My ski companion decided to take a break and have a beer. I left her sitting outside in the snow on a lawn chair in the broad area at the...

September. Here, at 8000 feet, any night a freeze may come. One late snowpea plant is still blossoming. The rest are going brown, and...

As the milk for my morning’s cappuccino was frothing, I tore off yesterday’s page from our daily Zen calendar. Today’s quote was brief:...

One Tuesday evening in August, 1992, I left work after a 12-hour shift, climbed onto my motorcycle, and headed for the dojo. My 4th...

In my early years of aikido, connection was not emphasized. I first conceived of connection as something to break away from. Someone...

I suspect that most people who practice a martial art have been asked a similar question. “Have you ever had to use tae kwon...

I never expected to fall in love again. For several months, my wife Adele had been taking tai chi at the community college. After class,...