When
approaching a practice session it is good to have an intention to
'work' on something specific, even if that 'specific' is simply being
generally relaxed. It is so easy to have the intention to 'do'
relaxing which obviously comes from a tense or controlling place, the
exact opposite of what you're hoping to become.
Most
of our practises start with some kind of 'Attention' posture.
Remember that it's called 'Attention' because it's about paying
attention to how you are right now, and feeling what is in the way of
being how you'd like to be. The key here is Feeling. So... make it
your intention to Feel.
Practising
Sinking or Rooting, for example, won't do anything at all unless you
feel. We have to come at it from the inside and intend to drop
deeper into feeling before Sinking or Rooting can begin to develop.
You can think about Sinking or Rooting whilst lowering your
weight/centre of gravity, but you won't have Sunk or Rooted, you'll
just appear to be a bit shorter than you were a few seconds earlier.
Any tensions will still be present and may have even increased!
Feeling
the melting of tension internally allows you to Sink. So Sinking
becomes the end result rather than the starting point.
Have
a clear intention and feel what you're doing, feel for
your goal from the inside.
