Shiva Nata and blocks

There is no glory in getting it right. It’s all about taking on the challenge and stepping up to the yeah, I’m ready to shift stuff and it’s kind of going to suck for a while point.
- Havi Brooks
So on the topic of blocks standing between me and Shiva Nata for the past few months: [...]

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Shiva Nata revisited – a year since I started

Plateaus happen. When you’re ready for the practice it will call to you.
Havi Brooks, Dance of Shiva Special Report #1
After a long silence in Insightings-ville, I received a comment on the I Heart Shiva Nata post. Kat wanted to hear my thoughts on Shiva Nata after doing it for more than nine months now. In [...]

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Tidbit Insightings, May 4

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
Kimberly Johnson
Apologies and excuses
A few days back, I and my fiancé had a conversation where I said something abrupt. He was offended, but I felt I had not been out of line, because, you know, something and something else. I forget the exact phrasing, but the bottom line was [...]

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Tidbit Insightings, March 9

A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard.
Eliphas Levi
I started my final practical teacher training period today.
The teacher training system in Finland is exceptional (as far as I understand) in that we have several supervised practical training periods in our teacher studies. Supervised in that [...]

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Facing the Scary of Shiva Nata

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
Michelangelo
Shiva Nata is wonderful and inspiring. It’s also hugely difficult, frustrating and scary. Since I’ve had some stucknesses with my “practice” during the past few weeks, I’m [...]

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