By Julian Daizan Skinner
Imagine a roomful of yogis and yoginis standing, eyes closed, at the centre of their mats. They wait. Gradually things begin to happen. Some of them enter even deeper stillness. Some begin to make subtle, smooth, rhythmic movements. A woman at the front is forming a rapid sequence of mudras with her fingers. Jerky spinal uncoilings are emerging from a young woman. A man in the middle is holding what looks like a regular Tree Pose, but it goes on for minute after minute. The practitioners are with their own processes, not paying attention to anyone else. This is spontaneous yoga.