Aikido To Me

I've been practicing Aikido for about three years now. Maybe it's not a long time, but it's enough time to turn my life around. In the past, I was searching for a way to balance my inner-self, and to find harmony between my body and mind. I was already practicing yoga, meditation, and kung-fu when I became more aware of my health, my energy level, and how it connected with my emotional state. Aikido taught me how to fully be in my body, and to expand my awareness and learning of being here and now. It was not an easy task, but it's the best way for me to connect intuition and inner wisdom.

During training, I learned how to rise above my physical conditions, how to tolerate pain and quiet my mind, how to become more focused and have fun with it. Pain became my best ally, because it showed me where I needed to change, emotionally and physically. I learned to take full responsibility for my health, to find the right knowledge, and then became my best doctor. I'm 51, and I have found my way to feel young, healthy, powerful, and to freely flow with my life.

Guly Erwin    

2^nd Kyu