What would you say your vibe is? Why do you do what you do?
It's very closely connected. Yes. So running my martial arts academy, we also have what I call
external martial arts. We do Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Western boxing, Muay Thai kickboxing.
And through the years, I've trained a number of competitors that go out.
And it's always fun training a competitor to go out and do well in the practice. And, you know,
when a first place medal or when a belt or that kind of thing in a competition.
But nothing hits home as closely as when somebody comes in here who's been dealing with anxiety or
depression or they've had a health issue or something, and then they take on the meditative
practice and it changes their whole life. And so that's what my drive is, is making those kinds of
changes. That is amazing. I did not, I didn't think about that until you said it, I bet, I guess,
I don't know how that works, but I'm guessing somehow the focus goes on to
meditation, martial arts and away from depression and anxiety and they probably get a better purpose
in life. So the meditative arts is a science and it's a very dynamic, it's very diverse.
You know, there's five main directions within a meditative practice. You can do it for the
athletic side or the combative side, the therapeutic side, the philosophical side, the meditative side,
and also the medical side. And so different people that come to a meditation practice
might just resonate with one or two of those areas. And so when you build a meditation practice
and incorporate that into your lifestyle, it's important to focus on things that help you in
whatever direction you have an interest in, and then also to create an evolving life practice
around that direction. And so, you know, a lot of times people get the misconception that meditation
is, you know, sitting down and counting your breaths. You know, I've been studying the
meditative arts for over 30 years and I'm still just a student. I'm nowhere near the master.
You know, there's so much to learn with the practice. And one of the things that, you know,
makes it so interesting and fun to pursue is that it is such a deep practice.