Synergy
The venerable Thich Nhat Hanh
A guest post by Reed Colver
“Drinking a cup of tea and the tea being drunk is a distinction that evaporates. Drinking a cup of tea becomes a direct and wondrous experience in which the distinction between subject and object no longer exists.”?-Thich Nhat Hanh
When I read Thich Nhat Hahn’s words about tea, I immediately thought of the relationship between the lead and the follow.
We talk about ‘light leads’ and not being a ‘heavy follow’ in class. We talk about not gripping each other’s hands for fear of accidentally letting go.
If we do – so what?
One of the great things I’ve been learning is how to work with the lead, or as a lead with the follow, so that together we are visibly neither on the dance floor, but we are a unit. So if you do accidentally let go, read each other, have a fun moment – play! – and reconnect.
One of the unique elements of learning at Paso is the synergy created between follow and lead that creates a shared dance. To sense and feel one another as dancers. We are both responsible for the moment, and sometimes that means having to improvise. And have fun.
