Posted in Class Info, Motivation, Spirit, Training on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
We All Have a Life Purpose. Some may call it Destiny. How do you recognize it? It’s that deep desire you have longed for ever since you were a child. The voice inside you that was slowly silenced as you grew up and became an adult member of society.
Today. Reclaim Who You Are. Recognize and [...]
Posted in Motivation, Training on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
What is Freedom? What is Suffering?
A spiritual guru can only teach you a lesson from his or her experience. So my belief is that spiritual awakening is experiential and unique for every individual.
A moment of spiritual enlightenment is like a snowflake or a fingerprint… no two are alike and is unique only to the individual [...]
Posted in Healthy Nutrition on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Here is a simple healthy and delicious vegetarian dish that takes about 45-minutes to prep and cook.
This recipe costs under $5.00 for the ingredients and makes approximately seven 1-cup servings. It is a truly economical and healthy way to promote some wellness to your busy lifestyle.
Pack this in small containers, freeze and take [...]
Posted in Spirit on April 17, 2008 | No Comments »
“Be Not Afraid”
I hope you are not wondering, “What is a martial arts instructor doing writing about spirituality all the time?” It is all interrelated in my view.
In the Summer of 1993, at age 16, I had the opportunity through a Catholic Church organization to travel to Madrid Spain to attend a Summer camp for [...]
Posted in Spirit on April 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Music can be very spiritual, even if we don’t grasp the essence of spirit right away, music helps us to let go of thought and be present in the moment of Now:
Posted in Spirit, Training on April 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Question: What do we do when people keep finding fault with us, disagreeing with us, being divisive and negative towards us despite our most positive and honest intentions?
As a martial arts instructor, my earliest experience with conflict was to combat an assault by assaulting the offender in return. “An Eye For An Eye” as the [...]
Posted in Motivation, Training on April 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Yes, this sounds like the cover story of a Rodale magazine… but I am here to give you practical advice, not trying to sell you a heart-rate monitor or a weekend spa trip in Montana.
Are there Simple Steps to Fitness? Yes and No.
Eckhart Tolle writes and speaks about Spiritual Awakening in our lives. In my [...]
Posted in Spirit on April 8, 2008 | No Comments »
I do not enjoy writing anything that may be construed as political, but we live in an age when everything falls under one political context or another. If my view points are narrow or short-sighted, I would be happy to be better informed.
Beyond the borders of nationality, ethnicity, religion — we as a human race [...]
Posted in Spirit, Training on April 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Searching the internet for some articles on practicing silence, I found a website called Prison Dharma. It’s a treasure trove of articles on the practice of the noble truths, all written by prison inmates. Prison Dharma is part of Venerable Thubten Chodron’s website, a Western Tibetan Buddhist nun.
The articles are well written on things such [...]
