First Listening Session on the Land

Connecting Feet and Hips

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I am in the wooded area below the driveway, standing beside the butternut tree (the grandmother tree on my property.) Slowly rotating three times, counter and clockwise, each turn offers more details in the landscape and helps me feel more connected and grounded in my body. I invoke Snake as my guide and sit on my cushion, enjoying the sunlight streaming in on my face, I feel a gentle breeze and hear birds, a woodpecker.

Dropping even deeper, I ask, “Who is here?”

The spirit of this land.

“What do you have to say?”

Use us. Work with us. Be present, as you are now, available as a conduit. Few words are needed — more your opened presence.

I wait, unsure whether to ask anything or just be silent and patient. That feels right.

I’m aware of a gentle frisson at the bottom of my feet on the ground, and at the base of my spine. A slight pelvic movement creates a connection between my feet and my hips. I remember Snake teaching me how to walk and my awkwardness in learning his sensuous way of moving.

This is what the land needs and wants – feet and primal spine, your presence there.

I feel the energy-channels through my legs while also being aware of my tendency to clench and hold in the hips rather than let the flow move, unimpeded.

This kind of contact is nourishing and healing for us. Pavement prevents this connection, making you forget yourself as Snake Dancer.

We, all earthy beings, would greet you through these streaming channels if you could remember this contact and flowing connection. Sex, in a whole different rhythm and way, would flow between us with this awakened with you. Feel your vulva — no longer numb and absent, but also not hungry. It is your other silent ‘voice’ now ‘singing’ with the earth. Enjoy this streaming song and let it flow as you walk slowly back indoors.