Why I think I have failed at bending spoons.

[anagogy]

Are "distortion" and "balance" (of one's energy centers) basically unrelated?

I thought they were so interrelated as to be the same thing. But thinking about it, I don't know if I've examined the two concepts in detail. If someone could shed some light (or quotations) on the issue, it would be much appreciated.

They are the same thing from my perspective.

To become undistorted is to become more balanced. To become distorted is to become more imbalanced.