from the center to the periphery and back

in yoga we can practice stretching our limbs from the center to the periphery-- from the core to the fingertips and toetips.  from the midline to the outsides of the body.  then we can travel our awareness from the periphery back to the center, connecting the limbs firmly back to the trunk.  so we have the radiance of expansion simultaneous to the firmness and stability of being whole and connected.

when we stretch to the fingertips and toetips we embody the process of giving ourselves fully outward-- being in relationship to the external world and penetrating it with vigor and fearlessness.

when we gather prana back in from the fingertips and toetips back to the trunk, we are learning to travel fully inward, to become intimate with the depths of ourselves, and to sometimes contain our resources.

we don't want to remain in a mild distance both from ourselves and from the world... let's go fully in and fully out!