Focusing

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So, what I have written on the 'about Living Movement' page re focusing is this:
Focusing
is the 'mind' aspect of tai chi.
You allow yourself to become absorbed, attentive to what is happening in each moment.
Learning to be present, actively directing your attention or quietly listening, with clarity,
is truly one of the fundamental cornerstones of tai chi and as modern neuroscience tells us,
becomes a gateway to happiness.
I have just a few thoughts to add, which is what i say in the film above. 
I like the idea of focus being a natural, easy state. I am reminded of how I used to like watching my children play with water when they were very young - they had a natural (and enviable) level of absorption in the moment as they played and studied, yes studied,  the water...how it dripped, poured, spilt, sloshed, felt ....
I like this kind of attention - where you simply allow yourself to become absorbed in the experience of the moment.
The tai chi is so good in offering possibilities here because it is physical. So there's always something to feel, to become intrigued with, interested in.

All that said, there is also, of course, the thing of training and practice. The Kung Fu - the time and practice - that counts for so much and makes all the difference.
So, I think it's a question of finding that balance between, the effort, the training and the natural way. It's both. From my own experience, what really doesn't work is trying too hard, which seems to slow things down.
​Anyway, it's a lot of fun playing around with ....