First, since the point is to work your way to your center, and back out into the world, I try to create an experience to get away from the world. For me that requires music in my ears - to be specific, instrumental only, as lyrics will interrupt my own thoughts and process.
Then, what happens varies, but typically I will begin with slow, methodical, ground-touching, earth-feeling steps, often in time with the music so my mind, body, spirit and the earth begin flowing together. We get out of touch with Mother Earth, so the feet are a good way to get back in touch.
Once I get going, often the music will move me to groove a little, stretch, reach to the sky, scoop energy from the earth, and all kinds of other movements - that's for me and it really just depends on the moment.
Now, what happens next? It varies, but often during the meditation, life's questions, struggles, thoughts will start to happen, and I let them roll in, pass by me, let them sit with my body. See, I am high energy so moving my body and having the music then allows my brain to quiet and let things happen...no fighting them, no analyzing, just allowing the deep, core thoughts, concerns and more just kind of float by you. Answers are not the point, but often answers will come from the universe, God, a higher power, your soul, being...Often moving into the center, these thoughts or life concerns may come through and then when I reach the center I sit or stand and do a still meditation for a while and let those sit, settle the mud so to speak. Once leaving the center, the point for me is to feel good and balanced, grounded, centered, sometimes resolution or letting go - so I will dance, often even more joyfully than to the center I came. It is about reaching the exit again rejuvenated, full of life, love, and ready to enter the world again a little bit better than I came in...
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~Daring, Dancing, Delightful Diva~
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