Archive for October, 2008

October 19

And we’re off…

Posted by James the Shivanaut
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I’ve finally got enough of the site ready to go live, so it’s open for comments! I’ve a number of back dated posts still to finish preparing so the next day or two will see older posts popping up until I catch up to where my practice is currently at.  After that it’ll be new [...]

October 15

Shiva Nata: How to get started

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First: the I-like-it-difficult guide to getting started The absolute minimum that you need to get started with Shiva Nata (also known as Dance of Shiva) is just two things: A space in which you can move your arms around The rules in which to move your arms However, for those of us with a less [...]

October 15

A review of the Dance of Shiva Starter Kit

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[Yes, some of these are affiliate links. Why? Because I plan on telling as many people (who I think it will help) as possible about Shiva Nata and Fluent Self and some have been kind enough to want to say thanks for my bringing these awesome practices into their awareness. Don't like it? Feel free [...]

October 12

Don’t get put off by the video

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I first watched the video on Havi’s front page (Note: she has mentioned taking it down, so if it’s gone, I’m sorry – but I’m gonna do one of my own so stay tuned for that hilarity!) on 30 September and was totally freaked out by it.  My eyes couldn’t follow what was happening, it [...]

October 7

Writing things down does more than get ideas out of your head – a journaling success story

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I wrote a note in my journal… I made a note about the fact that my feet were cold when relaxing after practice – my favourite part.  I lie flat on the floor and completely relaxed (Yoga peeps will know this as Shavasana or corpse pose).  If you’ve ever seen a Bunny Flop you know [...]