Hi folks, Sometimes I wonder why I write these blog posts, as I generate one blogging idea after another, and then someone will sign in and read an article I wrote a long time ago and it feels good to have a shared my experiences with a complete stranger across the world. In fact, it makes the world seem smaller and maybe increases my sense of brotherhood and sisterhood with all people. We are but ... Read more
A New Approach To Water Running And Moving From Your Inner Lines
Hi folks, Water running is one of the most boring things imaginable, except that my Continuum instructor, Rebecca, taught me a new water running approach that has really helped to relax my hips. This water running method involves holding a mouthful of cool water, whilst moving your tongue around to explore the water spreading through your mouth until you find nooks and crannies never before noticed. ... Read more
Driving To CostCo Reminds Me Of The Cardiovascular System
Hi folks, Your blood supply is important for every little piece of your body. It just takes one clogged or broken artery and you have a problem, unless the affected region of the body has an accessory (secondary, other) source of blood. The blood carries oxygen from your lungs, hormones from your endocrine glands, food from your gut, vitamin D3 from your skin, waste products from your liver, kidneys ... Read more
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Revisited In The Pool
Hi folks, Many years ago I read a story about an intrepid seagull, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, who was determined to break the sound barrier. Given the known limits of terminal velocity I had no idea how he intended to do this, but I did notice that he pissed off the 'powers of the day' by being presumptuous enough to attempt it. He crashed many times, but he kept at it, constantly making minor ... Read more
Lest We Forget The Great Forgetting And It’s Influence On Our Lives And Training
Hi folks, There is a tendency to think that people thousands of years ago were primitive, not as 'civilized' as we are today. Forget that! They didn't have iPods or worry about their blogging ideas, but they could see the planets and the stars way more clearly than most of us ever will. Can you imagine this planet without electric light pollution? I can't, but I am sure that it was a different world ... Read more
Finding The Most Effective Way To Move Body Parts Is Quite A Trick But Worth The Trouble
Hi folks, About 20 years ago I was an enthusiastic SCUBA diver, but I had lots of trouble clearing my ears. A bolus of air would just remain lodged in my middle ear, while my Eustachian tubes would refuse to release the pressure. Several dives were ruined that way, but if I could get below about 30 feet, no more problems. I repeatedly tried to clear the air by yawning or using the Valsalva maneuver ... Read more
Sports Training Art Or Science?
Hi folks, It is unusual for a scientist, as far as I know, to employ an artist to work directly in their research program, but that is what happened in my laboratory in the early 1980s. Andy Fleishman collaborated with us to produce models of the nose of the rat because of his eye for detail and accuracy. It worked out well for our research program, leading to software that would reduce the need for ... Read more
Una Vida Plena incluye Algunas Experiencias que Necesitan tu Atención Quieta para Poder Disfrutar de Ellas
(traducción al español de publicaciones en blogs seleccionados por mi hermana, Marian - el número uno) “Treinta radios se unen en el centro; Gracias al agujero podemos usar la rueda. El barro se modela en forma de vasija; Gracias al hueco puede usarse la copa. Se levantan muros en toda la tierra; Gracias a la puertas se puede usar la casa. Así pues, la riqueza proviene de lo que existe, Pero lo ... Read more
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