Monkey Moon Wanes

   Here we are again! It almost feels like yesterday when we last honored the whimsical Monkey Butt/Chicken Head combo as the end of one lunar phase and the beginning of another. Can you believe an entire year has passed?! Since our first edition dropped 13 moons ago, our modest readership has bloomed from handfuls to hundreds! We're really cooking with gas now! 

   As for the poetry of the moment, now it's about defining and refining our moves. A Monkey's tail can be kinked and coiled and yet still be intelligent and expressive - relative to a Chicken's beak which is far more sharp, curt, and discerning. Navigating the rift between these two contrasting qualities can translate as a total mindset shift, but knowing the needs of the season allows us to make appropriate moves towards our missions and ambitions all while keeping a calibrated connection to the current of the cosmos.
   To make this make sense, reel it all in. Sleep earlier. Wake up later. Work less. Eat less. Rest more. As we head into the ninth moon, you'll really want to minimize and simplify - don't drag bad habits into Winter.  

✧ Tail End of the Monkey ✧

Go to Bed: Shoot for 8 solid hours - at least!
Sleep Tight: White noise and black out curtains! 
Sleep In: Break the snooze bar. Turn off your alarm.
Lazy Train: Roll around and stretch before you get up.
Dream Journal: Listen when you're talking to you.

Slow your Roll

Contents

・Shifu Says: A brief word from our head teacher, Shifu David Wei.
・Student of the Month: Maybe it's YOU! What did you do to earn it?
・The Daoist Calendar: Special holidays and how to observe them.
・Meet Shifu's Sensei: Adisa Banjoko is Shifu's new BJJ professor.
・Basics Basics Basics: We've found a 3hr lecture from 6yrs ago!

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