A poem I wrote on meditation, for the script of this short film for @soma.byron ~ I have been on the edge of my seat waiting to share this with you!

“I Sit down, exhale. Fidget and fuss, fiddle and settle. After the noise, the chatter, the to-dos land like dust…Take a deep breath and land In darkness. I close my eyes in order to see.

Void. Mantra. Bliss.

I sink. Backward. My eyes soften and let go. My temples expand. I expand in every direction. Yet I am here. STILL. In my heart. In my body. A dance between myself , I …& everything, All. Unconsciously in my minds eye, a trickling sequence unfurls. The next Hour, Day, Week. Order, Time, Priorities, Doing. Illusive yet obvious. Clear yet confused. Doing. Being. Doing. Being.

Then I catch myself. Void. Mantra. Bliss

My favourite place in nature. Soft wet grass, thick tree roots. Clear Running water. Black dripping moss. I Whirlpool down into an infinite expanse….. And set down a seed. With a little intention, I burst through. Carried away in the shadows… in could and should-haves- I drip down, melt, am swallowed. Yet, Deep in the shadow of decay from that seed that sprouts a plant and…

Then I catch myself.Void. Mantra.Bliss

Bliss. Ah. there you are. A gentle but quiet idea of my experience fizzes at the base of my spine and travels slowly up. I see it now. The light, the dark and the in between. I am illuminated.The doing is done and the seed planted has sprouted. A glorious flower blooms. Then I catch myself… and i know … I close my eyes in order to see..

Void. Mantra.Bliss.”

Written by Mimi El-Ashiry
Creative Direction @atestaingiu @Monica_buscarino
Cameramen @ali_nasseri
second camera @gorilla_gripz
HMU by @shannonhmu
Location @soma.byron

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