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The Concentration Exercise
In addition to helping improve your overall focus and concentration, the Concentration Exercise can be used a pre-meditation exercise. Helping to prepare your mind so that you can meditate more effectively after having practiced it awhile. It can branch out into various visualization exercises, but it is initially taught as follows: Close your eyes, and […]
Continue readingQ & A: Brain Capabilities, Mind’s Defense Mechanisms, Overcoming Fear
An enlightening Q&A session that leads Shifu Ahles to explore answers to questions about the brain and intelligence. Discover how thinking less can lead to knowing more. Learn how training the body can develop the brain and how what we think of as reality shapes our perception. Explore the concept of psychological immunity. Find out how one can develop the ability to put the mind on what we choose and how to overcome fear in training and in life.
Continue readingQ & A: Meditation and Dealing with Addictions, Respect for Self, Dr. Yang Jwing Ming and Master Park’s Styles
An engrossing and important Q&A session where Shifu Ahles explains the role meditation can play in helping cope with addictions. He gives his take on the addictive personality and how to no longer feeling the need to escape. The deeper philosophy behind martial arts practice is explained. Where does therapy and medication fit in with this BodyMind practice? Shifu Ahles makes clear the dangers of abandoning things that may be truly needed and elaborates on how utilizing the tools of the practice can be a step in the right direction in conjunction with other methods. Choosing your teacher and emptying your cup.
Continue readingQ&A: Safety & Growth, Practice Time, Defense & Law
While some may find this talk a little controversial, none will find it boring. Shifu Ahles is asked to comment on the safety laws and the impact on our personal growth. Do all these laws impede our ability to think for ourselves? Is it ok to practice kung fu in the summer? Athletes should listen carefully as the answer provided can be applied to other types of vigorous exercise and gain an understanding how a practice like chi kung or yoga can help balance the energy out. When asked about defending yourself in a litigious society, it leads to a wonderful discussion on how we can learn to choose better responses to situations by learning to control the breath and learning to calm the mind.
Continue readingQ & A: Meditation Experience, Psychology & Mindfulness, Remaining Sharp with Repetitive Practice
This Q&A delves into what it is really like to be in a state of deep meditation and the various experiences one can have. Shifu Ahles speaks to the approach of cognitive behavioral therapy used as a mindfulness practice as well as getting past one’s fears through education and research. He touches on how BodyMind Training can help you to remain mentally sharp and how to prevent it from becoming mundane. He ends the talk with an intriguing story about kittens in a striped room that illustrates an important point about the power of environment on perception
Continue readingBuilding a Solid Foundation plus Q & A
In this talk that includes a short Q&A, Shifu Ahles discusses the importance of laying a good foundation in practice, business and relationships. This is one of those talks that really gets you thinking and can lead to a greater self awareness and personal growth as we begin to ask ourselves the tough questions. Encouraged to try new things and have our own experiences you leaves you feeling inspired to start getting the most you can out of life.
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