Trees provide extraordinary examples of ways in which nature uses concentric circles. Each circle reflects a year of growth providing a window into the growing conditions of that year. The wider circles show the more beneficent years, narrow ones indicate more challenging ones. What if our growth somewhat replicates trees? What if each year we add a layer of growth that reflects our physical, physiological, emotional and spiritual growth patterns of that year?

The structural integration world has long noticed correlations between holding patterns in the body and the specific ages at which the trauma first appeared. As we peel away our own layers of confusion, we might be surprised to find some interesting years, some interesting rings. As we work with concentric circles of radiant energy allow the different years to soak a bit in flow and allow the stuckness to find its way into radiation. We can track the circles outward, from center to perimeter, or inward, toward the open unbounded center point.

If we use sound, such as a crystal bowl or bell, we can follow the sound waves both in their sinusoidal movements and the circular radiation. Imagine each chakra as the center of radiating rings of sound and light. See what happens in the tissues, cells, fluids of the body. Let the sound penetrate inward through the circles of emotions, tissues, and whatever else is floating around in there. Keep exploring. Start with restorative or sitting postures. Gradually try more challenging ones until the radiant energies are all you need to sustain the pose.