Esoteric Everyday in Carlsbad Village teaches To-Shin-Do — a modern interpretation of nine historical ninja and samurai martial arts — from a private 200-square-foot dojo on State Street. The school's instructor has studied under Stephen K. Hayes, the Western world's foremost authority on Ninjutsu and founder of the To-Shin-Do system, since the 1980s, a lineage traceable through Hatsumi Masaaki Soke to feudal-era Japanese combat traditions — a meditative martial discipline that shares the breath-centered philosophy found at TRNQL Acupuncture. All instruction is conducted one-on-one or in small groups by appointment, with students choosing between the ninja martial arts track and a mind-science curriculum covering Qigong, meditation, and breath work. A companion mobile app called Esoteric Everyday delivers self-paced mindfulness content — Qigong sequences, guided meditation, and breath-work drills — extending the dojo's mental-training methodology into daily practice alongside the contemplative movement work at Yoga Your Way. The physical curriculum covers striking, grappling, evasion, and environmental-awareness tactics drawn from nine distinct historical ryu-ha, with students progressing through belt ranks that test both combative technique and the mind-science principles of focus, chi development, and situational perception.