Whether I’m trying to promote growth and development, or healing it’s helpful to : Remember things take time. Growth and healing rarely happen quickly much less overnight. We know this but it’s so easy to forget. Allow them the time they take. Much easier said than done. But, when I can do it I’m ableContinue reading “Things Take Time”
Category Archives: Mindset
Small Moves And Thresholds
Two things about small moves. First of all they’re small. Sometimes so small that any sense of progress or change is nearly impossible to discern. Because, you see, they’re not really about progress. They’re about emergence and unfolding; about growth and transformation. That’s how nature works. Centuries ago, the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu wrote, ”Continue reading “Small Moves And Thresholds”
You Are A Game Changer
Take a moment, right now, to remember a time you did something to change the energy or flow or momentum of a game you were in. What was the situation? Who were you playing? What was happening? What did you do that changed the momentum or energy? Write it down. I asked these questions ofContinue reading “You Are A Game Changer”
Play The Shot In Front Of You
Two weeks ago Lydia Ko shot a 62 on the final round of the ANA Inspiration 2021 LPGA tournament. When asked about that round she shared three things that helped her tie the course 18 hole record. ” I stayed patient.” “No matter what the situation was’ , she said, ‘ I was just focusingContinue reading “Play The Shot In Front Of You”
Mastery
What makes a master gardener a master is not domination of the plants or soil. It’s their understanding of nature, and the skillful application of what they learn, that allows them to contribute to the conditions that makes things grow. What if we approached our body the same way? We might discover that mastering our healthContinue reading “Mastery”
Remembering The Basics
” We need to get back to basics, focus on the fundamentals.” That’s often the lament when things go astray, whether its our golf game or our relationships, our personal health or the health and well-being of the community. If we don’t have a grasp on what they are though it’s easy to mistake oldContinue reading “Remembering The Basics”
The First Step Just Needs To Be First
When we’re talking about something new it’s almost impossible to see clearly where our efforts will take us. We can get stuck on the first step, wanting to make sure we get it right, thinking it needs to be big and bold. But the first step isn’t bold because it’s big or perfect. It’s boldContinue reading “The First Step Just Needs To Be First”
Playing With Grace
I suspect that a lot of our play and recreation is about pursuing the experience of grace in one form or another? We experience it from time to time in our movement when it becomes flowing, rhythmic, powerful. The dictionary refers to it as ” elegance of beauty or form, manner, motion or action. OurContinue reading “Playing With Grace”
Look Up
It’s typical for an athlete to want to look down during a balance or agility drill. They zoom in on their feet or the obstacle they’re trying to avoid and it seems to make sense … at first. Then you realize that we’re not really learning to move our feet, we’re learning to move ourContinue reading “Look Up”
Calling Up Our Gifts
This week my five year old friend shared with me that she was sad because she didn’t know if she would remember how to make friends when she starts back to Kindergarten in a few weeks or when she finally gets a chance to take dance classes. No amount of reassurance was going to flipContinue reading “Calling Up Our Gifts”
FLOW STRETCH AND MOVEMENT 