In yoga philosophy there is a belief that life - at its most basic level - is comprised of an endless flow of subtle vibrations. All of creation is said to hum with pulsation, with a wavelike alternation of rising and falling, of reaching and returning, of becoming and being. The flow of these subtle vibrations is called spanda in yoga philosophy, and much of our practice is about settling into these waves of life with an ever deepening clarity and ease.

This 27-minute reclined movement practice explores the magnificent way that life is expressed through us, as we move and breathe and rest. We explore the possibility of rooting, of reaching and of returning, all in ways that key us into the springy and wavelike flow of movement both within and beyond us.

Like waves, we aren’t meant to only rise or only fall. We aren’t meant to only reach out and never return home. Our lives are expression of the beautiful play of ebb and flow, of movement and stillness, of giving and receiving, of self and other. What a relief to know that life is ever-changing. We are verbs just as surely as we are nouns!

If you’d like to learn more about cultivating this gentle exploration of spanda and other practices, please visit my website.

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