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BALANCE from the Big Intentions Card Deck by Erin Lee and Tracey Keturah. 

The natural world continually ebbs and flows, creates and destroys, rises and falls, expands and contracts — it’s forever seeking equilibrium.

You are a part of nature too.

As an Earth-ling, you are automatically alchemising as you navigate your way through life, finding Balance.

Sometimes, the greatest lessons in Balance come through the hard knocks that send us flying afar …

Small knocks endured over a long period of time, can also leave us feeling misaligned.

What can we do when we’re feeling like this?

There’s no better guru to turn to than Mother Nature.

Notice how she deals with a tree that falls in the forest …

There might be a temporary shock, but watch how new growth emerges in the space created from the change.

See how it takes time and appropriate conditions for plants to grow, flowers to blossom and coral reefs to spawn.

Embodying Balance - Visksasana, Tree Pose.

In the same way that a tree stands firm but remains flexible in changing weather, Tree Pose asks that we deepen our connection to Earth while remaining flexible to manage the sway and swaggers of life.

This is an invitation for you to restore balance in your body. From standing position, gaze at a focal point ahead.

Press one foot into the ground, keeping a micro-bend through the knee and activating the glutes. Gradually lift the other foot away from the ground, placing the sole against the inside of the calf or thigh of the standing leg. Angle the bent knee to the side.

Root down through the standing foot as you raise your arms up towards the sky to resemble the long and flexible branches of a tree.

Set your fingers in GYAN mudra to promote focus and wisdom. Connect your thumbs with your forefingers and extend the last three fingers long.

As you breathe in, broaden across your heart space, relaxing your shoulders away from your ears. Breathe out and point the base of your spine down towards the Earth, keeping your pelvis neutral.

Lift the crown of your head high towards the vast sky above. Matching this effort with your deep connection to the Earth beneath you.

Invite balance in.