Just in case you were expecting wisdom

[flexagon]

One of the very, very last things we did as a group at acroyoga camp was to think of a single theme that we'd learned that we could really carry out into the world with us and apply. Then we each boiled it down to a single sentence, and then we went around the circle sharing our sentences. Mine was this:

Focus on the foundation, the part that isn't moving.

This means a couple of things. Physically, it means to keep my focus on the tripod part of a tripod headstand while straddling up and down (not letting the elbows move). And keep the focus on the fingers and elbows when tucking or straddling up toward handstand. Focus first on the alignment of the base, not the position of the flyer, when spotting a trick.

But I also think it makes sense for life transitions. When one thing in life is moving fast, like a job situation, it makes sense to keep focus on the parts that aren't moving: say, health and the state of one's marriage or friendships.

My flyer's single sentence was I commit.

Comments

[nahele-101.livejournal.com]

I really like this post.

*internet hugs*

[nevers.livejournal.com]

those two sentences are golden.

[flexagon]

Thanks. :) My flyer, yeah, the best. None of those mushy community-lovey sentences for either of us. I also forgot to mention my usual teacher's sentence:

Practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice.

[nevers.livejournal.com]

haha, what were some of the mushy ones like?

[flexagon]

oh gosh, they're so hard to remember... they all sounded the same. Stuff like, maybe:

"things go really well if I approach new people with love and trust from the beginning", "this community is what lets me fly", "spending time with my people brings joy to my heart". Etc.

None of it was bad stuff, but really, it's the one thing you take out of a week of really practical physical-and-problem-resolution training? Pfui.

[a-kosmos.livejournal.com]

What wonderful wisdom!

[flexagon]

Thank you. :) A whole lot of literal, physical sweat went into making them.

[kaigex.livejournal.com]

Good thoughts.

I wonder whether relative motion counts as movement if everything else moves in roughly the same orbit? And hence whether anything is really ever still or merely appears so. And then, what's the ideal strategy if everything is in motion?

Hm. Though I guess there-in lies the awesome power of abstraction. One just need take the most relatively still things, treat that as unmoving, and then apply whatever higher-level structures. So, nm.