The Sacred Sacrum
I went to Patricia Sullivan’s workshop tonight at Lulu’s. I felt like it was the first time that I met my sacrum. I now have an awareness of this cup shaped bone that sits at the base of my spine. It’s amazing to me that I have moved through my life without thinking about this special sacred little spot in my body. Since I have gotten out of the workshop that’s all I’m thinking about. What position is my sacrum in when I sit like this? How about like this?
The sacrum is the area that many different cultures including the Greeks and the Native Americans believed that the soul entered and left the body. There is a lot of powerful energy stored in this area. Patricia mentioned something that has stuck with me tonight about energy. She said that you should breathe into and through your fingers. She brought up that sometimes it may feel like you need to store some energy…not let it all leave you. But as soon as you inhale the energy is back. You will never run out of this source while living. There will always be more.
I went into the workshop with a still achy lower back. We moved around in different poses and visualized what the spine, sacrum, and sacral belly were all doing. After class I felt like there was so much space in my lower back. Patricia is a great teacher. She seems so wise and patient.
I feel like I came out with an understanding of what it is like to be aware of and have a protected sacrum. Most often I am moving into poses without thinking of the deeper knowledge of what my bones are doing or needing to do for more space. I am so grateful for this time to learn as much as I can.
