Early morning of the final day of a recent sojourn in the Rocky Mountains I awoke to a message from an old mentor...

Photo: Mattia Faloretti You’ll find it difficult to make it through a contemporary book on spirituality without rubbing up against the...

The practice of diving head-first into something new and figuring things out along the way. The practice of not waiting, not...

Without question, dance has been one of my greatest teachers. I’d been dancing for years before I’d ever...

The ancient samurai warriors held themselves to an impeccable grooming standard. Their constant focus was on preparation for a good...

Dried up? Burned out? Uninspired? This one's for you.

“The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.” — John Dewey It is no joke to be a...

Q: I've spent a lot of time in men's communities, and I always hear how important it is for a masculine man to know his purpose. But what...

Pride holds the potential to be the deadliest obstacle to human flourishing. But it is no more ultimately undesirable than it is...

The generals have a saying: “Rather than advance an inch, It is better to retreat a yard.” This is called going forward without advancing...

Over the years, I’ve picked up a number of tools for mastering the different areas of my life. Tools for strengthening the body and...

The violence didn’t arise daily, weekly or even monthly. It was a slow burn. I would push down my hurt and pain, trying to overlook...

Between the sun and the desert sands lay a scene. A cruel slave master sat and looked before him at his servants and the slaves they watched

Interview with Justin Patrick Pierce by Tara Lange, SAND Magazine A teacher of intimacy, an author, and a leader of workshops for men,...

Often people ask me based on my appearance if I practice martial arts. That strokes my ego and makes me feel good. Sometimes they ask...

A well-established morning regiment serves to optimize mental, emotional, and physiological functioning. Most, if not all, highly...

The new year is upon us. A new opportunity to sit down and get clear on who we are, what we want our lives to be about, and how to make...

As actor consciousness emerges on the stage of your life, you may find that you’d like to play a different part.

“It is only when a man is completely determined to achieve something that he can realize his inner power” - Shinsho Utsumi

My college years consisted of alternating periods of multi-month manic drug binges and determined attempts to get my life in order. The...