The who and the what and the where.

If you haven’t had a chance to do a Dance of Shiva class with Jackie yet, highly recommended.

She’s a great teacher, warm, friendly, a good explainer and totally non-judgmental.

Open to all levels.

Costs 15 euro (twelve reduced).

In German. Explanations in Spanish/English available if necessary.

Location: Theaterhaus Mitte, Raum 108, Wallstraße 32 (Haus C)

This is marvelous news!

Lars and Andreas (two of my most favorite students who are both wonderful teachers) are starting a brand-new ongoing Dance of Shiva course in Berlin.

Yay!

If you don’t speak German, I’m sure they can give translations and make it work. Highly recommended. Beginners welcome.

Starting this Friday, May 7, 2010 (and then every Friday after that).

You can read all about the training for reassurances that yes, you are ready for this, even if you’re just starting out … and then you leave your questions, worries, rejoicings here in the comments.

Though there are (and yes, this is crazy) actually only two spots left since I hinted about it the other day.

Anyway, expect lots of shivanautical epiphanies, warmth, laughter, tingly inspiration and to leave feeling like you’re ready. And the dance is inside of you.

Awesome, awesome kirtan from New Orleans.

Big, beautiful, surprisingly great stuff.

I’ve been a fan for several years now. And Selma and I have been to two of their amazing live shows (once in San Francisco and once in Sacramento). We have only the most wonderful things to say about Sean and his band and their work.

Twice a year I teach a class (by phone) where we talk about Shiva Nata wackiness and I answer questions. This has been going on for a few years now and it’s usually pretty fun.

We talk about ways to get back into a practice when it’s stuckified, ways for it to support you, and anything else you’d like to know/understand/untangle in relation to the madness that is Dance of Shiva.

This class is free to everyone who owns the Starter Kit and you can totally take it as many times as you like.

Roller Derby is all about being agile.

Agile thinking, agile movement, agile reaction, agile being.

Sure, it’s also about being fast, hot, powerful and fabulous.

But it’s really about this core quality of agility in all of its possible forms.

So. There are actually lots of people write posts about Shiva Nata and I’m always meaning to tell you about them and then I forget.
Some stuff from the ether. I mean, from the fabulously flailing Shivanauts.
It’s like kung fu, but without the killing.
My thoughts exactly!
Loved this post from Bill about doing Shiva Nata [...]

It’s about how absurdity reveals patterns.

Absurdity reveals patterns.

Which we already know. Because we do it.

Disorientation is good for you. Flailing? Also good for you. Doing it wrong and shaking things up? Good for you.

And implicit learning is enhanced by the introduction of some goofy chaos.

Luckily, that’s how we do things around here. Total Shivanaut moment. Yay!

Apparently there was some sort of weird double booking where I was apparently supposed to be teaching two different classes today … at almost exactly the same time?

And I can’t even get annoyed at my programs coordinator because it totally wasn’t his fault. Nor can I get annoyed at myself because it wasn’t my fault either.

So I’m just not being annoyed. How’s that for a surprising Shiva-Nata-esque moment of accidentally challenging your patterns?

Selma and I will teaching a three hour workshop in San Francisco.

Three hours of “work through your stucknesses with Dance of Shiva and Havi-inspired wackiness” magic. And epiphanies. Bring it.

It’s really, really, really soon. Like, practically now.