Walking on Ice

Have you ever walked on ice or watched someone else do this? What happens to the body? You see or feel tension, stiff legs, stiff arms, and robot-like walking. As I returned one very cold evening from teaching a T’ai Chi Chih class I had to walk from the garage to the house. On this night the 50-yard walk was mostly a sheet of ice. My inner voice said, “Think soft knees, sink down, slow and continuous moves.” I listened. The walk on ice was much easier. A lesson applied.