Ki Principles / Practices

1. Keep one-point. Not only does this refer to moving from and practicing maintaining one's physical center of balance, it also means to claim, and open out of one's unique place or positioning in the universe. No one else, no matter how hard they try, can see precisely from your point of view. You are unique. Honor your uniqueness. Your body is like a bookmark, holding YOUR place in this ongoing, emerging story we call life. In olden terms, a keep was the stronghold of the castle, its most interior point where all treasure was kept. Keep one-point. Sit in the seat at the center of your soul.

2. Weight underside. Your position in life and as life is solid, unless you keep yourself disturbed and all up in the air. No matter what others say, no matter the nature of circumstances, maintain deep spiritual weight. Root and ground in love. On the physical plane, this means no one can toss you around.

3. Relax completely. This universe and all in it is our Source embodying. Our Source is giving us mouth-to-mouth resuscitation at all times. Our Source is an ever-replenishing Wellspring. Our Source is in our favor. You can relax. Completely. "Be still as a mountain and move like a great river."

4. Extend plus ki. Extend positive energy. Radiate. This does not mean the "put on" radiance of personal energy. This means universal energy. To allow the energy of the universe, of our Source to flow through, the little self must be relinquished, must be let go. Open to your larger self -- no longer holding yourself in separation, but opening in relationship with all that is. Radiance automatically occurs.

When you practice (and practice is a key word here) any one of the four, the other three will shift into play.