Lessons from “The Grind”

by | Aug 19, 2012 | Uncategorized

This morning I did the Grouse Grind. If you live in Vancouver, and possibly if you’ve visited Vancouver, you know about the Grind. Maybe you’ve made the climb. I find the Grind to be somewhat of a meditation for me. Yes, it’s challenging, but step...

Negative=Positive?

by | Aug 2, 2012 | Uncategorized

The other day I broke not one, but two glasses on the same day in two separate incidents. The first glass I broke I kind of saw happening even before it happened. I knew I shouldn’t have placed the glass where I did. I knew I was risking knocking it over. And...

Acupuncture for Athletes, part 2

by | Jul 28, 2012 | Acupuncture, Sports

I was watching the London Olympics men’s gymnastics qualifications today and China and Japan were expected to skip easily through this part of the competition. There were two things that have seemed to have shifted the tides. One was attitude and one was injury....

Acupuncture for Athletes

by | Jul 27, 2012 | Acupuncture, Sports

The 2012 Olympics start today. Very exciting as we get to watch men and women perform amazing feats that they’ve trained so hard to accomplish. As I watch the opening ceremonies, I remember the feeling of participating in and of cheering for our athletes at the...