The exclamation mark above is important. Once we are grounded, developed physical resilience, have moved through fears of belonging or security, we move up to the solar plexus chakra. Our centre. In the chakra system, this is the power centre for personal power, self-will (and physically, digestion and assimilation) When the solar plexus is balanced,...

The “better” we get at something, the more watchful we need to be. Our belief system cements, we “dial in” our process. The potential to be side-swiped by completely new information or an approach that is far superior is smaller, but the repercussions if it does happen are greater. We have more emotional energy “invested”...

A main thing to be watchful of is the creation of conflict in the mind. When we are on a path, then we feel we “should” do something else, or “should” be doing it differently, instantly we have conflict. The conflicted mind is frustrated and unfortunately, there are plenty of opportunities to engage in this...

At any one time, the pace of a marathon runner is pedestrian relative to the most average sprinter. If you are looking to go far in your endeavour – let’s say health and fitness, or sport in general – then in reality, the pace is kind of slow. At any one time, things might look...

[From Friday] I was just warming up for some basic movement/mobility work with some skate-boarding outside and tried a trick I’ve probably done 10,000 times, over a curb.  For whatever reason, it didn’t work out, I twisted and landed on my back on the side of the curb. It’s not serious, but I wasn’t walking...

When we go into meditation, we go into ourselves. Just like we can “opt out” of an email newsletter, we can choose to sit alone. We might be sitting next to others, but we go inwards. Into alone-ness. This is, on the whole, dangerous for society. We discover our own truths, the nature of our...

“You can’t shoot a canon out of a canoe.” This is a saying in the strength and conditioning world. It means you need to have a strong “core” or midline, so that you can develop power at the extremities (legs etc). You can’t do isolation exercises at the legs and arms and neglect the trunk...

There is one main reason people get into exercise, movement, training – whatever.. That is to change. To lose weight, to get stronger, leaner, faster. The motivational drive. Typically it is a move away from fear engagement. That’s awesome – it is completely valid and a great way to start the journey. At some point...