The universe moves not in straight lines, but in waves. Expansion and contraction. Inhale and exhale. The tide comes in; the tide goes out. This rhythm is not just in oceans—it’s in your body, your emotions, your conversations. A hug begins, holds, and ends. A thought rises, blooms, and dissolves. A feeling peaks and then subsides.

We are not separate from this rhythm—we are it. The rise is not better than the fall. The fall is not the end—it’s part of the turning. This meditation invites you to feel the pulse of rise and fall as it moves through your body, your mind, and your life. When you stop clinging to one part of the cycle, you begin to feel held by the whole.

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🧘‍♂️Meditating to the Universal Rhythm: Click Here

The universe does not hold its breath. It moves. It pulses. It returns.

🔍Learn More About the Universal Rhythm:

From the expansion of galaxies to the beating of wings, the entire cosmos dances to a rhythm of rise and fall. Waves crest and collapse. Trees bud, bloom, and drop their leaves. In your body, every system flows in pulses—heartbeat, breath, hormonal cycles, neural waves. Emotion, too, follows this path—grief rises, swells, and eventually softens. Joy peaks and fades into stillness.

Spiritual traditions have long honored this rhythm. In Buddhism, impermanence is not tragedy—it is truth. In Taoism, the balance of yin and yang moves through crest and return. And in nature-based spirituality, everything is a cycle: birth, growth, decay, rebirth. To live in peace is not to escape the wave—it is to ride it.

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💃Move to the Universal Rhythm: (Use this 5 Minute, Somatic Meditation to Lift Your Spirit):

“Let the movement be slow, like water remembering its shape. No need to force rhythm—just feel it.”

∞ Movement: Stand or sit with spine tall. On the inhale, lift your arms slowly in front of you, like the rise of a wave. On the exhale, lower them down like water falling back into the sea. Let your spine gently undulate with the movement. Repeat several cycles, letting each motion feel more fluid.

🌬️ Breath Cue: Inhale: lift, expand, crest. Exhale: fall, soften, return. Let your breath move like tide through body.

🌟 Mantra: Repeat 6-8 times; “I rise. I fall. I return.”

🪞Journal to the Universal Rhythm:

Visual Prompt:	Imagine a wave or a thunderstorm rising and falling, or a musical crescendo.
Prompt 1:  Sketch and Take Notes	Give someone a hug, shake a hand, or observe your sneeze. Observe the rhythm of a spinning coin. Spend some time to outline the event. As you draw, take notes.
Prompt 2: Observe the form and ask yourself some questions and take notes.	Observe the form and ask yourself some questions and take notes.  What sticks out most while observing the form? Any qualities (aesthetic or otherwise)? Any noteworthy connections or interrelationships? How does the form relate to its center?
Prompt 3: Ask Yourself These Life Related Questions, Reflect, and Take Notes.	Reflection Questions: Where in my life am I in the “rising” phase? What’s blooming? What is beginning to crest or fall—and can I let it go gently? What would it feel like to live in rhythm, rather than resistance? Let your words follow the tide. Let your writing breathe. Let it rise, crest, and fall like you do.

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