✨.............................. ..................I am learning how to live
In the spaces between
The edges of dark and light
The crack between night and day
Of the tangible and the ethereal
The mundane and the infinite
I am learning to see every crumb that falls
As relevant, as necessary
The floor to be swept
The dishes to wash
That body that needs tending
All as significant
Parts of the trajectory
Of the earth
and our disillusionment
As we collide
With unthinkable new realities
Four years ago I stood
On my porch in the dark
And She showed me
Where we were heading
Being stripped down to our roots
Back to the genesis of life
Rediscovering
The umbilical cord
That tethers us to the soil
A spontaneous hailstorm
Brings us to the window
And the Earth feels like
She’s woken up
And taken a deep breath,
Shuddering, Shifting
Seizing every opportunity
Every crack, every opening
To move through
Her ebullient force
We are the will of the Earth
We are The Great Turning
Life moving towards life
There is something beyond theories
Beyond projections and agendas
We feel it in these deep shuddering breaths
There is something not accounted for
They do not recognize or revere
In all of their scientific analysis
She is untameable
And we are Her.
I am learning how to tiptoe
At the edges of land
When you see me walking
I’m half not here
When you ask how I am
I have no words
I am everything
I am alive.
Are you? ✨. ✨. ✨. ✨. ✨. ✨. ~ A. Grace, “At the Edge”
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One of my favorite restorative poses, Legs-up-the-wall (or my modified version, Legs-up-the-bed).This can be a wonderful pose to soothe the nervous system and support relaxation.It requires very little strength or flexibility, making it an accessible pose for most bodies.
To come into this pose: ✨
- Have a mat or blanket underneath you for comfort and another folded for under your hips. You may want a third for under your head or a thin pillow. I like to use a rolled up towel at the base of my skull, supporting the natural curve of my neck. You may want to also use an eye pillow or eye mask. ✨
- Come and sit with one hip up against a bed (or couch). - Swing your legs up on the bed and lie yourself back. (Alternatives: If you have a wall space, you can do this with your legs extended up the wall, creating an L-shape with the body. You can also do the same up against a headboard of a bed.)
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- Make sure your low back and neck feel supported. Let your arms and legs relax. Turn your palms up by your side. ✨
- If at any point you become uncomfortable or feel pain please come out of the pose. Not every pose is for suitable for everyone all the time. Listen to *your* body!
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- Close your eyes if that is comfortable for you. Feel your breath rise and fall. Sense your spine supported by the floor beneath you. ✨
- Tune into your senses. Notice sounds far and near, the light behind your eyelids, temperature of the room, taste in your mouth. ✨
- Scanning through your body, notice sensations. Notice thoughts and feelings with curiosity, meeting all that you can with full acceptance and permission. ✨
- Where you observe tightness or tension in the body, send the breath into that space. If difficult emotions arise breathe into them and watch them rise, crest and then recede.
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- Feel the space around your heart soften and open. ✨
- Stay here for 5-10 min if you can. Repeat often as needed. 💗
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