07/04/2026
💪🏽 True strength is in HUMILITY 🫶🏼 a quality that’s always been the most attractive to me . It’s reflected in the eyes of a devotee - take hanu as the perfect embodiment of this 🪷
In Kalari we keep touching the earth as a way to remain rooted , pay our respects and allow the awareness to drop from the ego-creating mind into the feeling-sentient body . 🥷
As our Guruji Laxmanji says “ Through the spine and breath we are able to connect with the Para Shakti 🌀
It’s the body that will give confidence to the mind not the other way round so trust and prepare your body - lean into the fear with your body . Play with your body it will develop into trust because everything is not in your control - it is your bodys’ intelligence - the body won’t let you fall ( due to the centre of gravity) - allow body to react rather than you creating more suppression or force .
Fear is very important for a warrior - it makes you more aware of your body - that’s what makes you stronger and helps protect yourself . 💪🏽 You need fear, anger , tears - it happens through the knowledge in the body not just the mind - so when you do the movement you release the anger in a more precise controlled way where you don’t allow it to fully take over you but you move with it . “
Currently this mother of all martial arts form Kalaripayattu is teaching me to move with my fears . Playing with my discomforts that is the sādhanā which reminds me of . The struggle is the practice ; this is not performance . 🙏🏽
