Tai Chi and Kung Fu Blog

Giving Thanks in more ways than one

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:24:06 +0000

Fall is in full swing, and this month we have a lot of amazing accomplishments to highlight by Body Balance students, both in Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Also, due to popular demand, we have a new class starting in the coming weeks, but first, lets talk a little bit about giving Thanks.

Giving thanks is an important process that regardless of religious belief has many profound consequences for taking the time to practice. It’s important to remember that we give thanks every day because it’s what keeps us happy with what we have instead of wanting more than we need. It’s important to give thanks for people, family, peers, and events which have impacted our lives.

It’s important to give thanks not just to anything, but to the things that create true value and meaning in our being. Take technology for example. It’s wonderful that we have the opportunity to type and send the happenings for the next month without involving the use of paper, fuel, or carrier services. Thanks to Google information is available in the blink of an eye; information that used to take hours, maybe even a day in the library to find the right answer. Sometimes having the answer isn’t the most important thing, but rather the process by which we discover it. This Fall I am thankful for the process and all the subtle yet powerful secrets that lie in the self discovery process of putting in the time and getting to our own, more robust answers that our Tai Chi practice gives us.

Most of all I am Thankful for all of you, our students for putting in the time and effort to make the amazing things that happen at Body Balance a reality.

Shie Shie,
Shih Fu Eileen Wheeler

“When you realize

there is nothing lacking,

the whole world

belongs to you.”

- Lao Tzu

Tips from the

Kung Fu Tigers Class

to Stay Healthy

Wash your hands as often as possible – Ole Spee

Sneeze inside your shirt – Chandra

Don’t waste too much energy jumping around, save your energy for your health – Shaolien

Get Lots of sleep – Kailash

Use your Yi or intention to stay well – Immanuel

Dress to impress – Your Kung Fu uniform that is.

And, perhaps the best advice of the Halloween Season, Instead of eating your Halloween Candy I’m going to sell it! – Yuba Sheeha

Word of the week: Excellence

Translation for Adults
No one can achieve excellence without much hard work and dedication. Excellence doesn’t just happen overnight but rather over time.
Excellence isn’t measured by how well you accomplish an activity or task, but rather how much did you improve today compared to yesterday. Striving to improve a little bit each day may seem like you are not progressing, but the
gradual accumulation of small improvements will lead to excellence. If you challenge yourself everyday to perform better than yesterday, then excellence is within your reach.

Translation for Kids
Do you think it’s possible to be a White Sash today and become a Black Sash tomorrow? That’s impossible because earning a Black Sash requires years of training and practice. Achieving any kind of excellence in life means you must work hard. You can’t expect to do a new martial arts move correctly the first time your instructor shows it to your class. You can do that new move with excellence if you improve a little bit every day. Sometimes, you may not think you are progressing, but those little bits of improvement every day will soon lead to excellence.

A Note on Chaperones -
Please let us know ahead of time if someone else will be picking your child up from class and please have all children wait INSIDE the Kung Fu School to be picked up rather than on the back steps. This is a basic safety precaution and we appreciate your support of our awareness training.

In Lifelong Health and Prosperity,
All of us at Body Balance

TAI CHI PROGRAM – FREE YOGA FOR LIFE!*
Lotus Scholars

FREE YOGA FOR LIFE!
That’s right, for Lotus members the program now includes 2 classes of Yoga per week!

OUTRAGEOUS OCTOBER OFFER ALMOST OVER!

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:12:47 +0000

That’s Right, it’s almost scary to think that the best offer we’ve ever given new students will end on October 31, Midnight! That’s when the link will go down, so register RIGHT NOW for the amazing October event!

http://www.bodybalancenc.com/contact.php

BECOMING A VISIONARY: ARE YOU PRISON GRADE OR PRIME GRADE

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:08:09 +0000

We’ve all heard the cliche you are what you eat, but let’s think about this. When you think of it on a day to day, moment to moment basis everything you do relies entirely on the fuel you put in your tank. Just think about it. Every cell of skin, brain, muscle and bone came about through your body processing and restructuring the proteins and enzymes of the food you put in at various times through your life, week, or even day. You are reading this because your body and mind are functioning in real time and at the level on the food you put in 8,12, or 14 hours ago.

Prison Grade versus Prime Grade
One of my vivid childhood memories was peeking at the food boxes that held the meat behind the counter of our school cafeteria and seeing the words “Prison Grade” stamped in bold black letters on the box. After that day I ate at the cafeteria as few times as possible, especially after it got shut down for a week when a kid got salmonella from raw cookie dough. It makes you wonder what kind of expectations the head of our school had back then of us achieving anything. Thankfully, we’ve gotten smarter and started to implement healthier eating in the schools.

Quality food is becoming smart business

Take Google for example. I’ve been to plenty of corporate cafeterias and I’ve seen and eaten some items that left the topic of conversation for the rest of the day trying to figure out the main ingredient of the casserole. Google on the other hand took charge of their dining scene with their own organic cooking. One of the restaurants, Cafe 150, boasts menu items comprised of all organic and grown within 150 miles of the campus. I have yet to see a solid study on food quality the employees of companies eat and the gross revenue of the company but if correlation tells us anything it’s that health food minded companies like Google are fueled with Cafe 150 rocket fuel while some enterprises I’ve been around are fueled with the leaded fuel of what we used to call the mobile roach coach.

So what can I do for me?

Quality of life is quality of mental health. Our brains determine who we are, what we think, and how we act so look for foods that feed your brain. According to Dr. Amen “Lean protein, complex carbohydrates, and foods rich in omega 3 fatty acids (large cold water fish, such as tuna and salmon, walnuts, Brazil nuts, olive oil, and canola oil) are essential to brain function. Unfortunately, the great American diet is filled with simple sugars and simple carbohydrates, causing many people to feel emotional, sluggish, spacey, and distracted.”
Maybe instead of throwing dollar signs at the new tech company prospects we should be throwing free range beef, chicken, and local produce instead.
Just some food for thought

Halloween Ghost Hunt for Kids age 3-12 Oct. 31

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:44:11 +0000

Are you the parent of a child, age 3-12 and are looking for the perfect family event for this Halloween? Then the Safe Halloween Ghost Hunt is for you! Stop by between 11AM and 3 PM (Weather Permitting) to have a safe, educational, and fun haunt!

Questions, please call the school at 530-477-0677

Staying Healthy in a Seasonal Transition

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:49:44 +0000

Staying Healthy in a Seasonal Transition
Sept. 15, 2009

“People are just about as Happy as they make up their mind to be” – Abraham Lincoln photo Bob Lickter

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Dear Reader,

Let us begin by congratulating each and every one of you on a fabulous performance at the September Tai Chi and Kung Fu promotion ceremonies!

As we embark on a seasonal transition known as Late Summer, or “Indian Summer,” we enter a time when it is important to focus on staying healthy and preparing for the year’s work. For some of us this is “Back To School”, hunkering down, studying hard and finding the balance in our lives to stay healthy and strong in the process. This year it is the infamous “Swine Flu”, next year who knows, there will always be something and overcoming these obstacles only makes us stronger. The martial arts, both Tai Chi and Kung Fu, teach us how to stay centered even in the midst of all that life can throw our way. We focus on surmounting obstacles and becoming the leaders that have the tools to reach any goal we set our minds to achieve in life.

Late summer is correlated with the Earth element and the stomach and spleen. The spleen is a central organ, both anatomically and physiologically, that distributes energy throughout our entire body. This is a time to be grounded and have your roots in a solid base, be it work, school, family or for most of us all of the above. Late summer can be a time of intense metamorphosis in nature and within ourselves, so as long as we commit to a steady practice and exercise with a focused path we will keep our immune system strong and steady. We have the opportunity to truly create our vision.

The Earth Element gives us the power of manifestation. From the action of Fire comes the product of Earth. The materialization of money through labor and hard work, the writing of words to create a book, an artist’s drawing or photography, or how about a healthy happy body performing the cool movements of Kung Fu or the peaceful practice of Tai Chi. This is your year and now through monitoring every element of your health and your life you have the power to manifest anything and now is the perfect time. So capture your vision and run with it and most of all don’t ever let anyon

e tell you that you can’t achieve it! Stay healthy and we will see you in class!

Shie Shie,
Shih Fu Eileen Wheeler

KUNG FU PROGRAM:

Friday, October 9th 6pm- Kung Fu Honor Grad Party and Make up Sash Promotion

Saturday, October 10th 10am- Tai Chi w/ Tea featuring a relaxing Tai Chi with Tea experience with Bill Douglass and Kit Bailey.

Tips from the Kung Fu Tigers Class to Stay Healthy
Wash your hands as often as possible – Ole Spee

Sneeze inside your shirt – Chandra

Don’t waste too much energy jumping around, save your energy for your health – Shaolien

Get Lots of sleep – Kailash

Use your Yi or intention to stay well – Immanuel

Dress to impress – Your Kung Fu uniform that is.

WARRIOR CHALLENGE HONOR GRADS – Honor Grads get a Kung Fu Panda Party for them and 10 of their friends! Honor Grads are: Darius Crovo (Top Grad), Hazel Goode, Chandra Moore, Iley O’Connell, Kiala Lujan, Tyler Price, Sam Gouveia, Yuba Sheehan, Cyrus Goode, and Sebastien Kuca.

We’ll see you in class!
Shih Fu Eileen and Body Balance Staff

Getting a Head Start on your New Year’s Workout

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:46:39 +0000

” Your greatest fortune is the large number of friends you have. ”
-Fortune Cookie Author

Dear reader,

Happy Holidays from all of us at Body Balance! In this newsletter there’s a reminder of our weather policy, a briefing on the January 3rd event, and a guide to having a successful 2009!

Reminder of our Incliment Weather Policy: Classes at Body Balance will be closed if Nevada Union High School is closed. For Further updates and evening classes, you may call the studio at (530) 477 – 0677 1 hour before class. If classes are cancelled, there will be a message, otherwise the regular voicemail will play and we’ll see you in class!

We have a lot to cover, and we’ll start with the big event on January 3rd.
The Shoalin Monks from the SongShan Shaolin Temple were very impressed with the way things went last year, and so they have agreed to come to Grass Valley once again to perform their Kung Fu and Qi Gong! You will also have the opportunity to attend a seminar taught by Liu Shih Fu on Qi Gong and even a VIP Dinner with the monks! Tickets for the show can be had at Briarpatch, and tickets for the VIP Dinner and Qi Gong Seminar may be purchased at the front desk. There are still a few VIP tickets left, but you will want to act fast before they’re gone! Last year we had door sales, but we may have to limit the number of door sales this time if the weather is good and everyone is able to make it out. The Days Events are as follows:

4 PM – Seminar with Liu Shih Fu

5 – 6:30 PM – Dinner with the Monks (VIP Ticket Holders Only!)

7-8 PM – Performance by Body Balance Kung Fu and Tai Chi team and the Shaolin Monks!

Post Show: Autograph Session with the Monks, Sake and Tea!

For more information on the event please visit our website at: www.bodybalancenc.com

NO MORE RESOLUTIONS For a Successful 2009
by Ty Wheeler

The holidays are upon us, and in a few short weeks they will be over and we’ll be left with plenty of memories and a list of promises we’ve made to ourselves to be made during the next 365 days. The amazing thing is that any promise we make can be made! But there’s a catch.

We need to convert that promise into a SMART goal. I’ve been reviewing some of the goals many of you have made in the last year since joining and it’s amazing how far many of you have come. Most all of you that made goals made them very SMART and I think you will be amazed at what you have accomplished. Now, when you come to class these next few weeks, and hopefully it will be a lot so you can win some goodies, you will have the opportunity to review those goals you made, some a few months ago, some over a year ago and see where you are.

But goals are funny things. Sure, you could look at the goals you made last year by asking Eileen or myself to bring you your goals card, but then you’re in an interesting scenario. If you’ve far exceeded your goals, you will undoubtedly feel a great sense of success, which is a great thing. But this sense will effect greatly the new goals you make for the next year, making them less likely to be well grounded and based on pure intention, especially in times of instant gratification. If you read your goals and you haven’t met them you may be overcome with a sense that you didn’t do your best, so you are likely to set self-limiting goals for the new year and months ahead.

So what should I do?

It’s simple, grab a student card

from the front desk, fill it out with your new contact information, and fill out the goals listed on the back of the sheet. If you really want to reaffirm your goals you should:

1) Paste them where you can see them
2) Write your goals every month, or if you can, every day
3) Start right NOW, after you read this newsletter!
4) Remember, there are only 2 kinds of goals: Those that are attainable and those that you tell somebody else (For clarificaiton on this, come to class and ask me, I’ll explain!)
5) Make the committment to do whatever it takes, within reason, to reach your goals. If you find youself getting sidetracked repeat the phrase “back to track” to override whatever is running your mind to get back on the right track.

Goals make you feel a great sense of accomplishment when made, and when you watch Oprah and her new diet plans know that you know the key that not even Oprah knows. And that key is: Located at the bottom of this newsletter!

For those of you that aren’t frantically scrolling to find the bottom of the newsletter, here are some hard working students that deserve a shoutout for their hard work to meeting the next level of success in their Sash and Tai Chi instuctor level promotions:

Gold Sash:
Jean Kono
Raymond Smith

Tai Chi Level 2 Instructor Promotions:

Todd Klundt
Catherine Stifter

January Events- Dancing events have been rescheduled, please check the website for current events!

Mantra Update
Mantra, born April 28, 2008
Current Weight: 45 Pounds!

Mantra Says – Dog with flea coller get ticked off!

Very Truly Yours,
All of us at Body Balance

EVENTS

Mark Your Calendar for these upcoming events

January 3 – Return of the Shaolin Monks
Seminar 4PM, Dinner 5-6:30 PM, Show 7-8 PM

Have a Happy and Safe Holiday Season

All of us at

And the key to why goal making is effective and resolutions are psychologically impossibe to overcome are this: A resolution is a promise, and a promise made is a debt unpaid. And so, like much we’ve become accostomed to, our promises have already put us behind. Setting periodic goals without counting the score leaves the sky as the limit to what you can accomplish!

10 ways to bring Tai Chi and Kung Fu into your life

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:21:43 +0000

“When the inlaws are in town, Tai Chi is priceless”

-anonymous

Dear fname,

10 Most Popular Ways to Integrate Tai Chi and Kung Fu into your life

Summer tips from Body Balance Students:
1. Weed Whack with you Tan Tien (Center)
2. Paint your swimming pool with your waist turn
3. Move in Flowmotion when you drive on the freeway
4. When your inlaws come to town practice yielding and redirecting
5. In family life be fully present
6. Be sure footed when leaping from rock to rock at the river
7. As an engineer we worked on balancing the U2′s Tan Tien so that it could fly
8. Stay rooted when balancing on unsteady surfaces
9. When tripping over briars your Tai Chi practice will keep you on your feet
10. When traveling for business the hotel swimming pool provides an excellent practice ground

Summer Solstice

We enter summer around June 21st with the summer solstice, when the sun is at its northernmost position relative to the earth. Now we have the longest daylight of the year and the sun is yang as it provides us with energy or “chi,” causing action or outward movement. Summer becomes a powerful time to practice cultivation through Qi Gong and Tai Chi, as well as other invigorating excercises such as Kung Fu or hiking in the wilderness. Cheers to a summer full of fun, practice, learnig and lifelong health!

Yours very truly,
Shih Fu Eileen Wheeler

WHAT’S NEW?
Kids Class – Warrior Challenge During June! Honor Graduates get a Kung Fu Panda Party for them and 10 of their friends. Kids earn one Black Sash Excellence Point for:
1 Pt – In class, signed in on time in full uniform
4 Pts – Successful Promotion to next Sash Level
1 Pt – Black Sash Excellent attitude in class
1 Pt – Complete 5 Self Discipline, Kung Fu Homework, or Respect Assignments

Keep up the great work, current leader: Kailesh with 5 points already!

Kung Fu Sash Promotion, Pot Luck Fundraiser, and Promotion Ceremony to LIVE MUSIC by Bill Douglas
Fri, Jun 19th 6 -7:30 PM
Come support your friends as they test for their next sash level! Everyone is welcome feel free to bring friends and family to share in this exciting SUMMER CELEBRATION!

Also, for the first time Body Balance will take a team all the way to Baltimore to compete in the World Kuoshu Tournament! We’d like to help send as many competitors as possible. Come enjoy their performance and a delicious pot luck to follow the promotion ceremony! Pot Luck Proceeds go to scholarships for those that require assistance to attend the tournament. Please feel free to bring a dish to contribute. The theme is… Asian Food!

TAI CHI with TEA and Promotion Ceremony – a special Tai Chi and Qi Gong Class to LIVE music!
Sat, Jun 20th 10 AM with Bill Douglas and Kit Bailey
Cost: Students and a guest are FREE
Tea Tasting: Bancha Green Tea
The event starts at 10 AM, and lasts a little over 1 hour with the promotion ceremony the last 20 minutes of class. To reserve your Tai Chi with Tea Experience, call Body Balance at (530) 477 – 0677 Today or sign up at the front desk so we know how many of you will be coming!

Tai Chi Lotus Meeting: The Tao Te Ching- Lao Tsu
Sat, Jun 20th 11:15 am
Focus On: Tai Chi in your everyday Life, Tai Chi in Relationships (Yielding and Redirecting)
Chapters 1-20

Certified Instructor Training:
Sat, Jun 20th 12:15pm

Masters Leadership Meeting – Lincoln on Leadership
Sat, Jun 20th 4-5 PM
Bring your notebooks, current vision statements and a great attitude!
FOCUS ON: Lincoln on Leadership, values, and Doers versus Thinkers.

NEW ITEMS IN THE RETAIL SECTION:
Keep hydrated with our Stainless Steel Water Bottles with carrier: Sale -$22.95
Retail Price: $24.95; includes water sack
(Shipping and Handling for US $5.00; PR/Alaska/Canada $8.00) This bottle is single-walled and allows you to hold up to 1 liter of a hot or cold beverage.

Capacity: 1000 ml, 34 fl oz
Bottle Dimensions: 12″ High; 2.78″ Wide; 1″ bottle opening
Bottle Composition: Stainless Steel with Polypropelyne Screw off Cap
(not recommended for dishwasher use)

Tai Chi Pants – All sizes
Included in your program for those waiting for proper sizes Small – XXXL

Mantra Update
Mantra, born April 28, 2008
Current Weight: 58.9 Pounds!

Mantra Says – Dog with flea coller get ticked off!

Baltimore Tournament Site – click here to register for your events at the WORLD Kuoshu Tournament!
In Lifelong Health and Prosperity,
All of us at Body Balance

Tai Chi, it’s for me!

In Lifelong Health and Prosperity,
We’ll see you in class!
All of us at

Spring Tai Chi

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:46:00 +0000

Take the Spring Into Your Practice!

As we enter the month of May we experience so much beautiful, new life. Flowers sprout out of the moist earth, and the most vibrant green blankets the treetops. The air is clean and clear and the people all wear smiles, grateful for even a moment to spend enjoying the sun. We invite you all to a align forces with our Tai Chi Lotus and Kung Fu Leadership team this month as we commit to practice in the sanctity of nature a least a couple of times a week, harmonizing with the 5 elements and balancing a busy day with a bit of fun!

This season we have an abundance of excitement flourishing under our feet. As our Kung Fu team enteres tournament season and our Tai Chi Lotus team embarks on the wisdom and teachings of Lao Tsu’s Tao Te Ching.

This month, as we soak in the sun let’s set the intention to take our practice into our everyday lives.

We’ll see you in class!
Shih Fu Eileen Wheeler

WHAT’S NEW?
Change in the schedule – The new schedule allows more time to teach level-specific curriculum for our Leadership, Lotus and Black Sash Visionary Members!

KUNG FU
Mon 5:45-6:45 Tier 3 Advanced Forms
Tue 5 – 6 PM Tier 1 Basics 5:45-6:45 Tier 2 (Straightsword)
Wed 5:45-6:45 Black Sash Visionary and Leadership Demo & Competition Team
Thur 5-6 PM Basics / Leadership Last 15 minutes
Thur 5:45 – 6:45 Leadership / Sparring for BSV and Leadership Members ONLY
M/W 5:15 – 6 PM Little Dragons BSV and Leadership Only
* Leadership Meeting This Saturday, 9th of May, 3:30-4:30 PM

TAI CHI
Mon 4-5PM Tai Chi
5-5:15 Blossoming Lotus and Lotus Only
Wed 4-5PM Tai Chi
5-5:15 Lotus Mastermind Discussion-Tao Te Ching

CONGRATULATIONS BERKELEY COMPETITORS and Sash Promotees
This year we had the largest showing at the Berkeley Tournament than ever before. Congratulations to our competitors:
Kaia Smith, Romain Telles, Nathaniel Welch, Bradley Carrion, Neona Welch, Todd Klundt, Anya Devi, Beth Siese, Holly Andreasen (Gold, Push Hands, Team Form), Catherine Stifter, and Ty Wheeler.

Tai Chi GOLD MEDAL WINNING Group Team at CMAT 17 Berkeley, CA

Congratulaitons Tai Chi 1st and 2nd Sparrow Promotees at last Tai Chi with Tea:
Carol Malnor, Katherine Rodecker, Sean Otis, Peg Allen, Beth Siese, Cindy Sigfried, Scott Aaron, Moses Traugot, Arthur Traugot, Holly Andreasen, Sally Herring, Ryan Banks, Chad York, Chris Hooley, and Ann Davis. Next Tai Chi Promtion: June 20th

Sash Promotees: Congratulations to Sam, Todd, Moses, Arthur, Ben, Miah, Irene, Iley, Sunsara, Chandra, Emia, Ambrosia, Joule, Billy, Immanuel, Isaiah, Hazel, Amelie, Sam Gouveia, and Aiden for their hard work and dedication. Next Kung Fu promotion: June 19th

Welcome NEW STUDENTS:
Sebastian Kusa
Darius Crovo
Yuba Sheehan
Bay Sheehan
Miah Taylor
Irene Peaks
Aiden Harrisen
Sam Gouveia
Ken Lee
Carol Bader
Tina Heck
Tom Rousseau
Kent and Galia Penwarden
Sharon Connor
Greg Ward
Gene Barber
Sean Otis
Jim and Elizabeth Harris
Tina Stoutner
John Rice
Robert Ferroggiaro
and Kathryn Streletzky, all the way from Master Hancock’s Body Balance in Maryland!

The last event was a huge success and we encourage you all to come with your friends and family to this wonderful event. Please call or see the front desk to register and receive your complimentary buddy passes.

Are you putting your Tai Chi into everything you do?

In Lifelong Health and Prosperity,
We’ll see you in class!

UPCOMING EVENTS – Mark Your Calendars!
Jordanian Music
Fri, May 29th
Enjoy Live acoustic Jordanian Music! Price TBA

Sash Test and Promotion Ceremony
Fri, Jun 19th 6 -7 PM
Come support your friends as they test for their next sash level!

TAI CHI with TEA and Promotion Ceremony – a special Tai Chi and Qi Gong Class to LIVE music!
Sat, Jun 20th 10 AM with Bill Douglas and Kip Bailey
Promotees will be notified of eligibility by June 11th!
Cost: Students and a guest are FREE
Tea Tasting: TBA
Get your spark lit early on Saturday Morning with something that’s unique, fun, and healthy! We’ll start the class with gentle breathing and movement exercises, and continue into basic movements that increase balance and strength. Relax into bliss as the sounds of Bill Douglas’ LIVE flute fill the air and set your mind at ease. After the special class, sit and enjoy hot high mountain teas for lifelong health and fresh fruit, and take a moment of relaxation to discuss the more important things in life. The event starts at 10 AM, and lasts a little over 1 hour with the promotion ceremony the last 20 minutes of class. To reserve your Tai Chi with Tea Experience, call Body Balance at (530) 477 – 0677 Today or sign up at the front desk so we know how many of you will be coming!

Masters Leadership Meeting – Special Speaker Catherine Stifter
Sat, May 9th 3:30-4 PM
Bring your notebooks, current vision statements and a great attitude!
FOCUS ON: Money Matters, The Price Tag of your ideal lifestyle Reading: Lincoln on Leadership

Mantra Update
Mantra, born April 28, 2008
Current Weight: 56.7 Pounds!

Mantra Says – Dog with flea coller get ticked off!

As a final note, due to the amount of activities, we will be having a weekly email newsletter and monthly print edition available as well so everyone is kept up to speed on the events!
In Lifelong Health and Prosperity,
All of us at Body Balance

Tai Chi, it’s for me!

All of us at

Keeping your Vision clear in foggy times

admin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:23:45 +0000

Keeping your Vision clear in foggy times

It’s March already and there is an abundance on our plate, but before we get to the schedule of this month’s events, congratulations to all sash and Tai Chi level promotees! You have all made your visions, personally, profesionally (or academically), and martially. Now it’s time to get focused on those visions and make them a reality. Here’s a couple of extra tips to making your visions a reality:

1) Turn off the TV, radio, or internet
2) Go find your Lifelong Health binder
3) Recite, out loud, in the mirror your visions 10 times.

Do this where no one else can hear you, because it is of utmost importance that you keep confident with your visions. They are yours, and no one else’s, and no matter what anyone says, your wife, child, mother, or father, no one cares as much or is as invested in your outcome than…. YOU! So, when you’re done reading this newsletter, go get ‘em, and read them with confidence, passion, and truth. You will be amazed at the change in the way you sound and FEEL by the 10th time.

Then, if you haven’t already, get your new sheet that many of you have received for completing your next level towards lifelong health and fill out your new visions for the next 3 months. Don’t look at your old visions, but create a new set of more detailed and profound visions. For those of you in the Masters Leadership team, we will be going over your vision statements and martial arts community projects in the next special class (March 13th, 5 PM).

To Lifelong Health and Prosperity,
We’ll see you in class!

NO MORE RESOLUTIONS For a Successful 2009

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:15:15 +0000

by Ty Wheeler

So what should I do?

It’s simple, grab a student card from the front desk, fill it out with your new contact information, and fill out the goals listed on the back of the sheet. If you really want to reaffirm your goals you should: