What is “WATER FOR EASE”?

“AND WATER FOR EASE,” spoke Grandmother Sangoma, as prayer was made towards the direction West,

as water was poured onto the (grandfather) rocks, that sat and simmered in fire for hours (to be ready to offer the purification of this practice)—

and as we, the wild darlings, breathed deeply— receiving and emanating prayer… seeping into surrender… within the womb of this sweat lodge ceremony.

This would be my first sweat lodge experience— late summer of 2019, upstate New York… (and many, many more would come from this Beginning.)

Prayer, breath, song, and community are the foundations of the practice. And, of all the prayers spoken, for some reason this one, “and water for ease,”

this one stayed with me, in a way that the other words uttered didn’t.

Perhaps,

speaking to the water in me. Speaking to the water in the steam filling the air, purifying our beings. Speaking to this merging with nature and with self.

(Reminding us that this communion :nature|being: is our birthrite!) Speaking to the Ease within Us, and Our Ability to Self-soothe. Accessing that which is within us for our healing.

Water for Ease.

I put it on my left arm. It became a mantra… a source of soothing and empowerment simultaneously.

This space is for all of that and also

an out-loud and ongoing declaration of Allowing Self To Be Seen… of continuing to allow self to water self (and the many selves)… of Continuing!

also my initials happen to be ÉEZ, so that’s fun ;) *(thank you for Listening & Being With me.)

Within

Each

Breath

Water for Ease.