Be interested in your body’s relationship to the ground. Lie on your back on the floor and explore the curves of your spine, the curves of your feet and wrists. Where does you body touch the ground and where does it lift away from the ground? First explore with your mind, visualising the curves of the body, and then use your hands to see if your your mental imagine was the same. Is there anything you could let go of to feel more grounded, less tense?
‘…gravity draws everything towards the centre of the earth. The ground interrupts us. It also gives us something to resist, in order to stand up or make adjustments.’ Joanna Sarah Avison, Yoga, Anatomy, fascia and movement.
How we react against the ground and interpret gravity is written in our bodies, our posture, our movements- we can tread heavily or step lightly. Without the ground, without something to react against, our bodies cannot function properly: