A Slow-Go Day
I wake up everyday without an alarm clock and to my body's natural entrance into the day. I slept a lot later today. It seems that the change of seasons is in full swing, and summer is turning into fall. I suppose this is part of the reason that I am feeling it is a slow-go day. I intend on listening to my body, and letting it guide me through my day and I am getting a message from my body to go slow. Listening to my body and following the subtle messages is part of my tantric lifestyle. However, the challenge, for me, is in my thinking. In my mind, i think I should get accomplished what needs to be done. My list of to-do's has a few things on it and my mind wants me to complete the tasks before the weekend. But I have to ask myself- What really NEEDS to be done? There is nothing that pressing, nothing that can't wait till next week. So I am letting go, I am taking a breath, and I know it is the right thing. Why? I normally have a tingling sensation when I living my truth. That tingling sensation happens at the base of my spine, around my sacrum. It is deeper within that my sacrum. I have a sense it is a Kundalini energy awareness. After 8 years of tantric practices sometimes all it takes for me is just one breath in, and I can feel aliveness and intense pleasure.
When I woke up this morning, I immediately thought of your "slow-go-day" Blog entry. It was already in my awareness that today would not be a "slow-go" day for me, but in fact it would be a high energy and fast paced day.
I also like to wake without an alarm clock. In fact, I do not keep any time keeping device in my bedroom sanctuary. There is no clock or calendar in the room where I sleep. Without the aid of any extenal device, I naturally come to wakefulness between 4am and 5am. For a good portion of the year, this means that I am awake before the sun begins to illuminate my surroundings. Instead of turning on a light, I manage to do my morning grooming routine either in the dark or by soft candlelight. It may seem like an unnatural way of starting a day, but I prefer the gradual coming into daytime without the aid of electric lights. (I do have a deep appreciation for hot water flowing from the hot water heater.)
After my grooming routine, I begin my morning practice of yoga and pranayama (breathwork). This is the time that I spend with my muses and with other heavenly bodies that communicate with my etheric body. It seems that there is a frequency in the Universe that calls to me to come and participate in an "other" world. It is not the same world as Good Morning America or NPR's Morning Edition. The frequency is that of a realm that is easy to get to, but has been pushed away by electronic devices and our fast and unconscious lifestyles. I am compelled to connect with that frequency. It is my connection to that frequency that helps me to move more consciously and compassionately in a world that filled with disturbing news stories of terrorism, poverty and a government that seduces citizens to live in fear.
I am drawn to my morning practice because I find that what happens to me on my meditation cushion prepares me for what happens to me in the global marketplace.
Thank you for giving me this opportunity to share my thoughts on your Blog-site.
Kameshwari-Kate
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Your words vibrate love through my entire being.
In the wee morning hours, the Divine calls to me as well. At that time of day, the connection is so wonderfully palpable.
When I awake, I usually turn on a light as the bathroom is dark and I desire light to evacuate.
Then, more lights are turned on as I prepare my tantric studio for my morning meditations.
Because of you, I find myself experiencing ecstasy as I ponder the possibilities of awakening and maintaining the essence of natural light as I begin my daily journey through the lens of this human experience.
I am in gratitude for you.
I wish you an abundant journey in peace and love.
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