1. Understanding Resistance

Think about how a sailor reads the wind, or how a potter feels clay, or how a dancer works with gravity. Before we can work effectively with any force, we first need to understand its nature. Resistance isn't just something to overcome - it's a fundamental aspect of how patterns interact, create structure, and enable movement.

This understanding isn't theoretical - it's deeply practical, rooted in direct experience. Like learning to read water or feel terrain, understanding resistance helps us navigate more effectively with what's actually present.

Each area we explore reveals different aspects of how resistance functions in living systems:

• Natural Function - How resistance serves system health

  • As information

  • As structure

  • As opportunity

• Types of Encounter - Different ways resistance presents

  • Direct opposition

  • Indirect tension

  • Structural mismatch

  • System protection

Remember: This isn't about categorizing resistance as "good" or "bad" but about recognizing it as a fundamental aspect of how patterns interact. Understanding its nature helps us work more effectively with it rather than against it.

Like learning any new language, understanding resistance gives us more ways to read and respond to what's actually happening in living systems. This foundation helps us develop more effective ways of working with resistance when we encounter it.