It's all the rage to talk about what your trendy fitness regime is. You hear folks talking about how they do Hot Yoga and Pilates and Spinning and Zumba and the Bar Method and then sometimes they lift weights. If you asked them why they do all of these various things they might say, "You know, keep in shape. Mix it up. Keep it fun." But are they actually doing anything beyond fashionably sporting a shiny marketing veneer? Are they truly healthier, stronger, more balanced, less injured, kinder and more compassionate as a result of doing these things? Probably Not. But they feel like they are somehow better and skinnier in this society that is all that matters.
In Taoism the point of life was to go inward in order to understand your own nature so that you could resonate with it and become a small reflection of that greatness. If we never go inward enough to understand how our bodies and minds work how would we even begin to know how to use them?
It's not enough to do a series of ridiculous looking exercises and poses in the name of health without even asking WHY do them in the first place. It's not enough to say "Because exercise is good for you."
I educate others as to HOW their minds and bodies work so that they can fully engage in the process of moving with open and curious minds and hearts. To exist in constant wonder and curiosity about the strength, power and vulnerability of the human mind and body. How to empower themselves to move with both lightness and strength. That is HOW we do it :)
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