The body has shape, it’s a coarse vibration of energy, it’s limited and restricted by physical laws. The mind has no shape or color but still has limitations placed upon it by our beliefs and thoughts. Everything is energy but here I’m talking about our energetics, our feeling healthy, our inter-connectedness, and the effect of the power of our thoughts. Similar to the mind, energy has no shape or color and is only limited by the way we live, behave, believe, and think. By spirit I mean our own unique individuality, our character that makes us completely unique. Our spirit is beyond shape, size, and has unlimited potential.
PHYSICAL
We live in a physical world, abiding physical laws. Many we’re unable to
violate but some we tend to stretch which results in our own injuries and
illness. An example of this is not acknowledging how to move efficiently and
picking up a heavy object incorrectly.
Training in these arts is to understand how to live in this physical world safely, strongly, centered, and healthily. Our muscles and joints work together so we may move freely. Each has its own laws and restrictions. A healthy muscle has an elasticity whereas joints are like hinges and can’t be stretched or take injury without permanent damage, thus limiting our physical movements. Practicing our forms is how we begin to understand, strengthen and learn to control this physical instrument we move through life in.
THE MIND
The mind has the potential for being limitless. Many inventions have been
created because the inventor thought ‘outside the box’. The mind is like the
nozzle of a hose, it directs and focuses our Qi. When the mind is dispersed the
energy is scattered, when focused and calm it directs our energy like a laser
beam.
SPIRIT
Our character, our selves. As we learn to center and become more secure we’re
able to be ourselves and express ourselves more freely as we move through life.
Moving from our center instead of being swayed by our surroundings.