Dr Jen, contributor on the CBS Early Show recommends Yoga Elements @ Newbury Park Martial Arts Center with Karen Hartstein! “The benefits of yoga cannot be underestimated. Participation in Yoga helps improve mood, reduce stress and increase awareness about oneself. I often suggest that my clients, who tend to be very emotionally dysregulated, take yoga [...]
#Alwaystrainingteam. A friend told me today about a situation that she wasn’t quite happy about. Upon deeper discussion, she realized she had simply not gathered enough information and simply needed to change her perception. That was a good training moment for me – has that ever happened to you where your perception controlled your outcome [...]
An outside then inside Observer: When my youngest son began practicing To Shin-Do, I was a proud parent sitting with other parents on the side lines watching our youngsters learn a new skill. A life skill I felt could serve him well into the future. However one Friday evening I attended for my son’s first [...]
The motivation to train is an internal driving force. The chance to be the best you can be, to find a clear way to set and achieve goals; a sustainable way to track your goals in a positive environment. All this comes from your personal motivation. Your teachers are your trained guides on this journey, [...]
It is very important in the martial arts to study your heart; are you remaining open to possibilities, even if you “already know the stuff”. Every time you return to material, the material is new. Keep this open heart and you will find depth in your training. www.npmac.com
Becoming Strong, Capable and Peaceful I am re-posting a piece from my teacher, Stephen K. Hayes, about the personal growth opportunity for martial artists and the ability to genuinely provide a path to enlightenment. http://stephenkhayes.com/2011/12/15/martial-arts-teaching-for-the-future/ This topic is near and dear to my heart, not only as a martial artist for over two decades, but [...]
Spirituality in Martial Arts Class? A friend wrote critically of codes and creeds in martial arts schools. He feels people just want fitness and self-defense and do not sign up for what he calls “Boy Scouts or Sunday School”. He has a valid point. But what of people who want more than fitness and [...]
Parents, your team at NPMAC has added another fun method for your children to show their To-Shin Do pride, all the while learning and having fun! Our Ninja Achievement Patches are intended for our C.O.O.L. Kidz (C.O.O.L.= confident, on-target, on purpose leadership), but requests have been made for our youth class students to earn patches, [...]
With honor, we share with you an except from Michael Calvaresi’s Black Belt essay. Please enjoy! To Shin Do has taught me to grow so that I am in a constant search for finding usefulness, and serenity in helping those I love and others around me. I have learned that I feel at my best [...]
Sometimes we get stuck in the rut of everyday stress and fast-paced living. And, when we do relax, we ‘hurry up to get to yoga to relax’. This type of living in high gear is useful- when you need it. Our body was not meant to run on pure adrenaline 24 hours a day, but was [...]
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