Your Other Heart

 

 As a devoted Jump Roper, I knew and experienced the benefits of jumping rope from improving cardiovascular and pulmonary health to helping with circulation.  The combination of the jump rope and running help me overcome asthma. The body has a miraculous ability to heal itself given a chance. 

One of the benefits of jumping rope is that it helps tone and you arms and legs, especially your calves.  I learned recently that the Calves are know as the second heart due due to the ability to pump blood from the lower part of the legs back to the heart. The stronger the calves the better your blood flow and the more efficient your heart  Anything you can do to help your heart will naturally improve your health. 

Be sure to stretch you calve muscles along with your achilles tendons. A little jump rope can go a long way to improving your overall health, a not only does it benefit you primary heart but your secondary heart also. 

 To Your Health,

 Coach K

 

Jack Nicklaus And The Masters

 I love a good golf story.  Jack Nicklaus has won the Masters Tournament a record breaking six times. The first time being in 1963. The Masters winner is awarded the iconic Green Jacket but in Jack's case they did not have a 43R on hand for the ceremony so they used a 46L coat. 

The following year member Tom Dewey's jacket, former governor of New York, was in in Jack's locker and fit perfectly. 35 years later in 1998 while Jack was having lunch with Augusta National chairman Jack Stephens and told him he did not have his own Green Jacket the chairman was stunned.  He directed Nicklaus to go to the Pro Shop and be measured for his own Green Jacket. 

After Jack won the last of his six Green Jackets in 1986, he was finally actually able to receive his own proper Green Jacket. 

 

With Love,

Coach K

Allergies and Cocunut Oil

Spring has sprung!  Trees are in bloom and grass is growing.  This beautiful time of the year is dreaded by million due to allergies.  And after being a long time sufferer of allergies and mouth breathing, I stumbled on an incredible discovery. To state it simply Coconut oil. 

For years I wore contact lenses and during allergy season would literally rub my itchy eyes until my contacts came out.  Side note if I didn't have my contact case, I would just put my contacts in my mouth. 

Coconut oil is an antifungal and antibacterial substance due to its high concentration of lauric acid. After learning that coconut oil is a good natural moisturizer and can help heal cuts and scrapes while again providing bacterial infection protection...poetic eh, I decided to try just using the oil in my nostrils. I simply swipe a dab in each nostril of my nose. 

I have been doing this for years now and my experience has been incredible. One litmus test is that during the Covid years I worked in a manufacturing facility and had to work  onsite daily in a closed environment. And while various coworkers went out with illness including most employees at the plant, I was able to work throughout without any sickness or missed time.  

My thinking is that most pathogens come in through the sinuses and the coconut oil acts as a barrier keeping out the bad guys. I've also had a similar experience with my allergies and breathing.  I would regularly wake up after a night under the ceiling fan and sneeze four or five times and have a scratchy throat and itchy eyes, and of course this was exaggerated during allergy season in the spring and fall. 

Coconut oil has helped clear all these issues.  I'm able to breathe through my mouth while sleeping, I wake up without the sneezing or itchy eyes. And the ironic thing is our son wakes up sneezing every morning.  I just yell coconut oil! 

The great thing about coconut oil is that it is natural and inexpensive.  Give it a try and be patient it could be just what the doctor ordered. 

To Your Health,

Coach K

The Wedding Feast at Cana

The Wedding Feast at Cana painted by Pablo Veronese in 1563.  One of the most famous paintings in the world.  The painting hangs across from the Mona Lisa in the Louvre. The huge painting spans over 750 sq. ft. or 35' x 20' covering an entire wall of the museum. 

The painting was first commissioned by monks in Venice for a new rectory.  The painting depicts a wedding feast that Jesus attended with his family and the apostles. The bride and groom were concerned since they had run out of wine. They asked if there was anything Jesus could do, and Jesus was hesitant but after some cajoling agreed. He then proceeds to turn the water into wine, and not only wine but excellent wine. The turning of water into wine was Jesus' first miracle, and really an announcement that he was here for a special purpose and not just a mere mortal.

 

 An interesting backstory about the painting.  In 1815, Austria controlled Italy and Napolean and his armies stole the painting by cutting it out of the frame rolling it up and removing it from the country.  When Austria asked for the return of the painting France explained that the painting was too large and would not fit through the doorway. With that lame excuse the painting still resides in France today. 

The painting is a combination spanning the time of Jesus and 16th century Venice. While commemorating the immortal Jesus turning stone jars of water into a fine wine to ensure the success of the wedding feast. 

The Wedding at Cana was the first of Jesus' miracles that continue to this very day. 

 With Love,

 Coach K

A Blessing

 

The Lord Bless you and keep you

The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you

The Lord turn his face to you and give you peace

 With Love,

 Coach K

Silence

 What we are need is a little more quiet, a little more peace, a little more silence.  Turn it down, turn it off, disconnect, unplug, and take a deep breath. 

There is a reason for the old saying Silence is Golden. 

Make time for Silence in your life.  Silence has magical powers. It's let your body, mind, and spirit relax, recalibrate, and just Be.  The quiet can heal you.  Let your thoughts pass and just immerse yourself in simply just being alive in the given moment. 

Take in those deep cleansing life giving breaths.  Let it fill your lungs and feel the calmness and peace wash over you.  

Make time to include Silence in your daily living. 

God Bless.

With Love,

Coach K

Constant Chaos

 One of the best things you can do for your overall health and well being is to turn down the drama.  We are in a constant state of distraction with our phones, social media, tv, movies, video games, and the list goes on.  Is it any wonder our nervous systems and brains are overwhelmed.  There is a better way.

Instead of feeding ourselves and living off the constant drama.  Try a little peace and quiet. There's a reason Silence is golden. Disconnect from the constant chaos bring some more joy and peace into your life. 

 We can get rid of the anxiety meds and the anti depressants with some simple lifestyle changes.  And we need to be an active parent when raising our children and not let them be bombarded by the constant steam of information.  

Turn it off.  Go outside get some fresh air and sunshine.  All of today's noise is soon forgotten and we move on to the next drama of the moment. 

Just like we nourish our bodies, we need to feed our minds and souls the good stuff.  Turn off the violence, the drama, the dysfunction and turn on the uplifting, the good, the gentle, and the Peace. 

When we row our boat in the extreme we go around in circles. We expend all that energy and go no where. When we row our boat gently down the stream, we arrived refreshed while reaching our destination. 

There is a better way.  Let there be peace earth and let it begin with me. 

With Love,

Coach K

Practical Spirituality

 Connecting with God

We all have this latent power that resides within each of us that when recognized and harnessed can do amazing things.  When we were born into this world we all are infused with this Divine Spirit otherwise known as the Holy Spirit or even Soul.  Each of us could not exist without it. Some of us are exposed to the Holy Spirit early on in our lives and we may have a strong or weak understanding of its power.  Others may have no exposure to our inherent Divine essence. 

Just like we learn about our how our bodies, brains, and hearts function, we can understand how our God power operates to help us live our best life. Understanding and harnessing our Spirit can have tremendous implications on us realizing and achieving our best potential and our best lives. And just like we nurture our bodies with good food and drink, exercise, fresh air, and sunshine, we can also do so with nurturing our Spirits. 

Our connection with God and our Holy Spirits can bring us harmony, achievement, satisfaction, and perhaps most important Peace. We simply begin by acknowledging our Divine essence and living and working from that higher part of ourselves.  We can think and plan from this part of ourselves and ask for help in our every day decision making, life planning, and daily living. 

Think of your Holy Spirit as a good friend that is here to help you, guide you, protect you, and help you live your best life.  All you have to do is ask.  Ask for help, ask for guidance, ask for all the good things you want in life and when they show up just gratefully and humbly say Thank You. 

For those of us not exposed to the teachings of Jesus, we can start with some basic readings of the bible and with the book or Gospel of John where he describes Jesus and his life. And pay attention to the actual words of Jesus, he speaks directly to us on how to live a good life.  When we slip or fall, don't beat yourself up as the saying goes, the Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.  We all know that good food and exercise is terrific for our health and well being, but yet we still indulge in junk food and entertainment.

Knowledge is a wonderful thing but the magic is in the Doing.  

As I grown and raised children and a family,  I look back on the early days of being raised by a young single mother with four boys and pinch myself.  I must be dreaming.  This concept of asking and receiving is very very powerful.  I remember vividly working my part time job in the Toy and Sporting Goods section and praying/asking to meet the right girl.  While I was friendly with all the wonderful female cashiers, I was waiting for the right one.  A week or so after my prayer, my good friend Fran who worked as a cashier, showed up with her friend Lisa and I knew instantly that my prayer was answered. 

Here we are 40 years later married with three beautiful children and are humbled by God's grace and blessings. Continue to ask the Good Lord for all the wonderful things you desire.  Be patient, be kind, be full of gratitude and when they do arrive just smile with that Knowing and say the simplest and yet most powerful of all prayers Thank You Jesus!

God wants us to be happy, wants us to share in the abundance of his fruitful universe.  He tells us that go out into the world and let them see the God Force within you beaming like a lantern on a dark night. 

Try to start every day with a simple prayer of Thanksgiving.  When we start each day from this powerful yet humble mindset, "This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad! And if God is for us, who can be against us"

We can shine brightly for the whole world to see.  Praise the Lord!

Thank you Father. 

 

With Love, 

Coach K

Detox with the Power of Lemon Juice

 The Power of Lemons

We hear all the time about the cleaning power of lemons.  Clean your counters, floors, stove with the power of lemons. But do we know how effective lemons and lemon juice are detoxifying our body.  Lemon juice is excellent at cleaning the kidneys and liver which are the two main organs involved in cleaning up and eliminating the toxins from our bodies. 

Every morning before you eat or drink anything drink a glass of lemon water. That could be simply a lemon squeezed into a glass of water or for greater effect take the entire lemon blend it and then add that to your glass of water.  Turns out the vitamins in the peel and pith are just as good for you perhaps even better than the juice.

This simply daily detox can work wonders for your health and if you're concerned about your teeth sip in thru a straw and then rinse with water.  For a super packed health jolt combine the lemon juice cleanse with a morning fast. 

I became a Lemon fan when I had kidney stones 15 years ago with excruciating pain.  And after watching a YouTube video started drinking pure lemon juice follow by a glass of water.  The lemon juice dissolved the stone and ever since I have been drinking lemon water every morning.  Recently a friend explained that she was have kidney stones pains and tried the lemon water, she passed/dissolved her stone in two days and is good as new. God Bless.

To Your Health!

Coach K

Hope

 Hope and Anticipation

While we live, enjoy, and celebrate the present moment, it's important to look to the horizon with an eye on our next exciting adventure. What mountains do we still want to climb, places we want to visit, experiences to be had, interesting people to meet. 

And just like we know that just like the birds are provided for on a daily basis we should know that so to are we. We need to fill up our Faith and lower our fear.  I was on a recent brother trip where we zipped around Germany and eastern Europe in 10 days and we experienced all the wonderful sites and sounds and was able to have our 28 year old son join.  A truly magical experience.  All without phones, tv, social media just disconnected and unplugged. We need to be mindful of what we consume in our bodies, minds, and souls.  The constant negativity will suppress our immune systems, heighten fear and anxiety, and actually age us.  Just like nature there is sunshine and storms.  Mostly sun so why do we fell like it's always storming.  Because that what we choose to absorb or ingest. 

Focus on the beauty of the day.  The gift of life that we all have been given in this moment.  The ability to take a breath and simply exist.  It is a blessing.  Plan your hopes and dreams, look to the future with anticipation if you allow it life gets better with age like a fine wine.  You have your entire wonderful life ahead of you go live it and enjoy it.  

Keep God close. Seek out the good things, the beauty in life, immerse yourself in nature it has the power to transform us. 

And remember with God all things are possible!

With Love,

Coach K

Our German Excursion

Germany 

My nephew and brother's son EJ recently started a new job that required a month's training in Germany.  Another perfect excuse for a Brother's road trip.  Our last one was at least 10 year's earlier when our cousin was married in Ireland.  We took our Mom and sprinted across Ireland staying in B&B's along the way listening to Irish Pub Songs from a CD we bought from a gift shop at the Cliffs of Moher. We had a blast visiting the pubs sampling the Guinness, and listening to the traditional Irish pub music Craic. 

So here we all are now a little older the kids grown and busy in our everyday lives. The window for the visit was tight and we all decide go last minute. The Germany road trip was on!

One of my passions is traveling especially since I've started relatively late in life. And another passion is Value traveling internationally.  We have traveled to Italy three times in the past five years for less you can rent a beach for the week at the Jersey shore.  But I digress. Back to Germany. We find a great last minute flight our of JFK on Singapore Airlines to Frankfurt, Germany.  And I must say Singapore Airlines is fantastic right up there with Emirates. Flights booked all set for our 10 day sojourn.

Since our younger brother is always on the road, he bailed and our son ATK joined us on the adventure. We were going to pickup EJ in Hidelsheim and then tour Berlin. We planned on touring Germany and Eastern Europe via the excellent Euro Rail system. But as luck would have it there was a German rail strike on the Monday we were arriving.  One thing to know when traveling, something is always going to go come up, but it's OK just go with the flow it may just turn out for the best after all it's an adventure! 

We invoke Plan B and rent a car which turned out to be a better alternative. Our plan was to visit Berlin with EJ and then as he headed back to work, the four of us would go on to tour the great cities and towns zipping across the region in our new VW Tiguan rental. Our plan was to visit Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Zurich, Strasbourgh, returning to Frankfurt for our flight home. 

Berlin

An aggressive timeline is an understatement but that's how we roll! The fortuitous thing about driving is the excellent German and European roads.  Germany has no speed limit for vast stretches of the highway and with trucks required to stay in the right lane getting around and driving is an absolute pleasure. I joked on the return home that our first 5 miles on the NY roads were worse than the 1000 miles we drove in Europe and it's not an exaggeration. We visited and stayed overnight in Berlin taking in the sights, enjoying the cuisine and excellent beer, brats, and pretzels. We visited the Brandenburg Gate, the old Berlin Wall which incredibly resides right in a neighborhood separating family and friends back in the day. We And headed off for the 5 hour drive to Prague in the Czech Republic.  

Prague

And after a long drive arrived late into Prague. One of the most beautiful cities in the world.  Simply stunning with the castles, churches, and buildings that have bee preserved for centuries casting you back in time. St. Charles bridge was built by hand going back to the 1600's is a beautiful walking bridge that connects Old town to New town. We encountered a Londoner walking his dog and he recommended some sites and The Three Fiddlers pub.  We spent some wonderful time with the proprietor Edward enjoying both the Czech beer Pilsner Urquliner and a little Guinness. The food was delicious. We spent the day enjoying Prague stayed another night enjoying an excellent Italian dinner (yes Italian!) and then it was off to Vienna.

Vienna

I was looking forward to Vienna the place were Mozart spent so much of his time composing and playing his wondrous music.  One of my favorite movies Amadeus details the life of Mozart and Salieri the Italian court composer in the mid 1700's. Home to King Josef, big brother to sister  a great lover of the Arts and sponsor of Mozart.   The number one site to visit is the Schonnbron which was the summer retreat of the King and it is spectacular on about 500 acres with sweeping views of Vienna.

I heard so much about the Viennese coffee houses and was looking forward to enjoying a relaxing visit. We did visit a cafe that both Mozart and Beethoven frequented and it was very charming.  The waiters, which is a true profession in Austria, are dressed in tuxedos while they serve you beer, brats, and coffee. 

We toured Vienna which was beautiful but more urban than I imagined filled with high end retail amongst the stunning old world buildings and architecture.  After coming from magical Prague, Vienna felt like a little bit of a letdown but we did not give it the proper time it deserved only spending about 5 hours. We decided not to stay overnight but push on to Salzburg about a three hour drive. 

Vienna is on the revisit list just so we can give her the justice that she deserves taking in the Mozart and Strauss concerts, lazing in the sublime coffee houses. Starbucks who?

Adieu and auf Wiedersehen Vienna! Until we meet again. Onward to Salzburg.

Salzburg

We rolled into cozy Salzburg after a three hour ride from Vienna around 9pm. We found a lovely hotel that is very close to town and is in the Walking only section where the hotels, shops, and restaurants are located. The locals and visitors mingle strolling the centuries old cobble stone streets. Very romantic and charming especially at night. We were greeted by Alex, the night manager, and he gave us a warm welcome after our long journey. He helped us get settled in as we tried to enjoy dinner before the restaurants close. 

He explained that our visit coincided with the celebration of Mozart's birthday and Mozart week where the city celebrates Mozart with concerts, plays, discussions, and everything Mozart.  Perfect timing! I asked about a concert before we left the next day and he directed me to the Mozart University orchestra performing in the same intimate theater that Mozart and Beethoven once played. They were scheduled to perform at 11am while all the other concerts were at 7pm.  Again, perfect timing. Wunderbagh!

Since we had no other Mozart lovers, the guys were going to visit the grand Salzburg castle that overlooked the city and provides fantastic vistas of alpine villages down below. I would usually play the Dad card and have ATK enjoy some Mozart but his Uncles wanted to hike the castle. So did I but Mozart called.

After the concert we met at Mozart's childhood home and the boys did the tour.  The Salzach river flows thru the city and has walking bridges and provides a wonderful spot to stroll along the banks on a sunny day with the locals.  Goodbye beautiful Salzburg.

Off to Munich.

Munich

We arrived in Munich after a short 2 hour drive from beautiful, charming Salzburg. We drove right into downtown with it's busy bustling streets. After trying to find a hotel inside the town center, we skipped across the river and landed at an understated hotel within an easy walking distance. Our first night found us at the famous German drinking hall the Hofbrau with it's picnic table family style setting. We ordered our schnitzels, Bavarian pretzels, and delicious German beer. 

From Munich we ventured an hour south to visit the incredible Neuschwanstein castle in the foothills of the German Alps close to the Austrian border.  The magnificent and huge castle offered heavenly views of the snow covered alps and the beautiful rolling hills were dotted with traditional wooden alpine mountain homes. 

From the castle we rolled into Switzerland.    

Zurich

We completed our two hour drive and arrived around 8pm in Zurich. The city by the lake was bustling as we searched for restaurant in the shopping district. The restaurants were packed as we strolled the hills and

 

Bern

 

Interlaken

 

Grinderwald

 

Strasbourgh

Plant The Seed

 Growth

Everything we do in life begins with a thought an idea, a seed.  And just like the farmer plants the seeds to grow the crops, and the gardener to grow the tomatoes and flowers, so it is with us in realizing our goals and dreams. 

 Plant the seed.  When we think of the things we'd like to accomplish and achieve we can be intimidated or overwhelmed in trying to achieve all of these lofty wonderful things.  But before we start spinning our wheels, we simply start at the beginning and just begin by writing them down some will fall away and become unimportant over time other new ones will appear as your life and situation changes, it's all good. 

But just like the farmer we must plant our seeds of dreams and desires. We think about them, we plan for them, and most importantly we act on them. Step by step, one bite at time. We cultivate our soil, we plant our seed, we fertilize, and then sit back and let nature do it's thing with sunshine and rain. The farmer can water and weed if needed but he can hurry nature. He doesn't go out to the field and try pulling on the shoots to make the crops grow faster.  And so it is with us and our aspirations. 

Plant your dream! Nurture it and watch Nature do it's thing. Don't worry or fret do your part and nature and time will do the rest. But we must begin!  Nature of course is just another word for God.  And we know that with God all things possible. All things! 

For example, we all can have the goal of financial security.  We begin by paying ourselves first, saving a little, sacrificing a little. Whatever the amount $5, $10, whatever you can spare that money goes into your savings or investment account.  We plant the money seed, nurture it, and in time become financially secure.  We will have to do without, we will make sacrifices to achieve our goal.  I cutback on the Starbucks, buy the nice used car, give up smoking (double benny!).  These dreams are available to everyone one of us.  We all have reasons or excuses for not achieving something.  I'm too poor, I don't make enough, nobody loves me, life is unfair. 

 Balderdash and Fiddlesticks!!! 

We all have our mountains to climb and obstacles to overcome to achieve our desires and you and I are no different than the Great Achievers! So let's get busy living our best life our dream life. 

Plant the seed. Ask for God's help.  Because together we can do anything. 

With Love,

Coach K

And Jesus Said

 Jesus Speaks 

The Bible is a fascinating account of the life of Jesus and the story of creation recounting history through the lens of the Old Testament and the New Testament. The book tells the incredible life story and journey of humanity's greatest person Jesus Christ. The supernatural account is of Jesus who is sent by God The Father to save man from sin and is here on earth as a Divine being to teach us how to live a good life and how to love one another. 

There are many compelling stories, teachings, parables, and historical accounts told in the Bible but after years of study and reading one thought and idea remains a constant.  

Pay attention to the actual words of Jesus. What Jesus says. There are many preachers, ministers, and interpreters of biblical knowledge but you can crystalize the thoughts, ideas, teachings and most importantly Message of Jesus by just reading and listening to what he says.  

The Gospel of John has many verbatim quotes where Jesus speaks directly to the twelve Apostles and to us instructing them/us on how to live, how to teach, and how to spread his word and Good News. 

I love reading Jesus' inspiring words and I find that many us can benefit from his teachings if we have the incredible benefit of being exposed to his life giving philosophy. 

One such pearl from from Jesus is this quote from the Book of John verse 14,

  "12Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it."

 Read the passage slowly and let the words sink in deeply.  Let them wash over you and penetrate your very core. Let them fill your mind, your heart, and your soul with comfort and joy. Jesus walks with us and is here to help and guide us if we simply ask. This concept of giving and receiving is a universal theme.  Abundance, goodness, kindness, love, life received. Charity, compassion, kindness, understanding given. Wow! Incredible. 

We know that like Jesus we are made in God's image and we have a divine soul and Holy Spirit inside our human body. We can choose to live from this divine essence and experience all the wonderful fulfillment life has to offer.  When we live from this higher consciousness we can access these supernatural gifts while benefiting ourselves, our families, our community, and our world. 

This is not magic, it is not hokum, it is not reserved for the pious, religious, the learned, or even the righteous these supernatural gifts reside in all of us and can be accessed if we are willing. We all are human and like Jesus experience the trials and tribulations of daily living, but as he instructs us in John verse 33

 " I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

We can rise above our human existence and accomplish all that he has done and more. Incredible yes.  But we are called by belief and faith to rise up go out into the world to try and live a good life, to do unto others as we would want done to us, to be good and to do good, and most of all to love one another.

We will stumble, we will fall, and when we do God will be there for us picking us up, dusting us off, and like a good parent encouraging us onward to keep moving forward, to keep the faith, and to be our best selves and live our best lives for that is where we will find joy, contentment, and fulfillment. 

Take a look at the direct quotes and words of Jesus and let those divine words of wisdom wash over you, cleanse you, renew you, and heal you.  Words have power and Jesus' words have the power to transform and help us live the life we never imagined. Choose your words carefully fill your heart and mind with inspiring, hopeful, limitless, ideas of possibility, accomplishment, and achievement.  We are here on this blessed earth to soar, to excel, to glorify God's goodness. 

And as Jesus said directly, "I have come not to judge the world, but to save it." We are not here to judge or to be judged. Live the best life you can, dream and achieve, do great works while being loving, compassionate, and caring.  Keep God and His Word close and they will give you peace. We have been given the gift and miracle of Life let us live humbly and happily with that powerful understanding and share that goodness and light with the world.

I will leave you with another of my favorite quotes from Matthew verse 20,

"With the faith of a mustard seed, you can move mountains"

God Bless. 

With Love,

Coach K

3 Simple Steps To Optimal Health in 2024 - BSG

 Optimal Health 

As we begin 2024, time to renew our health and well being.  A statistic is out there that says we spend 98% or more of our time indoors, from the home, to the office, to the car, to the gym, to the store. An overwhelming amount of our time is spent indoors. We need to get outside immersed in nature, drinking the fresh air, and responsibly soaking the good sun. 

A few simple easy convenient and best of all free steps can propel us on way to optimal health.

1.  The Breath.  The one constant in each of our lives is our breath.  Our very existence is based on the life giving oxygen provided by the air we breath.  When we harness this power in can have a tremendous impact on our health and well being.  A simple exercise of Mindful breathing can improve our blood pressure, heart health, and lower stress and anxiety. Begin with one exhale breath through the mouth. Then inhaling through the nose hold you breath for a comfortable count, and then exhale  for a comfortable count through the mouth.  Repeat 4 times. And feel free to do multiple times throughout the day.  This breathing practice will produce compounded beneficial results as you continuing the practice. 

2. The Sun. Limited exposure to morning sun or soft sun provides Vitamin D or the Sunshine vitamin that has tremendous benefits to our health.  Responsible and limited sun exposure can improve our mindset, mood, and enhance our overall outlook. While sun exposure done negligently can be dangerous, proper sunning can work wonders. Use eye protection when necessary.  And avoid the hot burning mid day sun when possible. 

3. The Ground. Grounding or Earthing is simply plugging into to the natural electromagnetic waves of the earth.  By just removing our shoes and walking barefoot on the grass, sand, or ground we can rejuvenate and restore our bodies by reducing inflammation.  Doing this on a sustained daily basis can be restorative and healing. Try and go barefoot when feasible but at least 5 minutes daily.

BSG practiced daily in unison can have a dramatic impact on our health and well being all simply by harnessing the God given sustenance provided by nature.  Interestingly, we are not talking about strenuous exercise or expensive gyms or supplements.  Simply going outside and harnessing nature can restore the Optimal You. 

To Your Health!

With Love,

Coach K

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - We are Spirits

 We Are Spirits

A powerful idea and quote from the French philospher and spiritualist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.  How many of us know or believe this or even aware that we have a spiritual side.  We are so consumed with daily life and the necessities and demands of everyday living, that we forget our higher spiritual selves. For many of us we have no experience or knowledge of this part of our being or human experience.  

We we seek, learn, and begin to experience this other part of our selves we tap into a limitless resource that will enhance our lives in a profound and deeply meaningful way.  We can transform ourselves and our lives in ways we never thought or even imagined possible.  

Begin a journey of self discovery seeking out that higher limitless spiritual side of you that will help you become the best possible you imaginable. 

With Love,

Coach K

The Gift

Blessed

We are bombarded daily with a stream of news, advertisements, and demands on our time and attention.  Social media, TV, Movies, music, entertainment in every form.  And we get this constant buzz of information from every device phones, tvs, pcs, cars, radios, and yes even our speakers.  

Our children are being told the world is ending due to climate change, that they should question their identity, and can be manipulated at every turn. Parenting is paramount. 

And yet during these apparently troubled times, it's important to understand how Blessed we all are to be part of the Divine Dance of life.  The gift of life and the ability to contribute, to experience, to live, love, and thrive is available to all of us. 

We have the power.  We have the choice to choose what we feed ourselves our Spirits our Souls, our Hearts and Minds.  Do we just allow ourselves and our children to ingest these negativity and poison ourselves.  No! There is a better way.

Throughout time there is always challenges with daily living war, famine, disasters but we have this supernatural ability to overcome, to rise above, to succeed.  With our trust in God, and the acknowledgement of our own divine abilities, we can create a life and world that is truly spectacular. 

Each of us has the responsibility to be that Beacon that Light to not only our friends and love ones but also everyone we meet.  In Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol, Scrooge comments that his boss Feziwig how the power to make his burden heavy or light.  What a beautiful sentiment.  Easing the burden of others just by a simple interaction. 

As I have grown and matured, I have this sense that there is an urgent need to counteract pessimism in our society and even more importantly our youth.  With the past two years of the Covid pandemic that shut down our normal everyday lives, the Fear in our lives has been amplified to historic levels. 

For many of us it has been one of the most significant experiences in our lives and similar to the historic world events of the Great Depression or WWII. The recent Pandemic experience combined with today's Climate Change rhetoric as left many of us with a dour, pessimistic, even fatalistic view of life. This has impacted the psyche, outlooks, and attitudes of children and youth tremendously. 

We the adults that have more experience dealing and overcoming adversities in our lives have a responsibility to teach, parent, and lead by example. We must share and inform that throughout history and the millennium we have overcome every human and natural tragedy and so it is with today. 

What is essential message that we should tell ourselves and our children, simply that "Everything will be OK, everything will work out, every that happens in our lives, will be overcome"

We as the elders and the adults of society must counteract the hysteria which is elevating anxiety and depression levels.  We and our children and over medicated. We need to limit our and our children's exposure to violence and pessimism in our media, social media, entertainment, music, and every day interactions.  We must protect the innocence and idealism of childhood and youth and let them move into adolescence and adulthood in a normal and traditional manner.  Our anxieties and fears should not become our children's and it is our collective responsibility to promote and ensure their happiness but also our Own!  And naturally the overarching goal of Parenting.  It is our fiduciary responsibility!

So, let's us be Steward of Happiness and Optimism.  Let us be the Light and remember the blessed Gift of Life that we and our children share and live from that highest ideal no matter what the daily circumstances of life may bring. 

With Love,

Coach K

Dream

 Dream Big

This concept of Service is fundamental to the improvement of our lives and perhaps even more importantly to the benefit of humanity and society as a whole. 

 We can start by asking the question, How may I Serve? 

What can I offer to benefit others. A talent, an idea, a thought, an act of kindness or generosity, a resource whatever the contribution share it with the world. Even the smallest act, such as a smile to some stranger that is having a tough day, may resound throughout the universe impacting life in unimaginable ways.

When we tap in to our natural talents and desires we unleash a power and energy that can change and uplift our lives and the lives of others.  We move from the humdrum of daily living to the explosiveness of being Alive. 

When we follow our natural inclinations and intuitions we can uncover and unearth tremendous possibilities. When we give ourselves the time and space to think and explore our own potential, and disconnect from the noise and well intentioned public opinion, we can seek and find our bliss, for that's where our heart and desire reside which will compel us to unimaginable achievement.  

When we live from this unlimited part of our higher selves we tap into our spiritual resources that will benefit us and humanity. 

Take time to think and reflect on how we may serve. 

The answer may surprise, inspire, and propel you to heights you never dreamed possible. 

 With Love,

 

Coach K