Ryusei Barrie Blog

Calm Awareness

When I started practising Zen meditation with a teacher, I didn’t think it worked too well. Instead of becoming calmer, my mind seemed to get louder and more chaotic, with trains of thought and emotions I could not control. I came to understand that my mind hadn’t gotten busier. I had just become aware of…

A New Year and a New Hope

A New Year and a New Hope

In November Canada Ryusei students participated in a clinic in Sherbrooke, Quebec, hosted by Chantal Lepage-Sensei and her senior student, Anik Desrosiers. Joining the Quebec Ryusei students were participants from three Ontario dojo, including Matt Mannerow and Ronan Johnson from Grey-Bruce Ryusei; Rick Going and Alex Mack from Ottawa Ryusei; and Carminha Caneira and I…

Winter 2019 Classes

Winter 2019 Classes

Our karate classes will continue through the holidays into the New Year on the same nights and times. But in December and the beginning of January, there will be three class cancellations: Thursday, December 6, 2018 (church event) Tuesday, December 25, 2018 (Christmas) Tuesday, January 1, 2019 (New Year’s Day) We will have a class…