This is the same state that athletes call The Zone, that Martial Arts and Zen practitioners sometimes refer to a Effortless Mastery, and that others call the Mind\/Body connection. \u00a0This is the state of being that we also call being “in-the-moment”.<\/span><\/p>\n Musicians call it the Groove. \u00a0This is when we’re playing deeply entrained with each other, and with anyone who can hear and feel our music.<\/span><\/p>\n We enter this state, no matter what the activity is, through repeating physical actions with positive intentions and a mindful and disciplined focus on the underlying fundamental skills of our actions. This is the place where our conscious minds take a well-deserved break from judging and editing our actions and thoughts, and our subconscious minds and our bodies connect on an intuitive level. It does take time to enter into this state; we have to continue repeating our actions even, and especially, when our conscious minds get “bored” and want to try something new. \u00a0 As the amazing American Opera singer Beverly Sills stated, “There is no shortcut to any place worth going.”!<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Of course, “repetitive actions” is just another term for “rhythms”!<\/span><\/p>\n
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