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Open and Close, Open and Close, Open and Close…

January 11, 2018 By John Du Cane

Open Close

"When the highest hear the Tao, they practice it with diligence. When the average hear the Tao, they question it. When the lowest hear the Tao, they scoff at it."—Lao Tzu When we were using, we shrouded our game in endless veils of secrecy. In … [Continue reading] about Open and Close, Open and Close, Open and Close…

Filed Under: Spark Your Day Tagged With: community, openness, recovery, secrets, spontaneity, spontaneous movement

The Great Connector

January 10, 2018 By John Du Cane

Psoas Diagram

"Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer. Only connect."—E. M. Forster Did we have good connections in … [Continue reading] about The Great Connector

Filed Under: Spark Your Day Tagged With: connection, flexibility, hip flexors, hips, psoas

The Healthy Shakes

January 9, 2018 By John Du Cane

Healthy Shaking

"The taboo against full ecstatic expression of the human body is nothing mysterious or difficult to understand. . . . The oppressed find that shaking is a medicine for the suffering of the human spirit. It sets them free and opens the doors to the … [Continue reading] about The Healthy Shakes

Filed Under: Spark Your Day Tagged With: ecstatic shaking, energy, instinctual healing, mindfulness, movement, shaking, trapped trauma

Commit to Commit

January 8, 2018 By John Du Cane

Full Squat Child

“It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow.”—Ralph Ellison It’s easy to flip the switch for change—when you have decided that there is no other decent option BUT to flip the switch. There is no such thing, after … [Continue reading] about Commit to Commit

Filed Under: Spark Your Day Tagged With: commitment, exercise, motivation, squats

Fret Not My Friend

January 7, 2018 By John Du Cane

stress and worry

“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.”—George F. Burns Every emotion we possess is part of a complex … [Continue reading] about Fret Not My Friend

Filed Under: Spark Your Day Tagged With: breathing, breathing exercise, rumination, stress, worry

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John Du Cane is a publisher and writer. He is the founder of Dragon Door Publications and is best known for having launched the modern kettlebell movement in 2001 and for the publication of the international bestseller Convict Conditioning. Most recently he collaborated with Debbie Harry on the writing of her New York Times bestselling memoir Face it.

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