Living Inside Out
Nei Gong – inner practice:
It begins with breath –
Doesn’t everything?
Sense the slow inhale:
Feel it rise through chakras,
Earth-gate to Heaven’s gate.
Sense a relaxed exhale:
The downward flow as
Face, chest, belly, sex sink.
Extend awareness to the body:
The extremities – fingers and toes,
Outside and inside, energy running.
Become aware of the skin:
Air moves whispering fine hairs,
Tingles ripple with the grace of Qi.
Sense the tongue resting on teeth:
Smooth surfaces at the tip,
Ridges midway, a tickle toward throat.
Tune the ear to inner music:
Body bubbles and gurgles with Jing,
Low hums and thrums of life-tones.
The nose knows many scents:
Flared nostrils invite the inhale;
Hairs filter and warm breath-smells.
The inner eye sees all in the field:
The quantum mirror is free of dust,
The vision ahead is open and wide.
Inner senses lead the mind:
It quiets, chatter and spin subside;
Abide – living inside out!
January 9, 2019
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