Much More & No Less

Every time I arrive at the Cosmic Consciousness Pose at the end of practice, the words “heaven, earth and men in the middle ” come to mind. I feel so big, so immensely tall, standing strong in a whirl of energy. Am I the link between? Are we all?

In the embrace of the raised arms and elbows, the energy is still moving through the fingers and slowly settles down. Holding still and relaxing the shoulders and the fingers without dropping the elbows, I gaze out over the index finger watching the world outside and inside and my focus goes inward … all the way down to the tan t’ien.

Feeling the soles of the feet on the floor, I realize that we are all connected, rooted in our own circle of life. The legs are strong, one with the right knee relaxed and unlocked, and the other with the heel gently pressed against the side of the anklebone. Can I feel rooted? How long can I stand this way? Justin says to hold the pose for a minute and then come into the rest position. This “moment in time,” how does it feel?

It is nice to know that we have just activated, balanced and circulated the energy in our bodies and that we can feel it. In this final posture, the ying and yang flow together again and there is an inner stillness. Thank you Justin Stone for sharing the T’ai Chi Chih discipline with all of us. So that we can find who and what we really are.