Your body knows the way: slience the mind, move the body!
- lingyan zhang
- Aug 17
- 2 min read

We always have countless thoughts swirling in our minds. They tangle like threads, weaving themselves into worries.Many things aren’t inherently troublesome—it’s your reaction to them that creates self-inflicted chaos.
Often, we feel "stuck" or "confused," but the nature of thought is this: **the more you dwell, the deeper you sink, and the harder it is to break free. Yet "clarity" often strikes in an instant—a careless gesture from someone, an unplanned moment in nature, caught by your attentive eye. In that flash, a tangled knot finds its way out and its cure.
To live fully, you must learn to play a solo game with yourself.
You need to understand how "thoughts" operate:
- Why negative thoughts bring crushing emotions;
- Why emotions numb your body or manifest as pain;
- Why "detoxing" from and "quarantining" your own thoughts is vital.
Your thoughts, your desires—they direct your attention.
And what you focus on—whether it stirs your soul or brings calm—determines your state of being.
You need wisdom to play the instrument that is your body.
The mind excels at processing information and solving problems, but many "thoughts" are fabricated hybrids—delusions, assumptions, fantasies. Our brains are masterful at these, and precisely these thoughts create trouble. The world isn’t full of troubles—overthinking makes them.
Why can the body lead the mind?
The body and mind aren’t directly connected.This is my personal insight from dance. If you follow a teacher’s choreography to prescribed music, analyzing each step before moving—that’s mere “training”, not self-expression or joy. But when I move freely to music, without planning—music sparks emotion, emotion sparks intuition, intuition guides the body—I create fluid self-expression! In this body-flow state, you gain instant clarity:
- What emotions drive you;
- Where you feel constricted or free;
- Hidden creative confidence;
- Your perception of self and surroundings;
- And crucially—how to master your time and attention, refusing to let meaningless thoughts hijack them.
When your mind grows lazy (e.g., writer’s block) or wanders( endless mental chatter), do one thing:
“Press play. Dance now.”
As you move, your body awakens energy flow, and your mind grows still. After dancing, your mind even sharpens—focused and creative.
This article flowed out the moment I stopped dancing, after an hour surrendering to body movement —and sat down with my phone to write.
Remember: Learn to play your solo game well!
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