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...

In action, we are occupied. Yes, we are completing work, but we are also are locked in. In inaction, we are open. Of course, nothing is getting done, but we are free to choose where we move next. The blend of course is the balance of action/inaction. Do and be. Work and rest. Easy to...

It has been shown that breath attention reduces activity of the brains Default Mode Network (“DMN”), which is associated with the wandering mind (self-referencing, futurising, anxiety and others..) It has also been shown that in long term practitioners, this extends beyond just the practice itself. So, what we have is a positive benefit that is...

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...

If you decide you want to get from Sydney to Melbourne, to a point, any car will really do.  In a 1985 Toyota corolla, a bus, or a Ford ranger 4×4, as long as you have fuel, you’ll make it. You have defined the nature of the journey (to get from Sydney to Melbourne) In...

This one is a matter of opinion. People are afraid of being alone and don’t spend enough time observing alone-ness. There are one-million-and-one methods of distraction, of interaction, of ways to reinforce a false belief that we are not alone. When you see someone who seems alone at the time, now, they are not alone....

“Down Regulation” – the calming of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), or in a way, the “conditioning” or “toning” of the parasympathetic arm of the ANS. When we train at the gym to get stronger, we notice that we carry this “strength” with us. We have physical potential to use in all aspects of our life, not...

The most difficult way is to have no method. To simply carry out the activity itself, directly. With handstands, many like to have 100 different drills to practice to converge in on the handstand With meditation, people compare their methods, how long, what type, different mantras etc. The Zen people say with meditation, just sit....