'My Body'. One facet of an unknown coin....

‘我的身體’ 一枚未知硬幣的第一面

These words and the way we use them is very revealing of our concept of 'self'.

'My body hurts', 'I don't like my body', etc all point at some extreme and basic dissociation in our perception of ourselves, one that is deeply ingrained in us.

Further, that dissociation in our culture and history produced methods and systems that are supposed to 'help us with our bodies'. From various training modalities, to spiritual 'body work' to modern medicine, such approaches are the commonality.?

這種說法以及我們的措辭方式很好地印證了我們對“自我”這概念的錯誤理解?！业纳眢w很難受’，‘我討厭我的身體‘，等類似極端的說法，以及將‘自我’和自己身體區(qū)分開的想法已經(jīng)根深蒂固。此外，這種‘區(qū)別對待’的想法在我們的文化和歷史中制造出各類方法和體系來‘幫助改變我們的身體’。從訓(xùn)練體系到心靈洗滌到現(xiàn)代醫(yī)藥，這種模式早已成為常態(tài)。

Yes, one can target and effect the 'body' layer but the effects will never be contained within that layer alone and will manifest in unpredictable ways in other areas of our 'being'.

Since the body is 'targeted', our awareness of either wanted or undesired effects in other layers is often weak and we eventually drift in some direction or alternatively receive little benefit from some irreversible & immense investments and manipulations.

當(dāng)然，我們是可以單獨來看待改變‘身體’這個層面，但最終效果往往會滲透到更深層次里，無征兆地穿透進(jìn)我們‘存在’的方方面面。但因改變‘身體’的唯一目的，讓我們對于更深層次中本應(yīng)向往或意外的結(jié)局變得意識薄弱。最終導(dǎo)致我們無知地改變航向，反而從那些無法挽回的愚蠢操作中貪圖小利。

These are the common and disappointing longer term results of 'targeted body work' which is attempted with the body layer alone/mostly in mind - surgeries, body targeted therapies & training modalities. In the short term, at times, one can receive some benefits and hence such methods are useful in emergency situations where the long term is not on the map at all but otherwise... Results will vary from unpredictable to harmful while relapses and reoccurring issues are common. Deceiving us, AN EFFECT is often confused with the DESIRED EFFECT.?

這些都是以‘只改變身體’為長遠(yuǎn)目標(biāo)而發(fā)生的普遍并令人失望置頂?shù)慕Y(jié)局。單純只為了改變身體這個層面 - 手術(shù)，理療類以及訓(xùn)練體系。在眼下，這些方法看似都有不錯的收獲，很適合緊急情況，而不包括長遠(yuǎn)計劃。然而，類似的結(jié)局會導(dǎo)致無法換回的傷害，就算愈合傷疤也會不斷隱隱作痛反復(fù)折磨。欺騙我們貌似達(dá)到了最初目的，但真正的價值卻離我們漸行漸遠(yuǎn)。

In order to truly go through a needed transformation of some deep issues, one must stop conceptualizing one self as in possession of a 'body' to be fixed or even as some kind of a collection of unrelated layers that must be resolved one by one. The totality is bigger than the sum of its parts, but we are not fully aware of all the parts anyways.

想要經(jīng)歷真正所需的內(nèi)在改變，我們必須放下區(qū)分對待自我和自己身體的想法，把身體當(dāng)作一個‘外在物體’需要被修復(fù)的思想，又或是一層層堆積出來的非互相關(guān)聯(lián)的產(chǎn)物需要被逐一瓦解。一個整體要遠(yuǎn)大于它零件的總和。再者說，我們連它的零件都還未一一理解透徹。

There ARE ways to approach that totality. There has always been such methods around us, employed successfully, humbly, honestly.

正確看待這個整體的方法數(shù)不勝數(shù)。我們身邊一直都有類似的例子，被成功貫徹著，不卑不亢，非偷工減料。

Tomorrow - a post of the other side of the coin. Stay tuned.

明天? 我將來展現(xiàn)這枚硬幣的另一面。

#movementculture #idoportal

"The mind" - another facet of an unknown coin*

“大腦” - 一枚未知硬幣的另一面

The concept of having a separated 'mind' that exists on some plain unaffected and from which we perceive and conduct ourselves is another false idea most hold, consciously or not.

‘大腦’是單獨個體的這種想法在我們自我認(rèn)知和行為層面又是一大誤區(qū)，不管你是否意識得到。

The mind cannot be separated from our sensory experience nor from the physical body as these and other various layers interact and work together to produce, among many other things, the sense of self. We discover daily more contributions from the gut, the microbiome, etc...

大腦是無法逃離我們感知和肉體而獨立存在。這些不同身體層面互相作用從而產(chǎn)生了我們生命的體驗也包括了自我感。我們每天都在腸道，微粒體等互相作用方面有新發(fā)現(xiàn)。

Attempting to 'fix the mind' is hence a 'mosquito's fart attempting to hold back a tornado'. A person with certain make up and 'character' will also for example exhibit certain movement habits and tendencies, certain dynamic posturing, certain tonality, etc...

‘修正大腦’的想法就好比一只蚊子放個屁想要阻擋龍卷風(fēng)的威力。一個有‘個性’的個體會通過獨特的動作習(xí)慣，體態(tài)以及身體特征等展現(xiàn)出其獨到之處

So, in order to transform certain innate behavior, 'mental' habits, etc one must be able to properly target other collaborative layers of our being, beyond what we perceive as our 'mind' alone.

One can view for example the breathing quality, coordination, muscular tonality or shoulder positioning of people who went through certain mentally traumatic events. How can we expect to transform such deep issues without touching these layers as well?! We often fail and turn to chemicals.?

所以，想改變天生的行為習(xí)慣，頑固的思想觀念等，我們必須照顧到身體各個層面的互相作用，這要遠(yuǎn)深于我們認(rèn)為的‘大腦’層面。我們可以從一個人的呼吸狀態(tài)，協(xié)調(diào)，肌肉特征，或是肩膀的高度來判斷一個人經(jīng)歷過怎么樣的心理創(chuàng)傷。既然如此，我們要怎么才能忽略這些層面的存在？！人們時常鉆牛角尖，把這一切單純地看成生化。

The mind, just like the body, cannot be isolated in any way effectively. Systems that attempt to address it alone are ultimately prone to fail in addressing deep and overarching issues.

大腦和身體一樣，是無法被孤立開的。嘗試去這么做的體系最終只會走向失敗，無法解決深層次的根本問題。

'To know' has become the center focus of our culture along with its limited brain/mind focused approach yet we have lost the most important 'TO BE' which includes a lot of other layers like perception, the body, emotional make up, etc...

‘知識層面的知道’和大腦獨立論已成為我們文化的聚焦點，但我們卻忽略了我們最重要的‘存在’這一面，其包含了感知力，肉體，精神情緒層面，等等…

One cannot know his way into 'being'...

人類是無法用知識來解釋’存在‘…

Tomorrow, another post on the third facet of the coin. Yes, there IS a third facet and we shall locate it and discuss. Stay tuned.

明天，我們將討論硬幣的第三面。沒錯，它有第三面，我們會展現(xiàn)出來。

#movementculture #idoportal

* The coin analogy as it refers to body/mind is a concept I picked up from my friend Rasmus ?lme phd and his doctoral thesis From Model to Module

這個用硬幣來比喻身體的概念來自于我好友Rasmus博士和他博士畢業(yè)論文 From Model to Module

So far I've pointed at the limitations of attempting to target our 'body' or 'mind' alone and missing the full complexity of our being. I've also mentioned a possibility of a third facet of the coin. But how can there we another face to a coin??

在前兩個文章里我指出了孤立‘身體’和‘大腦’的局限性以及我們‘存在’這一本身的復(fù)雜性。另外我提出了硬幣的第三面這一假設(shè)，但你問硬幣怎么可能會有第三面？

The answer lies in setting the coin in motion or more specifically - spinning it. As the coin starts to spin, the two facets will appear at the same time! It is a manifestation of the third facet.

這個問題的答案就在一枚處于動態(tài)的硬幣上，正在旋轉(zhuǎn)的硬幣。當(dāng)這枚硬幣開始轉(zhuǎn)動，我們就能同時看到前后兩面！這就是第三面的象征。

It is the magic of MOVEMENT that is responsible for that unraveling.

Movement的神奇之處就是它能揭開第三面的面紗

Movement is unique as it naturally allows the aware unification of our being to arise. It does not guarantees it, movement can be also be done superficially and without awareness nor immersion but GOOD MOVEMENT (a rarity, I'm afraid) enables one to slide into a state where body and mind are no longer 'alternating' but collaborate and act together as a unified whole.

Movement的獨特之處就是它能自然地提升我們存在感的意識統(tǒng)一性。但這也不是絕對的，movement也會以半吊子的形式出現(xiàn)，稀里糊涂沒有深度。但是好的movement理念（可惜很稀少）可以讓身體和大腦不再以個體形式出現(xiàn)，而是合二為一相互影響。

Many have that experience of immersive movement while engaging in activities like rock climbing, extreme sports, etc and often call these activities 'my meditation'. Actually, I completely disagree on this matter: such immersive activities are not to be confused with the conscious control and command of our unified awareness as these activities use factors like danger, competitiveness, etc as technologies that 'charm' one into that immersive state yet in our day to day this does not move us closer to live that awareness in other areas and in simple acts of being.

Meditation/Stillness practice has its place, just like I believe it has its limitations. The same is true for the Moving Practice.

許多人都有過心流般沉浸于某個movement體驗中像是攀巖，極限運動等。他們通常稱這類活動是“正念冥想”練習(xí)。但我完全反對這一說法：這種沉浸式體驗和有意識地主導(dǎo)我們意識統(tǒng)一性完全是兩碼事。前者是靠危險和競賽等作為主要影響因素來誘導(dǎo)自己進(jìn)入這種心流狀態(tài)，但這種意識力無法體現(xiàn)在我們?nèi)粘Ｉ畹钠渌矫嬉约皢渭兓钪臓顟B(tài)中。冥想/靜態(tài)訓(xùn)練故為重要，但我認(rèn)為它也有局限性。動態(tài)修行也是如此。

How shall we then apply the Movement approach to resolution of issues and for complete self development?

那么我們應(yīng)該怎么通過movement理念來解決問題自我成長？

This will be explored in the next post. Stay tuned and feel free to ask question below!

我將在下一個文章里討論

#movementculture #idoportal

* The coin analogy as it refers to body/mind is a concept I picked up from my friend Rasmus ?lme phd and his doctoral thesis From Model to Module