what is perception I think an easy answer would be something like taking in
answer would be something like taking in
answer would be something like taking in details in your environment to try to
details in your environment to try to
details in your environment to try to understand your environment but I think
understand your environment but I think
understand your environment but I think it goes a little bit deeper you have to
it goes a little bit deeper you have to
it goes a little bit deeper you have to take into consideration the individual
take into consideration the individual
take into consideration the individual their past their personal growth may be
their past their personal growth may be
their past their personal growth may be just what they tell themselves on a
just what they tell themselves on a
just what they tell themselves on a daily basis and it allows you to
daily basis and it allows you to
daily basis and it allows you to understand what the mind is going
understand what the mind is going
understand what the mind is going through and what you can take away from
through and what you can take away from
through and what you can take away from the environment what you can what light
the environment what you can what light
the environment what you can what light the mind paints the environment in so
the mind paints the environment in so
the mind paints the environment in so much of our present moment is dictated
much of our present moment is dictated
much of our present moment is dictated and explained internally by past
and explained internally by past
and explained internally by past experience when i started in Tai Chi it
experience when i started in Tai Chi it
experience when i started in Tai Chi it was about 10 years ago and shortly
was about 10 years ago and shortly
was about 10 years ago and shortly afterwards I was diagnosed with sciatica
afterwards I was diagnosed with sciatica
afterwards I was diagnosed with sciatica or na ritis and the nerve that runs
or na ritis and the nerve that runs
or na ritis and the nerve that runs through my left leg had become damaged
through my left leg had become damaged
through my left leg had become damaged and inflamed they started in my left
and inflamed they started in my left
and inflamed they started in my left foot ran all the way up into my back and
foot ran all the way up into my back and
foot ran all the way up into my back and I was partially paralyzed I walked
I was partially paralyzed I walked
I was partially paralyzed I walked around trying to work it out never
around trying to work it out never
around trying to work it out never helped helped at all it was about six
helped helped at all it was about six
helped helped at all it was about six months of just self-doubt and limping
months of just self-doubt and limping
months of just self-doubt and limping well I was going to doctors and
well I was going to doctors and
well I was going to doctors and chiropractors and all of them would tell
chiropractors and all of them would tell
chiropractors and all of them would tell me the same thing that they didn’t know
me the same thing that they didn’t know
me the same thing that they didn’t know why or how to fix it but that I probably
why or how to fix it but that I probably
why or how to fix it but that I probably wouldn’t walk right again after these
wouldn’t walk right again after these
wouldn’t walk right again after these six months of just pain and suffering I
six months of just pain and suffering I
six months of just pain and suffering I was going to this chiropractor and he
was going to this chiropractor and he
was going to this chiropractor and he told me do not stop doing Tai Chi I
told me do not stop doing Tai Chi I
told me do not stop doing Tai Chi I don’t know why I listened but I picked
don’t know why I listened but I picked
don’t know why I listened but I picked the art back up there was a lot of pain
the art back up there was a lot of pain
the art back up there was a lot of pain there was a lot of self-doubt there was
there was a lot of self-doubt there was
there was a lot of self-doubt there was a lot of this word never in my head I
a lot of this word never in my head I
a lot of this word never in my head I couldn’t walk so I didn’t think I would
couldn’t walk so I didn’t think I would
couldn’t walk so I didn’t think I would be picking back up a martial art of all
be picking back up a martial art of all
be picking back up a martial art of all things but I did and after about a month
things but I did and after about a month
things but I did and after about a month I started getting the movement back in
I started getting the movement back in
I started getting the movement back in my leg and my condition just steadily
my leg and my condition just steadily
my leg and my condition just steadily improved from there and then about four
improved from there and then about four
improved from there and then about four years ago
years ago
years ago I’ve had poi discover me I just was
I’ve had poi discover me I just was
I’ve had poi discover me I just was fascinated by the way they moved the
fascinated by the way they moved the
fascinated by the way they moved the flow to it there’s this kinship there i
flow to it there’s this kinship there i
flow to it there’s this kinship there i guess i was watching this one spinner
guess i was watching this one spinner
guess i was watching this one spinner and of course you know they’re doing
and of course you know they’re doing
and of course you know they’re doing fire on chains and I started with tennis
fire on chains and I started with tennis
fire on chains and I started with tennis balls on dog leashes and that’s a rough
balls on dog leashes and that’s a rough
balls on dog leashes and that’s a rough start um so I you know was just so
start um so I you know was just so
start um so I you know was just so fascinated and bewildered when I would
fascinated and bewildered when I would
fascinated and bewildered when I would watch them do this stuff but when this
watch them do this stuff but when this
watch them do this stuff but when this one spinner was spinning I noticed that
one spinner was spinning I noticed that
one spinner was spinning I noticed that his moves were just Tai Chi I don’t know
his moves were just Tai Chi I don’t know
his moves were just Tai Chi I don’t know how I didn’t notice before I’d seen them
how I didn’t notice before I’d seen them
how I didn’t notice before I’d seen them do it countless times but this one
do it countless times but this one
do it countless times but this one spinner just spoke to me something about
spinner just spoke to me something about
spinner just spoke to me something about the way moved and I started thinking
the way moved and I started thinking
the way moved and I started thinking getting back into it and reapplying the
getting back into it and reapplying the
getting back into it and reapplying the the Chi into the art and there’s an Tai
the Chi into the art and there’s an Tai
the Chi into the art and there’s an Tai Chi they say pay attention to circular
Chi they say pay attention to circular
Chi they say pay attention to circular patterns and there’s one move that I
patterns and there’s one move that I
patterns and there’s one move that I find to be very relevant and it is the
find to be very relevant and it is the
find to be very relevant and it is the holding of the ball and moving that ball
holding of the ball and moving that ball
holding of the ball and moving that ball whether it be through symmetrical arts
whether it be through symmetrical arts
whether it be through symmetrical arts like the cloud hands or dropping back
like the cloud hands or dropping back
like the cloud hands or dropping back into a roll back or even something as
into a roll back or even something as
into a roll back or even something as simple as just a basic energy clearing
simple as just a basic energy clearing
simple as just a basic energy clearing to push the energy out but i would like
to push the energy out but i would like
to push the energy out but i would like to show you this ball now this is the
to show you this ball now this is the
to show you this ball now this is the essence of my ball and i will shrink
essence of my ball and i will shrink
essence of my ball and i will shrink this ball down and i will turn it and
this ball down and i will turn it and
this ball down and i will turn it and it’s not a ball that you can physically
it’s not a ball that you can physically
it’s not a ball that you can physically see and if i drop it you won’t hear it
see and if i drop it you won’t hear it
see and if i drop it you won’t hear it but it is there I can feel it I can
but it is there I can feel it I can
but it is there I can feel it I can visualize it and it changes reality as I
visualize it and it changes reality as I
visualize it and it changes reality as I know it and as long as I keep it going
know it and as long as I keep it going
know it and as long as I keep it going it’s something kind of akin to like
it’s something kind of akin to like
it’s something kind of akin to like maybe how a star pulls planets into
maybe how a star pulls planets into
maybe how a star pulls planets into orbit or maybe the way electrons go
orbit or maybe the way electrons go
orbit or maybe the way electrons go around the nucleus of an atom and I can
around the nucleus of an atom and I can
around the nucleus of an atom and I can hold this ball all or I can drop this
hold this ball all or I can drop this
hold this ball all or I can drop this ball
ball
ball or I can become this ball or shrink it
or I can become this ball or shrink it
or I can become this ball or shrink it down onto the lines themselves or just a
down onto the lines themselves or just a
down onto the lines themselves or just a simple clearing in the cloud hands
and when it comes to things like
and when it comes to things like intuition and memory I started thinking
intuition and memory I started thinking
intuition and memory I started thinking that we’re recreating these senses in
that we’re recreating these senses in
that we’re recreating these senses in our head we we visualize situations but
our head we we visualize situations but
our head we we visualize situations but there’s no eyes in there but we do see
there’s no eyes in there but we do see
there’s no eyes in there but we do see it it’s there in the mind’s eye and we
it it’s there in the mind’s eye and we
it it’s there in the mind’s eye and we hear these thoughts that we tell
hear these thoughts that we tell
hear these thoughts that we tell ourselves but we don’t really hear them
ourselves but we don’t really hear them
ourselves but we don’t really hear them we don’t have ears in there but we
we don’t have ears in there but we
we don’t have ears in there but we listened as best we can and it made me
listened as best we can and it made me
listened as best we can and it made me wonder how often these internal
wonder how often these internal
wonder how often these internal recreated senses are constantly
recreated senses are constantly
recreated senses are constantly dictating what’s going on in our lives
dictating what’s going on in our lives
dictating what’s going on in our lives we’re kind of letting them run rampant
we’re kind of letting them run rampant
we’re kind of letting them run rampant how often have you had a smell take you
how often have you had a smell take you
how often have you had a smell take you away to a place that isn’t manifest
away to a place that isn’t manifest
away to a place that isn’t manifest right here a different time maybe how
right here a different time maybe how
right here a different time maybe how often have you not been able to shake a
often have you not been able to shake a
often have you not been able to shake a vision that you saw or maybe just can’t
vision that you saw or maybe just can’t
vision that you saw or maybe just can’t turn off your own internal dialogue
turn off your own internal dialogue
turn off your own internal dialogue there’s there’s so much into this is
there’s there’s so much into this is
there’s there’s so much into this is just it maybe bewilders me and I want
just it maybe bewilders me and I want
just it maybe bewilders me and I want everyone to see this uncritical how
everyone to see this uncritical how
everyone to see this uncritical how often have we stopped worrying and tried
often have we stopped worrying and tried
often have we stopped worrying and tried to make a ball of our own energy and use
to make a ball of our own energy and use
to make a ball of our own energy and use it to heal ourselves or how often have
it to heal ourselves or how often have
it to heal ourselves or how often have we just tried to make the most of a
we just tried to make the most of a
we just tried to make the most of a situation and just see the best in it if
situation and just see the best in it if
situation and just see the best in it if we could just pay attention to that
we could just pay attention to that
we could just pay attention to that uncritical and it’s a long journey it
uncritical and it’s a long journey it
uncritical and it’s a long journey it takes a lot of practice like everything
takes a lot of practice like everything
takes a lot of practice like everything does but we need to shake off these
does but we need to shake off these
does but we need to shake off these self-imposed limitations and I invite
self-imposed limitations and I invite
self-imposed limitations and I invite you all to throw out this word never
you all to throw out this word never
you all to throw out this word never that holds you back
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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