It was a full moon AND lunar eclipse AND...
the 333th day of the year with 33 days remaining in 2012. Our circle was the largest ever at ten participants. first sharing around the circle, the question was, "What do you need?" 2nd check-in was, "What is your name and share something about your spiritual journey." Then were took to our feet and did a movement exercise. It is a Qi Gong partner practice. We expand and condense an energy ball between us. Then we circled the room and created a massive symphony of hand gestures and vibrations. Seated again, we ohmed, toned, and sat in silence. Question of the Circle, "Share a recent conversation with your heart." Grounding: Dance a positive affirmation for your heart.
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Begin in Mountain Pose, Tadasana.
Swivel hips about your center, let your arms move freely. Hands on hips, circle laterally around your center. Tree, Vrksasana to Sukhasana, easy seated pose. Centering breath, intention, ohm. forwarding folding over a bolster, alternating with neck, shoulder, and heart openers. Hip opening series on back. Bridge. Savasana. INTENTION a clear mind to taste the bliss of stillness in the void of everything
I. GROUNDING Lite seated movement: spinal flexing, spinal twisting, forward fold. II. CENTERING Mind clearing in two breaths; gather thoughts and distractions outside of your body, then ground awareness into your heart. III. AWARENESS Check the Oil: look in your vessel, what is your energy level? IV. THEME/MUDRA ethereal layers of the Earth V. SIlLENCE rainbow bridge chakra balance, then opening up to the entire universe The Earth rests in the South. As a source of infinite abundance ground your being into her foundation.
To your West, the water flows towards the ocean. Release your burdens to the unifying power of the sea. Now you are open to receive the knowledge of the winds of the North. As day breaks the night, you are born again, a phoenix rising from the flames in the East. Choose the element that you need to work with and sit with it in your heart. Aho! The circle is making new loops. New space, time, day. We easily moved through all the koshas of Heart Circle and did a lot of beautiful healing work. First, I introduced the Cafe of Life for new participants, then explained the oneness bowl's symbolism for our interconnectness. Within the woven vessel, I placed a rock wrapped in a thick copper band, that I scavenged from a waterfall in North Carolina; Tori placed her black and gold bracelet removed form her arm.
To get started, I wanted to establish our location and intention. As I am currently sharing an Earth based practice, I called the four directions and the elements of the Twisted Hair lineage of the Americas: East/Fire, South/Water, West/Earth, North/Air, Above, Below, and Center. Our intention is healing. Between each direction I beat my drum from my heart, sometimes 2 or 3 or a string of claps with my wand. It felt appropriate to take it slow on this damp day and check in with what we needed in the moment. We all shared eruptions of stories that were seeking listeners. Sharing from our hearts. Acknowledging our company as mirrors. From there, we opened our healing gates in hands and feet and enjoyed seated stretching and standing movement to stimulate our energy. The most noticeable sift for me came from the next part, toning. Starting with 3 ohms, then we just let it go...up, down, high, low, our voices traveled into the angel-sphere. We knew when to stop, and enter stillness for five minutes. From there, we followed our hearts and asked questions. Spoke out blessings out loud. Closed the circle by thanking the medicine wheel, exchanging hugs, and stepping into the abundance we manifest. |
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