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  • Archive for November, 2008

    November 20

    Unexpected benefits of Shiva Nata

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
    Filed under On Shiva Nata | 4 Comments

    I realised today, now that I’m doing a slightly longer practice (warm up with fun run throughs of level 1 and/or 2 then challenge myself with level 3), that one of my biggest challenges is keeping focussed for the whole length of time.  If I start to let my mind wonder then I start going [...]

    November 20

    Level 3 is starting to crack…

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
    Filed under Progress Diary | 6 Comments

    [Insert joke about how it's really me starting to crack.] [Insert second joke about how I've cracked already.]
    Right, now that’s got that nonsense out of the way, I come fresh from my kitchen to tell you that today I managed to get all the way through Level 3 arms with simple legs!  Woohoo!  I realise [...]

    November 13

    You know you’ve had an epiphany when…

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
    Filed under Epiphanies | 9 Comments

    You’ve been struggling all day
    I had a bit of a ‘grey’ day today.  I didn’t really feel like I was getting anywhere with anything.  I am lucky enough to have a group of friends that get together to talk and help each other out on Wednesday evenings and was able to share how I was [...]

    November 10

    Video: Level 1 arms as colours

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
    Filed under On Shiva Nata | 11 Comments

    This time I speak!
    I thought I’d do another, slightly longer (5 minutes) video since I enjoyed doing the last one so much and you guys seemed to like it!
    This one is of me doing the level 1 horizontal arms, but with a twist!  Totally unedited, so you get to watch me struggle and gurn and [...]

    November 7

    Video: Level 2 arms

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
    Filed under On Shiva Nata | 6 Comments

    Shivanaut TV is here!
    To start with we’re running cheap knock off versions of professional productions.  Though I’m calling it a homage to Havi’s video avoid complicated copyrighting issues!
    So without further ado, I give you my demonstration of some of the Level 2 arms…

    I said I would post a vid, so here it is.  [...]