{"id":21048,"date":"2022-03-06T23:31:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T22:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kontemplation.dk\/?post_type=exercise&#038;p=21048"},"modified":"2026-06-21T12:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:14:54","slug":"crown-root","status":"publish","type":"exercise","link":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/exercise\/crown-root\/","title":{"rendered":"CROWN \u2013 ROOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"118\"><strong data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"118\">Inner Democracy \u2013 Between Heaven and Earth<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"404\">We live in a world defined by clear distinctions. When we turn inward, some of these boundaries begin to dissolve. Inner experiences are often subtle and don\u2019t unfold in a fixed order. In practices like this one, it\u2019s helpful to stay open to a process that is individual and evolving.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"673\">Just as there is outer democracy \u2013 where all voices are heard and influence shared \u2013 there is also an <em data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"515\">inner<\/em> democracy. The more we are in touch with different aspects of ourselves, the more clarity, empathy, and balance we can bring into our lives and into society.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"1003\">This meditation, <em data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"707\">Crown to Root<\/em>, is a journey through the body, linking all the chakras from the crown of the head down to the pelvic floor. It invites awareness into both the physical and the subtle: from thoughts and expression, through the heart and boundaries, to desire, sexuality, and our grounding in the material world.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"1005\" data-end=\"1164\">In this inner landscape, no part is more important than another. Love and digestion, creativity and sexuality, spirit and survival \u2013 all are heard, all belong.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1469\">Practicing this embodied listening helps us move through the day with greater self-awareness. Inner democracy doesn\u2019t mean every part decides equally \u2013 but that every part is <em data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1348\">heard<\/em>. In each moment, we can let the part most needed gently guide us \u2013 whether it is the heart, the body, or the clear mind.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>This exercise is part of the contemplative training offered to compassionate master practitioners at the Center for Systems Awareness.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Foto: Jacob Buchhave \/ Unsplash<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":21053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":[230],"focus":[214,207],"person":[338],"practice_category":[162,154],"position":[193],"varighed-kategori":[173],"class_list":["post-21048","exercise","type-exercise","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","focus-centrering","focus-meditative-grundoevelser","person-hanneli-aagotsdatter","format-lydfil","practice_category-english","practice_category-guided-meditations","position-siddende","varighed-kategori-10-20-minutter"],"varighed":"19","embedded_audio":"","embedded_video":"","hide_featured_image_on_post":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exercise\/21048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exercise"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/exercise"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21048"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exercise\/21048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36837,"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exercise\/21048\/revisions\/36837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"focus","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/focus?post=21048"},{"taxonomy":"person","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person?post=21048"},{"taxonomy":"format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/format?post=21048"},{"taxonomy":"practice_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practice_category?post=21048"},{"taxonomy":"position","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/position?post=21048"},{"taxonomy":"varighed-kategori","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kontemplation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/varighed-kategori?post=21048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}