I have a few moments before leaving to go for my next 121 lesson with Mark, and then off with him and David to the BTCCA tonight for the first regular Heartwork class. It is impossible to put into words how moving and exceptional the weekend's events were. Speaking with Mark last night I said it felt like there was so much more wonder in my life now. Far from there being a whole bunch of things I have learned and am busy assimilating, it's quite the opposite. Who is a stranger anymore if you can walk into a room of 60 people and already feel viscerally connected? What is it that when you allow yourself to lean back into it, your heart feels like it is bursting forward?
Whatever is inside the Heartwork we all worked with this weekend has the most wonderful effects. I have never felt more full of energy or alive, despite the incredible heat here, which normally saps all my strength. I met folks this weekend who I hope to know all my life. It was wonderful to see the Aberdeen posse in such fine form, open to everything. For me it was lovely to work with old T'ai Chi friends like Duncan and Kevin in whole new ways. I have run out of words now, as they seem to be only dull shadows cast by what I really mean.
2 comments:
Thanks for putting into words the difficulty in communicating life-changing experiences in words. It felt like discovering a huge extended family I didn't know about, and wanting to extend that - if I can - to everyone I meet. How on earth do we share that with our classmates who couldn't make it to London ? An open invite to Sunday afternoon class in our garden may be a start ...
Your students are a testament to your humanity Caroline and an absolute credit to you - JK was very impressed by all of them - "Do all Scottish people have good posture and fine character?" he asked me today. Hopefully we'll all meet again soon.
Steven
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