A master of T’ai Chi was so sensitive to the forces around him that if a fly landed on his shoulder, he would sway gently under its impact. Legend has it that a sparrow was unable to jump from his open palm and fly, because as it pushed away, his hand would sink beneath its legs. Such sensitivity reflects our own potential, refined through practice. – Excerpt from BODY MIND MASTERY by Dan Millman
Just twenty minutes from where I live, the Lovejoy (Lucas, TX) Cross Country Team runs barefoot in the grass everyday before their run.
What do they know about stretching *and* warming-up that the running magazines that are trying to reach the masses don’t know (or choose to ignore)?
(Proprioception)
Embracing and connecting to something *weird*.
