A kiai used in martial arts is a loud vocal expression. This week’s question is, “Do kiais embarrass or liberate you?” Kiai is a Japanese term that means “spirit yell” and is comprised of the symbols for ki which means spirit

This week’s internal challenge is to recognize when you wish something were going faster, then pause and be patient. Patience is something we all struggle with from time to time. This simple exercise will help us keep it at the

Over the last few months, I’ve been growing up. At least, "grown up" things have been happening in my life. Two were of my own volition: getting married and buying a house. The third was seeing my mom pass away.

I’ve been writing and speaking about how to best deal with challenge and hardship in life for about 20 years now, and I have a confession to make: I don’t think that I’ve had to truly deal with hardship in

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

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

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

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

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