thank you Bruce Frantzis!

Qigong master/author Frantzis wrote an anecdote in his book "opening the energy gates of your body" that caught my attention.

he's describing working with one of his teachers... who encourages Frantzis to "relax" as a paper bag of coins "relaxes" when the coins rip through the bottom and fall. Anyway, Frantzis thought it worth relating, and I never quite got why it was such a special story...

well, something came to me during my session tonight... I've been focusing too much on the coins rather than the bag!

My body as the paper bag, cleansed by the vacuum of vanishing contents... even shifting my attention equaminously from from one to the other, I notice a distinct difference between bag and coins.

With more attention on the weighty coins, as if to escort them to the door, I feel a grounding, sinking energy throughout my spine/body/etc. with tension zones in the neck. Kind of a subtle "down the drain" vortex-dish feeling.

When I shift attention to the bag my neck relaxes, my back/neck/head floats... I can still root well too... and I get a much better clarity... much more comprehensive awareness of the whole body, particularly shoulder area.

Lots of little breakthroughs in "dark tissue" areas.