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Kirsty Henderson speaks at TEDx Newcastle about The Architecture of The Human System Five Rings Training Founder, Architect and Athlete Kirsty Henderson takes a journey through the processes of building ourselves for better resilience, health and fulfilment, and explains the potentials which become available to us when we understand our Human Architecture. In Architecture every building she worked on had a blueprint, in her own personal development, Kirsty Henderson looked for the same. With no apparent solution, she embarked upon an epic and committed journey through Eastern healing and training systems, world philosophies, psychology, and theologies, technical and scientific studies, in the pursuit of creating her own Life Architecture.  Today she uses her “mapping of the human system” as the fundamental framework for her work in mental and physical reprogramming and Human Development As Founder of the  Five Rings Training & Research Institute  which trains th

This article was written for all the students who train at our fight training dojos at Five Rings Training but ultimately this advice is applicable to anyone who feels they need help in increasing their concentration, focus and productivity at work, school or university: Switch Off Your Phones During periods of study, exam revision period weeks or periods of intensive work within your business or employment, commit to switching your phones off, (not the ringer off, the whole phone power button) for periods of 2 Hours at a time. During that time, focus entirely on one topic. After the 2 Hours get up, walk about, hydrate and take your eyes away from the screen, go for a quick 20 mins sprint, eat. Then get ready for your next 2 Hours intense study session. You must do this to maintain energetic stability and not burn yourself out. Everything needs to be approached moderately, in a disciplined and steady way. The phones must be switched off (naturally keep communications handy if yo

Energy is everything. From the quality of your own energy, to that of others and the environments we live in, energetics affect our worlds every day in every way. Human Energetics In Human Energetics , energy is the bind of the body to the soul. When we are training at Five Rings Training we are specifically concerned with the relationship between body and soul, and train with the intention to increase the connectivity between both. If energy is the binding, then we want the quality of that bind to be as strong, clear and focused as possible. As Humans we are both physical and spiritual: our body is physical, our soul is spiritual. Our energetics is where our physical and spiritual meet. We therefore need to cultivate an awareness of this connection and understand fully how the quality of our energy has both physical and spiritual impacts on ourselves and others. The Importance of E nergetic Training Energetic Training is an advanced form of training which uses a spir