Millions of years old, development in stages, excellent navigational skills, flight that defies physics, extraordinary senses. And they eat the same food, more or less. Fascinating beings. Read all about them here and here. Bonus geekery Did you know: Butterflies can smell with their antennae, and taste with their feet? Butterflies and bumblebees can ‘see’… Read More Butterflies and Bumblebees
Self-doubt can be an ally. This is because it serves as an indicator of aspiration. It reflects love, love of something we dream of doing, and desire, desire to do it. I enjoyed this read more than I anticipated. The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Flexibility practice update! Now that I’ve had the chance to work a bit more consistently with Stacey Nemour’s fantastic online stretching course for dancers (I will link to the exact ones below), a few interesting things are happening: 1. From the pictures it looks like I’ve hit a bit of a plateau, as seen in… Read More July Flexibility 2
This month‘s first strength/conditioning session – with bonus core exercises! Warmup Joint Rotations Qi-gong Arm Swings Rope skipping 300 regular jumps (2 x 150 jumps – with a breathing break in between) 150 one-legged jumps (75 LR) 50 high jumps (knees up) Upper Body Exercises for opening up the shoulders and strenghtening the upper back, taken… Read More July Workout
Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am. My current read, a lovely little book about vocation: Let your life speak by Parker J. Palmer The title says it all. And you? What are you reading right now?
Some before & after pictures of today‘s stretching session, taken while working with one of Stacey Nemour‘s online flexibility classes -> the one-hour session I describe in this post to be exact. I noticed that the difference was subtle in some positions (like the front splits), but quite dramatic in others (eg bending to the front in… Read More July Flexibility 1
The forest is full and lush and green, the lilies are in bloom, and the nettles are up high this week! Impressions from this week‘s walk in the Eschweiler woods, the place we’ll get to visit (if weather permits!) as part of Augusts MoveSpiration weekend:
This is part 3 of a series on Stacey Nemours fantastic Beginner’s Ultimate Flexibility Makeover Guide online course package. Check out the full post series below: Stacey Nemour Beginners Ultimate Flexibility – Part 1 Stacey Nemour Beginners Ultimate Flexibility – Part 2 Stacey Nemour Beginners Ultimate Flexibility – Part 3 Stacey Nemour Beginners Ultimate Flexibility… Read More Stacey Nemour’s Beginners Ultimate Flexibility Makeover Guide – Part 3
This July 7th, 2019 we performed our 7th Keub (green) belt test in HaiDong GumDo (Korean Sword Art) in Schwerte, Germany. Yes – a 7th keup test on the 7th of the 7th 🙂 The test was accompanied by an intensive HDGD seminar with GrandMaster Seung-Eun Chae Impressions and speed-learning What I love most about… Read More HaiDong Gumdo Green Belt Test
Because we’re up early today.. Why we Sleep by Matthew Walker One of the books I’m reading right now. A manifesto on the importance of sleep. Insightful, compelling, a must read. PS: You can listen to an interview with the author in this episode of Michael Gervais’ excellent ‘Finding Mastery’ podcast: https://findingmastery.net/matthew-walker Bonus geekery: did you… Read More Why we Sleep