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  • March 19

    Intentions, visions and epiphanies

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
    Filed under Epiphanies | 8 Comments

    Intentions For the first time since starting Shiva Nata, I had been able to think of an intention that I was emotionally invested in.  I have struggled with this before, though I’m still not sure exactly why that is, so it was great to finally find myself with a question that I felt I could [...]

    March 6

    A couple of realisations

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
    Filed under Epiphanies | 4 Comments

    The question of fatigue I recently made public a post from back in December about feeling tired after practicing Shiva Nata.  I even wrote to Havi a while back asking about whether this was normal. Well, it seems to have percolated away in the back of my mind for a while and has now re-appeared, [...]

    March 2

    Another break, another fresh start

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
    Filed under Progress Diary | 1 Comment

    So I went quiet for a while…again.  While I did get one message telling me to post again from Joely, who’s just started Shiva-ing and is loving it, it took me a few days to get the energy back up again to do some Shiva Nata. Good news: I got a reply about Level 4. [...]

    December 13

    It’s so pretty!

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
    Filed under On Shiva Nata | 1 Comment

    I had my first full-on shiva nata practice session today for a good few weeks.  I may have pushed a little too hard due to my usual desire to cram everything in as quickly as possible and reach the finish line (uh, hello, that would be death!) Still, I got through Level 3 with basic [...]