Identity Shifts Through time

As we evolve, our practice evolves. Taking on new identities can help keep us inspired to remain in connection with and return to the practice.

“That’s why I’m Happier than You”

When I was a kid and asked what I wanted when I grew up, I always answered that I wanted to be happy. It’s still true (and as I sit here smirking while I type this, I dare say I’ve been doing a pretty good job of meeting this simple goal)— even if I haven’t...

(Father’s Day Gift?) Zero to Fire Workshop!

Are you looking for a life altering experience empowering you through fun, utilitarian skills you may never have considered possible before while you get to play with FIRE?!?!?  If so, this workshop is for you! This fun filled class is designed to: give students an opportunity to quickly experience fire through a single session help attendees understand how to...

Win 2016: Turn Resolutions into Practices

It's the last day of the year and it's that time where we take stock of what's past and craft what we'd like to come next. How was your 2015? Did you get what you wanted? Did you learn anything? Did you have fun? Do you want better results in 2016? Speaking of 2016, have...

Study Buddy: Daily Practice Motivation

Imagine you’re in a kitchen and you drop a single egg from the dozen in your hand. Would you then throw down the other eleven simply because you lost one? Or would you clean up the spill from the lost egg and carry on with your day? Our practice is like the carton — some days we...

How my 3 Year Daily Practice Changed my Life

If you had met me in my 20s, there's little chance you would do anything but laugh at the idea of me exercising and sweating daily for any duration of time, let alone three years. Knowing myself, it's perhaps even more surprising. Yet, it's good to know after these 36 months that yes, you can teach...

I was the last kid picked in gym class. Now I can catch things.

As a kid, I stumbled around a lot. For whatever reason, I was really just two left uncoordinated feet. That meant tripping on things all the time, lots of bruises on my legs, bumping into the things, not being great at tossing or catching a ball and often, being picked last in gym class. I...

Fitness, Practice, Language & Success

Today's topic is about using language to structure our fitness and practice goals to garner greater success. Certainly, there's a lot of useful information to assist in building better results in the articles 10 Techniques for Getting the Most out of Your 10,000 hours and 6 Steps to Creating your 30 day Challenge though I'm pretty sure this topic deserves it's own article.Have you ever...

6 Steps to Creating Your 30 Day Challenge

One of my new Facebook friends asked me for some advice tonight and I realized it might be incredibly useful to codify it as an article for other's as well. Here's the query: I would like to start the 30 day challenge. I was wondering if you had any advice that will help me get the...

10 Techniques for Getting the Most out of Your 10,000 Hours

I'm not sure if I believe Malcolm Gladwell's theory, made popular by his book Outliers, that 10,000 hours is sort of the magic number where one reaches mastery. Nor would I say I'm convinced otherwise by the concepts David Epstein presents in The Sports Gene where the conversation about nature vs nurture continues. Gladwell certainly concedes it's...

5 Ways to Spot Worked Wicks & 19 Ways to Gain Control with your Prop

  Today's post is about two different questions that came up recently on Facebook and GlitterGirl's answers to them: Question: When are wicks too worked to be safe? Answer: In all honesty, it depends on the context. If you have to do a tool inspection, it's 100% up to the standards of the fire marshal...

Self Love: A Daily Practice!

If you're middle aged and feel pain when you wake up, this is for you and it's about how to give your SELF some body LOVE!!! Even if you're not middle aged, I can't help but think this will be a good practice for everyone. I was waking up in pain almost daily about 18...