Andrea Tteja (Aditi) Natures Rhythm Yoga

The Archetypes of Sacred Feminine Initiation

2011-07-16T07:38:00.000-07:00

The Archetypal Mother is the matrix of a woman's capacity and power to conceive, birth, sustain, and renew life and give death. It is the Mother energy that initiates us into sacrifice (from the Latin, to make sacred), surrender, transformation, and transmutation. Among other things, Mother initiations call us to the healing of our own mother wounds, to look at ourselves as mothers, and to learn to let go into its own life that which we have birthed and nurtured. The Mother calls us to our bodies, to discover the joy of full embodiment, to nurture our physical life and the life of the planet. Encounter with the Dark Mother, Kali, the goddess who shreds the fabric of illusion, is the core of all initiation. Through Mother initiations, we learn to love all aspects of Life, to open to what is, as it is. We also come to realize that the root of our suffering is in wanting things to be different than they are.

The Archetypal Amazon is the feminine warrior priestess who serves Life. This energy calls us to integrity, to be in alignment with something greater than our own egoic wants and needs. We are in Amazon mode when we can take stock of our internal and external boundaries with people, food, money, time, energy, etc., when we can be strategic, make a plan, and carry it out. The Amazon challenges us to be scrupulous in our inner work, to aspire to trust and be in alignment with our own heart, to speak the truth, and be truly devoted to living and acting from consciousness and compassion. The Amazon is committed and willing to meet fear, shadow, and the inner masculine, as well as the utmost vulnerability of the wounded child within us. The Amazon brings clarity, assertiveness, decisiveness, honesty, responsibility, and courageous. She empowers us to learn skillful means for negotiating life in the world, including relationships, and being utterly faithful to ourselves. Amazon initiations teach us not to abandon ourselves.

The Archetypal Lover is the High Priestess of Eros, the feminine principle of relatedness. The Lover seeks relationships, union, and communion everywhere and with everything. When our Lover is invoked, our emotions, creativity, playfulness, sensuality, sexuality, relationship to self, body, other people, nature and the divine are the playground for exploration, healing, and discovery. She tends the garden of earthly delights. Beauty is her vocation, serving the Divine Beloved is her devotion. Lover initiations challenge us to confront the illusions that keep our hearts closed. We are given many opportunities to love freely and passionately, to be compassionate, especially with ourselves, and to live in the present moment. Lover initiations encourage embodiment and the healing of a wounded self image. The inner Lover can help a woman to transmute shame about her body to delight, as well as heal the wounds of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse.

The Archetypal Medial archetype awakens our desire for wisdom, knowledge, and the unknown, and fans the fires of search for all kinds of knowledge, from the practical to the most esoteric and mystical. Medial initiations usually take us into our fear of the unknown, where we must deal with ego's need for control and the fear of surrender. We come to realize that our fear of the unknown is really a fear of our thoughts about the unknown. The Medial energy invites us to descend deep into the depths of our own unconscious as well as to explore other dimensions of reality. These initiations dissolve our ideas about what we think we know, and who we think we are. Medial initiations call us to address issues of healer-ship, right use of spiritual powers, legitimacy, internal spiritual authority, and visibility in the world as a Medial Woman. This work opens us to our place in the world as a healer, and awakens us as priestesses and ritual makers.

The Queen archetype is the axis mundi, the archetypal center which Jung called ‘Self’, toward which our heroine’s journey is constantly spiralling. She embodies our full potential as human women whose essential nature is pure awareness, alive and awake in our own human woman body. Each initiation in all of the four other archetypal domains brings a woman greater awareness and embodiment of this Queen within who is awake, loving, compassionate, and increasingly free of her human conditioning, even as Life continues to bring to her door its imperfections, in-completions, and impermanence. She is the embodiment of all the other archetypes, and her visibility is the expression of all of her initiations. She calls us to live authentically, to open to the truth of what is as it is, and live our devotion.

http://www.templeofthesacredfeminine.com/articles/article_archetype%20quiz.html

Your natural sleep-wake cycle — The Circadian Rhythm

2011-01-22T15:49:00.000-08:00

Our circadian (Latin for “approximately one day”) rhythm is a cycle of about 24 hours that is linked to the rising and setting of the sun. Deep in our brains, a tiny, powerful cluster of nerve cells called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) works 24/7 as our internal clock, programming key activities such as cell regeneration, detoxification, patterns of brain activity, and production of hormones that regulate the sleep-wake cycle.

When it gets dark, your SCN begins to lower body temperature and also signals the release of melatonin, the hormone that makes you sleepy. But exposure to light at night — both natural and artificial — triggers an increase in body temperature, along with the release of “wake-up” hormones like cortisol. Light exposure also inhibits melatonin production. Because these internal pathways are so sensitive to light and darkness, it is easy for them to be thrown off — that’s why just switching on the lights for a few seconds can shift your circadian cycle by more than 40 minutes!

We all have an internal body clock that tells us when to sleep and when to wake in a 24-hour period. When that internal sleep-wake cycle gets disrupted, a circadian rhythm disorder may develop.

For most sleeplessness can be brought on through the subtle and ongoing physiological imbalances that are responsible for upsetting their inner clocks. These include hormonal imbalance, diet changes, stress, and certain daily habits. This circadian disturbance can result in daytime fatigue and night time insomnia, problems that become harder to shake over time if not addressed quickly. Sleep deprivation can result and have serious consequences. Car accidents, mood disorders and an increase in medical problems occur more frequently in individuals who are sleep deprived. There are ways to prevent circadian rhythm disorders and get the rest your body needs.

1. Reduce jet lag. The body does not adjust immediately when travelling to a new time zone and jet lag may result. Get on local time at your destination as soon as possible. If it is daylight, get some sunshine. Avoid alcohol and caffeine which can slow down the adjustment process for your body.

2. Avoid the swing shift. People who work overnight or keep changing shifts can develop circadian rhythm disorder. If it is impossible to avoid working overnight, make your bedroom conducive to sleep. Block out all sunlight and noise. Keep the room cool.

3. Skip daytime naps. Even a short nap can throw off your regular sleep-wake cycle. Instead of a nap get some fresh air, go for a walk or go to bed a little earlier to catch up on sleep.

4. Make lifestyle changes. Certain medications can disrupt sleep cycles. Ask your physician about side effects. Cigarette smoking and drinking alcohol can disrupt circadian rhythms. Avoid both at least 4 hours before going to sleep.

5. Control pre-existing medical conditions. Some medical problems such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and thyroid problems can interfere with sleep. With continuous interruptions, your circadian rhythm may get disrupted. Treat current medical conditions before circadian rhythm disorders develop.

6. Alleviate stress. If you have a hard time falling asleep repeatedly, delayed sleep phase syndrome, which is a circadian rhythm disorder, can develop. Find ways to lower stress. Start an exercise program, meditate or talk with someone you trust. Find a bedtime ritual that helps you relax such as taking a bath or reading.

Fortunately, your circadian rhythm can reset itself — up to a point. For instance, when you have a newborn baby, or work the night shift, or travel across time zones, your inner clock will adjust to the change. While this may not be a long-term solution, it does enable you to function in the short term. If you pull an all-nighter, can't sleep, change time zones, have jet lag, etc you are less likely to suffer for days while your body attempts to re-adjust. Research suggests that humans can regulate their circadian rhythm, or biological rhythm, through food.

How does this work?... By not eating for a short period of time.

If you know you are travelling internationally and know you will end up in an entirely different time zone... plan for it. If you are travelling to Tokyo and you want to get your body adjusted to the breakfast schedule there do some advance planning. Figure out when their breakfast time is and when then count back 12 to 16 hours taking into account your own time zone, travel time, etc. Scientists say you can get away with re-setting your body clock by not eating for 12 hours but for most people 16 hours works the best. Don't eat, until you are in your new time zone. You will probably still feel sleepy but remember, it's much better to have one day of weariness than to feel that way for 3 days.

Adapted from How to Reset Your Body Clock | http://www.ehow.com/how_5511991_reset-body-clock.html#ixzz1BoKlGieL

Happy 2011...

2010-12-31T09:50:00.000-08:00

You can wipe the slate clean, focus upon what you really want in your life and chart your course like you do this time every year...Or You can give thanks that your life is what it is and that you are ready to receive what you know is already yours in spirit, by divine law.. Let yourself be guided by the Universe via your impulses and instincts that inspire you to take action. Get busy without getting caught on how it will come to pass..and just know the end result is already yours!!!

IT'S TRUE!

Happy 2011 New Dawn, New Era, New World

December 21 2010 - A Golden window of opportunity to manifest our light

2010-12-20T06:41:00.000-08:00

Some say this is the end of the Mayan calender and not Winter solstice 2012 the effects of the December 21 Lunar eclipse will continue to go on for 3 months and the Sun eclipse we had in November effects last for about 3 years!!!

Tonight I will be chanting from 9 p.m - 11 p.m (GMT) and then again from 5 a.m

Connecting earlier between say 5 - 7 a.m ensures that we can be still in the totality of existence at the time it actually occurs at 8.14 a.m (GMT)(12.14 p.m PST) until it ends 3 hrs later - during that window of time leading up to and beyond is when I will listen to the Children of the Sun meditation download here http://www.childrenofthesun.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=306:the-solstice-2010-initiation&catid=39:hallofrecords and chant the names of the Goddess - Lalita Sahasranama.

I have been looking at the reasearch about the circadian cycle for the purpose of getting my pineal into optimum health (....more soon)
I also discovered that 11.04 a.m (GMT) is when the Eclipse officially ends. That is the time that the Moon moves from Gemini into Cancer and reveals what needs to be transformed. Its not till 11.40 p.m (GMT) that the new light supreme is born...\o/ YES!!!!

Also let's look to our dreams tonight to bring us guidance for the coming year. The seeds of intentions of what we wish to manifest are waiting for us to tend to them. We can do a ritual to ground those intentions on this December 21st, by setting our intentions into two stones or crystals of our choice, then plant one in the soil (in the garden or a plant in your home) and the other place somewhere visible for daily remembrance.

Set your Intention and know it's already happening!... The river of change is inevitable so lets welcome it with joy and eyes and arms wide open!

I would love to hear of your plans for this auspicious moment in time - the darkest moments offer an opening to call in even more Light - so let's do it - Light your candles, have a fire ceremony(puja), and most of all feel the Sunshine from within no matter what is happening out there... Divine Love!!!

Happy Solstice!!!

Dissolving with - Bija, Chakra and the Goddess

2010-11-30T04:42:00.000-08:00

Locating the seven chakra's, knowing their basic attributes of colour, element, and psychological associations for energy work is essential. Meditating on these points and chanting can be practised in order to free up the energy flow within, which brings results externally. The process of chanting itself shakes up the held patterns of energy and reshapes them to their higher possibility.

These chakras are visualized and struck with the seed sound of the bija mantra in order from the base of the tail bone upwards to the top of the head.
Chant each of these in order, drawing your mind to each chakra, striking the chakra with the mantra:
KREEM - KLEEM - HUM - HREEM - AYM - SHREEM - OM!

As your concentration gets better, think of each Goddess at each chakra and dissolve the chakras into each other until they dissolve at the crown.
So,you can dissolve Earth into Water (root chakra to sex chakra), Water into Fire, Fire into Air, Air into Space, Space into Mind and Mind into the Cosmic realm.

1. Root chakra - mantra “KREEM” - this mantra is the sound which creates electricity and transformation.
It is the seed sound for the Goddess Kali, who is the personification of Kundalini, hence placing this mantra at the tail bone stimulates this higher, transformational prana to activate. Kali is TIME and rules over the dissolution of matter back to energy (death) as well as the destruction of illusion. When chanted at the root chakra, this mantra also helps us to understand what true security is - inside the Self!
OM KREEM KALIKAYE NAMAHA!

2. Sex chakra - mantra “KLEEM” - this mantra is sticky, in that it holds things in it’s place, and attracts to itself. It is the energy of attraction, beauty, creativity, and love. Connected with the Goddess, Tripura Sundari who symbolises a pacified crown chakra grants us the experience of beauty and truth from within. It can also be used for Lord Krishna, and any deity or thing we wish to pull towards us. As the sex chakra is concerned with creativity and love, awakening the higher side of this chakra with this mantra, we become a source of love and creativity, without the need to manipulate others to satisfy us.
OM KLEEM SUNDARYE NAMAHA!

3. Navel chakra - mantra “HOOM” or “DOOM” as you can hear these two mantras both employ the long U sound, which has a similar effect of protection. Chant HOOM, with a short U sound, emphasizing the exhale and you will feel the navel contract; this is where the navel chakra is. HOOM is specific for Agni or FIRE. DOOM is specific for the Goddess Durga who is sought for protection. These mantras increase intensity and heat, which is a good thing especially for the digestive strength. The higher notion of this chakras meaning of power is the expression of a quiet power that does not need violence to attain it’s ends. Instead, true power is when all things are given freely to us without request or struggle.
OM HOOM AGNIYE SWAHA!

4. Heart chakra - mantra “HREEM” - This mantra is like "OM" but for the Goddess, and connects you magically at a heart level to the Supreme, or, any other deity or thing we wish to get closer to. This is one of the most important mantras and has positive effects upon the physical heart as well as the energetic heart. The higher aspect of the heart chakra is to let the expression of love become unconditional and the direct perception of the air element.
OM HREEM MAHADEVYE NAMAHA!

5. Throat chakra - mantra “AYM” (like AIIIIM) - chant this mantra for wisdom, higher learning, teaching ability, and the gift of convincing speech. Connected with the Goddess Saraswati, this mantra is the most important mantra after OM.
OM AYM SARASWATYE NAMAHA!

6. Third eye - mantra “SHREEM” - Lately I have been talking about SOMA, and the bindu chakra at the back of the head. The mantra SHREEM brings about beauty, devotion, abundance, softness, and can be used to take refuge in whatever deity we choose. SHREEM is connected to the goddess Lakshmi, who’s two lower arms dispense tangible wealth, and who’s two upper arms hold lotuses, the abundance in spirit, the SOMA we yogis are seeking.
OM SHREEM MAHALAKSHMIYE NAMAHA!

7. Crown chakra - mantra “OM” - liberation, going beyond all form. When you chant OM, bring your mind to stillness after the sound has finished, which takes your mind to the pure stillness within.

Amma in London 2010

2010-11-15T20:03:00.000-08:00

Date: Tues 16 - Wed 17 November
Venue: Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London N22 7AY

(Tokens* will be issued one hour before the start of each programme, there is no charge for darshan, further details below).
Tuesday 16 November
10am to 2.30 pm (Tokens* at 9 am or one hour before start of program)
7.30 pm (Tokens* at 6.30pm)

Wednesday 17 November
10am to 2pm (Tokens* at 9am)
7pm Spiritual talk, Puja, meditation and Devi Bhava darshan until early morning (Tokens* at 6pm)

*Everyone needs a token, including infants. Only one token per person.

More Info Subject to change please check for changes on http://www.amma.org.uk/ammas-tour.htm or http://www.amma-europe.org/ammas-tour.html

11:11... Where will you be placing your focus today?

2010-11-11T01:43:00.000-08:00

11.11.2010... More and more people are aligning themselves with the shift that's taking place on our planet right now. This time next year there will be thousands more awakened minds, and the years leading up to 11.11.11 can be seen as the years leading up to the rememberence of how powerful we truely are as co-creators.

I know everything is possible for the open mind, and we all have the potential to be this openess for our radiant energy to flow freely to every part of our being.
The Sacred healing sounds of the Solfeggio and being out in nature (for grounding and releasing) being fully present in this moment are my point of focus for the coming days.

Enjoy these links here for different perspective on how we can use sound as a key to the inner guidance of our heart, it's a much healthier way for our world, and today is the perfect day to open up to this.

Happy 11.11 with intentions for the highest good for each evolving soul and for our Mother Earth. ~Andrea Tteja

http://www.528records.com/system-page/getting-started

The Mission of i528Tunes.com is to EVOLve and heal you and our planet musically. 528Hz is revolutionizing the music industry and restoring humanity's original spirituality (by playing and broadcasting the principle primordial frequency of creation "528/LOVE.") By listening, performing, and recording in the "Key of LOVE" (528Hz), you too can engage this awesome transformation. And every time you do, it not only helps you, but like waves radiating out from a pebble thrown into a pond, your 528 musical energy reaches the farthest shores.

Developing a Deeper Understanding

http://web.mac.com/len15/MUSICAL_CULT_CONTROL/Leonard_G._Horowitz.html
Learn why standard tuning (A=440Hz) is an unhealthy, spiritually-degrading, imposition.

http://web.mac.com/len15/LOVE528/HOME.html
Learn why 528Hz, the "MI" or MIracle frequency" (of the original Solfeggio musical scale) is most preferred by nature and masterful musicians, especially for healing and Spiritual Renaissance.

‎528 is a vibration that resonates at the heart (the center or midpoint) of the electromagnetic color spectrum. It is the reason chlorophyll, and most of the botanical world, is greenish-yellow. 528, the Miracle 6 note of the original Solfeggio musical scale, is the reason organic chemistry is based on the C-6 (carbon six) hexagonal ring. The frequency 528Hz is fundamental to sacred geometry and, therefore, all physical reality. 528 is the fundamental force (i.e., creative hydroponic source) also reflected in water’s molecular structure -a tetrahedron-shaped pyramid. Alternatively, it explains why all snowflakes are six-sided hexagonal rings--like the “Star of David” (otherwise called “Solomon’s Seal”). Beyond its association with the House of David, and King David’s Miraculous history, it has been associated with Miraculous genetic repair of DNA.
I have advanced the great likelihood, therefore, that 528 is the “Key to the House of David” (Isaiah 22:22; Rev. 3:6-8). Heralded as an opening to the spiritual portal in these “End Times” that shall musically advance a change in people’s hearts (and heads) leading to a prophesied 1,000 years of world peace. (Now you know why I work day after day, sit up night after night, writing stuff like this.)~Leonard Horowitz

Egypt Retreat 24-30 October 2010

2010-08-16T03:43:00.000-07:00

In October I'll be teaching a retreat in Egypt with sound healer Ashera Hart of UniPhi and I would love to share the information with you... Do feel free to contact me and ask questions about it...

UniPhi Yoga is a new innovative type of yoga which incorporates the use of the sacred sonic codes of the Zobet (solfeggio) together with the power of your own voice whilst practicing yoga to help take your body to a deeper level of unification within, all you need is the willingness to release old patterns and habits and be open to embodying the light/God self that you are. (your I AM presence)

The retreat will take place in South Sinai, Dahab, Egypt. There are many beautiful places to visit and with the Ancient Mysteries incorporated, it will be both an Enriching and Inspiring Experience. Egypt is known to be the throat chakra of our planet and working with sound and yoga in this part of the Earth will serve to reconnect any areas that have been disconnected, for our planet also, it is by no coincidence that more and more people are travelling and teaching in these Ancient places these days. Together we are bringing ourselves and our planet back to wholeness, completion, openness and unified as one tribe/family.

We will be working with the frequencies of 396 hz, 528hz and 111Hz incorporating the elements and chakra balancing energy work required to shift blockages, to transmute and harmonise and heal at a very deep cellular DNA level. Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Spirit/Consciousness unite to become Oneness...

In the process we learn to live consciously and in harmony, embodying the essence of each part of our being to regain balance and with a deep understanding, we accept the past and the dual polarity existence so that we can relate to others in a more authentic and truthful way and receive the love that is available for us on this Human journey.

The week-long UniPhi yoga retreat has been created to take you on a journey of self discovery and bring profound insights to deepen your essence and your relationship with yourself and others. The practice is designed to take us closer to the truth that connects us together and can heal us on a collective level.

The UniPhi Egypt retreat - link for further details www.infin8space.com/Egypt retreat

I am so looking forward to sharing this sacred retreat with you, and on the Wednesday we will have a Heart connection experience with the Dolphins and on Friday we will stay in the Desert, Bedouin-style and Ashera will take us through a light body and pineal activation using 528Hz, 396 and 111hz.
The whole week will be transformational and expansive and we will celebrate our lives and our relationships with abundance!
- It is so exciting to be working in this way now!
There will be the chance to bathe in the healing frequencies of sound healing chimes and have a group tuning fork attunement too.
There will also be delicious vegetarian food and lots of laughter. And there will be plenty of time for you to explore the surrounding area of South Sinai, Egypt.

The cost of the week is £396 and includes all practice, breakfast, yoga mats, desert trip and accommodation. Rooms are en-suite and the price is based on two sharing a twin room. Single rooms are also available upon request (at an additional cost)
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www.infin8space.com
UniPhi yoga empowering and awakening you to self mastery.
The power is within you!

UniPhi Yoga at the Festival of Life

2010-08-06T13:21:00.000-07:00

Andrea and Ashera will be leading a short intro class at 4pm on the main stage at Festival of Life on 25 September 2010.

More information on the festival here and for the summary of talks go here.

2010-07-29T09:10:00.000-07:00

Andrea and Ashera will be taking Uniphi Yoga to the Healing fields, Pilton for the 2010 Santosa gathering and will be teaching three, two hour workshops, from 23-25 August...

This is a gathering for everyone who loves yoga and/or kirtan, and wants to practice in a beautiful Somerset meadow,overlooking Glastonbury Tor, mid-way between Shepton Mallet and Pilton. (Directions are on our website).

It’s camping in a meadow doing yoga all day – clear pure space – alcohol and drug free – family friendly – no cliques – just friendly yogis from all traditions teaching in yurts and big bender and in the open air....

The full day programme funs from dawn til dusk and includes asana, pranayama, meditation, kirtan, yoga nidra, chanting and camp fires.
Teachers from all lineages including Ashtanga, Iyengar, Satyananda, Vini and Kundalini yoga; also Tibetan yoga, Kashmir yoga, Acro-yoga, partner yoga, Yin Yoga, kirtan, bhajans, dance ceremony, Shakti dance and more. Kids crafts, yoga, fun and games

Complementary therapists and healers working for donation (including Thai Yoga Massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Shiatsu, head massage and lots more).

For more information about this yoga feast visit

www.sitaram.org/sitaram/santosa-yoga-camp/summer/

Interview with Bruce H. Lipton

2010-03-19T09:41:00.000-07:00

Bruce H. Lipton, PhD is an internationally recognized authority in bridging science and spirit. He began his scientific career as a cell biologist and received his Ph.D. Degree from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville before joining the Department of Anatomy at the University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine in 1973.

Dr. Lipton's research on muscular dystrophy, studies employing cloned human stem cells, focused upon the molecular mechanisms controlling cell behavior. An experimental tissue transplantation technique developed by Dr. Lipton and colleague Dr. Ed Schultz and published in the journal Science was subsequently employed as a novel form of human genetic engineering.

In our second interview with Bruce, we go beyond the Biology of Belief to look at the evolution of the species as a whole from information in his new book, Spontaneous Evolution. If each one of us is a community of trillions of cells, then how do we respond to the stimuli of our time as a global community?

Bruce is on fantastic form in this interview and gives a precise overview of his work in his usual enthusiastic style!

Interview with Bruce H. Lipton HERE

Nature's rhythm yoga workshop

2010-02-17T04:59:00.000-08:00

Thank you to all who attended the workshop on 13th February at Esporta

Hi Andrea
Just wanted to say thank you for the workshop on Saturday...I really enjoyed it.
It was something a bit different and certainly not anything I had done before...it was good to try it.
I really liked the yoga game and it was really good to do yoga nidra again.
Hope to come along another time..good luck with all your ventures!
Love Sally x

Hi Andrea
Thank you so much for your fantastic workshop on Saturday I really enjoyed it you are such a star it was brilliant.
Love Lisa
xxx

Next workshop will be on 10th April 2010 !

Infin8space 5 elements visualisation meditation by Andrea Tteja

2010-02-02T00:50:00.001-08:00

Chandri-sOMa yoga has evolved

2010-01-28T01:34:00.000-08:00

Since 2010 began, a story has been unfolding, its neither positive nor negative and yet has caused me to review where I have been and where I would like to focus for the upcoming months . On a personal level I have adopted a better diet which includes more fresh fruit and vegetables and soups and less of the lazy convenience food that are reached for when there is too little time available during the day. I am adjusting my sleep patterns to include fewer late nights and more early morning, and I am altering my attitude to the things that other people do or say with acceptance and tolerance. I can sense that I am more confident in creating my life and I am wincing less when I slip or if don't get it right at first attempt. I am honouring and congratulating myself for moving through barriers onto new ground, anything that comes about from old learnt habits I have decided to forget about, and instantly they are transmuted into healthy ways .
Another area I have questioned, and have been seeking guidance about, is the name that I use for the yoga classes that I teach. I felt Moon-Cycle yoga to be limiting for what it is that's covered in these sessions.

This weekend, 23/24 January, i attended the Opening to channelling course led by Solara which was marked with great presence. The whole event revolved around grounding our energy and then opening the higher chakras in order to receive the messages from higher guidance. This allowed for a real exploration of the inner realms, a place we may often turn to yet are surprisingly just as often unfamiliar with. Every now and then we are in need for some navigation skills for what seems to be unchartered territory. Some of what's channelled can seem a little odd - due to the conditioned boxed mind-set of what is acceptable by our societal standards. On this course I found myself going beyond resistance and simply allowing the emergence of the beautiful presence assisted by my own and everyone else's on the course... I was grateful for the gentle nudge from one of the guides that came through about changing the name Moon-cycle yoga to honour the divine feminine - the return of the Goddess, when I returned home that evening I channelled a new name to reflect my passionate aim - Chandri-sOMa yoga

Chandri is the Moonlight and Soma in Greek means bodily, Soma is also the lunar deity of the Hindus which also portrays the divine drink for the immortal soul and it is what the deities drink and what made them supreme.
On that note we are reminded that absolutely all that's needed in any moment, is to make our life healthier at every level.

29 July 2010 Update:

Chandri-sOMa Yoga has evolved to Nature's rhythm and UniPhi Yoga

Andrea has now co-joined with Ashera Hart of UniPhi in a harmonious venture to bring about Uniphi Yoga. Ashera is a professional singer with over 23 years’ experience in the music world and has been studying the healing power of sound with Jonathan Goldman, Chloe Goodchild, Chris James, Randy Masters.. She teaches that the frequencies of the Zobet correspond to the mathematics of creation and are a direct way of helping the body and your whole being align on all levels and they also help the body bring in a higher vibration particularly in preparation for the shift currently happening on the planet.

In these times for manifesting, Andrea and Ashera have come together to add the sacred geometry of sound to that of yoga asanas, this both improves the practice and yields a result that takes the body to a deeper level of unification within.

Creating a New Way - Rhythm and Circles Workshop

2010-01-18T18:57:00.001-08:00

Internal flows - Rhythm and Circles Workshop
Saturday 13th February
2.00 - 4.00pm

Details: Introducting Zamu, an organic nutritional supplement from the Amazon. Free taster shots offered throughout the event will assist your energy and focus levels. Zamu preserves your inner being and the Rainforest at the same time. A 2 hr High Vibration Class led by Andrea will include free form dance, partnerwork, asana, pranayama, chakra balancing mantra and yoga nidra. During this session we shall acknowledge and infuse the universal energies that reach in and out of each one of us by tuning into these energies around the New moon. (The Moon in Aquarius)
Bring a yoga mat and a blanket.
£ 25

Why not make it a whole day of pampering? For those who wish to use the spa facilities add an additional £10 and arrive anytime in the morning. (£35)

Note: Food/ drink from the bar is at an extra cost.

Esporta,
Manor Road,
Repton Park,
Woodford
http://www.esporta.com/reptonpark/default.asp

Call: 07980 567 408

Creating a new Way.
Tranform your life, your relationships and the world.
Featuring ZAMU.

Guided by Andrea and Gavin Brown.

At this workshop you will gain insight that will lead you to cultivate the vibrant energy within you and recognize the unlimited fortifying energy that surround you and feeds your Soul. We will strengthen our mind, body and lifeforce with free form dance, asana, pranayama, chakra balancing mantra and restorative yoga nidra that will deeply nourish the soul.

Featuring ZAMU and Lluvia skincare from the Amazon Herb Company. Zamu offers for us to connect with the highest energy at a cellular level. Once you try it you will feel the difference.

The plant life from the Amazon is the most potent nutrition and energy
offered on this planet. With more than 250,000 species of plants
Growing in the Rainforest, herbs and fruits are grown in the
Most nutrient dense garden in the world. Come discover the
Difference of inner vibration, infused with the energetic
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BIO: Andrea has been accredited as a Yoga Elder by the Independent Yoga Network and is a British Wheel of Yoga trained teacher. Being highly intuitive and in tune with Heart wisdom has enabled her to develop her own style of teaching that she now abides by and shares with others.

"What I Am Thankful For" ~ Charity extravaganza ~

2009-11-18T08:22:00.000-08:00

I am grateful for this opportunity to acknowledge the circle of life in this prayer of gratitude today. It's for a charity event called TweetsGiving and is strongly influenced by a Lakota Sioux prayer.... with love.

I am grateful to the Creator, for the ultimate gift of life and for the miracle of every breath that I take.
I am thankful for the minerals that maintain my bones and the herbs and plant that sustain my organs and body and heal in times of illness. I am grateful for the animals that offer both comforting and loyal companionship towards myself and all sentient beings.

With gratitude to my soul family that share my path as a soul on this journey and for the spirits that guide me invisibly through the ups and downs on this wheel of life and who continue to carry the torch of light through the ages. In gratitude for my relatives, for the love that brought me into and up this world.

And for the great love and respect residing within the wisdom of my Heart, for which I can cherish the winds of change, growth and expansion. I am so grateful for this Life. The Heart is the place were we co-exist, co-depend and go on co-creating our destiny together. We are all equally valuable, each one of us evolving from the other and yet each dependent on that which is above and below for wholeness. All of us a part of the great mystery.

This post was created as part of a global groundswell of gratitude called TweetsGiving. In conjunction with 12For12K, this celebration, created by US nonprofit Epic Change is an experiment in social innovation that seeks to change the world through the

power of gratitude. Join us http://tweetsgiving.epicchange.org/

Creating a new way: setting an intention for the New Moon-cycle November 16 2009

2009-11-17T02:01:00.000-08:00

I came to set my intention after reading the following note which basically summed up where I had been for the past... Umm well, probably most of my life! as far as i can remember. Having a Motherly Cancerian nature I have found it easier to care about others without thinking about what I am creating until i become too far involved and then its a challenge to back up. Hence the setting of intentions with each Moon-cycle offers the opening to review where i am each Month and then to move forward confidently with that which i become aware of and re-address...
So this little find was like a breath of fresh air to me.. A real AHA!!! inspiring moment.

Just be as happy as you can. Don't think about others. if you are happy, your happiness will help others. You cannot help, but your happiness can.

You cannot help-you will destroy-but your happiness can help. Happiness has its own ways of working-very indirect, very subtle, feminine. When you start working your energy becomes aggressive, and if you start trying to help others they will resist. They will resist unknowingly, because it seems as if somebody has the upper hand, and nobody wants to be liberated by anybody else. Nobody wants to be made happy by anybody else, because that seems to be a dependence, so a deep resistance comes in.

Simply don't be worried about it. That is the other person's business. You have done nothing to cause anybody else's problems. They have earned them through many lives, so they have to drop them. Just be happy, and your happiness will give others courage. Your happiness will give them impetus and a stimulation, a challenge. Your happiness will give them some idea of what it will be like when they say yes. That's
all...

Osho

And so then my intention came to me effortlessly

I am walking forward fearlessly with faith in my Heart...
Trusting this process, I give myself acknowledgement and i see only the divine in You!! Now and in all ways - I love U ♥

Please share any intentions you made during this New Moon phase for our group members to read and be inspired also.. write here on the discussion board for Creating a new way: Setting intentions with the Moon-cycle http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=185850190208

All comments are useful
Thank you for creating a new way

Blessings Andrea

Creating a new way....

2009-10-05T16:36:00.000-07:00

The first bold step to creating a new way is personal, it means to be aware of our own fears, and it is not found in analyzing the external causes. The bold step therefore is to quit being a "victim" - or to bully up to "the bad guy". The new way is to take responsibility for our own lives and projections, Only then will we collectively solve our common problems.

Being in our own power and in control of our own minds shakes the foundations of the current system. When we are no longer exploited, equity and decentralization of power are our gain. We are creating something new by each of us being challenged in our inner worlds to create new ways of thinking and feeling about ourselves, others and the planet.

We now have the opportunities and deeper understanding to create new ways of being and relating, our plans are made in terms of what we can ALL gain rather than what we might lose... Everyone must feel included and valued for their unique contributions. This is a requirement for creating a sustainable, peaceful and just world. Alienation breeds ill feelings, from explotation to terrorism. When we experience feeling connected and included we come to value our contributions and we come to know that we are part of the solution. Only then can we eagerly and creatively participate in laying the ground for a new future.

By being totally inspired and by realising that analyzing external causes just creates its own effect - which is basically getting stuck in our heady thoughts and wondering why and what we can do to fix that which cannot be fixed - so that sooner or later we will see how futile taking this action is. The battle rages within our own mind and healing the fears and insecurites for a better projected out look into our world... is the NEW WAY!.

Can we be with our fears? If we can then we will embrace and transform them. Are we owning our stuff and willing to release our fears and unforgiveness toward ourself and others now? This intention put into action will create the freedom from mind and simultaneously nurture our hearts wisdom for our flow towards self love and abundance for all.

Blessings to you all

Andrea Tteja

Moon-cycle yoga classes - London E4 Area

2009-09-23T07:36:00.000-07:00

I am really happy to now have a base set up at the E4 Studio. You may already know that the venue is warm, cosy and clean with plenty of space, it has a cushioned floor to work on too (not shown in these pictures) and that makes it really special.

The first Moon-cycle yoga class at the E4 studio goes ahead this Evening - and it's on time - as the Waxing Moon phase approaches, it is very appropriate for the surge of Universal energy at play right now... If you have been feeling any less than on top form, this class is energising as well as detoxifying. So bring yourself along and meet new friends in the joy of a heart based community...

The classes are for all abilities and there is an opportunity to sign up for the 12 weeks and receive one extra class free...

Here is whats on offer...

Wednesday 7 - 8.30 p.m Moon-cycle Hatha yoga

Sunday 2.30 - 5 p.m Internal-flow dance - On the second Sunday each month

The following weekly classes are now in place at the E4 Fitness & Leisure,
14 Hickman Avenue Highams Park London E4 9JG..

There is also a Moon-cycle Hatha yoga class held every Tuesday 6.30- 8 p.m
at the South Chingford Methodist Church, New Road, E4

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2009-08-04T16:26:00.000-07:00

Sunday, September 13, 2009
Time: 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: E4 Health and Fitness
Street: Hickman Avenue, E4 9JG
Town: Chingford, United Kingdom
Phone: 07980567408
Email: info@infin8space.com

Description I am happy to announce that Infin8space has now found a base to set up in at the E4 Health and Fitness Club.

Come and join in for the Free mini taster sessions of all that's on offer:

Mooncycle yoga,
Internal flow dance workshop,
YogaTeens,
Full and New Moon Meditations,
Yoga Nidra,
And more good things like the Organic Earth Drink Zamu taster showcase.

Y O G A O P E N D A Y T I M E T A B L E
Sunday 13 September 2009

Open Day terms:
You must pre-book as places are limited Only 1 class per person
Everyone Welcome
Special Advance Booking Offers for those who attend

Class Times;
1pm—3pm
3pm—5pm
5pm—7pm

Introductory Open Day Mini Taster Sessions– each class comprises:

Mooncycle Yoga
Internal Flow Dance
YogaTeens
Full & New Moon Meditation
Yoga Nidra
Q&A Session
Special Open Day Offer for pre-bookings taken before 19 September

Introduction to classes starting 20 September

Mooncycle Yoga
In life everything pulses, from the highest to lowest frequency everything is in motion. In each cycle there is a movement from empty to full, start to stop, positive to negative, from action to rest. Awareness of these cycles opens the doorway to master the art of surrender - letting go of the need to have control, we can learn to tune into these cycles and work with them rather than against them. The classes i teach follow the Moon's cycle and are based on a variety of both dynamic and static pos-tures as well as mantra and breathing techniques by which there follows a deep journey into the heart, where the body, mind and soul meet.

Internal flow dance
As the music progresses into lively upbeat tracks allow yourself to intuitively express creatively through your bodily movements... Key words are: Shake it out!... Cleanse, Purify, Surrender and Let go.

YogaTeens
Friday night Hatha Yoga fitness and fun for teenagers, workout and chill to music, bring a friend special offers help keep price low

Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra (derived from Tantric tradition) is a powerful technique in which you will learn to relax consciously through a systematic method that induces complete physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. Another name for Yoga Nidra is “Inner conscious relaxation” or “Conscious sleep” a state that you reach which is as deep as sleep, yet you still remain present, every part of you is made conscious and that is what makes relaxation complete.

Full & New Moon Meditation
There are two special dates to observe each month and these are the New Moon and Full Moon. The two weeks following the New Moon is the time to initiate or start new things in your life. The two weeks following the Full Moon is the time for the completion of things.

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Venue: E4 Fitness & Leisure 14 Hickman Avenue Highams Park London E4 9JG 5 minutes walk from Highams Park Brit-ish Rail station

For directions ring E4 on: 0208 523 8523
To book classes ring Andrea on:07980 567 408

Regular class times come into effect from 20 September 2009
See the class timetable for updates at

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2009-07-17T02:43:00.000-07:00

Most of us are adept at seeing the big picture. Caught up in the hectic pace of modern life, we feel compelled to immediately distinguish what is important from what is not. The assessment is an easy one to make when we are mired in the daily grind—everything relating to success seems significant and everything else seems comparatively trivial. But what is most precious in this life cannot be measured in affluence or influence. The truly noteworthy events in our lives are often the least momentous yet the most wonderful. They are the magical moments in which we are simply awestruck by the wonderment of life. Though our perception of magical moments may be blocked by worldly concerns, our days are filled with such moments. To experience them fully, we need only open ourselves to their existence.

Magical moments are not measured by the composition of an experience but rather by our reaction to it. Since such moments come and go quickly, they should be consciously savored and noted. They stick with us only when we recognize the impact they have had on our mood, our day, and our lives. In such instances, we may find we are suddenly and blissfully aware that we have evolved or that those around us have changed in some positive way. We may stand in awe at the beauty of a familiar object or derive great pleasure from an everyday activity. Or we may witness incidents of supreme kindness and compassion that do not directly involve us yet touch our hearts intensely. Nature is a constant source of magical moments. When we cherish such occurrences, we condition ourselves to take note of them when they happen and appreciate the value they add to our lives.

An idea for increasing your awareness of the magical moments in your life is to record all such happenings in a journal kept for that purpose. As these moments are personal, your journal can be a documentation of small joys or a testimony of grand revelations. You may begin to notice that there is more magic in your life than you initially imagined. In striving to make the most of each of these magical moments, you grant yourself permission to experience new levels of joy, surprise, tenderness, and personal fulfillment.

Onwards and upwards

2009-07-02T23:36:00.000-07:00

Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose." Wayne Dyer

Choose wisely for our Human family.

I want to be free.
I don't want any ready-made systems.
I am here to find within my being what belongs to me....
Only what is me can make me happy, can fulfill my life - Dharma

Our species is evolving on this planet, right now!!... I'm not going to say "New" as it is more of a "Return to Innocence" - I am shouting out a big YES!! to the disillusionment which is also our freedom.

We are merging into a whole new energy and we have to accept that we are responsible for everything we manifest. We are the the wise masters of the future and we have to teach in the future. That will be our task here on...
Ready!... and on we go!...

Thank you wise ones for all that you share

Yoga Nidra at Greens Health and Fitness

2009-06-18T15:09:00.000-07:00

The next workshop at Greens Health and Fitness - E4

Yoga Nidra (derived from Tantric tradition) is a powerful technique in which you will learn to relax consciously through a systematic method that induces complete physical, mental, and emotional relaxation.

DATE: Sunday 28 June 2008
TIME: 1pm - 2.30pm,
COST: £10

With a vegetarian buffet served at 2.45
Limited space, 25 people maximum.

Yoga Nidra describes the state where everything rests in itself, where you are neither carried away by outer influences nor occupied by thoughts, emotions or states.

Another name for Yoga Nidra is “Inner conscious relaxation” or “Conscious sleep” a state that you reach which is as deep as sleep, yet you still remain present, every part of you is made conscious and that is what makes relaxation complete.

Even if you do drift into a sleepy state, the experience of the instructions will raise your consciousness for a beneficial effect that you will notice afterwards

It is strongly advised that you wear warm loose comfortable clothing and bring a blanket/shawl for relaxation

A CD will be available to purchase for anyone wanting to develop a regular practise. On the Yoga Nidra CD you will hear the Bija mantras (seed sounds) that are associated with the main chakras/energy centers located at various points along the spine. The flute, chimes and ocean sounds used deepen the experience of Yoga Nidra.

Note: Yoga Nidra is essentially based on the teachings of Paramahansa Satyananda and the Tantric tradition.

The Effects of Lunar Energy

2009-06-13T07:07:00.000-07:00

Despite being 238,900 miles from Earth, the Moon affects us and our planet in many ways. Tides, for example, are known to be affected by the gravitational pull of the Moon. Water that faces the Moon is pulled towards it strongly; water which faces away from the Moon is pulled significantly less. Even the water beneath the Earth’s surface (groundwater that constitutes the water table) as well as water in plants and trees is affected by its position on Earth relative to the Moon.

Humans are three-quarters water. And like oceans and plants, we are affected by Lunar cycles. In addition to being watery, we are energetic beings. And since Full Moons are thought to be times of great energy, our vital energy (what is referred to as prana, or life force, in Yoga) is especially strong.

Full Moon is a time of upward movement, of feeling energetic, headstrong and even invincible. In contrast, apanic energy (the downward, grounding energy within the body) dominates at the other end of the Lunar cycle. As such, we feel more connected to the Earth during a New Moon. We’re more grounded, passive, and even lethargic.

Traditional asana sequences in Hatha Yoga are designed to balance apanic and pranic forces/movements within our bodies. In fact, each individual pose seeks similar balance by containing different degrees opposition — inward and outward rotation; inhalation and exhalation; grounding and reaching. During Full and New moons, however, prana and apana dominate respectively and can throw off such carefully crafted balances. Many yogis say, the more we practice and become sensitive to the energy within and around our bodies, the more important observing these cycles becomes.