2. practice. grahabedham, home-making in ever-shifting circumstances. while the notes change, try not to move the thumb behind it, teacher @gregg.august said. while my body relocates constantly, may the hidden thumb, the Self behind the self, stay grounded. today, just focus on playing the second interval without moving the thumb. over the years, grahabedham (changing graha, position) has become gruhabedham in my heart— (changing gruha, home). how to find peace in the changing nature of homes. how to find home everywhere, flexibility. grahabedham, when tonic shifts, the relating of the notes change. bassline, sr2mpn1s; r2g2pd2sr2 (tonic A: minor pentatonic with 2 instead of b3; tonic G: major pentatonic). every time I shift, I try to remember to ground in my new home, to appreciate it. but often, both in music and life, I find myself missing the home of the past. with each passing day, it is getting better. I am home, home is everywhere. today, I try moving between the the warm yellow sunlight of mohanam, the lotus-fragrant water of madhyamavati. maybe tomorrow, I’ll try to play a game with the ball of jasmine flowers that is sudha saveri. but today, I try to just keep the thumb in place.