Clear lines in the sand.
Striations
Impediments to the free flow of energy or to freely moving are often layered one upon the other.
A body worker must start with the top layer before she can get to the real issue underneath.
Similarly, emotional restrictions, or things that keep us stuck, have layers.
Starting with what is on the surface and persisting to the depths, we can free ourselves a layer at a time.
Noticing you are working a layer of a different color helps you keep going.
Progress can be slow. Freeing our body, mind, and spirit is the work of a lifetime.
Photo by Melissa Bowersock at newmoonrising.net