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Jiří Kylián’s ‘Bella Figura’ (1995) Nederlands Dans Theater
Posted on January 29, 2014 by tantro in Artist Profile
Last year Ros and I were blown away by a contemporary dance work we saw on a tv arts channel by Jiří Kylián. ‘Bella Figura’ (1995) Nederlands Dans Theater was a real treat and an eye-opener. We particularly loved the ‘walking the dog’ sequence (12:38 mins) which we tried, only relatively successfully, to introduce to […]
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The self-realisation of a yogi takes a little longer!
Posted on January 27, 2014 by tantro in Uncategorized
“It may be possible to produce a physical training instructor within a very short time, but the dawning development of individual self-realisation of a yogi takes a little longer.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . […]
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‘Mindfulness Revolution’ or Mindlessness?
Posted on January 17, 2014 by tantro in Uncategorized
‘Mindfulness Revoluion’ or Mindlessness? Guru Sattvananda, President of the Sunbury Yoga Society, rather thinks he’ll continue with his fifty-five years of ‘mindlessness practise, thank you’. He challenges the punditry of the so-called ‘mindful revolutionaries’ and chides them for their masterpieces of cosy thought they seek to pedal to the unwary by means of intellectual ‘flim-flam’. […]
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Ganesha Siddhi Mantra Japa Invitation
Posted on January 1, 2014 by tantro in Uncategorized
Ganesha Siddhi Mantra Japa Meditation Practise As you might have picked up from our posting: Shibumi Yoga Centre – Yoga Explorers Day (241113), Ros and I (yogini rosalind widdowson & swami tantramurti saraswati) are concentrating on the meditational practise of mantra japa (repetition) of a Ganesha siddhi (power) mantra (mind-liberator) to the point of mantra […]
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Stone Angels
Posted on December 30, 2013 by tantro in Uncategorized
Stone Angels “Described by Ernest Hemingway as ‘one of the wonders of the world’, the cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa, Italy, was opened in 1851. It’s filled with an incredible variety of outstanding sculptures that leave us with questions about our own mortality, our relationship with death and in what lays ahead in the afterlife”. […]
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Gaudete, Gaudete! Christus est natus ex Maria Virgine: Gaudete!
Posted on December 25, 2013 by tantro in Uncategorized
Merry Christmas. Ros and I spent the start of Christmas morning singing this joyful Christmastide hymn whilst we were washing up. The original ‘Steeleye Span’ folk band version is still by far the best and enbodies the essence of this 15th century invocation of the birth of Christ and the hope for rebirth and new […]
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Christmas at Shibumi Yoga Centre
Posted on December 22, 2013 by tantro in Uncategorized
Once again, for the Christmas Festivities, Ros has creatively decorated home, garden and studio. As this term’s classes celebrated the rebirth of light, so our environment reflects the same energetic impulse and we welcome family, friends and students.
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Solstice Remembrance at Shibumi Studios, 21st December 2013
Posted on December 21, 2013 by tantro in Uncategorized
Today is the shortest day of the year and marks the official beginning of winter. The winter solstice is the moment when the sun shines at its southernmost point, precisely at 5.11pm. Today we have had the fewest hours of sunlight of the year (7 hours and 49 minutes), and rather rainy weather to accompany […]
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Christmas Greetings to Guruji & The Sunbury Yoga Society
Posted on December 11, 2013 by tantro in Uncategorized
W We thought you might be interested to see the text of the message we sent to fellow yogis at the Sunbury Yoga Society celebrating their Christmas meal: Dearest Guruji (our very own Bringer of Light), Greetings to you, and all the students of the Sunbury Yoga Society, from your friends at the Shibumi Yoga […]
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Shibumi Yoga Centre – Yoga Explorers Day (241113)
Posted on December 1, 2013 by tantro in Uncategorized
Shibumi Yoga Centre – Yoga Explorers Day (241113) We love working with small, intimate groups and have elected, during the winter months, to work in our Visitor/Practice room at our Shibumi Yoga Centre rather than in the Shibumi Studios. Depending on the activity, it is suitable for a group of six to eight and we […]
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