EARTH
Here you will build the foundation for your practice. Working with grounding and balancing yourself through the experience of holding form and connecting to the energy of gravity. See what your nature has become and know that this substance is waiting to be molded, shaped and enlivened by the other elements of your practice!
Earth is the foundational element. That which is matter is the result of creation, the inert result of this whole process of the Universal Evolution. Without this material, life could not express itself for it would have no anchor in substance. Earth is the coalescence of energy into a rigid constitution. The building blocks of all manner of things are the result of energy resting in a state that holds a pattern or form. Like crystals with their geometric structures of atoms, we too hold patterns of energy in our tissues and atoms. This practice is an invitation into the material of your being. How can we inform the blueprint of our material being to express itself more wholly? Contemplate this as you set the intention for any of the practices for the Earth element.
WATER
Working with the energetic body (Pranamaya Kosha) requires the attention on the breath, and movements that stimulate the flow of energy throughout our body. The water element rules how we receive, hold and release energy that is in our environment. This manifests through different expressions in our chemical and structural physiology. Our connective tissue itself operates best when well hydrated and movement is a way to lubricate your fascia when it gets out of order. Enjoy the process of shifting your energy and releasing all of the old matters you have absorbed that muddy your waters. Come to the water practice when life has put something in front of you or into you that seems to be immovable.
Water is the element of creation, change, penetration and absorption. It is the open flow that operates to receive and change the solid structures of earth into different expressions and states of being. Water erodes earth, eroding and shifting the structures of our life to excite change. With differing expressions, life finds its story through the flow of water and time. Desire is the nature of the Sacral Chakra, associated in Tantra with the hands, we can ask “What do we want to grasp and bring into ourselves? What are we filled with, and what do we need to let go of?” Just as water is receptive to the energies around it, so too is it penetrating. The power of water to change conditions is the result of its openness to be with anything and everything that touches. To be with the water element is to be free to flow in your life and always find the path of least resistance!
FIRE
Nothing can be received without an offering being given first. This is the law of Karma. It is at this stage when you can bring into expression that which you want to see in your life. But it comes with a cost. Tapas is the practice of dedication where you can purify yourself through a clear focus and vision on your intention. Building your center is the key to mastering this element. It is your Hara, the center of your being that emanates the light of your consciousness. Through the mechanism of ego, you begin to express a purpose and a vision. Rather than openness, there must be clarity and dedication to make a fire. Once the fire is steady it can purify any material and bring forth the energy and power that lies in all things. Feel the burn with this calisthenics practice that will transform and purify every fiber of your being!
Enter Fire! The ignition of your spirit within that shines forth in the form of your being. Fire is how you show up in your surroundings, as well as what you see and digest in the world around you. This element of transformation takes the work of water to the next level. Rather than receiving matter in its state and changing it slowly over time, Fire expresses itself through the total destruction and reclamation of the essence of any matter. It casts off the density and shines light into the Universe in a glorious moment of expression. How do I show up in this world? How do I want to show up and shine my light? What do I need to burn in the sacrificial fire to become what it is I want to be? Request clarity and find focus and purpose in who you are with these questions as you set your intention to ignite your life with purpose!
AIR
Here is your space to reach out. To touch new possibilities is the gift of this element. Through movement you can entice an aspect of reality that existed in potential and now has an avenue for expression. Only by moving through life can you know what feels right and what feels wrong. On the subtle level, discernment gives motivation to where your energy can and should move. By directing your body through this dynamic practice, and envisioning the way you can influence your reality, you find the love in connection with life. By moving towards what serves you and away from what does not you can reaffirm the loving intelligence of the Divine through your own creation and expression.
When energy has moved beyond its physical form it becomes the unseen flow of movement that enlivens all that it touches. This is Air and the gift of movement and touch. The light of fire touches everything not through its own essence, but through the movement that Air invites. It is with this element that the changes in density of things becomes the driving force for how you situate yourself with your surroundings. All of us are a mixture of light and dark, of subtlety and density. Air is the quality that allows you to find your place, or to step into the place where you can be most effective. If you claim yourself to be something for too long, a fresh breeze of Air will eventually come to move you by moving what is around you. “What can I shift into or out of in this moment?” Be open, you are the antenna that Spirit uses to broadcast the message of life. Tap into discernment and intuition with the movement of inspiration. Like the clouds, molded and shaped by Air, show up in new ways and move into this now moment as your best self.
Ether is the willing source of all things that are to become a reality. Without a space, nothing can exist. And only by having the open potential of space can anything come into being. You think you are the stuff, but in reality you are the open portal through which material life becomes some THING. What is behind this life of things is a space to hold the things that want to exist. If you tap into the potential and possibilities of life, you can make your reality anything you can imagine. What Ether provides is the tapestry of this reality, upon which we can weave the meaning of existence. In this Space you have the right to embody the best version of yourself. This element taps into the essence of Wholeness in Nothingness. Both are true and cooperative in the process of anything. Open yourself to the Fullness of the Abyss.
