11-11-11 DIVINE PORTAL OPENING – ANOTHER NIGHT OF GONGS WITH WATER BLESSING

I am delighted to have been invited by Shanti to participate in the 11.11.11 Divine Portal Opening.  I will introduce mantras associated with the Water element and the second chakra, as well as lead the morning yoga and bodywork.  Om
 

11-11-11 DIVINE PORTAL OPENING – ANOTHER NIGHT OF GONGS WITH WATER BLESSING
On 11-11-11 new energies of Aquarius and the fifth dimension are coming to the Earth – the Divine Portal is opening.
The journey towards 2012 has begun! We are noticing it in two ways, experiencing both to the extreme. When you are following the path of your soul, your way is opening and you grow experiencing dimensions that you haven’t experience before. You feel joy, peace, hope and Divine extasy. On the other hand, we have to remove the old patterns which don’t serve us and our surrounding anymore. This is where we are experiencing “the death” of the old.
The day of 11-11-11 is bringing us a gift. The door, which was still holding back these potent energies, is opening! The waterfall of cosmic energies will be coming down, allow us to experience the cellular transformation, affecting our DNA, physical dimension and our whole being. The bridges to the old consciousness are being burned for ever.
Allow the energies of the Divine Portal to come down to the Earth through your sacred being.

THE SECOND PUJA – WHOLE NIGHT OF GONGS WITH WATER BLESSING
Use this moment to transform your life because this year is very generous with giving us sacred nights! The second sacred night is the 11th of November 2011, when we will have a chance to allow – through water – energies of the Divine Portal to enter into our consciousness.
When we expose water to certain vibrations, the water crystals change their structure accordingly. That’s why we want to activate the water in our bodies in the ritual of drinking water, crystalized in the process of playing the quartz crystal bowls.
Water, exposed to word “LOVE”, formed this crystal (work of Masaru Emoto).
Gongs, quartz singing bowls, and voice of the SOUND OF WHOLENESS team with master healer Shanti, invite you to walk with us on the Path of Sound of Wholeness. The sound of gongs and quartz crystal bowls filled with water, will lead you to new dimensions, where the sense of space and time simply disappear, where you travel your own journey on the rainbow spiral of sacred sound.

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Questions? Call me!  6383 048 67

Hot stone massage in Altea – Masaje piedras calientes en Altea

Sorry to abuse my own blog by talking about massage and not yoga…but I’m so excited to announce that I am finally up to speed with the wonderful, fabulous, relaxing, hot stone massage! My stones are seasoned and warmed, and waiting to be used. They add an amazing dimension to swedish massage, and the full hot stone massage is otherworldly. So, what are you waiting for? Make it a treat for yourself, or give a massage voucher to your loved ones on Christmas or birthdays!

Hola! Siento despistarme del tema de yoga, pero no podía esperar más en anunciar que ya estoy trabajando con las fabulosas piedras volcánicas de masaje! Para añadir una nueva dimensión al masaje sueco son fantásticas, y el masaje completo de las piedras es una pasada. No te lo pierdes! Hazte un regalo ó regalase un bono a tus queridos para la Navidad ó un cumpleaños.

Yoga: can we stick with it? podemos aguantar?

In my class this morning, I had three beginners and one lady who’s been practising for 6 years. You can imagine that there is a bit of a difference there. The longer we practise yoga, the longer our respiratory cycle becomes, meaning that movements co-ordinated with the breath begin to take longer. If our exhalation is short and choppy, we can quite happily let an arm drop back down with a flop. However, as we gain control of the diaphragm and the ujjayi breath, we learn to exhale slowly and with great control. This naturally leads us to lower said arm slowly and with control. Extend this to the whole practice and you notice not only a qualitative difference but a quantitative difference in the frequency and duration of dynamic and static postures.
Her comment at the end: in group classes people always come and go, perhaps staying 6 months, perhaps 3. She feels she can’t advance because she always ends up with beginners again. She wonders why we can’t stick with our yoga? Comments?

En mi clases de ésta mañana, habían tres principiantes y una señora que ya lleva 6 años practicando. Existe una diferencia importante entre ella y las nuevas. Más tiempo practicamos, más se alarga nuestro ciclo respiratorio. Eso significa que cualquier movimiento coordinado con la respiración se alarga. Si nuestra exhalación es corta y brusca, nos va bien dejar caer un brazo con poco control ú atención. No obstante, en cuanto que tomamos control de la diafragma y entramos en contacto con la respiración ujjayi, aprendemos exhalar lentamente y con mucho control. Así comenzamos a controlar los movimientos del cuerpo, permitiéndonos bajar tal brazo suavemente y con mucho control. Al extender el principio a toda la práctica, destacan diferencias cualitativas y cuantitativas relacionadas con la duración de las posturas dinámicas y estáticas.
Su comento? En clases grupales siempre hay mucho va-y-viene. La gente permanezca 3 meses, 6 meses, y luego dejan las clases. Siente que no puede avanzar porque está siempre con principiantes. Se pregunta porque no aguantamos con nuestro yoga? Comentarios?

Eco Altea

Hey! Eco Altea was fine, although I was nursing a head cold. I offered two yoga classes on Sunday afternoon, both well-attended.
Hola! Eco Altea fue un éxito no obstante el resfriado que me agarró por la nariz! Dirigí dos clases de yoga el domingo por la tarde, ambas bien llenitas.

Yoga classes in Benidorm

I will be offering four yoga classes per week at Prana Centro de Yoga in Benidorm.  Delighted!  Prana is in the pedestrian area of beautiful old town Benidorm.  A few short steps from the shining blue Mediterranean sea, right next to the Hotel Alameda, at number 32 Calle Alameda.
The hours are:
Monday and Wednesday 10-11 AM: Group yoga class in Spanish
Monday and Wednesday 11:15 AM-12:15PM:  Group yoga class in English.
I look forward to welcoming students who want to establish a regular practice (better rates for monthly and trimestral payment) and also anyone here on holiday who’d like to drop in for a few classes.  Please feel free to get in touch on alteayoga {at} gmail.com (change the {at} for an @) for more info.
 

The Seer and the Seen

There is a very interesting article about the various modes of thought about God and man’s separation from God.  http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/06/patanjalis-key-dualism-the-seer-amp-the-seen/