

Mindfulness
#Mindfulness is, quite simply, the act of giving your full attention to the task at hand or to what's in front of you. Sometimes, we can...
Sep 17, 2018


Tolerance
To be tolerant means to keep an open mind. It is not a sign of meekness or weakness. Quite the opposite: it displays a level of...
Sep 3, 2018


Self-awareness
It's the start of a new week, and the start of a new school term for the kids. Good time to take stock and reconnect with ourselves. We...
Jul 23, 2018


Remember to be thankful
As we make our way up through our belt system in martial arts, overcoming one challenge after another in our continuing quest to keep...
Jul 2, 2018


Stillness: be the lighthouse in the storm
In the face of incessant barrages of demands, pushy behaviour, bullying, anger, road rage and all other sources of stress, bring the mind...
Jun 18, 2018


Knowing when
The techniques we learn in our Northstar Ju Jitsu martial arts system are extremely effective. They have been developed by Sensei Andrew...
May 14, 2018