Good one, Tom. Yeah, there’s no such thing as stasis; everything is in constant motion, even rocks, albeit at a much slower speed than a human running a 4-minute mile…Also, as the Buddhists say, ”All conditioned things are impermanent. It is their nature to arise and pass away. To live in harmony with this truth is the highest happiness.”
Thank you, Tom. My recliner doesn't rock, but it is the only place where my monkey brain takes a nap. The chair faces my back garden and a wooded area behind my home.
This is a brilliant summary of meditation in genera, mindfulness, and reasons why both SKY Breathing and T'ai Chi Chih fall into that category, Tom! I've heard a number of the world's most famous Tai Chi/Qigong researchers describing the reasons why TCC is a much quicker access point to a mindful state than perhaps all other Tai Chi practices, plus I personally have been instructing my students for years in the value of its rhythmic repetitive movements (how that impacts human neurology.) But the idea of "oscillation," plus this really thorough list of other oscillating practices was new information for me! Going forward, I'm planning to add this blogpost to my file of WONDERFUL descriptions of the value of TCC, and will be advising my students to follow you on Substack 😘
Thank you, Tom. I meditate every morning BUT I have a serious case of "Monkey Brain". Not surprisingly, it's gotten worse since January 2025. I just invite the monkeys to play, and eventually, they get bored and go away. They also hate my rocking chair. I didn't know it was oscillating activity. Thank you for this.
Good one, Tom. Yeah, there’s no such thing as stasis; everything is in constant motion, even rocks, albeit at a much slower speed than a human running a 4-minute mile…Also, as the Buddhists say, ”All conditioned things are impermanent. It is their nature to arise and pass away. To live in harmony with this truth is the highest happiness.”
Thanks for your comment, Stewart. Could you recommend a book on Buddhism for beginners?
Yes, the primordial sound of creation, according to my gurus.
Thank you, Tom. My recliner doesn't rock, but it is the only place where my monkey brain takes a nap. The chair faces my back garden and a wooded area behind my home.
This is a brilliant summary of meditation in genera, mindfulness, and reasons why both SKY Breathing and T'ai Chi Chih fall into that category, Tom! I've heard a number of the world's most famous Tai Chi/Qigong researchers describing the reasons why TCC is a much quicker access point to a mindful state than perhaps all other Tai Chi practices, plus I personally have been instructing my students for years in the value of its rhythmic repetitive movements (how that impacts human neurology.) But the idea of "oscillation," plus this really thorough list of other oscillating practices was new information for me! Going forward, I'm planning to add this blogpost to my file of WONDERFUL descriptions of the value of TCC, and will be advising my students to follow you on Substack 😘
Thank you, Tom. I meditate every morning BUT I have a serious case of "Monkey Brain". Not surprisingly, it's gotten worse since January 2025. I just invite the monkeys to play, and eventually, they get bored and go away. They also hate my rocking chair. I didn't know it was oscillating activity. Thank you for this.
Interesting, useful, and healing options and possibilities.
Oscillating occurs in so many different settings & experiences.
Yes, it must be essential to the universe.
Ommmmm