{"id":974,"date":"2024-09-16T16:23:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T16:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielchamberlin.com\/?page_id=974"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:30:07","slug":"basking-in-gravity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/danielchamberlin.com\/?page_id=974","title":{"rendered":"Basking in Gravity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Basking in Gravity<\/em><\/strong> is an art\/mindfulness project that combines elements of audiovisual installation and group performance with slow-and-low yin yoga and Zen-inspired “non-self improvement” meditation. It’s a participatory experience and an opportunity to overcome false binaries as one of the fundamental forces of the universe guides our bodies home to the dirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of Summer 2025, Basking in Gravity is on hiatus. Stay tuned to the (free!) V\u00f8id Contemplation Tactics<\/a><\/em> newsletter for updates, and more opportunities to practice non-self improvement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Basking in Gravity<\/em> takes place in an immersive audiovisual environment that includes Daniel “Cosmic Chambo” Chamberlin’s slow-moving organic video projections and a soundtrack \u2013 based on his long-running Inter-Dimensional Music FM<\/em> broadcast – that builds from contemplative drone, devotional jazz, dub, and ambient music to a catharsis of cosmic metal. The audio is mixed live from the yoga mat, with the guiding principle “maximum volume yields maximum results.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Basking in Gravity | PlySpace, Muncie, IN (2019) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Basking in Gravity<\/em> is intended to be accessible to all bodies and skill levels: No experience required.
\u2022 Yin yoga is a sinking, cooling, non-striving practice: layers of comfortable, loose-fitting clothing recommended.
\u2022 We provide blocks and blankets, but please bring a yoga mat and\/or cushion if you can.
\u2022 It’s loud, but only for brief periods of time: Earplugs welcome, but not required.
\u2022 Basking in Gravity<\/em> involves discussion of mortality, but is not intended as a “bad trip” experience.
\u2022 Go even deeper with this in-depth discussion of the concepts behind Basking in Gravity<\/em> in an interview with Psychedelic Sangha<\/em><\/a>.<\/em>

You can also find more info on Basking in Gravity<\/em>, archived Inter-Dimensional Music FM <\/em>broadcasts, and other Cosmic Chambo Studio projects at danielchamberlin.com<\/a> and in the V\u00f8id Contemplation Tactics<\/em> newsletter at cosmicchambo.substack.com<\/a>. Contact cosmic dot chambo at gmail with questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Basking in Gravity at The Alembic, Berkeley, CA (2023) and Penn Forest Natural Burial Ground Pittsburgh, PA (2020)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Basking in Gravity<\/em> is adaptable to a wide variety of spaces, from goat farms, DIY house galleries, and all-ages music venues to meditation centers and yoga studios. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basking in Gravity<\/em>‘s mobile configuration provides:
<\/strong>\u2022 Yoga blocks and blankets, but practitioners should bring their own yoga mats
\u2022 Laptop DJ setup, to connect with on-site soundsystem
\u2022 Short-throw projector and video player
\u2022 If extra projectors are available on site, we can make use of those with advance notice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An ideal setting could include:<\/strong>
\u2022 Low light to enable the video projections
\u2022 A good soundsystem that can handle relatively high volume and heavy bass
\u2022 Enough floor space to accommodate at least five adults lying on their backs, with room for social distancing as needed
\u2022 Basking in Gravity<\/em> defers to hosting organizations, but we prefer a sliding scale admission charge from $10-20, with No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds (NOTAFLOF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Basking in Gravity: Dead Bird Blues | Healer, Indianapolis, IN (2021)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Previous Basking in Gravity<\/em> sessions have taken place at Healer (Indianapolis, IN), The Alembic (Berkeley, CA), Coaxial Arts (Los Angeles, CA) Magick City (Brooklyn, NY), PlySpace (Muncie, IN), High Frequency Loft (Taos, NM), and Penn Forest Natural Burial Ground (Pittsburgh, PA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Chamberlin is an artist, writer, and yoga teacher based in Muncie, Indiana. He was previously a resident of the Indianapolis Zen Center, and a medic (NREMT-B) with Marfa EMS. His writing has been published in URB<\/em>, Arthur Magazine<\/em>, LA Weekly<\/em>, Aquarium Drunkard<\/em>, and the anthology Sad Happens: A Celebration of Tears<\/em>. His weekly Inter-Dimensional Music FM <\/em>radio program can be heard on WQRT Indianapolis, and has been on the airwaves of Marfa Public Radio in Far West Texas and Northern Chihuahua since 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Basking in Gravity | Coaxial Arts, Los Angeles, CA (2023)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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