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I've been working on being "still" during standing... as Sifu has been ending class with some minutes of stillness...

I realized that I do not know what stillness is... is it continually holding the 10 points and allowing the softness to keep me growing? is it just maintaining that place based on the 10 points and keeping the softness from making me taller? 

I guess I am experiencing the observation that stillness is not what I thought, and I know that if I just keep training, my observations will keep changing.

As standing progresses, 

The Lighter the Yi I use, the stronger the front of the U upholds me in verticality, and as I stand there lightly as if a wind would blow me over, its like being held up in place in the front and the back, but all the while never losing the anchored feeling.

Im also noticing that with the lighter the yi, and the stronger the front of the U, this allows the arms to hang more extremely in the opposite direction. 

One of my early questions in class was... How do I support and lengthen the spine while driving so that I do not get compressed and cramped...

Sifu said just drive normal and be safe.

This week, after many insights and observations while practicing the standing meditation, raise hands and stick play...

while driiving, I released perineum, and voila... the neck lifted... holding the head up, while stretching out my upper body.

I never would have beleived it without FEELING it!