21/05/2026
You are standing.
But are you ascending?
In yoga, standing upright is not the same as lifting from within.
Geetaji described an invisible string tied to the crown of the head, meeting the ceiling, creating a median line from the a**s to the apex.
This is not a picture of “good posture.”
It is a practice of inner ascent.
A practice of finding inner space.
A practice of making sure the internal walls of the body do not drop — even when the eyes are closed.
This is where practice becomes more subtle.
The body may appear still from the outside.
But inside, something must continue to rise.
From the base to the top.
Not by stiffness.
Not by posing.
Not by forcing the chest upward.
But by climbing that inner line.
Geetaji’s teaching is precise: the work is not only to stand.
The work is to ascend.
And this is why stillness is not passive.
Sometimes it takes more energy to sit or stand correctly than to move.
Because gravity is always asking the body to fall inward, collapse, or drop.
Practice asks something else:
Can you remain lifted?
Can you preserve inner space?
Can you keep the internal walls from falling?
This changes how we understand standing poses, seated poses, and even simple upright posture.
Not:
“Am I tall enough?”
But:
“Am I rising from within?”
💬 When you stand in a pose, do you feel only the outer shape — or an inner ascent?
🔖 Save this for your next practice.
↗️ Share with someone who studies yoga beyond the pose.
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