RECONNECTING WITH YOUR BODY: PART 4

RECONNECTING WITH YOUR BODY: PART 4

In late 2020, we officially started Zen Strength & Conditioning. As you probably remember, that year was a pretty big shock to almost everyone. Change was in the air.  For my personal experience, it was an initial increase in intensity of all aspects of my...
RECONNECTING WITH YOUR BODY: PART 3

RECONNECTING WITH YOUR BODY: PART 3

In Part 1 & Part 2, we covered two different ways to reconnect with your body and settle your nervous system. If they worked for you, great. I highly recommend you lean into them as part of your daily and weekly routines.  Thinking forward about my own...
RECONNECTING WITH YOUR BODY: PART 2

RECONNECTING WITH YOUR BODY: PART 2

In Part 1 I talked about humming as a body-based activity to help settle your nervous system. If it worked for you, great. If not, try to stick with this process of exploring to find out what works for you. I want to go a different direction today, because in my...
RECONNECTING WITH YOUR BODY: PART 1

RECONNECTING WITH YOUR BODY: PART 1

In the previous article It Starts With Mental Health, I finished with what may be a new and somewhat radical idea for you: the part of your brain that does the thinking, the prefrontal cortex, is only partially in control of the choices you make, like whether or not...
IT STARTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH

IT STARTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH

Living in the SF Bay Area, I have had the pleasure of coaching a fairly diverse group of people over the years. Something that brings me a special kind of joy is when we can help people who may not think of themselves as athletic discover that with time and patience,...