Monthly Archives: November 2011
Why I think about you in the shower
Once in a while… I get stuck for ideas. Considering how many classes and private lessons, seminars and workshops I’m working on can put a serious damper on one’s productivity mojo. So what can you do about this problem. What I do is, I take long hot showers. And I kind of just stand there… and think. What do I think about? YOU, actually. Specifically, what ideas and exercises I can use within class and add to the syllabus to make training more rewarding. Then what happens is that hot water pouring over my head stimulates the “creative” part of
Caution When Stretching
I often write and talk about squeezing in extra training wherever possible. You may have seen my latest clip on youtube martial arts training tips – while washing up This morning I was doing exactly the same except I was wearing a dressing gown instead. I hadn’t noticed Leo my 15 month old son wander underneath my dressing gown while my leg was stretched out along the worktop. I was immediately aware of him when he decided to practice for the church bell ringing group by grabbing what was in easy reach for him. My words of caution – stretch