Pocket Shiva Nata So. After six months filled with crazy hard work, our lovely baby — Pocket Shiva Nata — is here and alive and kicking! As of right now. Hooray! And there was great rejoicing, but also MAYHEM and HAPPY FLAILING and general brain scramble of the best possible kind. Again: Hooray! In my [...]

The Shivanauts are having a picnic! Maybe you’re planning to come to the amazing upcoming Shiva Nata training. Or maybe you can’t make it. But either way you are very welcome to join us for a special, fun, snack-centric Shivanautical group call. The call is on June 30 at noon Pacific. No cost. You can [...]

Just a quick note to our German readers: Jackie Tauil has a new website in German about Shiva Nata and her classes in Berlin (and most recently in Japan): http://shivanata-danceofshiva.blogspot.com Enjoy!

Yay! And soon! So. It’s a Dance of Shiva class. In Toronto. THIS MONDAY. I only just heard about it. Josiane Richer will be coming from Quebec to teach. What you need to know: * When: Monday October 25 at 7 pm * Where: Fraser Studios – 115 Danforth Avenue, Suite 203, Toronto (Broadview subway [...]

A weekend! Shiva Nata! Teacher training!

A weekend of madcap Shivanauttery and instruction and turning you into someone who feels capable, confident, competent and ready.

Very exciting.

The when:

The weekend of February 18-20.

And. Here’s the neat part.

Every morning (Toozday, Wednesday, Thursday) we’ll be doing a 90 minute Shiva Nata class: from 9:30 – 11:00 am.

• 45 minutes of hilarious, awe-inspiring, glorrrrrrrrious practice (with breaks so your arms don’t fall off).
• 45 minutes of Stone Skipping (I ask smart questions, your zapped-brain writes down whatever comes up. You get great information, and we seed more epiphanies to show up later.)

And of course shavasana and some light stretching.

Three days. Each class is completely different and completely crazy. We will laugh. We will flail. It will be awesome.

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.