Welcome to the first week of October! Each month, we explore a new value, known to the kids as their “Superpowers” and we tie it in with a natural element. This month is Water month! I think it’s perfect for this exact time of year. Many people, kids and adults, are beginning new activities this […]
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Can you believe it’s the end of September!! Welcome to fall, y’all. Even though the activity in nature is slowing down, autumn is a time of new beginnings for many of us. It’s often a time when people move and settle into a new place, many folks are also getting started with new routines for
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It’s our third week exploring the amazing power of living with integrity. For the past two weeks, we’ve been looking at the role truth plays in building our integrity. Now, we turn to a subtler aspect of this power – the aspect of our thoughts. It’s hard to talk about the power of our thoughts
Welcome to the second week of Integrity month! For our “Power Gem” this week, we are still exploring Truth Power. Specifically for this week, we’re looking at the power of truth to build trust in our relationships with other. Growing up, I always learned that trust is the number one, essential ingredient for a successful
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Welcome to a new month of training at Budo Mountain! For those who don’t know, we are really into rhythms and routines around here. That’s why every month, we focus on one of our school’s core values. Because we love nature, we relate this value to a part of nature as well. And every week,
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One of my favorite parts about running a martial arts school is witnessing the transformations in the students as they grow with us over the years. Sometimes they are literally growing, sprouting from little kids to teenagers before our very eyes. But even more exciting to see is a kind of transformation that happens even
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It’s the 2nd Week in “Earth” month and our theme is Real Integrity. I’ve been thinking lately about how instill a deep sense of integrity in our children as they grow. Our 6 year old is heading to 1st grade this fall. As she’s getting older, her peer relationships are more complex than they used
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Welcome to the first week in Earth Month! Our theme this week is Authenticity. I think this is a hot-button topic because so many of us have parts of ourselves that we don’t want anyone to know about! But when we hide our true selves, we take away possibilities for really fulfilling connection with others.
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How do you respond when your back is against the wall? For this week’s blog, I invite you to take a sec and just imagine it. You, caught off guard, in a situation that terrifies you. The fight’s not over. You’re not lying there unconscious. But things don’t look good for you. What is your
Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone! To those who have lost loved ones to war, our hearts are with you now. No blog this week and NO CLASSES ON MONDAY. Regular schedule the rest of the week. It’s a review week, so bring your questions to class. We’ll be fine tuning anything we learned this
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