Do you know your potenial?

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” ~ Wilma Rudolph Many of us, if not the majority of us, never reach their true potential. There are many reasons for this. The greatest [...]

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What motivates you?

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” ~ Zig Ziglar Motivate is defined in Webster’s New World Dictionary as; to provide with, or effect as, a motive or motives, incite or impel. Therefore Motivation is something that provides us with a motive to incite [...]

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Does humor heal?

“Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.” ~ Sai Baba I think most of us know the story of how Norman Cousins used laughter to heal himself. Here is a short article on using humor to heal. [...]

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Do you need healing?

“A lot of people say they want to get out of pain, and I’m sure that’s true, but they aren’t willing to make healing a high priority. They aren’t willing to look inside to see the source of their pain in order to deal with it.” ~ Lindsay Wagner This week we will continue with [...]

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What are your New Year’s Resolutions?

“New Year’s is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks, and friendly calls and humbug resolutions.” Mark Twain Here we are beginning a new year. The last one really flew. Does it not seem that time is going faster or am I just getting older. [...]

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Where is your faith?

“At the point where hope would otherwise become hopelessness, it becomes faith.” ~ Robert Brault As 2010 comes to a close I would like to talk about looking forward to the new year and the new you. Each day is like being born again. Each day we are presented with new opportunity to improve our [...]

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Are the Martial Arts stretching?

“Masters of the martial arts believe that a strong body and mind go together: you can’t improve one without working on the other.” ~ Laura scandiffio, the Martial Arts Book One must maintain a good degree of flexibility to be proficient in the martial arts. Here is why stretching is so important. Martial Arts Stretching [...]

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Thinking of learning a martial art?

“The ultimate aim of karate-do lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.” – Gichin Funakoshi This week we will look at another great discipline for those who wish to improve the quality of their life. We have looked at QiGong, Pilates, and Yoga. Forms of the [...]

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Is what I hear about Yoga true?

“Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.” ~ Author Unknown We end the week with an article on truth or myth in the practice of Yoga. Yoga Myths Dispelled By Angelena Craig To better understand why you should have a yoga practice, we need to look at the myths [...]

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What is the history of Yoga?

“Yoga, an ancient but perfect science, deals with the evolution of humanity.  This evolution includes all aspects of one’s being, from bodily health to self-realization.  Yoga means union – the union of body with consciousness and consciousness with the soul.  Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill [...]

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