Spiral Question

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...

Lean In meets 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...

Yanked around?

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...

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...