The teaching
In Parshas Metzora, the Talmud connects the skin eruption — tzara'as — to harmful speech. What the mouth releases, the body records.
In tai chi, we know this. Stand in stillness long enough and the body tells the truth. The jaw holds what the mouth regrets. The shoulders carry what the tongue released too quickly.
The person with tzara'as wasn't simply punished. He was given time — sent outside the camp to listen inward before returning to community.
This is the practice. Before you speak, feel the body. Notice where the tension lives.
Where is your body holding a word? Breathe there first.
