tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926482844100900134.post7652970159590474395..comments2023-10-11T10:15:08.092-04:00Comments on Internal Gong Fu: Zhan Zhuang: Breaking the Stance TranceMike at internalgongfu.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522311573919277909noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926482844100900134.post-52785302402936058732009-07-28T02:36:14.364-04:002009-07-28T02:36:14.364-04:00First of all Mike, I want to thank you for writing...First of all Mike, I want to thank you for writing your blog which is always open, honest and inciteful. It's a great thing when people are able to share thoughts and learn from each others experiences and in this way, I've been able to see and learn things from your practice which helps me in my own as I get back into this whole "internal game".<br /><br />Breaking the so called "stance trance" led to a huge breakthrough moment for me (or so I felt/thought at the time)as I could actually SEE (or was it a mental feeling?) the difference of when someone was outside as opposed to inside one's own body. It looked more grounded, stable, relaxed and balanced as opposed to disconnected physically as well as mentally. When I explored this outward/inward opportunity under the careful eye of an instructor, I was even able to experience this inward feeling myself which was very much the same feeling as I described above. It was an eye opening experience. In a sense, I was able to connect with my body and the different feelings and sensations in a more direct way.<br /><br />And at the same time this experience has led me to many more questions, as is the nature of this deep practice. The more I played with this feeling of "inwardness", the more it felt as if I was working with intention as opposed to attention. Which led me to question, was this inward/grounded/balanced feeling I had experienced merely my intention at work, and had I truly understood the concept of breaking the stance trance? This concept of intention at work also relates back to your post in that this could be thought of as "movement in stillness"...<br /><br />Anyways, these are my thoughts and where I am at currently. May this all lead to more growth and understanding! My apologies for the lengthy comment...maybe its time for me to start a blog! ;D<br /><br />Once again, thanks for your post and I look forward to more!<br /><br />-AndrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926482844100900134.post-15345270182010484952009-07-27T17:57:45.436-04:002009-07-27T17:57:45.436-04:00This is Rick from http://wujifaliangong.com
I lov...This is Rick from http://wujifaliangong.com<br /><br />I love your sharing here... Honest, inspiring, insightful...<br /><br />Zhan Zhuang can be about so many things, yet for me connections, growth and development is a key in any of these moment... I hope this doesn't sound woowoo as I mean this in the most of functional ways. Your sharing of this insight with connecting is very cool!<br /><br />Thanks for writting this as I believe a lot of people can get lost there in these kinds of practices... Internal noticing and/or external noticing is very different than connecting and intention and attention.<br /><br />Nice stuff here to play with!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com