of the Horse. Hal studies animal communication, attends seminars, networks with other communicators and spends many hours in the field with the animals. Learning to commune with animals has dramatically altered Howard’s life. He traveled around the world to connect with horses and increase his understanding and receptivity to their messages.

A History of Horses Told by Horses is the first book in a series of stories told by the animals themselves. Hal is currently working on A History of Elephants Told by Elephants, which will be followed by the stories told by dolphins, whales, cats and dogs.

While visiting elephants in Thailand, he learned about a legend that says, “When a person is touched by an elephant, they have been blessed. In return, that person has to try to help elephants.” As a result, Hal is donating ten (10) percent of the profits from the sale of this book to nonprofit organizations dedicated to protecting elephants.

Hal also enjoys skiing, hiking and building his Olympic businesses. A favorite pastime includes volunteering and working with horses at the Humble Ranch Therapy Center, a nonprofit organization, located near his home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Hal Levin with Oprah Winfrey
Muhammad Ali and Hal Levin
President Gerald Ford and Hal Levin chatting
Hal Levin talking to Gene Cernan, who walked on the moon
Hal holding his book Quotations for Successful Living with Nikki Giovanni holding her children's book
Alice Walker and Hal Levin
Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus
Hal Levin with Jack Hanna a conservationist
Hal Levin with Earvin
Hal Levin and Johann Riegler, Spanish Riding School, Austria
Crowd of people at the Jimmie Heuga Center Fundraiser, Steamboat Springs
Steamboat Springs Olympians, Gary Crawford, Skeeter Werner, Loris Werner, Moose Barrows, Lonny Vanatta, Billy Kidd at the base of Steamboat Resort
Hal, Director Jimmie Heuga Express at the bottom of Steamboat Resort
Horse with people at the Humble Ranch Therapy Center, Steamboat Springs
Hal Levin with horse named Lily in Italy
Hal Levin with Elephants in Thailand at the Thailand Elephant Conservation Center.
Hal Levin holding a koala in Australia.
Family of elephants walking in a row in Botswana Africa.
Hal Levin holding a stick between his teeth, A gift from the elephants, Botswana, Africa.
Hal Levin standing with a horse at the Humble Ranch Therapy Center, Steamboat Springs.
Hal hugging a koala in Australia
Person riding an elephant and Hal Levin standing next to them.
Hal Levin holding the trunk of a baby elephant.
Hal Levin meeting and smiling next to a baby elephant.
People smiling in the stadium at the Barcelona Paralympic Opening Ceremony, Spain
Hal at the Nagano Winter Olympics, Japan in his booth selling olympic pins.
Group of people posing for a photo at a wedding in Greece.
Hal Levin posing with people inside a store at the Athens Summer Olympics, Greece.
Hal Levin holding pins that he sold at the Lillehammer Winter Olympics, Norway
Hal Levin posing with women selling pins at the Nagano Winter Olympics, Japan.
Hal posing behind ski jumping banner at the Nagano Winter Olympics, Japan
Hal Levin with a few USA Women's Gold Medal Hockey Team members, at the Nagano, Japan
Hal Levin standing next to flags with a friend at the Lillehammer Winter Olympics, Norway.
Hal Levin in the track stadium at the Sydney Summer Olympics, Australia
Hal Levin in front of the city with Olympic torch in the background at the Barcelona Summer Olympics, Spain.
Hal Levin standing in front of a ski jump with a backpack full of Norwegian flags for sale at the Lillehammer Winter Olympics, Norway
Jean Claude Killy, Jimmie Heuga, Bill Marolt on the ski slopes celebrating.
Hal Levin with friends at the Barcelona Summer Olympics, Spain.
Hal rowing a boat in the Grand Canyon
Skiers enjoying powder on Buffalo Pass in Steamboat Springs, Co.
Hal Levin ski diving with instructor in California.
Sunset behind Hal Levin in the grand canyon with rafts on the water.
Hal Levin posing with a bald eagle on his shoulder.
Hal Levin leading a ride at the Leading a therapy ride, Humble Ranch.