LESSON RHO:

NAVIGATING AN ASTEROID FIELD

This next test needs to be done in a room that belongs to you, because you need to get that room messy. Put objects all over the floor. Toys, books, pillows, whatever. If you’re outside, maybe you can use stones, twigs, and book bags.

Now, stand on one leg. Breathe. Feel your breath pass from your nose, down your throat, into your stomach, down your rooted leg, and into the ground.

When you feel fully rooted, start hopping. Hop from one end of the room to the other, without touching anything, including the strewn objects.

Whether you’re in an asteroid field or the jungle on Dagobah, as a Jedi you must feel what is around you, must take it into your mind, and respond to it as if it were a part of your very body. According to Yoda, after all, it is.

If this test is easy, try it with your eyes closed.