Comments on: Shivanautical realizations + epiphanies: take 3

By: Havi

Havi — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:12:52 +0000

Wow, these are awesome.

@Casey – Chills. That is incredible. I love it.

What a great way to use the practice. And I can’t even tell you how many times Dance of Shiva has destuckified a writing block for me. It’s uncanny.

@Emily – oh, that’s beautiful. What a great understanding. And it’s one of those things that now that you’ve understood it in your body it will stick so much better than if you’d read that somewhere. Awesome.

@Diane – oh, absolutely! Not knowing = absolutely fine. Desirable, even. Anyway, my experience is that the practice kind of shows up and gives me what I need. So I often start having no idea what I want to work on.

Your intention could be to find out what you want to work on. Or you could just let yourself not have an intention and have that be fine too. I look forward to hearing about what happens!

@Pearl – MWAH! You are lovely!

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:53:34 +0000

I finally got healthy, got off my butt, and started doing Dance of Shiva regularly. Three days in a row I flailed around, liberally skipping around the different beginner sections of the DVD and listening to silly music. Afterward, I sat quietly for a few minutes and then just start typing – no goals, just words.

On the fourth day, I practiced with no music, going back and forth between the H and V arms, concentrating on my breath, and saying the numbers out loud. I stopped, swayed slightly for a minute or so, then went to my computer and started typing. An hour later I had my first official blog post. Definitely an “AHA!” moment.

Amazing…

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:11:36 +0000

This week’s a-ha moments were all around this annoying stuck that just won’t go away. You know. It’s one of those mind-boggling things that I just keep having to learn over and over and over again.
Only I’m starting to realize that it’s not really just the same old ground every time. It’s more like mountain switchbacks. You know. I keep climbing higher and thinking, “Gah! I just saw this view.” Not realizing that I’m seeing the vista now from a slightly different perspective.
And that was kind of an epiphany in itself…
Emily´s last blog ..The Phrase for 2009: Wake Up!

By: diane

diane — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:30:54 +0000

I just got the Shiva Nata DVD in the mail, and in note you sent along with it, you say you hope I find what I’m looking for.

Is it ok not to know what I’m looking for? Because I don’t have a clue. I’ve been reading and returning to your shiva nata site for a while, so something here is fascinating. Something here is calling. But what? No idea. So on a whim and a new shiny paycheck, bought the DVD.

I have no idea what I am looking for, but… I enjoy looking, so perhaps that is the best place to start.

By: Pearl Mattenson

Pearl Mattenson — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:15:58 +0000

What a gift to be part of this incredible community and work. Did I say work? Whoa! Not. I don’t know what to call it but I am in that 4th grade- my teacher is a beauty queen and I want to be just like her- (Not HS!) mode.

I am where I need to be.
Thanks.
And would love people to talk with me.challenge me. boost me over at my blog.

Thanks again.
really.
pearl