We can trap energy in couple ways. One is in the physical body. We see this a lot as tension. Maybe you can even feel this now – check the upper traps, the neck. Even the belly. Is there full relaxation? Or is there tension in some sort of “readiness?” The second is in the...

There was a Gloria Jeans coffee shop that was around the corner near where I live. When I arrived here – at the end of 2018 – it was just closing. It’s been closed since. And empty. Probably lost $120-150k or so in rent. Why did it close? Across the street, and about 5 doors...

This first picture is normal. That’s a local beach not far from here. In this second picture, I took the same one from above, but took the contrast right down. If you take the contrast down on an image, eventually, you won’t have any clarity at all. Reducing the contrast cuts out “information” in the...

When we get that great idea, there’s a driving force, and a resisting force. The driving force – you could call it your dream, your journey, the change you want to see… Then the resisting force could come from outside: the status quo, a boss, your parents, or, it could come from one of the...

One of the biggest issues that we have with a lot of authorities, “talking heads” or public figures is that we don’t trust them. In particular, we don’t trust their physiology. It’s not something we notice, or often talk about, but it makes a huge difference. When we perceive a stressed state from a salesperson,...

Buying a surfboard is a bit of an experience for someone starting out. You casually stroll into the shop, and pretend to be comfortable navigating the 500+ boards that all look pretty similar. The crisp, flawless boards are sitting on racks, so you’re trying to look at dimensions, sizes, and understand if you’re even in...

Recently I was listening to someone tell me about how they were using their phone. They expressed that they wanted to create a better boundary around how they used their phone particularly in the evening. The idea was that they would stop using the phone/devices around 8pm, rather than 10:30pm, so that they can wind...

Three questions that deserve a minute, an hour, or a day: What am I capable of in this moment?How can I use this in the most positive or constructive way?Are my current practices helping me increase my capacity to meet the possibility of the next moment? The question is, in the time that we give...