At Sanieh's class today, she shared about what she learned at a workshop with a zen priest this past weekend. Often we hold on to things with a tense arm and gripped hand. What is it in your life that you hold on to like this? Perhaps it is a person, a thing, an activity, etc. Instead of holding on with a strong grip, why not just hold on to it with open palms? She demonstrated the contrast in the arms. I felt that was a good visual.
In our asana practice, we worked towards dhanurasana. We prepped by lifting opposite arm and leg from table top position. For those who wanted the challenge, you can the lifting from downward dog. I attempted it, but balance was definitely a challenge. After lifting, the next step was to bind opposite hand and foot.
I don't know if it was coincidental, but the shape of dhanurasana was similar to the shape her hand made "open palm".
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