Rising Up: Standing Meditation From The Inside Out

whose gently awful stirrings seems to speak of some hidden soul beneath

Ghost Hands in Rain
Palms hover—steam rising off stone
Elbows sink as if in a silk stream
"Your force: not in muscle, but in intent—
Condensing where resistance dissolves."
Can you strike with mist?
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thank you

Listening to the Tide’s March
Toes dig in to sandy fault lines
Waves lapping like breath
"Before ‘intent’, the impulse to exist:
‘Wide open let the world flow through it.’"
What weight anchors your flight?
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Silk Reeling the Void
Spine suspended from cloud-thread
Pelvis a mortar grinding star-dust
"The wheel turns itself—
Your tendons: unspooled silk in dark water."
What spins when no hand pulls?
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that's really funny

A photograph of a sunrise over a calm river. The sun is visible just above the tree line on the horizon, casting a bright glow and a long reflection across the water. The sky is vibrant with purple, pink, and orange tones, while the foreground and surrounding trees are dark silhouettes.

The sky's skin ...

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#sunrise
#sky
#Earth

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The Unnamed
Not standing.
Not meditating.
A simple suspension between earth and sky.
Palms open like unfurled clouds.
Before contemplation, before meditation—there was this.
The usefulness of uselessness.
Unclassified things erode empires.
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How insightful, desire is the essence of the will!

I had chronic fatigue and brain fog following a COVID infection in 2019 (I was traveling). I turned to Zhan Zhuang out of desperation, and it's been very helpful - it's the most boring martial arts exercise but the most interesting form of meditation-That sounds exciting! I hope you find new readers

Roots in Burning Soil
Feet fuse with the scorched earth
Crown rises above smoke-choked skies
Knees become shock absorbers
Grow where ash falls deepest
Fire consumes, and it forges
What unbroken thing rises from your grounding?
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I wrote mostly in science fiction and literary fiction back then. This current book consists of a progressive series of guided meditations designed to help immerse people in a form of standing meditation called Zhan Zhuang or Ritsu Zen. So I guess it's more of a mind/body/spirit book. How about you?

What even is romance anymore? People don't seem to be connecting in the same ways as they used to. Does the genre reflect that or do you think that's off-base?

Thank you, it was a long time ago. 11 books is very impressive! I have written in a few different genres, but I have not published the works because they were all terrible - but good practice lol What genre(s) do you write in?

Left foot presses down as right hand lifts
Pelvis a balanced fulcrum
The body becomes a lever
Resistance and effort united
Press down to lift up
Push west to move east
Be the calligrapher and the ink
Where is your pivot point?
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Thank you. I had a short poem published a long time ago... I used to write all the time but I have been on hiatus for the last ten years. I only recently got back into writing, so it's all good practice. And yourself?

Breath of the Unbound
Ribs expand against imagined restraints
Center of gravity pulses like a star in the void
Ribs contract, restraint dissolves
Expanding through limits
Inhale the world’s breath
Exhale and add your own
Who hears your voice?
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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
-Lao Tzu

I write the pieces. I do a bunch of them in advance- I just add a stolen image from internet search before posting

Fingertips brush stillness
Head suspended from above
Knees float above tectonic roots
Digging into the earth
Eyes soft-focused on shifting horizons
Surface tension building beneath palms
In stillness it's easy to detect the silent tremors
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Thank you, the posts are based on guided meditation exercises featured in the book, I try to put out something every day as an exercise. I appreciate your kind words.

River Bones, Mountain Flesh
Skeleton floats upwards as flesh pours down.
Tendons taut, humming like strings.
Weight drops, Earth-energy rises.
Resistance flows where structures yield.
Sinews stretch, structure reinforced.
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Invisible Burdens
Hands hover, pressing phantom stones into water.
Shoulders carry the invisible weight of years.
What can you do that leaves no shadow?
'Joy lightens the heaviest burden.' Release what wasn’t yours.
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Storm-Holder's Paradox
Arms as if containing thunder.
Spine floats above grounded legs.
Smile faintly as winds howl.
"Inhale chaos. Exhale coherence.
'Motion in non-motion,' say the masters.
The calm eye sees the hurricane whole."
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The Uncarved Block
Feet rooted in the earth.
Knees like bent saplings.
Palms cradle empty space rippling with potential.
Before temples, before monuments—there was structure.
'Seek spirit, not form.'
What structures will you unbuild today?
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Gratitude
You gotta have some gratitude
When you say please and thank you to me
You got some gratitude

Inside your human chest
There’s probably a heart
Don’t try to shut it out
Just open up the door

Gratitude
It's what you got
Oh baby gratitude
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I've had some success with Zhan Zhuang every day for a few minutes, stretching hard in all directions.

“Flow with whatever may happen, and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.”
― Zhuangzi
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good analogy