CLASSES
Achieving Greatness One Belt at a Time!!!
Achieving Greatness One Belt at a Time!!!
R-Respect, K-Knowledge, W-Work Ethic
Belt Testing Date
December 21, 2024 @10am
Black Belt Training
(For All Black Belts)
December 14, 2024 @10am
Attire: Full Gi (White)
Please Bring: Journal, Pen, and Side Dish for Food Gathering
Location: SOMA Dojo
RSVP with Shifu and/or Sabonim
STUDENT OF HONOR
2024
January - Brylee G
February -
March -
April -
May -
June -
July -
August -
September -
October -
November -
December -
Soma Tulare Trainers
Monthly Topic
January - Focus
The center of interest, activity, attraction, or attention
A point of concentration
Directed attention: emphasis
Sense of direction, state, or condition permitting clear perception or understanding
February - Intention
A thing intended; an aim or plan
A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object or desire; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness a determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design.
March - Compassion
Sympathetic pity and concern for the suffering or misfortunes of others
Originating from the Latin compati, literally means to suffer with. What is the meaning of compassion? The meaning of compassion is to recognize the suffering of others and then take action to help. Compassion embodies a tangible expression of love for those who are suffering.
April - Action
the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim
Thanks students and families!!!
May - Loving Kindness
The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate
Kind is love; love is kind. Think about what love entails and what is means to love someone. Got it? Well, that’s kindness. It’s being selfless, caring, compassionate, and unconditionally kind. Like love, it takes practice to understand and feel it.
June - Gratitude
The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness
Gratitude: The state of being grateful!
July - Forgiveness
The action or process of forgiving or being forgiven
August - Stillness
The absence of movement or sound
September - Right Thinking
Positive thinking means that you approach negative news or stressful situations with a positive outlook. You’re able to look beyond the crisis or setback rather than being consumed by it.
Our life goes in the direction of our most dominant thought. You cannot expect to be kind, gentle, loving, or patient without thinking the right things. You also cannot expect to live a life of victory without thinking the right thoughts.
October - Self Control
The ability to control oneself, in particular one’s emotions and desires or the expression of them in one’s behavior, especially in difficult situations.
Remove yourself and be still and the solution will come!
November - Right Speech!
true freedom of speech is never about self-interest or degrading another’s ideas or beliefs but to promote the substance of the speech that illuminates humanity’s beauty, sifu G.
Only by creating peace within our own mind and helping others to do the same can we hope to achieve peace in this world.” ― Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
December - Inner Peace!!!
“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” ― Eckhart Tolle