
Buddha sitting in bhumisparsha-mudra posture (calling the earth to be his witness). Birmany. White marble with traces of polychromy. Gallo-Roman museum of Lyon. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
During a recent yoga class the teacher demonstrated a mudra, which she said was used to connect oneself to the earth.
A mudra, or a symbolic hand gesture, can be used to help strengthen the power of your intention. Mudras are traditionally used in yoga practices, and in Hindu and Buddhist ceremonies.
I’ve adapted that mudra as a part of my practice of setting a dream intention when I’m preparing to incubate a healing dream for the planet.
Here’s how:
- Place your left hand on your heart center to connect to your individual heart, your personal and unique passions and desires.
- Place your right hand palm facing down on your cushion, chair, or thigh, facing toward the earth. Feel your connection with the shared source of all life…the Earth’s heart.
- Take a few breaths here, connecting with your individual unique heart, and our common shared source, the earth.
- When you feel connected and complete, bring your hands together in front of your heart and feel the two spheres, your personal heart and our shared earth, together.
This, in effect, is the essence of collective dreaming, and of the group I lead: 350 Dreamers.
You can use this mudra before or after a meditation, or to help set your intention for a dream incubation for the planet.
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This post is excerpted from my recent talk about 350 Dreamers given at the International Association for the Study of Dreams annual conference in Berkeley California.
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June 29, 2012 at 12:50 am
Tzivia
Reblogged this on All the Snooze That's Fit to Print.
June 29, 2012 at 2:12 am
Judy Gardiner
Tzivia,
I love this meditation and the collective dreaming and healing work you’re doing for Mother Earth. So necessary. Thank you.
Judy Gardiner
July 5, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Tzivia
Thank you, Judy, for stopping by, and for joining the conversation!
June 29, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Fairin Woods
Tzivia, Yeah for this collective dreaming forum! My first visit to your blog. Thank you for giving a mudra. I’ve sprinkled them in my practice as a rare spice. Your post is inspiring me to wake up, use this mudra, and others as well. Fairin
July 5, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Tzivia
Thank you, Fairin! Mudras are indeed a rare and delcious spice 🙂 Great to sprinkle into our dreaming practice, too 🙂
July 4, 2012 at 2:57 am
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