Virata (sometimes referred to as a shaking meditation) is a somatic, body-centered practice designed to release stored tension, stress, emotion and trauma from the nervous system. The purpose is to get out of your head and into your body, stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system to discharge accumulated tension and emotion, similar to how animals shake after a threatening event. This is a shake from the inside, out! It has nothing to do with performing or dancing.

I highly recommend doing this to LOUD music, if you can! Here is a Spotify playlist I have created to enhance your experience: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/70GlkBBIKx6SQ718aeO7TU?si=pnDh_CPJTYiD6iEZw0NRag

*Not suitable for pregnancy