Softening is the mechanism by which I transform a forceful situation into an energetic one. It is an opening of my heart to welcome whatever's before me into my body. Any problem I may be having can always be reduced to one of resisting (keeping something out) instead of softening (letting something in). Yielding – letting energy in and through to the root – tempers and cleanses character and spirit and presents my centre – my sense of who what where I am – to the world.