The Beauty of Joy Thru Movement

Practice

Richard Brier, Mill Valley, CA

Based on ancient Chinese wisdom, first taught in 1974, the gentle movements balance and circulate the vital force. The exercises are ingeniously devised to improve the relationship of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of our one Self. Daily practice is the key to everything. We practice to know, bodily, the unity of life. We practice to awaken our intuition. We practice to open ourselves consciously to the influx of the cosmic chi, to become one with it, to radiate it, to un-limit ourselves and drop the thousand and one worldly concerns. We practice to remember the beauty and grace of life and also to inquire into life’s meaning trans-verbally. We practice to breathe without bother, to let go and flow, and to embrace the whole world vibrationally.

Practice is prayer, not asking for a reward, but simple dwelling in the present moment, where God (Tao-all the same essentially!) is. Where else could heaven be? Joy thru Movement was created with all these and many other insights in mind. It was also created with no-thought in mind. Called ‘mind-fasting’, its basis is that only the empty cup can be filled. This empty cup allows spontaneous wisdom to come forth and radiate through the human vehicle. Quite lovely to be astounded at what flows through one’s being!

This beautiful practice awakens this spark of wisdom and thereby contributes to awakening both within and in the world. In this way we contribute to our own evolution and the evolution of the planet. Practice will aid us more and more in trusting our inner knowing. Then we can right readily distinguish between the voice of intuition and the voice of ego within. Such discernment is very important; we are no longer at the mercy of our conditioning. We do not wish to add to the Karma of the world; we wish to help to redeem it. We are children of the Tao, our potential is basically unlimited. Joy thru Movement is one simple way to begin to realize this potential and empower others to do the same.