Man has observed nature as long as we’ve existed on this planet. From the beginning, many of the weather phenomena, such as thunder and lighting, or even lava eruptions, have been attributed to gods, goddesses, and semi-gods, told about through myths and legends. Through generations, nature continue to inspire our practices, where we name many of the motions after animals, trees, ocean and wind, whether Qigong, Yoga or Dances like Hawaiian Hula and Isadora Duncan. Here is one motion that I see a resemblance between the two styles, called “Moving the clouds”.

While we all depict nature in art and metaphors, in awe of its powers, some religious practices aim to interact with them too. This is however, not the case for any of the dances.

You can watch the video snippets of the motion here.