"To loose unnecessary tension we need to find adequate support from our bones. Bones are the only structural parts of the body that can transmit forces; they are, therefore, the means by which the weight of the body is transmitted to the floor.
When we allow this to happen, without tightening muscles unnecessarily, we need to become well grounded. A well grounded body can become still, much in the way a bowl of water becomes still, if undisturbed. This is quiet different to becoming stiff like a brick wall. Both may be unmoving, but only the bowl of water has the potential for movement.
When well-grounded we may be still, but the slightest impulse could initiate movement. Any unhelpful muscle tension will stiffen us and take the potential for movement away. In well-grounded movements, breathing can adjust appropriately, where as stiffness tends to 'fix' breathing."
--Peter Blackaby Intelligent Yoga
Experiment with this in a simple posture...it's important and interesting stuff!
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