Blog: Less Forcing,Clearer Seeing
New blog post: Less Forcing, Clearer Seeing
Why does a familiar movement sometimes become more difficult when we want to do it particularly well?
In the new blog post, I explore a line from the Daodejing: "In learning, something is added daily. On the path of Dao, something is subtracted daily." Zhuangzi's story of the woodworker Qing illustrates this idea. There are also examples from Taiji, conversations, and dealing with performance pressure – plus a small exercise for your next training session.
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Less Forcing, Clearer Seeing
Why does a familiar movement become harder when we try too hard to get it right? Daodejing 48 and Zhuangzi's woodworker Qing show how letting go of unnecessary effort brings clarit
Where do you notice in your practice that you get in your own way by wanting too much? Feel free to share your experience.