Son Of Shiva (Omstrumental)

Fallen Star

El Apolo / Ampersan / DVD Flor de biznaga en concierto

tibet-sheer sofer

Je suis femme et fière, fille de la terre
Fille d'eau, comme la rivière,
Fille d'air, porteuse de mystère
Fille de feu , ivre de lumière,
Fière, fière, fille de la terre

Je Suis Femme Et Fier

Surrender is a grace and a choice we can make every day. It is a giving over, a softening into the pulse of life, a sweet letting go of controlling and needing to know. In this 5Rhythms® dance journey I invite you to find the sweet spot between pushing and resisting and riding the waves with ease as they move through you.

Surrender 5Rhythms®  Wave

A classically trained dancer, Gabriel Roth was involved with the early ’60’s counterculture movement as a dance instructor for therapeutic workshops at the legendary Esalen Institute in San Francisco and Arica School in New York. These facilities and groups played key roles in the Human Potential Movement in psychology which later led to Transpersonal Psychology and the New Age Movement.

Through direct encounters and training from the era’s noted psychologists, philosophers, anthropologists, and spiritual gurus, she single-handedly rediscovered and redefined the ancient shamanic technique of ecstatic dance, establishing a method she named 5Rhythms in the late 70’s.

The practice of 5Rhythms consists of five movements: Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. Through this dance sequence difficulties and obstructions in life can be identified and ultimately overcome. The sequence of the rhythms helps create waves that allow the dancer to reach a point of inner stillness. It is a globally recognised movement meditation practice with over 400 qualified teachers in more than 50 countries. Though Gabrielle Roth passed away in 2012, her spirit and legacy have been passed down through her family and extensive followers. It is still being practiced today.

Music plays a key role in these workshops. Following the shamanic tradition of using live percussion as a driving force, the music is necessarily rhythmic in nature and repetitive enough to focus on self-movement without invasive melodies or lyrics to distract one’s mind. It must be fairly lengthy in duration, with the journey defined by the pulsing waves of emotional flow that guide the body’s movement. The music was not intended to be consumed while socialising, but as an aid to the internal journey into one’s soul. It is minimal, abstract, and atmospheric. As a result of these characteristics (or rather functionalities), their albums didn’t fit into any conventional styles at the time of their release in the early 80s. Theirs is a pure form of dance music that also shares many commonalities with ambient music in the modern context. Yet ambient music had yet to establish itself as a genre at the time despite the early efforts of Brian Eno while underground dance - the genre with which it shares many of its stylistic qualities - was yet to be born. Their releases were rarely appreciated outside of workshops.

Between 1982 and 2008, Gabrielle and her husband Robert Ansell produced 16 original albums as Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors. Robert brought together some of the best studio musicians that New York had to offer while his son Scott - who later became a Grammy-winning sound engineer - recorded and mixed all of their crystal clear productions.

Endless Waves Volume One was originally released on their own private label in 1996 on CD. Comprised of a selection of their past recordings, the first part acts as a seductive entry point into their rhythmic sound world, with Roth’s voice intoning gentle instructions over each track. The opener Body Parts commences with a series of rolling polyrhythmic beats to prepare the body for meditation. From there the music shifts through a series of ambient moods that evoke each of the ‘5Rhythm’ states of being. Atmospheric synths and stately violins combine to help ease into movement on Flowing. Didgeridoos and funky bass lines evoke masculine energy on Staccato before the tumbling rhythms of Chaos encourage the uninhibited release of one’s mind and body. The soft vocal harmonies of Lyrical help the listener towards a lighter, more fluid, and creative state of being creating a becalming state that continues with the deep ritualistic chants and languid drums of Stillness.
The second part of the album consists of a non-guided version of the same journey. Freshly recorded for the album’s release in 1996, the band deliver up an equally vital series of brilliantly realised rhythmic excursions.

Endless Wave Volume One

B1 Chaos(Snake)

A3 Staccato(Bushbeat)

Gabby Berhstein has shown me what’s possible in my own life and business. Ten years ago her work gave me the courage (and the practical action steps) to follow my soul’s true passion. I’m so excited for you to hear a brand new side of her in this epic, inspiring, passion-filled conversation. Join us to find out how to infuse more spiritual connection into your life, how to make an income and an impact, how to radically increase your abundance, and how to free yourself from the curse of “being busy”. 

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355: Start Doing What You’ve Been Dreaming Of | Gabby Bernstein

The 5Rhythms®️ movement practice offers teachings that can help us in the navigation of our lives. Each rhythm is a master teacher, a dynamic state of being that we can cultivate.

Flowing teaches us where we are stuck, frozen, or disengaged, and invites us to move with more fluidity and flexibility.
Staccato guides us to shift from feeling disempowered or over-engaged into our centred power. We learn how to take risks, how to stand up, speak up and express our heart’s truth.
Chaos teaches us to become more comfortable with the currents of change, to develop resilience, or to shift into becoming the eye of the storm.
Lyrical opens us from feeling alone and separate into possibilities of collaboration and the resource of community.
Stillness helps us to cultivate awareness and reflection, the art of pausing, so that we can consciously choose our next steps.

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style.”  
-- Maya Angelou

RESILIENT 5Rhythms®  Wave

Music and Lyrics by Sunniva Brynnel 
Sunniva Brynnel – voice and ukulele

I was so inspired by Sharada's Vedanta workshops (see https://www.bewomanproject.info/ for more info) at No Mind Festival 2020. Based on them, I wrote this song. I shared it in the song workshop I was holding the same day, and the workshop participants named it "Our Song". So here it is: Our Song (For Sharada). Lyrics:

I am
I am
I am
I am

I'm joy, I'm pain
I've nothing left to gain
I'm fear and I'm love
I'm everything I'm dreaming of

Om
Shanti Om
Shanti Om
Shanti Om

www.sunnivabrynnel.com

Our Song (For Sharada)

The space between the beats defines our time

B1 Chaos(Snake)

Time Capsule