Archive for October 27th, 2009
Standing on Solid Ground
October 27th, 2009 | Author: Shannon
I have just returned from my children’s yoga teacher training. It was fabulous. This weekend focused on a Body-Mind Centering approach to anatomy.
I am astonished at all that goes into movement and the human body. So starting, literally, from the ground up, I want to share some thoughts about feet.
Recently, I was on a jaunt in the woods and I noticed the beauty of the earth beneath my feet.
The pine cones, pine needles, leaves, sticks, and stones, all crunched as I stepped across them. I noticed the forgiveness of the earth as it bounced back after each step.
In some places, the moss-covered the ground with sweet softness and acted as a gentle cushion.
Branches, stumps, rotting fallen trees served as little obstacles to negotiate.
My feet held me up, confidently no matter what the terrain. As an aspiring yoga teacher I got to thinking about doing yoga in the pine trees and how different the experience would be to doing yoga on the wooden floor of a studio.
This weekend I revisited these thoughts as I learned about the feet, which are uniquely designed to navigated these irregular surfaces. So different then the hard concrete or wooden floors on which we usually walk or stand.
Standing upright with strength on any surface is as natural for our bodies, and especially our feet, as breathing.
How is it for you to stand strongly despite the uneven surfaces of life?
