Trying the same meal at a Japanese restaurant every night for 2 weeks straight is likely more than enough to decide if it’s right for you. For almost everything else though, we need longer. If you are looking to give a new habit, job, training routine or process “a spin” for a month or so,...
When we blow up a balloon, we use a little trick. We “constrict” the neck of the balloon so that we get to pause, take another breath and fill it up some more. All the balloon sees is expansion. Ecosystems and animals (including humans) are a little different. We work on cycles. The expansion and...
A term introduced in the 1980’s by a Buddhist teacher and physchotherapist John Welwood which describes the use of spiritual practices and ideas to side-step, or “bypass” un-resolved emotional issues or wounds. If we use meditation, yoga, plant medicines, crystals or other forms of a spiritual journey to avoid uncomfortable feelings or unresolved situations, this...
Should I go to the gym today? If you’re tired and run down from a big weekend of travel, thinking about your work or your training this week and wondering what to do, then you have a generic situation on your hands. The headache and fatigue you have may feel unique, but it’s highly likely...
“Let your life speak.” What do you know to be true? What is your experience? What are your thoughts? For business owners, freelancers, practitioners or coaches, this is both scary, and powerful.* Creating work that embodies this knowledge and experience allows us stand out while we do work that we are proud of, with people...
This is a difficult topic to articulate, as we are dealing with terminology that can mean different things for different people. Either way, “Movement” as a sub-culture has certainly grown. There are now facilities that focus specifically on this broad approach to training or “practicing” and some of them are completely outside of the “fitness”...
Long game change is exactly that.. Long game. Whether in the physical domain, or in your work, we have to see we aren’t just adding things on and “developing.” In many cases we are diving deep, completely rebuilding and re-wiring patterns, beliefs and habits. It is humbling, bumpy and seemingly slow. We might look to...
We create directionality within a lot of what we do: Our days, our work, our projects. From here, at point A, I want to get to point B. And, this is my desired time frame. Directionality is needed to create change. And, part of this is “focus.” Minimising distractions. But what happens if we bring...
