As I approach standing each day, I find that I can work throught the checklist of standing points more quickly.

I'm able to observe/release master cavity as well as perineum much sooner than previous efforts.  As long as I "stay out of the way" I feel I'm growing taller the whole set, as the softness emerges and gently guides everyting to greater verticality.

This post is more about anchoring the joints.

In the previous training practiced, the neigong was that during standing, you released foot, ankle, calf, knee, hips, torso...ect...over and over to allow filling from the bottom up.

However there was no clarity like the bottom, middle and top of each joint.  This anchoring is already much more detailed, and I was surprised at how much intention and will it took to keep the mind on task, my mind kept wanting to run away from that mapping process.

Wow! I feel so dumb sometimes. I've just noticed in stick practice just how much working with the foot couple, the pelvic couple, and the cavities takes the "excess slack" out of the fascia "body suit." I was practicing chambering, strike, parry, and thrust, and I could feel just how much more connected the parry was when I forgot about my arms and just attended to the couples and cavities.

Doh!! Better late than never, I suppose. :-)