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Martial Arts Madness

Martial artists are not normal people. There is relatively little information on the psychology (i.e. madness) of martial arts, surprising as many claim to be character building as “do” (paths), …

Merry Christmas Everyone!

What an Integral Christmas/Eid/Haneka/Pagan Midwinter festival might look like…wishful thinking….maybe… Meditation, exercise, games and food with your loved onesGiving people your time, attention and love rather than presents“Merry” not necessarily …

Contact Improvisation Brighton

Contact improvisation is a form of dance I recently experienced in Brighton that is influenced by aikido. Good ole’ Wikipedia says, “Contact improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which …

Golf – The Mental Game

I’ve always thought golf and golfers were mental. Here’s what my friend, golf pro, psychologits, mid-east peacebuilder and aikido 5th dan Jamie Zimron has to say about it: Golf Is …

Laughter Club

The first rule of Laughter Club is…. I experienced “laughter Club” a few months back in Ohio and forgot to blog it. The basic idea is pretty simple: laughing is …

Touch

I love touch. I love to touch and be touched..actually it’s always simultaneous with people isn’t it…maybe better to say, “I love to be in touch”…but touch kind of dissolves …

Babies are Weird

A few weeks ago I had the chance to hold a couple of babies – something I hadn’t done in some years, not since I started to get some grounding …

Aiki Exercises Seminar

Last Sunday was the “Aiki Exercises Seminar” in Surrey with UK Tomiki Team member Adrian Tyndale and senior ki style Sensei and business trainer Piers Cooke. I taught Holistics and …