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Garden in the East: The Spiritual Life of the Body How we care for and nurture our bodies has implications for all areas of our development physical, emotional, and even spiritual. The body is a living and organic revelation of the unseen spirit inside a kind of garden. Garden in the East is a poetic exploration of how the care of the body can le...

In DoxaSoma we call this position, "Joshua" and the verse that informs it is, "Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go."
Joshua 1:7

Begin in a sitting position, legs straight out ahead of you. Lift at the heart. Bring your left hand to just behind body, letting your torso gently turn to follow. Lift at heart again drawing right hand to mat outside your left leg. Breathe. Look over your back shoulder to intensify the movement. To exit the position, lift again at the heart, release your hands and turn back to face front. A nice fold forward always feels good here.