Are we Running from Pain and consequently running away from the life we want?…

What is normal blinds us to what is natural? 

How do you take off these blinders?

I had a birthday last week! My recent tradition I started a few years back is taking a longer hike on my own for my birthday. Here’s why I love hiking:  It’s an activity that touches on many of my values at once and also provides opportunities to gain insights about myself…

Movement Snacks are an intentional change in position and movement to break up the sedentary parts of our day…

Aside from scheduling more time for exercise, how do we actually get to moving more?

Three strategies I like to use are:

• Activity Stacking

• Movement Makeovers

• Movement Snacks

Is exercise a box to check off on your to-do list?

The coolest potential with exercise, I think, is if we use it to become aware of how to move more of our bodies all of the time. What would it look like if we took what we learn on the mat and carried it with us into our lives?

Every adventure needs a moment when you start to think - “Maybe I should go back... Oh no, maybe I made the wrong choice.”

Back in the morning of a cold, but sunny day in January, I got a crazy idea. I’d seen people do this on the internet (which is a trusted source for wise and safe counsel) and thought, “That looks like fun, I’m sure I can do that.”Sometimes you get an urge to do something followed by a voice in your head that says “Am I going to regret this?”
I’m wondering if there’s a better way to know the answer to that question that’s not totally reliant on hindsight… Let’s continue…

It’s interesting, when motivation is high, external obstacles can be dealt with. The weather’s bad, the schedule is delayed, the money’s gone, your collaborators drop out, and yet, somehow you’re not deterred and you find a way. But when your motivation is low, the slightest annoyance can be enough to stop you in your tracks…

Sometimes it's cold and raining and it's so easy to give in to the inertia justifying "the conditions aren't right. Not today. I'll do it later." But most often, if I show up anyway, I find that even the cold and rain and ice are magical experiences. ⁠

It's not the external conditions that matter (most often) but the internal experience that guides the outcome…

I’m a little embarrassed to say this… but I pushed too far… Twice.
I gave myself frostbite. A mild case. You may call it “frost nip”. I don’t even think I knew I did it at the time, but a week or two later, the skin peeled off a few of my toes…
How did this happen?
What are the limits?
What I know for sure…
and the process for action that I’m currently developing…

So, I’ve been leading classes and coaching for a while now.
I figure it would be helpful to introduce myself and my journey up to now, for those who may not know me that well:

Hello. I am Patrick Hogan…