In this article, I cover the following benefits: How to identify a problem and move it from the background to the forefront of your mind Identify the commitment that is behind the problem How to shift your view of problems such that you have peace of mind in the midst of dealing with the problems […]
Month: February 2017
Sky’s the Limit – Creating Possibilities for your Life Using Aikido
People take martial arts for a few reasons: to learn to defend themselves, to get exercise and get stronger and more flexible, to learn to fight (different than defending), or even to become a “warrior”! I started martial arts when I was about 10 years old because I loved watching Kung Fu movies and I […]
Produce Results by Naturally Flowing vs. Setting to Force Outcomes in Your Life
One of the gotcha’s in Aikido practice is “setting” to perform a technique. My sensei teaches that the techniques are there to support me in learning to be in the flow of the energy. He also emphasizes that setting to do a technique is a way to take me out of that flow and interject […]
Musings on the Trump Election
Here’s what I posted on Facebook the day after the 2016 Election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. So, here we are the day after the election of Donald Trump! A very disappointing outcome for me and many of my friends and family. First of all my brothers and sisters, nothing in […]
Expansive Leadership – Working in Harmony
“True victory is victory over oneself.” — O’Sensei I had been immersed and educated in the challenge of ongoing personal growth and development of myself and of others for more than 20 years prior to joining Aikido. I had also participated in different martial arts from around the age of 10 to my mid-twenties. I […]