The Welcoming Ground

I lay myself down

on the welcoming

ground, the earth's

spine becoming mine.

Peace seeps into

heavy limbs and

slows my heartbeat

to the pace of

nature. I take refuge

in the quiet, and let

my burdens go,

one by one, until

the earth and I

both float in the

same vast and

holy silence.

~ Danna Faulds ~

At the end of Yoga class, we mindfully move into Shavasana, corpse pose. It is a time to take refuge in the quiet; to let burdens go and to float in the vast, holy silence. It is the most important pose in Yoga practice. This is culmination of all the other poses. With the earth welcoming the body, there is deep healing, profound nourishing, and serene balancing.