Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic...

We can learn incredible amounts from a friend, mentor or coach in a specific field. When we find a good coach, they are living their ethos. They are living through the systems that they believe in. When we turn up to a class, or work with a business coach, they of course provide us with...

Yesterday I had the great pleasure of meeting and working with the crew at Hybrid Training in Hornsby. We worked through a Breath and Mind workshop*. In this one we went through some breath attention in a short movement practice, where we worked on using breath attention for pacing and also increased awareness of body...

The subconscious mind is observant. We don’t notice everything consciously, but we are imprinted at a deeper level almost continuously. This is essential as a survival mechanism as the subconscious mind continuously perceives and evaluates our surroundings (“neuroception”). What’s happening today though is an over-abundance of information inputs. Inputs which are incongruent with seasonal and...

When birds learn to fly, there is a point where they leave the nest. The risk is high. The reward is they survive the drop by flying. There have been a few times where I’ve been taught some skills in an unreasonably high risk way. When I first learned to paddle an ocean ski, which...

I neglect my talents Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia....

In the movement world, there are a huge number of different types of skillsets one could choose to pursue. Strength based movements, balance work, acrobatics, juggling. There is a concept called “maintenance mode.” In order to “achieve” the skill, often we need to “sprint” a little bit, which means we need to over-emphasise this skill...

In 2007 I worked as an Aerospace structural engineer on jets. My job was in-flight structural repair design for the F/A-18 fleet in NSW. There was something interesting when you got into one of these jets. They were raw. Rough even. Rivets were all exposed, as was the internal structure. The instruments were basic and...