Essential to an effortless life is to be free of pain and discomfort. The path to an effortless life lies in learning how to resolve pain and discomfort, and optimize functionality. Most pain and discomfort is due to poor functionality. We habituate poor functionality due to injuries, trauma, and a culture that systematically encourages us […]
Yield vs Resistance?
We have a choice – go through life in resistance or go through life in yielding. Which one sounds easier? All great martial artists know that yield means power, strength and peace. To approach confrontation in a yielding manner usually defuses the tension and potential violence. To meet aggression and confrontation with resistance and force […]
Breathing exercises for better performance
What is the diaphragm for if we breathe from our belly? I used to always feel like I could never get a big enough breath to fill my lungs. I would have to force a big yawn, do breathing exercises and keep trying to breathe deeper and deeper. It was especially acute when I was […]
Why You Should Care About The Way Your Body Moves
Peak Performance Faster And Better
Yield vs Resistance?
Do animals or young children do stretching exercises?
Why don’t animals and young children do stretching exercises, do they know something we don’t? Have you ever seen an animal or young child do stretching exercises – meaning they repeat the stretch over and over. I never have but I do see children and animals stretch their whole body ONCE when they wake up […]
