Start the new year grounded, with the breath
- Angeleen Knight
- Dec 1, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 1
Our feet are integral to our concept of grounding - physically and energetically. Physically, they contain a quarter of all the bones in the body and are home to more than 200 hundred tendons, muscles and ligaments.
Energetically, they're connected to the earth and our response to life's inevitable shifts and balances.
“This moment is not life waiting to happen, goals waiting to be achieved, words waiting to be spoken, connections waiting to be made, regrets waiting to evaporate, aliveness waiting to be felt, enlightenment waiting to be gained. No. Nothing is waiting. This is it. This moment is life.” ― Jeff Foster
ASANA LAB
Tadasana - Mountain Pose
A simple yet powerful foundation for all other poses. A lovely space to feel aligned, permeable and present
Feet are parallel. Stiff knees or low back? Bring the feet further apart.
Close the eyes and squish your feet into the earth.
Spread the weight evenly across the balls of your feet, heels and toes.
Quads are engaged, kneecaps slide up.
Chest lifts up and away from the belly to elongate the spine.
Invite a slight bend in the knees to connect with the earth and release the sacral area
EQUAL RATIO BREATHING: SAMASTHITI
Samasthiti is equal ratio breathing.
Our breath is a constant companion and teacher that exists both outside of us and within us. It acts as a bridge to our nervous system, helping to ground and connect with our body and the present moment.
Inhale normally and let the breath go.
Begin to equalise the length of the inhale & exhale.
Inhale for a count of one, two, three, four.
Exhale for a count of one, two, three, four.
Repeat five to ten cycles adjusting the breath to suit you.
I am never alone wherever I am. The air itself supplies me with a century of love. When I breathe in, I am breathing in the laughter, tears, victories, passions, thoughts, memories, existence, joys, moments, and the hues of the sunlight on many tones of skin; I am breathing in the same air that was exhaled by many before me. The air that bore them life. And so how can I ever say that I am alone?” ― C. Joybell C.
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