March 19

Intentions, visions and epiphanies

Posted by James the Shivanaut
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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 [...]

January 7

Spinning my wheels

Posted by James the Shivanaut
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It’s been a while since I posted, but my practice has hit a bit of a rut. I’ve been doing level 1, 2, 3 & 4 (ish-maybe) with legs raised but not really getting that <erk> moment that is the so-called Epiphany Generator! So what am I doing wrong? I’m not sure at the moment.  [...]

December 14

How to respond to getting it wrong?

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Playing with speed Whilst Level 3 is where I’m pushing myself at the moment, I like to mix in a little Level 1 and 2 at top speed to see how I do.  Since I realised recently that Level 3 was not causing me complete havoc any more I thought I would have a go [...]

December 9

Why I had a break from Shiva Nata

Posted by James the Shivanaut
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It’s been quiet for a while I haven’t had much to write about the last couple of weeks because I’ve had an extended break from Shiva Nata for a fortnight [Edit: actually, it's more like 3 weeks!].  It wasn’t just Dance of Shiva I was stopping either, it was a number of activities, because I’ve [...]

November 13

You know you’ve had an epiphany when…

Posted by James the Shivanaut
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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 [...]