I asked Sifu a question the other day about how not to feel guilty about not always doing the Challenges of the Week, forgetting how to be powerful in this situation. I have a lot of things I'm working on for my goals for the year (key phrase “working on”). I’m not 100% successful at making all my goals every single day yet, so adding something that is extra feels,

We are not usually invited to make unreasonable goals. When we learn the process of setting goals and achieving them, we become unimaginably powerful. While we can and should be setting goals throughout the year, this is a great time to revisit the topic. Learning to achieve goals is like any other skill. We start with the basics and, with success, become masterful so we can achieve unreasonable goals. SMART goals First,

With Thanksgiving last week, I’ve been thinking and talking a lot about the practice of being grateful or thankfulness. The challenge of the week in the dojo is to spend at least one minute each day thinking about the things you are thankful for. This simple practice is easy to discount, yet it could absolutely change your life. Balance As martial artists, we seek balance. Physical balance can look like not falling

Today is Voting Day. No matter what your political views are and whether or not you feel any power over the outcome, you are probably very happy for this election season to be coming to a close (specifically if you’re like me, for the hundreds of texts to stop). I promise this blog will not be all about voting, but we’ll use it to start to the conversation and then

The spiritual meaning of namaste is The Divine in me bows to the Divine in you. When a yogi bows with hands pressed together, this is a physical expression of respect that transcends the ego. This is what all bows can be.   When I first heard this explanation of a bow, I thought it was the most beautiful thing ever. Before that, I of course understood that a bow was about