Understanding the context of information that is provided to you helps you see a bigger perspective. When it comes to movement and exercise, we often may not understand the history behind a set of movements which will provide us with a context as to the health benefits we may receive from training in a specific discipline. This in turn, allows us to be able to listen to our body, and "hear" the tension we may carry or where we may need to focus on to heal a particular part of ourselves, and make us stronger in general.
This also applies to life where we may make assumptions about people, situations, or circumstances when we do not understand the context from which someone may be operating from. Learning to listen to our body, and to observe where our mind goes - be it a space of judgment or a story we have told ourselves over and over - requires discipline and a willingness to understand that our minds try to sabotage us in relationships and situations, especially when we are building new connections to ourselves inside. When we become conscious of that, we can listen more open heartedly to others. We learn not to judge ourselves harshly which in turn ripples out into the world because we become less judgmental of others on their own path. Taking the time to understand the context of something is the key to good communication not only with others, but with ourselves.
