DRAGA MOVEMENT and BALANCE by Tyr Neilsen
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Movement is essential to our physical, mental, and spiritual balance. It is through movement that we create and understand balance.
Draga is balance in movement. It is a practice that connects physical movements with mental and spiritual awareness. By performing a series of movements in a fluid manner, we become awake and aware to the miniscule changes in our balance, that create the larger movements. With practice, we begin to master balance in movement.
One meaning of draga in Old Norse is ‘to draw out’. Through draga movement, we can "draw out" a balance from within ourselves.
Understanding comes from within. Without doing, there is no understanding, just theory, which is why draga is so fundamental to understanding and implementing balance. Through finding our physical balance, our mind focuses on balance, ultimately bringing balance within and without.
all photog are from places in norway i have practiced draga - tyr neilsen
