The Grounded Flame VI

Motion caught and held—arms mid-sweep, legs mid-step—becomes thanksgiving. The body is not an ornament here; it is essence and presence. There is no audience, yet the gesture is precise and generous. “To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul,” wrote Simone Weil. Here, the rooted body burns with silent, celebratory energy. The coming season gathers at its fingertips.