Shiva, Apasmara & Anxiety: A Story About Balance

Many ancient temple lores were not meant to explain the world, but to help us notice the mind.

This session draws from a Shaiva temple story of Shiva as Nataraja and Apasmara, the restless force of forgetfulness. Told as a story, it explores how inner stillness is disturbed, how the mind becomes busy, and what it means to restore balance without force.

As the story unfolds, familiar patterns of anxiety, overthinking, and mental fatigue quietly reveal themselves—not as problems to be fixed, but as movements to be understood.

If this story feels supportive, there is also a guided bedtime version where you can rest with the imagery and drift into sleep.