Aikido is a paradoxical art. Fully grasping Aikido requires you to develop a relatively complex understanding of its technical curriculum, while at the same time having direct access to the universal principles that are the spiritual core of the art. Another way to look at it is, to fully master the art of Aikido you need to “learn Aikido like a pro, create Aikido as an artist.”
5-Day Mindfulness Meditation Retreat w/ Miles Kessler
| Date: | November 26, 2019—December 1, 2019 |
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| Event: | Maastricht, Nederlands - 5-Day Mindfulness Meditation Retreat |
| Sponsor: | See True Mindfulness |
| Venue: | Monastery of the Sisters Under the Arches |
| Location: | Maastricht, Netherlands Netherlands |
5-Day Mindfulness Meditation Retreat w/ Miles Kessler
| Date: | July 9, 2019—July 14, 2019 |
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| Event: | Maastricht, Nederlands - 5-Day Mindfulness Meditation Retreat |
| Topic: | Mindfulness Meditation Retreat |
| Sponsor: | See True Mindfulness |
| Venue: | Monastery of the Sisters Under the Arches |
| Location: | Maastricht, Netherlands Netherlands |
Buddhist Psychology w/ Miles Kessler – Day Workshop
| Date: | April 26, 2019 |
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| Time: | 10:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| Event: | Day Workshop On Buddhist Psychology For "See True" Mindfulness Trainers |
| Topic: | Buddhist Psychology |
| Sponsor: | See True Mindfulness |
| Venue: | See True Mindfulness |
| Location: | Den Bosch, Netherlands Netherlands |
| Registration: | Click here to register. |
Do you meditate or practice mindfulness? Do you also have a physical practice, like Aikido, yoga, dance, bodywork, sports, or art? Now here’s the big question… do your meditation practice and your physical practice come together for you? Or, like most people, are these two parallel paths for you? Two paths completely related, but not completely coming together. In this blog post, my special guest and I take a look at the Union Of Meditation & Aikido.”
How attached are you to things in your life? How much “inner peace” do you have in your life? Have you ever considered that there is a correlation between attachment and inner peace? It is an eternal fact that the more attachment you have, the less inner peace you will find. And conversely, the less attachment you have, the more inner peace. In this post, fellow meditation teacher Stephen Fuder and I look at the relationship between “Mindfulness, Attachment, & Inner Peace.”
“What is Aikido?” Now there’s a question that should make you think. How can you answer this question in a completely authentic way, that is not based on something that you heard or read about? Is it possible to hold this question in a way that will help you in getting to the essence of Aikido?
How deep are you? Are you a deep thinker? Do you enjoy deep conversation with others? Are you able to feel deeply into yourself… and into the world around you? Or, do you prefer to stay superficial, like a cork bobbing up and down on the surface of the water? In this blog post I am exploring what it means to be deep… and the fundamental practice where “Mindfulness Deepens.”
The late Austrian psychotherapist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl famously said “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Not only is this brilliant quote profoundly true, but it is also a very powerful description of how mindfulness actually works. I invite you to join me in the below Facebook Live replay as I unpack the profound meaning of the “Mindfulness Between Stimulus & Response”.
Are you a narcissist? Or have you overcome your narcissist tendencies with meditation? Well, if you were raised in our highly individualized western culture, then there’s a good chance that at least a little narcissism drives your life. Your professional life, your personal life, and perhaps even your spiritual life. This is the topic I dive into in the “Dharma Bite” I had with Aikido Sensei, meditation teacher, and psychiatrist Dr. Dominique Cassidy about “Meditation, Narcissism, & The “I.“
