Habits

Maria Aloysius I believe minimalism is not something trendy, it’s practical and necessary for pain management. Minimalism is survival for me. Less is more, less means less movement or pain and more rest and relaxation. I find minimalism means less stress, less clutter and not worrying about cleaning or constant…

Dopamine, a neurotransmitter that once helped us evolve and motivated us to go out and explore the world now has us glued to screens and plates filled with sugary food. Dopamine tells us not just to eat, but to eat more. Not just to read a useful article, but…

Willpower is difficult to sustain. We find ourselves swinging between forcing our will and giving in altogether. There can be a middle way that way is of Self-love. It is natural, light and effortless but calls for a new way of being. It is about sensing who you are called…

Getting stuck in the process of getting stuck in. — It seems like I’ve managed to go off-piste with my writing recently, skimming down the imaginary snowy slopes on fresh powder unincumbered by the need to stay in my figurative writing lane. It’s been quite refreshing, if I’m honest with you. In a burst of hubris, I’ve decided to go…

The Power of Unlearning: A Martial Artist’s Perspective Unlearning bad habits is key to improving It hit me like a punch to the head. After five years of formal martial arts instruction, I realized I unlearned more than I learned. I dropped a lot of bad habits in fighting I…