Sacredness

At the beginning of the year there was a word that stood out for me, a word to keep with me throughout this year: Śrī. I have been exploring the different qualities of this word each month. January was Auspiciousness, February was Beauty, and March is Sacredness. As I was contemplating Sacredness I recalled a dream that I had a long time ago. In this dream I was in a cave like environment which seemed to have a blue hue to it. Suddenly I felt a presence in the room whose energy pulled me into the heart with such a force that my legs buckled. I felt down to my knees and bowed as my forehead touched the floor. I completely surrendered to this inner pull. It was so strong that I actually don't think I had a choice but to surrender.

By definition, Sacredness is related to things that pertain to the divine or are considered holy which makes it a somewhat otherworldly experience. Taking all religious affiliations of the word aside, Sacredness is deeply experiencing our own true nature, our own essence. In this experience there is no "other". The differences we usually see fade away and we experience oneness in this very body. We feel the true gravitas of the Heart. This experience of pristine essence brings about a feeling of humility, awe, silence, and reverence for something unseen yet deeply felt inside.

I get a glimpse of this experience every time I rest in savasana at the end of my yoga practice. The body, mind, and breath have been engaged with throughout the practice.There is complete surrender after that. There is not even working to surrender but an easeful falling into surrendering everything which allows us to experience the sacredness of our own Heart. This is one of the reasons why savasana is one of the most important poses and sometimes the most difficult. When someone has to leave early from class I usually tell them to make sure they take savasana so they don't miss on the possibility to experience sacredness.

See you in class soon

Blessings

Jorge Nihal