Author: Master Andy Baggott
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Playing with Clouds
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Seeing a clear, blue sky invariably makes us feel at ease and expansive. We tend to feel lighter and brighter. In meditation, the blue sky is sometimes used as a metaphor for the true mind; the mind that is calm, clear and expansive.
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Standing in Awareness
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When practising our Shibashi, we are seeking to get to a place where we are present in awareness. Awareness is beyond space, time and duality. It is a place of no thought where we simply observe.
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Spring – A Time for Growth
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On the Spring Equinox the liver comes into its power and energy then primarily moves from the liver up the front of the body and down the back. This has a much more opening and expansive feel a bit like opening your arms to embrace a warm, sunny morning.
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Winter a Time for Stillness
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The Winter Solstice marks the true beginning of the cold, winter months when many animals hibernate, many plants draw their energy back into the earth and activity in nature tends to move underground. Under the surface life continues as many of the plants prepare for germination and sprouting in the spring.
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Autumn – A Time for Gathering and Refining
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In TCM Five Element Theory, autumn corresponds to the Metal element, characterised by energy drawing inwards; refining our resources. Autumn is a time of both letting go and drawing in. It is a time of withering and decay, but also a time of gathering the final fruits and stocking up for the winter ahead.