Acting… Arts and crafts 29 Jan 2012 Recently, I've been putting my tui na skills to use, treating a relative for sciatica and chronic lumbago. Of course, after only a couple of sessions it's too soon to…
Gardening… On being in a box… 25 Oct 2011 JEB CORLISS: Well, you wanna know what I think is crazy? I think waking up at 6:00am, eating breakfast and getting in a car and sitting in traffic for…
Acting… Some thoughts on a skill set 18 Apr 2011 These are some ideas that have been buzzing through my mind recently... To be changed/developed/abandoned as appropriate... Feedback welcome! Element 1: meditation Meditation to calm and clear the mind is…
Buddhism… Standing still, not standing still 13 Apr 2011 I am still here, I just haven't been in to mood to post much. London was great. I was lucky, and the weather was beautiful - blue skies, and hot…
Beijing Zhong Yi Yiquan Wuguan… So I met these two girls in a bar… 24 Mar 2011 Well, the trees have arrived, and have been planted in my parents' garden: apple, plum, pear and cherry in one row, with a hazel tree starting a second row -…
Buddhism… Tending seeds 4 Mar 2011 Well, my fingers are healing up, which is good; the dressing was getting a bit stinky, so I took it off and replaced it with normal sticking plasters, which seem…
Baguazhang… Washing the hair 22 Feb 2011 Last week's Tuesday night class was pretty cool. I started off with a bit of push hands, partnered with one of Eli's long-term students. That was interesting; I found it…
Buddhism… Mind and body 20 Feb 2011 Harking back to an old post: Dojo Rat pointed out a link to research showing that meditation causes genetic change. More recently, I found an article about more recent research:…
Baguazhang… On moral and martial virtue 15 Feb 2011 Right then, back to the nominal topics of this blog. It's Monday night and I have a long list of things that I should be doing, but frankly I'm too…
Buddhism… Getting started again 11 Nov 2010 Well, now that I'm in my own place, it's time to start putting a routine together. So far, I've started with meditation; half an hour, morning and evening. I'm alternating…
