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The mother practice in movement
sacred movement ritual


The Mother practice in movement is called Sacred Movement Ritual, a series of ten contemplations embodying the MahaVidyas. Each movement is an expression of a different Mother and contains mysteries, spiritual lessons that can be used for contemplation, meditation and movement practices.  Each moving contemplation contains a subtle realization, a key, which unlocks the door to Her wisdom.  Here the movement meets the guiding wisdom that is being expressed.  

The Mother Practice uncovers our innermost treasure, the oneness that is inside our hearts, 
where we are completely free, loved and safe. It is from here that we develop true peace and wisdom. 
 
The movements or mudras, are expressions of Her wisdom being felt and experienced through the body & consciousness.

Each movement is a spiritual lesson, a doorway leading to the essence of the Divine Mother and the love She wishes to impart.  The inner focus of this practice carries us to the oneness that is found in our heart. 

Ultimately a non-dual practice.  Outward devotion to the Divine Mother is complete with the inward understanding of being one with Her.  



Intro ~ Complete movement series coming soon

one

Picture

guiding mother:

Bhuvaneshwari or mother mary


Movement:  Standing in the heart of God, the presence of peace.

Words: I feel the presence of God & peace directly in front of me.  The very heart of God & peace is directly in front of me. And in humility I step inside. 

I am standing in the heart of God. I am completely seen and loved. I am safe and I am home.

The Mystery: Creating sanctuary, taking refuge, having a childlike nature
The Key: Feeling God as Mother
The Gateway: The Womb of God

Influence in daily life: Wholeness, Love, Authentic being, Completeness, Witnessed, Wellness, Innocence

two

Picture

guiding mother:

tara


​Movement:  Thankfulness 

Words: I am thankful for my practice. 

I am thankful for remembering my practice and being able to do it.

The Mystery: Transforming negativity

The Key: We are carried

The Gateway: Infinite Compassion

​Influence in daily life: Insights, Creativity, Wonder, Humility, Trust, Seeing the bigger picture

three

Picture

guiding mother:

​kamala / lakshmi


​Movement: Abundance

Words: I gather all the beauty that is around me and bring it into my heart,

and from there it goes through my entire body. 

The Mystery: Inner richness and non-judgement

The Key: Seeing divine beauty in everything

The Gateway: Receiving the beauty

​Influence in daily life: Generosity, Happiness, Inclusiveness

four

Picture

guiding mother:
​
Bhairavi


Movement: I am 

Words: Everything that is, I am. 

I bring up everything that is like a fountain of  light through my body and out the top of my head. 

Everything that is, I am.

The Mystery: Feeling Aliveness, Truth

The Key: The flame of consciousness transforms 

The Gateway: Life giving energy

​Influence in daily life: Courage, Presence, Honesty, Passion

five

Picture

guiding mother:

kali


Movement: The Rhythm of Life

Words:  I am a wave. 

I flow with the rhythm of my own life. 

I flow with the rhythm of the moon and the stars. 

I am time itself.

The Mystery: Divine Rhythm, Truth in Opposites, Patience 

The Key: I am Time 

​The Gateway: Eternity

​Influence in daily life: Going with the flow, taking time for myself, Understanding

six

Picture

guiding mother:

chinnamasta


​Movement:  Transformation 

Words:  I hold a ball of light in front of me and inside I move my hands like a butterfly;

a. I untie the knots of my attachments. I transform myself.  I take it into my body and I am becoming free.

b. I untie the knots of my emotions. 
I transform myself.  I take it into my body and I am becoming free.

c. I untie the knots of my ego and my thoughts. I transform myself.  I take it into my body and I am becoming free.

The Mystery:  Building Life Energy, Transforming mind 
The Key: Non grasping 
The Gateway: Non grasping

Influence in daily life: Life is change, Witnessing, Compassion, Clarity, Wisdom

seven

Picture

guiding mother:

bagala mukti


​Movement:
Part 1: 
Oneness-with all that is
Words: I am one with everything I see. I am one with everything unseen.
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Movement: 
Part 2:  Oneness-with the Ocean of Eternity 
Words: I imagine the ocean out in front of me. 

As I stretch out my arms, I stretch out my heart to touch the horizon. Where ocean and sky meet, this is the doorway into heaven.  

As I open my arms, my mind expands to become one with the sky, my body expands to become one with the ocean.  

My mind is still and time stops.   And I am as deep as the ocean itself.

The Mystery:  Acceptance
The Key: Oneness
The Gateway: Stopping the Mind
The Guiding Mother: Bagala
Influence in daily life: Simplicity, Gentleness, non harming

eight

Picture

guiding mother:

sundari


Movement:  Receiving Divine Grace 

Words: I collect all the sweet golden nectar that is falling from heaven.  It is constantly falling, it is grace. 

I bring it in through the top of my head, it flows down through my body,

I bring it in front of my heart and the bird of my heart drinks from it. 

The Mystery: Self Realization 

​The Key: 
Receiving the Nectar 

The Gateway: 
The Nectar from Heaven

Influence in daily life: Service, Nurturing oneself


nine

Picture

guiding mother:

matangi / the mother river


Movement: Surrendering to the Flow 

Words: I am sitting in the mother river.  

She is the giver of all life and I give everything back to her. 

I hold on to nothing. 

She washes me and she takes everything from me.


The Mystery: Surrender 

The Key:  The flow of the River 

The Gateway: The River of Life

Influence in daily life: Freedom, Trust

ten

Picture

guiding mother: dhumavati

Movement: Emptiness ~ Stillness 
The practice begins and ends in emptiness. 

The Mystery: Nothing is everything
The Key:  Emptiness 
The Gateway: The Secret Mother guiding all transitions

Influence in daily life: Inclusiveness, Inner peace

Summary:

Sacred Movement Ritual is the Mother Practice in Movement:
  •  It is 10 moving contemplations which are a complete spiritual practice. Each movement contains a spiritual lesson and opens to a deeper contemplation. The Tenth "movement" is Stillness. 
  • Each movement reveals a different aspect of the Divine Mother and the mystical meaning of movement. 
  • The movement has the intention of balancing the subtle energies of the body. 
  • Moving with Nature we will experience an ego-less state of being. 
  • Ongoing practice cultivates peace and wisdom. 
  • Simple yet profound each movement lesson is a seed that when planted with our practice reveals deeper and deeper truths.
  • The Mother practice is our innermost treasure. It is the oneness that is inside our hearts, where we are completely free, loved and safe. 
  • With practice comes the understanding of how to connect meditation states with physical movement. 
  • This is the study of the contemplative & inner aspects of Yoga philosophy and how consciousness expresses itself through the physical reality.
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