A friend of a friend is going on a three year long retreat. There’s an interview with him here. Three year long retreats, often solitary, are traditional in Tibetan Buddhism, …
After the fun we had with Embodied Peacebuilding (pictured), I’ve decided to put on another public workshop. This time the topic’s connection, here’s the blurb: ………………………………………………………………….. Connection Workshop – For …
Senior Ki Aikido Sensei David Shaner interview. “David Shaner Sensei is the Chief Instructor of the Eastern Ki Federation and is Japan Headquarter’s Advisor to Eastern Europe and Western Russia. …
What is eye gazing meditation? When do we really look people in the eye? When we love them or hate them normally. There is a primitive animal instinct to stare …
Wade Davis on TED Another juicy anthropology talk ranging form Polynesian seafaring, to 50 year meditation retreats, to coca leaf marathons to global warming messing with Inuits. What I disagree …
This weekend I visited the Brighton Dharma School – a small fee paying primary school with a Buddhist philosophy (Dharma). I talked with friendly school staff and parents present at …
This article explores the past and future evolution of aikido and will explain why arguments about aikido go around in circles. It uses a system called Spiral Dynamics, developed by …