“The idea of something going wrong with Dance of Shiva resulting in raining cheese is just another reason to try it.”

And now that I think about it, ‘Questionable things might occur!’ is now the warning label I think I will attach to… everything. I rather like it.

reminds me of the end of the description of Gourdfest:

The ceremony invokes the primal CHAOS in the surroundings, and causes a temporary, localized change in physical reality. Unfortunately, our human brains will ignore this change, so it will appear as though nothing has happened. If nothing seems to happen, then the ceremony was successful. If it starts raining cheese , you fucked up.

The idea of something going wrong with Dance of Shiva resulting in raining cheese is just another reason to try it.
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The first is that pregnancy can loosen joints and make balance go all wonky, so there might be concern about standing on one leg. I had an exercise DVD that recommended holding the back of a chair while doing standing leg exercises – could Shiva Nata work with one arm and a leg?

Also, while resting is always a good thing, shavasana in corpse pose might be a problem, because some sources recommend that pregnant women not lie flat on their backs after about the fourth month (other people pooh-pooh this advice, as often happens). Perhaps one could use a modified pose? I’d rest with my back propped up a bit, but I’m not yoga-knowledgeable, so maybe there’s a better position.

Overall, I think you could be great (go Shiva Nata!). The advice I got from my midwives was mostly to listen to my body, and that if you’re doing something before you get pregnant you can probably continue (maybe with modifications) during pregnancy.

@Emily – oh good. I’m so glad you weighed in on this. Super helpful. Thank you so much!

Be alert for weirdness is always good advice.

I remember in Andrey’s yoga teacher training, we spent all this time on the pregnancy thing. And someone asked if you should even do yoga while pregnant, since yoga works on a hormonal level, and your hormones are all wacky.

And yes. Yoga does work on a hormonal level. And at the same time, it’s still going to be more balancing to do it than to not do it. Which is kind of my sense with Shiva Nata. It will move stuff in a different way, because your body/brain is in a different place, but it’s probably still better to use it than to not use it.

Also, one more thing, while I’m thinking about it:

You can get results from Shiva Nata just from the mathematical patterns, without even doing it. So you can put on the dvd and just *listen* to the number sequences, and it will be good for your brain.

Or you can recite them in your head while at the supermarket (or do the math in your head if you haven’t learned them yet).

That works too!

Hey, come on, Havi. You know it’s just one guy.

It’s just one guy.

(Also, would this would be an awesome name for roller-derby team?)

Also also, I am just starting to try to learn Shiva Nata (off the DVD) and my favorite thing so far is that I every time I attempt it, I end up laughing because it breaks my brain!

Okay, darn it, enough waffling, I’m buying the kit now!