In my last solo/silent retreat on Kangaroo Island, there was a monk there who had been on retreat for 3 years (so far!). This means he hadn’t spoken or really seen anyone over this time and his stay was dedicated to meditation and deepening his practice. After I finished my own retreat, I talked to...

It’s not secret that I love skill development. Handstands, ring work etc.. So, why so much interest in the breath? Between breath and our approach to how we eat, we have two very powerful tools to bridge from the conscious to subconscious mind. ANY skill, movement, strength element, project all are impacted by our skill to observe...

There is the masculine energy – the giving, the speaking, the growth, the expansion, the doing. Then there is the feminine energy – the receiving, the rest, the listening, the contraction. Often, when we thing of creating something new – an idea, learning a movement, a business, we envisage whiteboards, brain-storming, researching, writing programs, practicing…...

In my last Breath and Mind Workshop at Jungle Brothers, I talked about “neuroception” – how we can alter our sub-conscious “perception” of our environment and our actions. When I have worked or trained alongside professional athletes, the one word that I keep coming back to is “composure.”  The professional does the easy task impeccable...

Yesterday I visited the mighty Jungle Brothers Strength and Movement gym in Sydney to run a workshop. What an amazing crew. If you are in the Sydney area, definitely worth checking these guys out. Together, we all dove deep into the concept of breath attention, breath work, awareness of breathing and how we can use...

There are two ways to tackle the body composition/weight loss equation. The first one is to go against. This means we have an image of what it should look like, then start to use logic of the mind. If we need to lose weight to fit the image, of course, we reduce resources (reduce calories...

In training, every once in a while we can take a “rest week” or a de-load week. This is kind of like a retreat in the physical domain. The de-load week is for all levels and serves a few purposes: Down-regulate the central nervous system from the demands of training Allow for some extra sleep...

When the body is physically or emotionally tense, often, we aren’t completely present. Or, when we aren’t fully present, the body is often physically or emotionally tense. Either way. Tension is typically an imprint of what has been, or what we feel might be to come.  To down-regulate means to come to the centre. To...