by Rick Barrett | May 17, 2017 | Taiji
This article appeared in Inside Kung Fu magazine, Spring 07. Ten years ago! Fighter or Martial Artist? Which are You? by Rick Barrett “He’s a martial artist, sure…but can he fight?” How often have you heard (or said) some variation of that refrain? It is actually an...
by Rick Barrett | Jan 31, 2017 | Consciousness, Meditation
I’ve gotten some pushback lately about my use of the term “Instant Meditation.” It was felt that calling it “instant” trivializes the long hours that experienced meditators spend in their own practice, as if all the same results could be...
by Rick Barrett | Mar 26, 2016 | Event Recaps
This was the first trip to Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health for Maria and I. It is one of those legendary institutions, like Esalen and Omega, and we didn’t know what to expect. We weren’t disappointed. The 350-acre campus overlooks Lake Mahkeenac and is...
by Rick Barrett | Feb 11, 2016 | Taiji
Check out this video by Thomas Myers, author of Anatomy Trains. It is a lively explanation of how the connective tissue system uses the principle of tensegrity to greatly enhance its effective power as well as its reliance. Myers is an authority on the myofascial...
by Rick Barrett | Jul 22, 2015 | Consciousness
Two things happened last week that I’d like to share: Interview on Creative Consciousness Radio with Sam and Cabrini Greco, and overtone chanting at a poetry reading at the “Gaia’s Lament: Art Cry!” in New London, CT. First the interview. I was...
