Constant and never-ending improvement (Part 2)

Mat Chats are ideas, concepts and stories shared with the students at the end of their Martial Arts training session.

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Today's guest is renowned hair stylist Ona Diaz-Santin "The Hair Saint". Ona is the CEO of 5 Salon & Spa, featured in ELLE Magazine & Oprah Magazine. We talk about the journey to becoming an expert in her field, how she got the name "The Hair Saint", cultural stigmas around hair and how God is the essential source of creativity for Ona's work.

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Constant and never-ending improvement (Part 1)

Mat Chats are ideas, concepts and stories shared with the students at the end of their Martial Arts training session.

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On todays episode we have a deep conversation about what it feels like to be Muslim in a post 9/11 world and the experiences in New York during the immediate aftermath of the attacks. We reflect on some of the misconceptions of the faith by looking at ways to unite through our commonalities and dispel our supposed differences with love and community. (recorded 09-14-19)

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Global Citizens (recorded 09-10-19)

Mat Chats are ideas, concepts and stories shared with the students at the end of their Martial Arts training session.

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Today's guest is my Mother, Josephine Dunn.

This deeply personal episode chronicles the story of a young woman, raised in an orphanage in Lebanon. With no real choice she married a man nearly 3 times her age, not knowing a word of english, she was moved to The United States, Atlanta Georgia, and survived an attempted murder by her insanely controlling husband... This is a journey of faith, determination and the sheer will to live.

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It takes something to be a martial artist (Part 3)

Mat Chats are ideas, concepts and stories shared with the students at the end of their Martial Arts training session.

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On todays episode we explore the difference between sensitivity and fragility. Does sensitivity shaming fortify the status quo? What happens when we get caught up in compound negative thoughts? We talk about the Dave Chapelle comedy special "Sticks & Stones", a TGA favorite "The Matrix" and much more. This episode was recorded 09-07-19 with Host Gene Dunn & producers Afrim Gjonbalaj & Josh Wilcox.

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It takes something to be a martial artist (Part 2)

Mat Chats are ideas, concepts and stories shared with the students at the end of their Martial Arts training session.

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Today's guests are Michelle Gay (safeandsoundseminar.com), Cornell Thomas (cornell-thomas.com), Edward Lisbe (expert listener with over 40 years in the field of listening), Boyd Melson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyd_Melson) & Omar Al Busaidy (Fulbright Scholar, Futurist & speaker).

This eye, ear and heart opening episode talks about friendship in todays world, what it means to be a "3am friend", the evolution (or assertion) of ones identity and so much more.

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