The Center of Gravity

In the Asian bodywork schools they identify the center of our being as the hara. We might think of it as a center of gravity, thev but the hard includes within it our presence. Being Present to our gravity, what relates us to the earth is why we are here. If, when we sit into our center of gravity there is ease and agility we are moving into the place where alignment can happen. If sitting into our center of gravity causes pain we are moving away from the place of alignment. It is that simple. We must discern uncomfortable growth from pain. This capacity arises through attention. Presence. This is the essence of asana. Sthira, sukham asanam. The posture, the seat should be stable and easeful. No struggle. When you sink into it you are uplifted. If this is not the case, change your stance. Move into a place where alignment happens. Look at your feet, connected to the earth, and change something, just a little. Explore the feet the earth what do you notice? What would you change?