I hope you take the time

"To go to that place where time stops, where the chatter inside my mind fades to a pleasant "hum", seeking no need to revisit choices from the past and worrying about the future, these ZEN moments are what I live for."

That's an entry taken 5 years ago from my personal journal, I just happened to be reviewing it today.

It's interesting to re-read some stuff you might of wrote years ago and see what was on your mind back then and also see what you were going through and compare it with today.

Sometimes there are NO differences.

I feel exactly the same when I wrote that 5 years ago as I do today.

Do you also share this habit of recording your life experiences and feelings in a journal?

I hope you take the time.

You know the saying: "If your life is worth living it's worth recording"

There are plenty of moments in your life where this happens, these "ZEN moments" where you are totally happy, blissed out and content.

Quickly, what comes to mind is:

The birth of a child.

Alone time with the person you love.

Completing an important project.

Playing with your kids if you have some.

Reaching the top of a mountain while hiking.

Watching the sun set.

Building or buying a dream house and painting and decorating it until the wee hours in the morning.

But, nowhere do these Zen moments happen more frequently than in my FSD training.

The tools I've been given (which are the same tools you're also acquiring in your FSD training, if you're a member), allow me to connect immediately to that place.

Whether you're working with a partner or you're by yourself, practicing martial arts really does give you a secret weapon in your life.

Take something basic like Stretching.

It feels good to know you have total control over your body. To make it do what you want it to do. With the warm weather arriving shortly you can sit outside on your deck, take in some much needed vitamin D from the sun and stretch, strengthen and engage in a form of meditation in movement, just you and your body.

I'm talking much more than reaching down and touching your toes. To really know how to maintain, align, heal, and increase flexibility throughout your body should be something that, at a strict minimum, everyone should know how to do.

Here's one way you can experience ZEN moments using Stretching, I've been using this very same system since I'm 6 years old to get them. See what I mean here.

Master Yourself,

Sifu Martin