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  • 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 use [...]

    October 24

    Level 3 arms bend to my will!

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
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    Boo-yah! I finally got all the way through the Level 3 arms without going horribly, inextricably wrong and having to start all over again.
    I’m starting to see the path that Havi describes where you go from:

    I’ve no idea what the heck is happening here; to
    Oh, that seems kind familiar, I can kinda see [...]

    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 7

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

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
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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 what [...]

    September 14

    Epiphanies kicking in

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
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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 – it’s [...]