A good friend recently told me her back is a constant issue. She frequenly takes step aerobics classes, and it seems like every routine leaves her in pain, even though she appreciates the cardio and health benefits of the exercise.
With her thoughts in mind, the next time I practiced yoga at home, I [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Yoga Backs
Posted in yoga, tagged fitness, yoga on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Go Ginger
Posted in martial arts, practice, yoga on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Crunchy is not a word I would normally use to describe myself, but even some of my closest friends don’t know I’ve managed to conquer a number of serious ailments with the use of dietary supplements and herbs. Whenever medications were ineffective or too harsh, I’ve found natural alternatives. It helps that my mother is [...]
Ambition vs. Discipline
Posted in martial arts, tagged martial arts on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A constant struggle exists in martial arts between ambition and discipline–between wanting to reach that next belt level and deciding your practice and learning is not at all belt-driven. It’s not a fine line–it’s a great divide.
Many martial arts ignore the more zen side, focusing immense attention on multiple belt levels, patches, pins, stripes, [...]
Nothing’s THAT Easy!
Posted in martial arts, practice, yoga, tagged martial arts, practice, yoga on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When you first start martial arts or yoga classes, there are techniques or movements that seem simple, but after some time, you begin to realize NOTHING is simple. A front-two knuckle punch may seem masterful when you’ve reached your first belt, but with every belt level, the instructors require a hightened state of perfection. Form [...]
Mental Practice
Posted in fitness, martial arts, yoga, tagged fitness, martial arts, yoga on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Getting injured creates a snowball effect in your fitness and learning routines. It affects your spiritual state, because exercise contributes to our mental wellbeing. It slows our progress toward weight loss or conditioning, and it messes with our learning curve. If we can’t practice, we’re not getting any better at what we do, right? Wrong.
This is the [...]
Fear of the Unknown
Posted in fitness, weight loss, yoga, tagged fitness, yoga on November 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The scariest part of starting any new fitness program is walking in that door the first time. Many of us have come to realize that once you get that first class out of the way, the fear factor goes down considerably. Your hesitation is not unique. Even the most experienced, fit individuals can be “freaked [...]
Purpose
Posted in fitness, sprituality, yoga, tagged fitness, insight, martial arts, Shaolin Kempo, training, yoga on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This blog is designed to serve as an outlet for my martial arts, yoga, and fitness experiences, training, and teaching. It is not a representation of the views of any particular group or entity–only my own thoughts, research, and ideas, shared with others who have similar interests. In yoga, darshana means sight or vision, so [...]
