Posted in Training, tagged aikido, budo, martial art, Spirit, Training on June 28, 2008 | Comments Off
Aikido celebrates the Divine Breath :: Through Training We Reconcile Our Hearts and Centers with the Universe and Learn to Love Our Fellow Men!
Aikido is not a fighting style. Aikido is not designed to hurt a human being, but designed to show restraint when faced with aggression.
I have been demonstrating Judo and Aikido in my [...]
Posted in Spirit, Training, tagged aikido, body, martial art, meditation, mind, mind-body, physical fitness, self-defense, Spirit, spirituality, Training, yoga on May 21, 2008 | Comments Off
What is Mind/Body Awareness?
I hear a lot of mention of “mind/body” everywhere today, in yoga articles, in fitness magazines, in news reports, I use the term myself in describing the martial art style I teach.
So what is “mind/body” actually?
In the martial art training I offer, I speak of developing mind/body awareness. We do not perform [...]
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 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, 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 [...]
Posted in Class Info, Training, tagged Training on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Hello Everyone,
Hope the start of your Spring has been full of new activities and plans for taking some time out to take care of your health and well-being.
Starting on Sunday May 18th I will be adding a 1.5 hour practice in Central Park from 2:00pm to 3:30pm in the afternoons (weather permitting).
The highlight of this [...]
Posted in Spirit, Training on March 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Since I have been on the topic of mindful awareness, here are some interesting and helpful articles on meditation and mindfulness that I’ve gathered, worth reading:
The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation by Mr. S.N. Goenka; http://www.dhamma.org/en/art.shtml
Mind over matter by Neuroscientist Shanida Nataraja; http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/wellbeing/story/0,,2266220,00.html
The Science of Meditation by Cary Barbor; http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20010501-000025.html
How to do Mindfulness Meditation by [...]
Posted in Motivation, Training on March 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today I want to write about basic physical fitness. In any sport or physical activity, the building blocks for proper performance is a solid training regimen coupled with proper nutrition and eating habits.
I follow a very simple routine that is most importantly SIMPLE and works very well in keeping up my cardiovascular fitness and my [...]
