On July 11, 2010 we held a Live Sitar and Yogaprogram at Galesville Memorial Hall. The Chesapeake Current was on hand and they wrote this wonderful article about the program that appeared in today’s edition.
Be sure to pick-up your own free copy of the Chesapeake Current at your local library, rec center, community hall, or shopping center like the Safeway in Dunkirk, among other places – plus we have some on hand in class.
As the article states, our next Live Sitar & Yoga program will be held on Sun Oct 24 from 2p – 4p.
Yesterday was our Live Sitar and Yoga program – we had a full house (23 participants) – thanks to all who came!
Anthony Malatesta played the sitar beautifully and via those soothing & mystical sounds, we ventured into yoga’s more meditative side. Yes we did a range of physical poses, but more than that we explored sadhana practices like yoga nidra (deep relaxation), svarshastra (science of breath control), pranayama (specific breathing techniques), and more.
Sometimes all were lying down with their pillows and eye pillows gazing within, and other moments striking a pose of challenge. Mostly though it was about the meditative approach.
As a teacher, it was a sweet joy to be part of this collective as everyone delved deep into the introversial flow – i.e. exploring within.
Diane Burr of the Chesapeake Current was also on hand and she plans to do an article in the near future about the program. Please watch for it.
All in all, the program went well and everyone reached a state of peace and realization. All got what they wanted – except for one. A faithful & long-standing member of the Tuesday morning abs class asked if from now on the 20 min abs intensive could incorporate the relaxation elements of the yoga-sitar program – the answer was a firm “no”. We have our standards after all!!
The live sitar and yoga is a special gathering and we certainly hope you will consider coming out for the next one!!
In the above video, the world famous sitar player Ravi Shankar (born 7 April 1920 in Varanasi, India) performs on the Dick Cavett show a few decades ago.
He is accompanied by tabla player Alla Rakha (left). By the way, that is George Harrison of the Beatles sitting on the couch at the beginning of the clip.
On Sunday July 11, we will have our own live sitar & yoga seminar at Galesville Hall. Click here to register.
We were blessed to have a wonderful gathering last Sunday, July 26, for our Yoga-Sitar program.
Anthony began by showing us some highly remarkable musical demos of drums like the mrdangam of South India and Sitar from North India. First he would voice the instrument and then he would play the same via the drum and sitar. It was quite special – a unique presentation.
Thereafter, we all collectively delved into our yoga meditative flow.
From a focus on breath then to contemplation and then to movement, we made our journey, the whole while surrounded by the mystical aura of the sitar.
When mantra was introduced the meditative flow surged deeper within.
Every one of the 19 participants contributed to the magical flow that allowed us to reach a deeper calm and sense of communion.
In the end, our practice culminated with a meditation that could have gone on and on. We were all that immersed. Only the marching of time stopped us.
When our program finally concluded – albeit 20 minutes late – one person noted, “How did the time go by.”
That just about told the story: in a sweet mystical flow the time went by….
Please do see some of the comments below (I have combined a whole bunch into the first comment box).
We will have our next Live Sitar & Yoga program on Sunday, October 18th, 2p- 4p in Galesville!!!
On July 11, 2010 we held a Live Sitar and Yoga program at Galesville Memorial Hall. The Chesapeake Current was on hand and they wrote this wonderful article about the program that appeared in today’s edition.
