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@starbork Sep 16, 2024, 9:14 PM UTC

Can Reiki Cure Everything?

No. There we go. The shortest article on Reiki you’ll ever read. Or maybe not. Of course there’s more to such a grand question than a yes or no answer can provide. Before we probe that grand question…

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@starbork Sep 12, 2024, 7:54 PM UTC

Why I Changed My Base Martial Art To Tai Chi

Anyone who has been practicing martial arts long enough will likely spend some time cross-training in styles different than the one they started with. In this context, the martial art a person had st…

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@starbork Sep 6, 2024, 7:51 PM UTC

The Ideal Martial Arts School Is Anarchist

The modern, western martial arts school isn’t necessarily the best place to learn martial arts. The criticisms of McDojos aside, there are a number of downsides to learning martial arts or self defen…

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@starbork Sep 5, 2024, 4:15 PM UTC

Stop Training, Lose Your Belt Rank?

Belt ranks in martial arts are a funny thing. In a perfect world, a belt rank is a good indicator of how much of the qualities that make up a martial artist are developed. These desired qualities var…

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@starbork Dec 1, 2023, 6:50 PM UTC

Switch Up Your Tai Chi Training Environment - Here's Why.

I had to spend a couple of days at the beginning of the week taking my wife to a city about an hour away for training for a new job. I found a nearby neighborhood park, and passed the time practicing…

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@starbork Nov 25, 2023, 9:35 PM UTC

Rethinking the 5 Reiki Precepts

I’ve made a lot of dramatic changes in my lifestyle over the past few years in an effort to lead a more sustainable and stress free life. I’ve closed down my gym, retired from personal training, rid…

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@starbork Nov 20, 2023, 6:11 PM UTC

How to Start Learning Tai Chi

So you want to learn Tai Chi? It can be overwhelming to begin a Tai Chi practice. Perhaps you’ve heard about all of the health benefits of Tai Chi and want to add it to your daily routine for those r…

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@starbork Jun 9, 2023, 2:26 PM UTC

My Hillbilly Crypto Struggles

Two weeks ago I moved into the area where I recently bought a small amount of land to clean up and build an off-grid homestead on. It’s a very rural area, and I’m feeling very at peace with the lack…

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@starbork Sep 16, 2022, 12:33 PM UTC

The Most Important Habit to Build

It has been a pretty crazy year for me so far. I started off January by selling all of my belongings except for what I could fit into my Ford E-350 Club Wagon, and hitting the road with my wife and 2…

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@starbork Jun 8, 2022, 10:31 AM UTC

Surviving the Apocalypse with Found Food

With food shortages and supply chain disruptions being a matter of "when", not "if", it's important to be taking steps to make sure your family can be fed when the conventional systems that provide f…

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