2.6.16
Sonia Indigo & Veenu * Dance & Flute Improvisation
For me, Dance is to closing my eyes and dive into my soul.
The mind is not there anymore, my body moves flowing with the sounds that penetrate my cells.
My entire being travels into a unknown Sacred place,
It’s a travel back into the Womb.
Awakening the force of Life, the spark that fires my flesh, my bones, my entire being,
Until my body is just ashes,
And my Soul free to Be.
Sonia Indigo
Choreographer and Dancer: Sonia Indigo
Flute Player: Veenu
Event: Christmas party 2015
Place: Shiva Garden Home Stay, South India, Kerala
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22.6.14
To Parent's & Couples
Texto com versao em Portugues seguida da
versao em Ingles
To all parents and couples, and all the
people who deal with baby's and children:
We have in our hands the next
generation of this planet.
In our hands, we shape the clay where
future couples, fathers, mothers, professionals and leaders, the next
generation that will end with the old, antiquated and aristocratic
standards of disharmonious relationships in dysfunctional homes.
29.12.13
PNL - Messages to paste in home * Mensagens para colar por casa * Mensajes para colar en el hogar * Messages à coller pour la maison
NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming * PNL - Programação Neuro Linguística
If we are pasting positive messages on the walls and mirrors in home, reading these messages, you reprogrammed your state of mind to more positive, stronger, more loving way.
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Se formos colando mensagens positivas pelas paredes e espelhos da casa, ao ler essas mensagens, reprogramamos a mente para um estado mais positivo, mais forte, mais amoroso.
If we are pasting positive messages on the walls and mirrors in home, reading these messages, you reprogrammed your state of mind to more positive, stronger, more loving way.
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Se formos colando mensagens positivas pelas paredes e espelhos da casa, ao ler essas mensagens, reprogramamos a mente para um estado mais positivo, mais forte, mais amoroso.
28.12.13
Chakras * Ajna
Location:
Located at the eyebrow center. At the top of the spinal cord, in the mid brain.
Association:
Vijnanamaya kosha, initiates mental development. Pineal gland.
Pranic
field: Vyana Vaya, the all
pervasive force.
Psychological:
Beeja
mantra: Om.
Adhishtana
Devata: Om
Ajnachakrantharalasthayai Namaha.
Ajna
literally means "command or monitoring center". It is also
known as the guru chakra. It is the point of confluence where the
three main nadis (energetic lines), Ida, Pingala and Sushumna, merge
into one stream of consciousness and flow up to sahasrara.
During
deep meditation, when all the senses have been withdraw and one
enters into the state of shoonya, the void, the guru then guides the
aspirant from ajna to sahasrara by issuing commands through this
center.
Ajna
is also known as the third eye, the eye of Shiva, or the eye of
intuition, which gazes inward, rather that outward. It is also called
divya chakshu, the divine eye, or jnana chakshu, the eye of wisdom,
because it is thought this center that the spiritual aspirant
receives revelation and insight into the underlying nature of
existence.It is the level at which direct mind to mind communication takes place. The called Telepathy. And the doorway through which one
enters the psychic or astral dimension.
Being
the center of the mind, ajna chakra represents a higher level of awareness.
When
ajna is developed, we begin to acquire psychic powers. Therefore, it
is said to resemble a knot which is called Rudra granthi, the knot of
Shiva. This knot is symbolic to the attachment to one's psychic
personality and to the siddhis which accompany the awakening of ajna
chakra. It effectively blocks our spiritual evolution until attachment to psychic phenomena is overcome, and the knot is freed.
This means the ego been to much prouwd of ones powers attain in this
level of the evolution of the chakras.
The
trigger point of ajna, located t the eye brow center, is known as
bhrumadhya. This is an important focal point for the practices of
meditation, concentration and visualization.
For
success in prana vidya, the development of ajna chakra is very
important. Unless it is developed to some extend, prana can never b
experienced in the form of light. The vision of light is usually
first seen at ajna or bhrumadhya, or in chidakasha, the space of consciousness which is directly connected with ajna.
In
the practice of prana vidya, ajna acts as the control center for the distribution of prana. If the vision of light at ajna is well
developed, one will have no difficulty in visualizing the raising of
prana and its movement throughout the body.
Text adapted from the books "Prana Pranayama, Prana Vidya", Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati, and "i to I" from Prasanna Balakrishan.
Images
from the Google Images.
26.12.13
Sarah
Sarah come in September and stayed 4 months in Shiva Garden, practicing yoga almost every day.
She was a complete beginner with spine and legs stiff.
After 4 months of practice, she become flexible, stronger, centered, and completely independent to do her own practice of meditation, mantras, pranayama, asanas and relaxation by her self.
We live a photo sequence of her today's yoga practice.
She was a complete beginner with spine and legs stiff.
After 4 months of practice, she become flexible, stronger, centered, and completely independent to do her own practice of meditation, mantras, pranayama, asanas and relaxation by her self.
We live a photo sequence of her today's yoga practice.
19.12.13
Trip Advisor Review * Thank you Mar!
“A real paradise...”
The moment I entered Shiva Garden, everything felt so peaceful and relaxed. I had planned to stay just a few days, but ended up staying almost a month. I loved the big garden, with its coconut trees, banana trees, hammocks, swings and tree huts. Every morning I started my day with yoga. I really liked Sonia's way of teaching and her guided meditations. Also an astrology / numerology session with her gave me a lot of insights. Varkala is a perfect place to find the balance between self development, relaxation and social time. Almost everybody who ends up at Shiva Garden, stays much longer than they originally intended. Therefore you really get to know each other and it's so nice to spend time together. Varkala, and especially Shiva Garden, is a place which is pretty difficult to leave...
17.12.13
Trip Advisor Review * Thank you Bea!
Thank you Bea!
"Shiva garden
He stayed for 5 days in one of the very confortable appartements around a very big and shady garden with a big commun table and many simple rooms is a perfect place to meet travelers and to rest in the hamacas looking at the huge coconut trees. The good ambience given by the staff, the soft music, the many guests and the host , Jayan and Sonia.
Sonia offers very good and personalised yoga classes in a nice space on the roof, in three days i could really fell my progress . She was also an excellent hollistic psicho therapist for me. Jayan was always ready to help and give us good advices. The staff was always ready play with our two sons, of 11 and 2 years old boys. Our baby had a lot of fun playing with Divian, the host´s baby who shared all her toys durind our stay. The wifi worked perfectly and there was good books to read and exchange. Food given is delicious!
best regards Sonia and Jayan
Bea"
To see more:
Trip Advisor Shiva Garden reviews
"Shiva garden
He stayed for 5 days in one of the very confortable appartements around a very big and shady garden with a big commun table and many simple rooms is a perfect place to meet travelers and to rest in the hamacas looking at the huge coconut trees. The good ambience given by the staff, the soft music, the many guests and the host , Jayan and Sonia.
Sonia offers very good and personalised yoga classes in a nice space on the roof, in three days i could really fell my progress . She was also an excellent hollistic psicho therapist for me. Jayan was always ready to help and give us good advices. The staff was always ready play with our two sons, of 11 and 2 years old boys. Our baby had a lot of fun playing with Divian, the host´s baby who shared all her toys durind our stay. The wifi worked perfectly and there was good books to read and exchange. Food given is delicious!
best regards Sonia and Jayan
Bea"
To see more:
Trip Advisor Shiva Garden reviews
11.12.13
Chakras * Vishuddhi
Element: Ether, akasha.
Location:
At the level of the throat pit
and the thyroid gland.
Association:
Vijnanamaya kosha, initiates mental development.
Pranic
field: Udana, controls the
vocals cords and other sensory organs.
Psychological:
This center is responsible for
our capacity to receive thought vibrations from other people. It can
act like a transmissor radio allowing one to tune into the thoughts
of those who are both close by or far away.
Beeja
mantra: Ham.
Adhishtana
Devata: Om
Vishnugranthivibhedinyai Namaha.
Vishuddhi
is known as the purification center. Into this chakra nectar falls
down from bindu visarga (Bindu Visarga is a minor chakra situated at the top of the back od the head. The seat of total creation). In a healthy and active chakra, pure nectar
can generate vitality, health and longevity.
When
this chakra is activated, we feel cool, sweet drops of nectar
dripping down into the throat and causing feeling of blissful intoxication.
By
meditating on Vishuddhi, the mind becomes pure and empty, free of
thought, like akasha (ether or space).
The
ability to neutralize poison, both internally or externally, is one
of the powers associated with vishudddhi. At this level, all the
poisonous and negative experiences of life can be absorbed and
transformed into a state of bliss.
Vishuddhi
is also the center for receiving sound vibrations. When Vishuddhi is
purified the sense of hearing becomes very sharp, not only through
out the ears, but through the mind.
Is
known as the fountain of youth.
In
the yogic texts it is stated that with the awakening of this center,
all diseased states can be reversed, and even an old man can become
young. This is because the nectar from bindu , is such a powerful and concentrated form of prana.
It is actually the source of life.
Text
adapted from the books "Prana Pranayama, Prana Vidya",
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati, and "i to I" from Prasanna
Balakrishan.
Images
from the Google Images.
Chakras * Anahata
Element:
Air
Location:
At the level of the heart, in
the center of the chest.
Association:
Manomaya kosha, controlling the emotions.
Pranic
field: Prana, the ascending
force that controls the heart and lungs.
Psychological:
The hear center is the seat of
divine love. It is here that emotion is rechannelled into devotion.
Vishnu granti, the second psychic not, representing bondage of
emotional attachment, is located here. When this knot is opened, one
becomes free of all selfishness, egoistic and emotional attachment,
and thereby attains mental and emotional control, equilibrium and
peace.
Beeja
mantra: Yam.
Anahata
means "unstruck" or "unbeaten". This chakra is
the seat of anahata nada, the most subtle cosmic sound which is
experienced only in the highest state of meditation. This sound is
said to be unstruck because it is not caused by any external
friction, nor can be heard by the ears, mind or even by the phsyche.
It is a transcendental sound which can only be perceived by pure
consciousness.
Being
the heart center, anahata is responsible for the awakening of refined
emotions which are characterized by feelings of universal love.
A
person with a developed anahata is generally very sensitive to the
feelings of others, and the sense of touch is highly developed. These
people have power to heal others either by touch or by radiating
energy. Many people who performed miraculous healing, do so through
the agency of anahata. This are the kind of people that gives strong
hugs, and in woman's, they can have more full breasts and big chest.
Normally, they are happy energy people with a sense of love,
compassion, understanding and patience. From this chakra is where all
the forgiveness steps come.
It
is at this level that we become free of fate and begin to control our
own destiny. Hence, ate anahata we find the symbol of the kalpa taru,
or the wish-fulfilling tree. When this tree starts to fructify,
whatever we think or wish comes true.
Text
adapted from the book Prana Pranayama, Prana Vidya, Swami
Niranjanananda Saraswati, and "i to I" from Prasanna
Balakrishan.
Images from the Google Images.
Chakras * Manipura
Location:
At the level of the heart, in
the center of the chest.
Association:
Manomaya kosha, controlling the emotions.
Pranic
field: Prana, the ascending
force that controls the heart and lungs.
Psychological:
The hear center is the seat of
divine love. It is here that emotion is rechannelled into devotion.
Vishnu granti, the second psychic not, representing bondage of
emotional attachment, is located here. When this knot is opened, one
becomes free of all selfishness, egoistic and emotional attachment,
and thereby attains mental and emotional control, equilibrium and
peace.
Beeja
mantra: Yam.
Anahata
means "unstruck" or "unbeaten". This chakra is
the seat of anahata nada, the most subtle cosmic sound which is
experienced only in the highest state of meditation. This sound is
said to be unstruck because it is not caused by any external
friction, nor can be heard by the ears, mind or even by the phsyche.
It is a transcendental sound which can only be perceived by pure
consciousness.
Being
the heart center, anahata is responsible for the awakening of refined
emotions which are characterized by feelings of universal love.
A
person with a developed anahata is generally very sensitive to the
feelings of others, and the sense of touch is highly developed. These
people have power to heal others either by touch or by radiating
energy. Many people who performed miraculous healing, do so through
the agency of anahata. This are the kind of people that gives strong
hugs, and in woman's, they can have more full breasts and big chest.
Normally, they are happy energy people with a sense of love,
compassion, understanding and patience. From this chakra is where all
the forgiveness steps come.
It
is at this level that we become free of fate and begin to control our
own destiny. Hence, ate anahata we find the symbol of the kalpa taru,
or the wish-fulfilling tree. When this tree starts to fructify,
whatever we think or wish comes true.
Text
adapted from the book Prana Pranayama, Prana Vidya, Swami
Niranjanananda Saraswati, and "i to I" from Prasanna
Balakrishan.
Images from the Google Images.
10.12.13
Chakras * Swadhisthana
Element: Water
Location:
At the base of the spine at the
level of the coccyx and pubic bone.
Association:
Pranamaya kosha
(vital or pranic body), and corresponds to the reproductive and
urinary systems.
Pranic
field: Apana
vayu (sub prana moving downwards from the navel the perineo in the lower abdominal region
responsible for elimination and reproduction).
Psychological:
Is associated with the subconscious mind and, therefore, with drowsiness and sleep.
Of
the 3 gunas, swadisthana is influenced by Tamas, lethargy, dullness and ignorance.
When
prana activates swadisthana it can increase the desire for pleasure, especially in the form of food and sex. These desires can be an
obstacle to the awakening of prana, if we become obsessed by them. We
need to develop our willpower in order to pass through this center.
Beeja
mantra: Vam.
Adhishtana
Devata: Om
Brahmagrandhivibhedinyai Namaha.
Swadhisthana, which means "one's" own dwelling place or abode, is the
second chakra. It is located very near to mooladhara and is also
involved and responsible for awakening of prana shakti.
Swadisthana
is considered to be the substrata for individual existence as it is
the storehouse of all the latent samskaras and impressions.
Therefore, it initially forms a kind of a karmic block which makes
it difficult for the awakened prana to pass through this area.
Here
is also the point of creation. Can generate a new life, or a new
project. It is the force of creativity. When we are able to have a
balanced life in a relation ship and sexually, were no to much energy
is wasted on sex or the relation ship, we will experience the opening
of the spring. From this magic sprint the water of divine creativity
will express trough any artistic skill that we may have.
Text
adapted from the books "Prana Pranayama, Prana Vidya",
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati, and "i to I" from Prasanna
Balakrishan.
Images
from the Google Images.
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