Month: February 2008

Play Article in NY Times

Article on Play from the New York Times. It reminded of Fred Donaldson whose Original Play I highly recommend. I host him to England one day.

An Ugly Aikido Black-Belt Test

So I did my black belt aikido test again* this weekend. Overall I wasn’t at all happy with my performance which was ugly, lacked grace, flow and sensitivity. On the …

Integral Quadrants

Here’s a nice introduction to Integral “Quadrants” – the four ways of looking at anything, courtesy of my friends at the Brighton Integral Salon who describe themselves as “For everyone …

Non Violent Parenting

The following is an article on non-violent parenting from Juno magazine by Shantigarbha is an NVC trainer and friend I appreciate deeply. We’ve been working together to bring a physical …

Bodymingling – Mirror Neurones

I’ve been reluctant to publish this artcile as well…it might seem weird as hell….but here goes. During an interview I conducted with my aikido teacher Shihan William Smith, then terminally …

Brighton Integral

I met up with a group in Brighton on Saturday interested in integral theory. Integral is just a model of everything or an holistic way at treating any subject matter …

What is Non Violent Communication?

Certified NVC trainer and friend Shantigarbha sends this through, adapted from the Center for Non Violent Communication website. I’ve found NVC to be both useful and beautiful in my own …