If you want to get ahead of others (the majority) then don’t allow rainy days to influence your schedule. Do what you would normally have done on a non rainy day and you win! Provided[…]
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Yoga and the conscious breathe
I really appreciate the practice of breathing and moving in yoga. We’ve been doing the sun salutations almost every class and I have noticed myself moving and breathing in sync at certain points of the[…]
Peak Performance: Minimalism with John Smith
I never thought minimalism would be associated with peak performance. When you think of performance you think complexity. This video interview of John Smith talks about what it took to become the best. One important[…]
Yoga in a class with all women
I started doing some yoga at Sac State this week. I don’t have any ambition of bending like a pretzel but I really enjoy the practice of connecting my breath with movement, having guided stretching,[…]
My will: I don’t have to do anything
MY WILL I WILL. I Will.. I want… I hope… I wish…. I’ll try….. My friend shared this way of thinking with me. He recently attended an emotional intelligence seminar and this was one of[…]
Every Friday is a birthday party for me
Every Friday at El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu Jitsu we haves 6 to 7p.m. wrestling and takedown class followed by at 7 to 8p.m. Q&A jujitsu class. As an excuse to listen to some Bollywood[…]
Mat Mind: Define winning
This was a difficult post for me. I usually just type and publish, but I found myself going back and rereading what I wrote because I didn’t feel like I was getting my point across[…]
Mat Mind: Train for tomorrow not today
Train for tomorrow not today. Meaning, train so that you are able to come back and do it again and again. I’m talking about eliminating the intensity hazard of going too hard today, which might[…]
Mat mind: injury and recovery
I had to pull out of the adcc west coast trials this weekend due to another injury. It’s frustrating because last year was an injury filled year and I was slowly working my way back.[…]
Peak Performance: Looking at Hormones with the Braverman Test
I recently took the braverman test online. This is a true or false test to determine your neurotransmitter dominance and deficiency, which influences hormones. Many people hear hormone and probably think testosterone or estrogen. The[…]