Getting To The Point: From Marketing, To Martial Arts, To Yoga, To Zen.

In the eyes of the Zen practitioner, just like in the eyes of the child, there is no truth. What truth can there be when you’re having fun?

gunas, yoga, martial artsUrvil James VillaruelDecember 4, 2018zen, meditation, za zen

Martial Arts: The Way Of Truth.

Martial Arts, when practiced correctly (not merely used as a means for make money; diluting the art in order to turn an Academy into a belt-factory), is a practice of truth.

gunas, martial artsUrvil James VillaruelOctober 29, 2018martial arts, truth, reality, featured martial arts

Real Recognize Real...

A solid “answer back” to the changing tide of rap music, Logic’s YSIV (Young Sinatra 4) brings it back to the old-school with New York style “Break Beats”, “Boom Bap” and “Cowboy Bebop”-esque jazz sounds.

gunas, musicUrvil James VillaruelSeptember 29, 2018music review, logic, ysiv, good music

Growing Grassroots: Leveraging Social Media Over Everything.

The truth is, we have a greater propensity to believe in brands (especially new brands) that have a larger, more engaged following. Why does this work? Word of Mouth.

gunasUrvil James VillaruelSeptember 21, 2018social media, business

Is It Better To Work For Yourself Or Work For Someone Else?

Far too much emphasis often gets placed on the “building your own dreams” part, but we fail to ever take into account the person that just wants to “enjoy the dream.”

gunasUrvil James VillaruelSeptember 10, 2018business, entrepreneur

Marketing = Mentalism.

Much like mentalism, marketing requires being able to read your audience and steer them down an intended path using cues, roadblocks or even outright commands.

gunasUrvil James VillaruelSeptember 7, 2018marketing, mentalism

1% Mentality.

Having lots of money isn’t a 'stroke of luck' or 'circumstance' thing. It’s a mindset, competence, and comprehension thing!

gunasUrvil James VillaruelMay 24, 2018mentality, mindset, wallstreet, 1%

Seeing Through Silence.

The one who has mastered their Mind is the one who is able to Think when it is necessary and to see through Silence when it is not.

gunasUrvil James VillaruelMay 16, 2018zen, yoga, mind, featured yoga

Unleashing Your Kundalini.

Thus, we must ask ourselves: Do I want to find Love for myself, or do I want that Love to come from someone or something that can so easily take it away?

gunas, yogaUrvil James VillaruelApril 26, 2018kundalini, energy, tantra, featured yoga

EXERCISE: Waterfalls, Rickson Gracie, Wim Hof.

Now, let go and learn to master the breath, to master the body, to master the mind (the conductor of your experience).

gunas, yoga, martial artsUrvil James VillaruelApril 17, 2018breath work, rickson gracie, wim hof

Escaping Samsara.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." — Marianne Williamson

gunas, yogaUrvil James VillaruelApril 11, 2018samsara, moksha, featured yoga

EXERCISE: Acting Through Awareness, “The Yoga Of Waking Life”.

In the end, we must come to realize that our most valuable resource readily available to us is our breath — and we should never take it for granted!

gunas, yogaUrvil James VillaruelApril 4, 2018tantra, breath work, featured yoga

Mental Anchors For Motivation.

No supernatural or special mojo needed, just good old fashioned mind acting upon and influencing mind.

gunasUrvil James VillaruelApril 2, 2018mindset, mentality

The Grass Is Greener On My Patch.

It is only the dreamer of the night, not of the day, who deludes themselves into thinking that they desire an outcome, when in reality, all they were searching for was an out.

gunasUrvil James VillaruelMarch 29, 2018mindset, motivation, life

Buddhas Of Presence.

It’s not what an animal thinks, but what an animal feels in the moment that guides them. They do not strategize or plan out the next few days in order to get their way; they simply act in accordance with the elements that they are given at that singular point in time.

gunas, yogaUrvil James VillaruelMarch 17, 2018enlightenment, buddha nature, featured yoga, featured life

A Dance Of Realities.

We perceive our world through intangibles, all within a tangible reality; constantly being directed by our focus. What the mind focuses on makes up the intangible reality amidst what the body experiences as being tangible.

gunasUrvil James VillaruelFebruary 22, 2018tao, life