Dance is probably one of the most ancient forms of meditation practiced by men and women. Many cultures have practiced dance as a form of moving into trance and connecting with the divine, while letting go of control of the ego. Nataraj Meditation is a way to reconnect with the divine through the joy of dance. This meditation lasts 65 minutes and is done in three stages.
1st Stage: 40 minutes DANCE
Close your eyes, let go of any control you may have over the movements of your body and forget that you are the dancer. Dance as if possessed by existence. Let yourself go totally into the dance and begin to feel that you are the dance. When you experience yourself as the danceyour meditation will become spiritual, otherwise, it will only remain an exercise.
2nd Stage: 20 minutes SILENCE
Keeping your eyes closed, lie down immediately and be silent and still.
3rd Stage: 5 minutes DANCE
Dance in celebration and enjoy being alive.
About the Dance:
“Dance so deeply that you forget completely that "you" are dancing and begin to feel that you are the dance. The division must disappear. Then it becomes a meditation. If the division is there, then it is an exercise: good, healthy, but it cannot be said to be spiritual. It is just a simple dance. Dance is good in itself. As far as it goes, it is good. After it, you will feel fresh, young. But it is not meditation yet. The dancer must go, until only the dance remains. So what to do? Be totally in the dance, because division can exist only if you are not total in it. If you are standing aside and looking at your own dance, the division will remain: you are the dancer and you are dancing. Then dancing is just an act, something you are doing. It is not your being. So get involved totally; be merged in it. Don't stand aside, don't be an observer, participate!” Osho: The New Alchemy: To Turn You On
