By Dr. Mark Wiley Health is more than the mere absence of disease. To truly be healthy one must be physically fit, limber, possess a full range of motion, be at a good weight, have strong cardio-vascular conditioning, possess a focused mind, be playful, and silent at times, have freedom from fear and be self-confident. […]
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By Lauren Golen I have meditated and I have, even at times, maintained my practice for a few weeks consistently. But, overall, I have also spent many weeks and months not practicing at all. I’ve learned many techniques and even attended a few retreats where I learned a specific technique of meditation. I would go
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Editor’s Note: Romeo Macapagal and I have been friends for nearly 25 years. He is my senior in the FMA style of the late Antonio “Tatang” Ilustrisimo, but we trained together on many occasions with Tatang, and our late friends Tony Diego and Christopher Rickets. Romy shared with me this interview with him that was originally
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by Walther G. von Krenner with Ken Jeremiah Originally, the Japanese language did not have a term for green. The word ao referred to both blue and green. The colors were so close that they were just considered different shades. This might seem strange to speakers of other languages, but lexicon varies between cultures. In
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By Louelle Lledo and Andy Sanano In journalism, the writer is taught to use the inverted pyramid method to cover stories. In the inverted pyramid, the beginning of a story contains the majority of the content – the widest part – and the ending of the story contains the smallest amount of details – the
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By Datu Shishir Inocalla Filipino martial arts have captured the imagination of martial artists, military and Hollywood. Manufactured in Barrio Balisong, Taal Batangas, no weapon more so than the infamous Balisong or “butterfly knife” has become the lure of Arnis, Kalis and Eskrima. The Batanguenos (persons from Batangas) are well known for carrying and drawing
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by Dr. Mark Wiley More than half the American population is said to suffer some form of chronic pain. This pain interferes with quality of life by affecting sleep, emotional states and ability to work. In fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) report that pain is the single most common reason that Americans seek
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By Coach Kevin Kearns No way you were that guy in the hood that sucked at everything.” My response … “That is correct and it’s the past.” Now I’m not going to say my childhood was all bad and I had it worse than any other kid. That is a matter of perspective. Most of
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By Dr. Vijayendra Pratap Publisher’s Note: I first met Dr. Pratap more than a quarter century ago at his bookshop in Philadelphia, The Garland of Letters. It is a special place for personal transformation where books and videos and magazines and crystals and incense and… you name it.. even classes on Yoga and Qigong. I have
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By Kellie Bach Last week I shared with you definitive evidence that Gratitude is good for your mental and physical health. The thing is, it can be really hard to switch our minds from the old patterns of worrying and upset new patterns of gratitude and joy. In each moment of the day we must
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