Christmas Eve Morning Practice
Posted on Monday, December 24, 2007 at 9:47 AM by Sifu Smith
This mornings practice at 6:30 am was quite frosty. There was a thin sheet of ice over my entire car, and when I opened my car door to get my gloves it had that crisp 'crackling' sounds when the ice seperates. It makes it easier to sense how gentle your breath is, when you can count how long the frosty smoke leaves your nostrils. The weatherman said it was in the low 30's, but he hasn't gained my confidence over the past few weeks.
I went out with a tshirt and hooded-sweatshirt and initially didn't know if I was going to make it with that level of clothing. After a set of chikung I was doing just fine. Nothing like exercising, "Scan the Sea" on wet, frosty grass to get you focused. After walking hands at 3 stages of movement I was circulating very well and practice was going well. But it wasn't until I stopped with movement practice and took 45 minutes of posting practice that the sweat started rolling down my back and forehead.
It was this physiological anomaly that compelled me to make a journal entry this morning. It continues to baffle my graduate school exercise physiology education of how I can work diligently in movement for 40 minutes and stay dry during the entire practice; as compared to standing still; and in 10 minutes be sweating drops. We understand that chi circulates exponentially stronger in stillness and all gates open; yet the phenomenon continues to amaze me.
Practice steady, with a smile during your holidays.
Christmas Eve Morning Practice