I don't know any complicated Yoga poses (they may not even be called poses). I am not exactly a morning person. I dont wake up at the crack of dawn because the Ophiuchus within wants to greet the world. However we all have days when were up extra early, with excessive energy spilling out of our body. Energy is not always positive.
I remember my summer in Costa Rica. I was there for only three weeks but I was introduced to a lifestyle worth adopting. Each morning we would have a group "stretch," like a meditation.
Rachel, who was an American native, who found solace in Costa Rica, (spoke Costarican spanish and called that land her home) used to lead the stretch. She would instruct us to greet the sun, the sky, the earth, the wind, anything you can think of that applies to nature. She made us move ever inch of our bodies. Back then, I saw called this the funny dance we did each morning. Today, I wish I could connect with nature and let her fuel my days.
I believe in nature, though I've never bought plants to decorate my house. I believe that there is something empowering about her. If we can become aware of our own body through her, we would be able to rid our minds of certain thoughts. Certain malaise.
Today, I feel it. Malaise. I've had random dreams. Weird one. Today I wish I could remember those mediating chants. The movements. Today I wish I could identify my triggers through nature. I want to connect with my body, mind and spirit. I want to be able to identify what it is withing that makes me want certain things, avoid others and feel the things I feel.
I wish I could sit on a yoga mat in the middle of an island, the ocean's waves crashing against a nearby rock, the birds chirping as they hide in trees. A soft Caribbean wind blowing from east to west. In the middle of it all, I will be holding natures hands, having a chat with her, Pouring out my soul while her nurturing hands caresses energy into my body. Cleansing my body of all Malaise.
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