February: Womb and Water
RESOURCES:
Remember everything below is OPTIONAL and only to be used to support your practice and study. No need to do any of it if it is not supportive.
- Read chapter 1 of Braiding Sweetgrass - Skywoman Falling. Consider this creation story and the impact of what you consider your own creation story.
- Listen to this audio presentation by Eve Ensler at a Bioneers Conference and her re-writing of the Eve story. Consider the role of apple, mushroom in this story and any other creation stories.
- Read Kimmerer’s section on water and a woman’s story at the end of Chpt 9 in Braiding Sweetgrass, here in a pdf
- Watch the story of Artist and Poet Maria "Vildhjärta" Westerberg as she befriends her forest, her guru.
- Explore the beginnings of plants, arising one billion years ago in water and the story of the water lily.
Consider your practice arising from water and womb and see if this month, this area and this theme can bathe every practice. How does water soothe and calm in these troubled times? How does it also revive, regenerate, support growth and movement to the light?
For those unfamiliar with this little MP practice,
Aguasana - 45 minute Audio celebrating water and flow.
- Lettuce Meditation - Simple audio meditation 27mins celebrating plant life and full Feb moon MP
Please comment on your reflections regarding any of the resources, themes, practice insights or questions arising out of the classes or your own practice and share below.
Lily Image sent by Gia
Recordings and References for 2/2:
Discussion: Audio File 4 mins - Summary of discussion as it was not recorded
References:
https://bioneers.org/ecstatic-revolt-the-new-mythos-of-eve-eve-ensler/ audio
https://bioneers.org/ecstatic-revolt-the-new-mythos-of-eve-eve-ensler/ pdf
https://youtu.be/C5ozGHIK03A?si=rA-pbJCxbXXwbg0I video
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaeaceae water lily info
The practices below are audio files, not zoom links so check your downloads folder when you click on the link.
https://www.maryyoga.com/s/Lettuce-Meditation-27mins.mp3 practice
https://www.maryyoga.com/s/Aguasana-Oceanic-Asana-Practice-47mins.mp3 practice
