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  • October 22

    Level 3: Comfort, Learning & Dance

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
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    Level 2 was feeling a bit lacklustre I was on twitter recently and found out that maybe I wasn’t pushing myself as hard with Shiva Nata as I really ought to be to get the full benefits.  As I mentioned before, I was wanting to get on with Level 3 but chose to work through [...]

    October 12

    Don’t get put off by the video

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
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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 1

    Level 1 legs – Don’t let it get too easy

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    I’ve got to grips with the Level 1 arms now.  In the spirit of keeping it difficult (which is the only way to see benefits from Shiva Nata, like any other form of practice) I’m introducing the legs to Level 1.  What excellent fun! Reminder of the day The idea is to keep pushing yourself [...]

    September 24

    Level 1 arms – Letting it sink in

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    My practice has been fairly sporadic to date.  Today I managed to work through all of the Level 1 arms stuff with the DVD.  I really must remember to breathe whilst I’m doing it or my arms ache like crazy!  I’m keeping going by only doing it when I think I have a bit of [...]

    September 14

    Epiphanies kicking in

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    It doesn’t take long So far, I’ve read through Havi’s Starter Kit stuff info watched the Theory section for Level 1 (yeah!  I’m a geek, I love theory!) and played around with the arm sequences for Level 1.  I’ve done a total of 4 Shiva Nata practice play sessions and BANG! it’s epiphany time. Seriously [...]