TauCan62's 12th House

"Strengthen the body, calm the mind, soothe the spirit. These are the benefits to T'ai Chi Chuan, and they are significant. Although these things may sound esoteric and farout now, as you gain skill performing the T'ai Chi moves, these components take on a different tone. See the video below"
T'ai Chi Chuan

"It seems about time to think about finding another place to call home. Los Angeles is very crowded, very expensive, and the quality of life has declined markedly since I moved back here 25 years ago. I've checked several websites that take your desired criteria and formulate the place that"
Pulling up the stakes

"Running is a great sport and can get you into great shape, but at the same time, focusing on just the running aspects and ignoring the body overall can turn you into a one dimensional athlete.We have all seen the top runners and what their physiques look like; skinny as"
All Around Fitness Tips For Runners

"Most weight lifters have heard the standard protocol for muscle building: 3 sets, 10 reps each. Yes, that has been proven as a muscle building formula, but you might want to consider a unique variation on the common theme.Super slow weight lifting has been around for a while, rejected by"
Super Slow Weight Lifting

"It's no secret that people get less sleep than they used to, at least in America, and it's also a fact that obesity is increasing at an alarming rate. Could these two things be related? Recent studies show that they may be.There are plenty of factors that contribute to weight"
Go To Sleep, Lose Weight?

"For many people, there never seems to be enough hours in the day. Work, the kids and other mandatory obligations take up a fair portion of the day, and in the end, time just runs out. There are some things you can do to make your days time more efficient"
Efficient Time Management

"A friend of mine called me today and related an experience that I think all of us could benefit from. She has issues in her life, as we all do, and at one point, feeling a little blue, she pulled out a piece of paper and drew a line down"
The Good Things In Life

"Nobody likes going to the dentist, and when complications arise, there's even more reason to put it off the next time. This trip couldn't wait though. Of course I waited until it was an emergency.I finally decided to take advantage of the dental insurance offered by my company and take"
Fun And Games At The Dentist

"Most people that start a blog have at least some idea of what kind of content they would like to have. This blog was no different, but the idea wasn't well defined, and as a result, it has gone through several different iterations. For a while I thought that it"
The Evolution of This Blog

"The last few years at school has taken a toll on my body-as it would anyone, but now that it's over, my next goal is to get back into shape. The question is, what is the best way to do that? Back in the day I had a gym membership, and"
HIIT: High Intensity Interval Training

"It's amazing to plant an idea in the mind and watch it take root and grow. What started out as a pipe dream far into the future was now looking like near-term reality.This would be my second 10k in 2 months, a monumental achievement in and of itself, considering back"
Running With L.A.

"I normally don't do restaurant reviews, probably because I dine at Mexican restaurants most of the time , and one review would start to sound like another. Tonight was a little different. My girl and I went to a Japanese restaurant called Gyu-Kaku. Past experiences with Japanese food made me"
Gyu-Kaku Restaurant

"Many of us have had the experience of laying down and trying to get to an optimal meditative state where we can access the unconscious powers that lurk within. The problem is that there are those random, fractured thoughts, commonly known as noise, always seem to be there, disrupting our"
Developing Concentration

"Shred, melt, incinerate. We hear these terms attached to the sea of fat burners on the market today. Do they really live up to the hype? Are they all they say they are?Let me preface this by saying that of the fat burners that I have tried none have helped"
Do Fat Burners Live Up To The Hype?

"What do you want? This may be the most difficult question ever posed to you. If you ask that question to someone, if you don't get an "I don't know" (which is very common), you may get answers like a new car, or a promotion.That's not what you want. No"
Seeing Is Believing

"In my last post we focused on a lower body workout using no equipment whatsoever. If you tried it, I think you will agree that you can get an effective workout in 10 minutes. Today I want to focus on the upper body.It may be a challenge, but it can"
Upper Body HIIT

"This was a mid-term I did back in school. 1. John Berger: A British art historian, published a book called Ways of Seeing. In the book he discusses how we are affected by what we know or believe. In a moment of seeming ambivalence, Berger bemoans that reproduced art loses"
Random Musings On Art

"There is a growing consensus that consuming red meat can be the impetus for a host of health problems. Conventionally raised beef cattle are routinely injected with antibiotics that are ultimately consumed by the beef eater. Hormones, including growth hormones are used in order to fatten them up for market"
Going Organic

"We have all had some goal that we have strived for in the past, and we have all had the displeasure of that goal not coming to fruition. The question is, did you try again, or let that goal fall by the wayside?Let's use a baseball paradigm to show how"
Batter Up: A Lesson In Persistence

"Well, I have a bit of disappointment to deal with, and although not a huge issue, an issue none the less.Back in June I ordered the P90X program, and all out bootcamp style workout designed to get you in the shape of your life in 90 days. I won an"
Dealing With Disappointment