Increase awareness Cultivate emotional intelligence Take consistent action Forward focused, repeatable, simple… but not easy. To do it, we all use help. In the first step we use others – conversation, a coach, a mentor. We zoom out. In the second step we use tools – repeatable processes. Notice the nature of our thoughts, and...

Well the word “training” itself already filters us a little bit. We know the question is for people who do things like “train.” Maybe it’s also “exercise,” also “movement” etc, but there’s a “training” or “practice” element to it. A direction. So, sure we get stronger, better at riding a bicycle or more flexible, but...

In the day-to-day, it’s business as usual. Autopilot, the daily routine, back to back work, home, partner or kids and trying to fit in a workout. But sometimes, a disturbance! Sometimes chosen, sometimes unexpected, it’s the jack-in-the-box that springs up after we forget we are turning the handle after a while. In nature, this is...

The breath comprises of four sections, the inhalation, natural hold on inhalation, the exhalation, the natural hold on exhalation. With basic breath attention, we often start with becoming “aware” of the breath. This means “witnessing” the breathing. Perhaps the feel, the sound, the changing shape of the body or otherwise. This can be meditative, down-regulatory...

“Is it not a very strange thing in this world, where there is so much distraction, entertainment, that almost everybody is a spectator and very few are players? Whenever we have a little free time, most of us seek some form of amusement. We pick up a serious book, a novel, or a magazine.” –...

As humans we are non-linear, chaotic organisms. Like the weather, or the stock market, when we change one of our inputs, we don’t always see the same direct change in outputs. Even so, when we want to repeat a process over and over – weightlifting, writing, idea generation, we can use a “routine” or a...

A lot of times when we are introduced to a new area – conscious breathing, meditation, movement, starting a business.. It is common to look straight towards the “advanced techniques.” Of course, this is usually fuelled by comparison (how are we going compared to the person next door – or self comparison, I’m good at...

How did the bulk of the exercise industry get here? Well, the calorie stripping, meal replacement and high intensity exercise combo is actually a fairly new thing. As the food supply chain and general activity levels decreased, and stress levels increased through environmental and lifestyle factors (and said food supply chain) we started to get...