Category Archives for BMA Talk Highlights
Learning to Be Afraid of our World Video
Watch this short clip to discover more about the sources of stress and how the media impacts the labels and judgments people place on themselves. Check out our home page for more clips and don’t forget to sign up for our email list to get more tips and information.
Continue readingCultivating Positive Daily Habits, Expanding Consciousness & Being Human
This talk starts with a story about the Buddha and his students who ask the Buddha “what are you?”. You’ll have to listen to this enlightening talk about cultivating positive daily habits that help expand the consciousness and teaches you that your practice can be 24/7. That age old expression of we are “only human” is explored by Shifu Ahles as he challenges the thought process behind it that makes it too easy to let ourselves off the hook when we do not respond well to temptations and challenges.
Continue readingReverse Q & A – Meditation Experiences
The tables are turned in this reverse Q&A where Shifu Ahles gets to ask the questions and students answer! This talk gets interesting as students and audience members describe their own personal meditation experiences including what challenges they face when trying to meditate. You’ll find some useful tips as you listen as fellow students discuss what methods worked for them when facing similar challenges.
Continue readingThe Importance of Consistent Practice
Forget your favorite TV show and tune into this week’s talk instead that is packed with information about your training. In this highly relatable talk, Shifu Ahles takes us through the importance of consistent practice both physical and mental so that in times of crisis or disaster, you will be able to call upon your training when it is needed the most…in your real life. This talk ends with a very interesting question about meditation and discovering your true self that leads to some excellent information that you will not want to miss out on.
Continue readingThe Characters & Meaning of our Motto
Wisdom, Benevolence, Sincerity & Bravery – these are the words recited in the before every class at the Blue Dragon School of Martial Arts. In this talk, Shifu Raymond Ahles reveals the meaning behind those words as he interprets the Chinese characters contained within the motto of the Ch’iang Shan Pa Kua Chang Association logo & how they apply to different facets of our lives including the practice of the martial arts.
Continue readingQ & A: Prescriptive Practice, Planning for Progress, Passive Assertion
This Q&A will prove particularly helpful to all who have suffered from aches, pains and injuries. Shifu Ahles discusses how to use the practice of Qigong as a prescription to help heal or to reduce soreness after a hard physical work out. This useful Q & A also covers how to map out a schedule to make progress in your practice. Find out what is meant by being able to be passively assertive in the moment and what it is like to have a “beginner mind.”
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