11/06/2025
Heart openers and back bends have been a theme for me and my teaching through this lunar cycle.
A place of bravery and compassion, our heart is the centre of both our love and our grief - love for others, our selves, the world around us. Grief for what no longer is, for things that no longer are. The central chakra between the three below and three above. 🌟
During this time I was given the opportunity to teach an intensive for the teacher trainees during their heart chakra module, and as a part of that experience I was invited to add a meaningful piece of treasure to their alter.
My first thought was my heart necklace, a place that holds grief and love for me - my tenth birthday present from my father who left for the stars not long after - and yet I couldn’t bring myself to take it off my neck or leave it in studio for so long.
And so instead I chose three things: crystals that found me through a strangers dream - quartz with a rainbow inside it, a message of connection qnd compassion.
A vintage camera I found amongst my fathers/grandfathers thing - a reminder of my grief and a reminder of the impermanence of a moment - we can try to capture time but it can only capture parts of it and it can be fully experienced through the moment itself - a reminder to be present.
Finally, a necklace weaved in love around rose quartz the stone of love. A reminder of my macrame skilled friend Cass and a reminder of the friends and people in our lives who weave a tapestry of support for our growth.
I have loved my time with the trainees and I have loved exploring backbends qnd heart openers during this time.
This pose - natarajasana “lord of the dance” is a scary one for many, and one that often creates internal pressure.
The next time you practice “dancer” I invite you to focus on the feeling rather than the silhouette - and to balance the energy of your leg behind you with the energy of your arm reaching for the sky 🌌 🤍
Beach photos taken by wearing
What would you place on an alter to represent your heart?