so, in kayaking, where you look is where you go. it just happens that way. you look to where you want to go, and the body responds. i suppose that this happens as long as you have the knowledge of how to stroke in a certain fashion. but, even if you don't it seems to work.

today i learned in capoeira that where you look is also the point of where your body heads. however, things are different if you look into your component's eyes. when you are looking into your component, then you... read more

.......so, really, i do believe that the body is the temple of the spirit. ...yet, we seem so removed from the union of these two spouses. i see this in my own life, with making reactionary decisions, not always protecting my heart, lungs, etc.. i feel the sensations of my body and also my spirit, but i don't imbibe much in the union that is going on, except when i am engaged into my spiritual practices. but, really, i think that many others and i treat them as such two separate things.
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