by karen | aikido, Spiral Daily |
For what or who would you travel halfway around the world? ‘Hank’ Hegasheda Sensei will travel from Japan for a 4 day visit to practice aikido with our group at his own expense.. This makes me pause and think about desires and commitment! It is easy to get...
by karen | aikido, blog, Spiral Impact |
This video depiction has popped into my mind every time I’ve heard “Lean In” the past several years. The time was ripe to produce it – hope you enjoy it. [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/111862804[/vimeo] Sheryl Sandberg’s bestseller triggered a huge amount of dialogue...
by karen | aikido, blog, centering, intention, Spiral Impact |
The importance of resilience is a life theme I’ve heard over-and-over at graduations and career panels this spring.[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/94542397[/vimeo] I couldn’t resist sharing this fun footage caught at a Purdue...
by karen | aikido, blog, conflict, engagement, performance improvement |
When I speak on the subject of conflict resolution, I ask a volunteer to throw me a punch – in 29 years only two people have whole-heartedly felt comfortable doing so. Why is that? The ‘punch’ is a physical metaphor of a verbal engagement; I believe...
by karen | aikido, blog, communication, conflict |
Smooth and magical describes aikido done well. There is a subtle joyous quality to the movement. Once you experience it, you want it again and again just like in all great relationships. Recently on the aikido mat I felt yanked around by my practice partner. I...
by karen | aikido, blog, Leadership, Spiral Daily |
How do you ready yourself to communicate with another? “You must be a martial artist because you bow to me when we begin,” someone said to me at a meeting. While funny, there is deep lesson to be learned here. The martial bow is about honoring the...