There’s a lake closeby and most of the birds who visit there are only fishing for food.

But there’s one strange bird who just stands there on the bank or in the water, for hours, with its wings expanded. This strange bird doesn’t move much at all. It’s doesn’t even blink, mostly because birds don’t blink, at least not the way humans do.

Is this bird just drying its wings?

For a time, yes, but not for three or more hours.

When it comes to the science of stillness, birds and other animals don’t need to study the science to know that stillness recharges their bodies. They do it naturally. Humans need to be taught as they’re totally out of touch with nature.

Although I’m big into various movements, I balance all that movement with non-movement. For it’s within the stillness, the non-movement that better movements arise. The brain and body get activated internally far more than you could ever think.

It’s fairly easy to test if you think I’m a strange bird.

Stand with your feet almost together and raise your arms out to each side until they are level with your eyes and ears. Bend the legs and elbows. Look straight ahead. Relax, breathe and maintain this externally motionless posture for five minutes… if you can.

What will you discover? Is there something moving internally when you stop the external movement?

That’s something for YOU to tell ME, not for me to tell you.

Do the strange bird thing and you’ll realize that el Furecat knows a thingamajig or two about more than a few thingamajigs.

Matt Furey

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