Bharat and Beyond
Awakening Shakti
TEMPLES & TIGERS - A private sojourn for four, including Agra, Ranthambhore, Jaipur, Udaipur, Varanasi and Delhi. (Sorry, this event is private and fully booked.) 15-29
Awakening Shakti 3 - June 7 6.30-8 pm
Awakening Shakti 4 - June 14 6.30- 8pm
Awakening Shakti 1 - May 24 6.30-8 pm
Awakening Shakti 2 - May 31 6.30- 8pm
The current social, environmental, political and health situations have made it more and more apparent to me, that a compartmentalized, linear and patriarchal approach to culture has moved us away from the interconnectedness and fluidity, which is the natural flow of life.
The western myopic approach (which is all of us who have received a Western style education) to life facilitates, and even applauds the love affair with ambition, speed, drive and many of these qualities which we would term Yang, or Langhana (masculine, drying) in the Eastern system of medicine. It is important to understand that these are not bad or good qualities, it is our relationship to these qualities and the imbalance of the corresponding Yin, or Brahmana gunas (feminine, nourishing) in both the microcosm, and macrocosm we have to become aware of. This imbalance has led to both Mother Earth and women being seen as objects to be conquered and controlled.
As a woman who has followed the path less traveled over and over again, I realize how deep the layers of conditioning run through our psyche. How, in a quest to be recognized beyond homemakers and reproductive machines, (which are the most valuable roles a human can play), many women feel they have to constantly be in an overdrive of their Yang gunas while often repressing their Yin gunas. This has led to systemic and subliminal messages of rape and of exploitation of Mother Earth and her resources, objectification and sexualization of women on one hand and a complete imbalance of our individual wellbeing on the other hand. It goes without saying when we have overspent our resources – financial, mental, emotional, or physical, the consequences will be disastrous.
I have seen an overwhelming increase of cancer, thyroid, depression, weight problems in women all because they have, over their lives, overused their resources of emotional and physical health, leading towards a bankruptcy of their own Swastha (to be established in the self) especially when we move into the third stage of life. (Ancient wisdom talks about the four stages of life which have completely been abandoned, or thought of as old fashioned, in our post colonial world.)
Gaia is pointing towards many lessons at this time. It is asking us to pause and to realign with our inherent nature and that of the cosmos. This is the time to start peeling of the layers of conditioned Yang behavior and nurture the qualities of the Yin, or feminine at an individual and cosmic level. We are being directed towards the release of this mechanized thought process, as we have been separated from each other, and the universe as a whole.
“Yatha pinde Tatha Brahamande”
(as is the microcosm, so is the macrocosm)
This interactive webinar aims to bring forth the discussion of women’s health, hormones and sexuality in the wake of COVID-19. We will discuss the effects of stress on our bodies both at a physiological level and a psychological level. Why and how chronic imbalances like thyroid challenges, weight challenges (both under and over), ADHD, depression, migraines, gut imbalances, cancer, etc. start at a micro level, and become more and more deep rooted into dis-ease in the body which becomes harder and harder to treat, and heal. To remember sometimes we are forced to slow down when the body screams stop, instead of listening when she was whispering to pause. This webinar will span two Sunday evenings, and will include:
- Practical advice on Dinacharya (daily routine);
- Rituccharya (seasonal routine); and
- Rasayana (nurturing, nourishing and building) routines for maintenance, as well as therapeutic purposes.
- We will also talk about and share our collective stories, and what has been unique in each stage of our lives.
The week(s) between the two webinars will give you a chance to steep in some practices, bring forth queries, as well as set up individual consultations, if needed.
Dates:
May 24-6.30-8 pm
May 31-6.30- 8pm
and/or:
June 7 6.30-8 pm
June 14 6.30- 8pm
Venue: Zoom.us
Payment: Dana (Donation)
via PayPal: shibana_s@yahoo.co.uk
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Love from the heart of the Beloved,
Bhairavi
“Idam Na Mama” – “Nothing Is Mine”