Ceasing to over-effort and practice the dynamic art of being simple, going nowhere and doing nothing, has been a necessary and liberating process. And, there is more. An inquiry begins to present itself – how do I hold a state of restful awareness, take meaningful action and not collapse into old patterns of trying too hard or judging my efforts as lacking? As I ponder this, I am drawn to the Gyrokinesis teachings of resilience; to relax into the tension, to ebb and flow between expansion and contraction, to be solid and supple in the same moment, to couple strength with mobility and to respond fluidly to the ever shifting sands beneath my feet . . . to yield to what is without giving up on what can be.

“Effective action requires relaxation. But this relaxation should not be a collapse of either our body or our awareness. It is more like the vigilant relaxation of a cat. Vigilant relaxation makes it possible to manifest the appropriate degree of contraction – life-giving tension – in any given situation.”  Dennis Lewis, author and founder of  The Center for Harmonious Awakening