{"id":12757,"date":"2016-07-27T23:10:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T23:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elisabethkastanakis.com\/blog?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=12757"},"modified":"2017-04-13T00:42:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T00:42:18","slug":"open-air-tandava","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/elisabethkastanakis.com\/?avada_portfolio=open-air-tandava","title":{"rendered":"Open-Air-Tandava"},"content":{"rendered":"

W\u00d6RTHERSEE, AUSTRIA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

13\/08\/2016<\/h4>\n

The whole nature is dancing and we are dancing with it … A unique opportunity to unwind during the long weekend of August …<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

Tandava<\/strong> \u2013 as teached by Daniel Odier<\/a>, the master of Shivaist Tantrism from Kashmir<\/em> according to the Kaula<\/em> tradition and the Spanda & Pratyabhij\u00f1\u0101<\/em>\u00a0 lineage \u2013 is a freely improvised, very slow and continuous meditative dance, without any voluntary action. It leads us into a deep relaxation that allows our body to tune in a very subtle way like a musical instrument, so that it can vibrate harmoniously with the vibrations of the Cosmos. This process of vibrating with totality is called \u201eSpanda\u201c and is innate to us, but it cannot be manifested when we are tense and rigid on an emotional, mental or physical level.<\/p>\n

Our body is comparable to a sensitive stringed instrument, such as a noble Stradivari. A well tuned violin resonates with the vibrations of its surroundings. Too much tension threatens to tear the strings \u2013 which often manifests in our body as pain, pressure and stress, headache and muscle tension. If they are too loose, the strings do not sound, which can be expressed for example as a lack of motivation, weakness, dissatisfaction or depression.<\/p>\n\n\t\t