We notice and talk about cycles of all sorts in life. Cycles are often circular in nature, but when we add another dimension we have spirals which feel so much more like the actual experience of growth within a cycle. This week it feels important to be aware of your location within cycles. What cycles are you aware of in your life right now? Check the external landscape and the internal landscape. Notice your location within your time on earth, your location in physical and physiological cycles. Be aware of cycles of thoughts and emotions and energy and relationships. You find so many layers and dimensions when you start exploring the cycles of existence. This could very easily become a cerebral exploration, but if we do our exploring from the heart center, we will find a more healing (remembering we are whole) view.
What I’m noticing is curves everywhere: from the curves of the mountains and roads to the curves of grasses and bodies. From the orbits of planets to the thoughts that get stuck on repeat. If I orient myself along the curves within the cycle, I am then better able to navigate the curves and have a different perspective of the whole cycle and whether it’s a closed loop circle or if I’m allowing growth and thus shifting the cycle into a spiral instead. This is not a case of circle is bad, spiral is good. Neither is right or wrong, they are both important. The curved line itself is the focus here.
The powers of the circles and spirals can be felt in the firmness of their shape. A straight line is the shortest distance between two points and has a force of direction you can feel just looking at it. A curved line is magical. It very definitely knows where it is going, but it takes a longer route, still a set (mathematical) placement between two points, but there is an immense amount of power in holding that line. The power of a curve is majestic; it is a power to be reveled in. My image for you is a whirling dervish, a spectacular example of this power. Here’s a quick exercise for you to explore the feel, the energy, and the power of a curved line.
While you are seated or standing, close your eyes, and take a few deep breaths: settling into your physical body in the now. Allow yourself to drop into your heart space, placing both hands on your sternum. Check in with your heart space, noticing what is. Tune into curved lines and be aware of any curves. Place your palms together and rub your hands briskly for a few breaths. Then slowly pull your hands apart and gently push them toward each other, in and out slowly expanding, and notice what this feels like. Then slowly spread your arms out and move your arms from side to side in front of you and above you, feeling with your hands the curved lines you are creating/following. Notice what your hands are feeling and notice, too, what this feels like in your heart center. Gently bring your hands back into your sternum. Take a few deeper breaths bringing your awareness back into your physical body in the now. And open your eyes with a soft gaze as you’re ready.
This is a very calming exercise and it connects your whole being in a gentle fashion, so if you are agitated in any way or feeling disconnected, give it a try. As always, please share any experiences by commenting below or by sharing on my Facebook page.
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May you be one with the power of a curve.