The world is in constant motion and it can be difficult not to get swept up in the movement of life. One of the foundational principles of Masculine Practice is the ability to remain steadfast and find stillness in your body as the world moves around you. This does not mean that you are stone or unfeeling, but that you allow the energy and the movement to be within, under your skin, in your heart and in your bones.

In this 10-minute practice for The Embodied Men’s Leadership Training (Panamint, 2025) John guides the participants into stillness as the pulse of music weaves its way through and around them, feeling their experience from the inside out while containing the energy within themselves.

This practice is one of containment, and practicing in this way, with a song that makes you want to dance, primes your body for grounded stillness and containment when life is moving and your urge is to fall into the chaos, when what the world wants from you is your grounded stillness.

Disclaimer: Although anyone may find this practice to be useful, it is made available with the understanding that we are not engaged in presenting specific medical, psychological, emotional, sexual or spiritual advice. Nor is anything in this practice intended to be a diagnosis, prescription, recommendation or cure for any specific kind of medical, psychological, emotional, sexual or spiritual problem. Each individual has unique needs and this practice cannot take these individual differences into account. Each person should engage in a program of treatment, prevention, cure, or general health only in consultation with a licensed, qualified physician, therapist or other competent professional. Any person suffering from a sexually transmitted disease or any local illness of his or her sexual organs should consult a medical doctor and a qualified instructor of sexual yoga before practicing the sexual methods described.