In Between
Recently I have been teaching my students about the space in between. In the middle of your arm: an elbow. In the middle of your leg: a knee. We’ve been focusing on the upper body to divide and conquer this vast idea. To take a look at the space in between, we’ve focused our attention on how we are moved by that which can not be seen. How like marionette dolls, we are the master’s puppet.
This is a good thing, to be driven by the One. The best of who we are and have to offer is with That. One way to acknowledge this is by looking at one muscle often overlooked, but that has great effect. Like the serratus anterior muscle, the finger-like muscle that lays atop the ribs, Source helps us lengthen the spine, the breath, and our arms above our head.
The serratus anterior originates on the surface of the 1st to the 8th rib and inserts into the medial border of the scapula. If your serratus anterior is weak, an indication of this is when your scapula wing off your back, such as when you lower through chaturanga or reverse your prayer to bring your hands together behind your back in Anjali mudra. Sometimes, the weakness of this muscle can cause neck and shoulder pain, making one believe something else is needing to be massaged.
(Above, pictures of my scapula winging off my back, in chataranga and reverse prayer pose.)
What the serratus anterior, the elbow, and knee for that matter teach us is how that which is in between counts. They reveal that the things we lack attention to matter. They even show us that distractions (brief diets or fads) we think will be helpful do very little to address the problem.
Knowing this we can bring our attention to where it does matter. We can find trust in that which is greater than us. We can meditate on the word of light and love and let that be what is seen in our thoughts and actions. We can practice creating space between the thoughts and taking deeper breaths to enjoy the space between each one. What is in between each thought, breath and limb is Source waiting for his puppet to ask for guidance, waiting to help us do whatever it is we aspire to do.
May the truth between these words be a truth that resonates within your heart.
Sat Nam
This is a good thing, to be driven by the One. The best of who we are and have to offer is with That. One way to acknowledge this is by looking at one muscle often overlooked, but that has great effect. Like the serratus anterior muscle, the finger-like muscle that lays atop the ribs, Source helps us lengthen the spine, the breath, and our arms above our head.
The serratus anterior originates on the surface of the 1st to the 8th rib and inserts into the medial border of the scapula. If your serratus anterior is weak, an indication of this is when your scapula wing off your back, such as when you lower through chaturanga or reverse your prayer to bring your hands together behind your back in Anjali mudra. Sometimes, the weakness of this muscle can cause neck and shoulder pain, making one believe something else is needing to be massaged.
(Above, pictures of my scapula winging off my back, in chataranga and reverse prayer pose.)
What the serratus anterior, the elbow, and knee for that matter teach us is how that which is in between counts. They reveal that the things we lack attention to matter. They even show us that distractions (brief diets or fads) we think will be helpful do very little to address the problem.
Knowing this we can bring our attention to where it does matter. We can find trust in that which is greater than us. We can meditate on the word of light and love and let that be what is seen in our thoughts and actions. We can practice creating space between the thoughts and taking deeper breaths to enjoy the space between each one. What is in between each thought, breath and limb is Source waiting for his puppet to ask for guidance, waiting to help us do whatever it is we aspire to do.
May the truth between these words be a truth that resonates within your heart.
Sat Nam
