Mercier on Movement

It’s such a core part of life. All of the universe is constantly moving. Even when folks sit for their morning/evening meditation practices, perching themselves in stillness on a hill of pillows, they are simultaneously careening through an ever-expanding outer-space, on a spinning hunk of rock. Even with the sit bones resting on a comfortable space and the whole body’s fascia and musculature relaxed, internally speaking, fluids, nutrients and general processes continue to flow towards a steady state. This movement towards equilibrium is where all things are directed. Whether it’s a political movement, physical activity like running,or a musical movement, movements are these specific, self-contained, flows to some steady state.