I wanted to share a breakthrough I had recently that really clarified the concept of Song for me.
For years, I thought “relax” meant going completely limp. My teacher would correct me: “Too collapsed! No structure!” But when I added tension back, he would say “Too stiff! Where is your Song?”
The turning point came when he guided me to imagine my skeleton as a coat rack — the bones bear the weight, the muscles just hang. The moment I found it, I felt lightness in my step, warmth in my hands, a sense of connectedness from my feet through my spine.
It was not “relaxed” OR “structured” — it was both simultaneously.
