AN ASHTANGA DIARY 9

And in savasana, then what? What are you supposed to do?

There is an opportunity to withdraw the sense awarenesses, starting from the outermost layers, where the hairs of the body experience the air around the body, this being the primary physical encounter with that which lies external to us, the bridge from the inner to the outer worlds.

Then drawing inwards, to the skin, that which comprises and contains our shape, our form and to a large extent, our identity, and then inwards through the first layer of fat, and into the muscles that lie below.

Those muscles, which following practice are engorged with prana, and vibrational resonances, and then on into the bone structure, the skeleton that dwells within. Recall and identify as many as you wish, from memory of those illustrations we all know so well, and mapping internally too.

Yes, know your skeleton well.

And, then conatined within the structure are the vital organs, from the brain and eyes in the skull, and the heart, lungs, digestive systems and more within the torso, and, this all fed with a network of veins and arteries, carrying the life giving blood throughout the body.

Yes, know your system well, and feel it by knowing it.

And, then deeper within, are the nervous systems that carry information and data about the entire body, at lightning speeds, and follwing practice allow the mind to become more familiar with the mapping, that is loosely aligned with the physicality of the body.

These pulsating and resonating systems are highlighted immediately after practice, and this is an opportunity to know, to feel, that which we normally ignore, and then, deeper still, the subtle body...

Written and published by Mark Golding - THE ORGANIC HOME

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