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"Movement
is my medicine, it's my meditation, my practice. It's what I do no
matter how I
feel.
We were all
born to move, to surrender to the beat. Your soul is a
dancer. No effort. No judgment. Pure energy in the moment.
I call my form
of ecstatic dance the wave. It's a moving meditation and a
great workout, using five basic rhythms that form a map to your
innermost being.
Moving through the wave is my spiritual practice.
The first
rhythm, f l o w i n g, is fluid, circular, continuous motion with a
focus on the inhale.
Flowing builds
to s t a c c a t o — short, sharp, percussive —
stops and
starts, with a focus on the exhale.
Then c h a o s,
the gateway to trance — wild, abandoned and free.
From here, we
let go into the l y r i c a l rhythm, the heart of trance —
airy, light and surrendered.
This energy
dissolves in moving s t i l l n e s s, focusing on the inner dance,
where each movement rises from the ocean of our being.
There is no
right or wrong way to do this practice; there is only your
way. And you will change from day to day if you are true to yourself.
Some days,
you may feel heavy or inert or depressed. So, get into it —
do your heavy,
inert or depressed dance. Move and breathe into these energies.
Whatever you're
feeling, surrender to it, get behind it, breathe into it and it will
change.
Some rhythms
may be more comfortable for you than others. Trust that each
one is a teacher, a catalyst, a gateway to your soul.
You've got
to find your personal style of doing the wave. Use the wave to
move beyond self consciousness into your wild and mysterious free
spirit.
Your breath is
the key; not controlling, but letting it go. and, most
importantly, listen to the beat. So, relax, give yourself permission and have a good time. And remember: If you
don't do your dance, who will?"
Gabrielle |