Download formatted version of 'The Zen of Pyjamas'
Sales of pyjamas more than doubled in 2020 compared
with 2019, the fastest growth among clothing categories
– Harvard Business School
I sit in the Zazen posture,
gentle my eyes,
(inhale)
feel the weightlessness
of cotton against my skin.
(exhale)
outside it rains
I watch my mind
separate body fabric,
(inhale)
observe my breath
until body & fabric become One.
(exhale)
cat curls asleep on cushion
I centre my spine,
relax
my diaphragm,
(inhale)
feel the waistband
embrace my sacral chakra.
(exhale)
crowing in the garden
I focus my mind
on my heart chakra,
(inhale)
imagine a flower
bloom under the buttons.
(exhale)
stomach grumbles
I open my hands
in the Cosmic Mudra
(inhale)
& rest my body
under cotton sanctuary.
(exhale)
stillness