PROMPT: WHAT NOURISHES MY SOUL
Ecstatic Dance To Liberation
Free to be who you are
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance.
— Alan W. Watts
Today is one of those days. I felt drained. Exhaustion crept over me, slowly taking over my physical body. Life requires more out of me than I can offer. I want to run away and escape because my dreams in a fantasy world grant me more solace than what life felt like right now.
Stop, I need a timeout. My lazy feet gradually dragged me home. Sleep might help my body and brain recover, but how do I tap into my soul to receive eternal nourishment for this mortal vessel?
I finally arrived home. Just as I threw the keys down, it started to pour outside. I walked towards the living area and flung my jacket on the sofa. I removed those heavy layers of clothing and turned on the switch. Immediately the music fills the atmosphere and permeates my soul. The rhythm saturates my mind as I enter the dance space.
I embrace the dance space as sacred, a place to get out of my head and into my heart. The music carries me into a meditative state, connecting consciousness and spirituality. I dropped all inhibitions, letting go of every thought, every argument, and every concern.
I open up and let the rhythm guide me in a free movement vortex. The floor became my space for freedom of expression. I closed my eyes and felt the energy in the room rises and whirl. I let the healing energy enter my body.
At that moment, the vibrations of the music merged with my energy, raising me several levels upward. It was like having liquid adrenaline injected into my bloodstream, causing my body to tingle and moved. Slowly and consciously, I spiral into full expression and liberation, releasing the fire that burned within. I let myself go in this ecstatic dance.
No sooner than the feel-good endorphins kicked in, I entered an almost trance-like state. I remember nothing. My mind took a back seat as I focused completely on the music. My body flows effortlessly with the rhythm.
No, I’m not dancing to show-off. I don’t have an audience. I’m behind closed doors. Dancing nurtures my mind and heart with a free sense of joy. I dance freely with freedom of movement, concerned only about how I feel in the moment rather than how I look.
I embraced the music, and it took over control. Instantly, I found myself in a different world. I could feel my body becoming one with the rhythm. I gave myself completely into the dance. Oh, I needed this so badly.
I love this feeling of being alive, welding, and reigniting my inner spark. This moment of bliss lifted me and showed me I was more than a match for gravity. My body flowed into the movement as if it were the only way she can truly communicate, so I let it talk through the dance.
If I’m in a crowd, I would shrink and fade into the background, afraid to draw attention to myself. But I’m alone today. There’s no one here but me. No one sees the tears that are rolling down my cheeks. The music continues to fill the space.
When I dance, I can be my unique self. I felt connected to Source. Exhaustion, burnout, every emotional and mental fatigue, I let it slide down from my hips to my legs and onto the floor. I moved with grace and freedom. It was freeing. My movements became lighter.
The music spun around me as the force of gravity loses its grip over my body. I have no words to express. They were never enough anyway. I am free to be myself on the dance floor. Every emotion I felt within rises up and translates into movements that speak. Each motion was a soul spark. It was as if a host of emotions all tuned into one, lighting up this vessel brighter than any high-powered lamp could ever do. I danced until my cheeks turned pink.
With each stride I made, I am connecting with my Source and the divine. I receive breaths of fresh air into my body, recharging it and reconnecting it back to the eternal substance of the unchanging soul.
It is fascinating how music and movement help us express what words cannot say. It encourages us to bypass the thinking mind completely, working with the body for healing and spiritual connection.
I emerged cleansed and uplifted through the power of music and dance.
I am recharged. I am refreshed.
