Sunday, December 28, 2014

The Most Exquisite Dance Performance.........






The most powerful, beautiful, activated dance performance I have ever seen... is always the annual “Student” Performance at the Nouveau Devadasi Fusion Temple Dance Festival.

For three years now, I have been a servant of this vision called the Fusion Temple Dance Festival, a confluence of traditional and modern sacred dance.

This year, 13 master teachers from different lineages came together to share their treasures.

This year’s beautiful body of participating dancers BLOOMED through the immersive process: each teacher and style of dance had a marked effect on each dancer. I saw a unique goddess being further revealed in each dancer throughout the festival.

It is beyond fulfilling to see the creative empowerment of women through interpretive temple dance... and to see them reveling fully and shamelessly in the beauty of their own feminine form and spiritual power.

We create peace through the vessels of our bodies, blending sacred teachings and finding the common humanity through mysticism and magical movements.

For more information, visit nouveaudevadasi.com.

LOVE, Bast

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

INTIMATE INTERVIEW with Bast about the HEART of the Nouveau Devdasi Fusion Temple Dance Festival


Read more about the heart of the Nouveau Devadasi Fusion Temple Dance Festival HERE

Join us for this ecstatic, liberating, cathartic, WILD, exquisite sacred dance festival Oct. 23-26 in San Francisco! 

ALL levels of dancers are welcome! We have 15 spaces left!

Find tickets & details: nouveaudevadasi.com 



Thursday, March 27, 2014

Primordial Temple Dance

The way is primordial. 


In every tradition, in every age... the fertile ground of temple dance has been yoga and spiritual discipline.


Welcome to a sanctuary of Self-expression. Enjoy fully-embodied prayer.


We are the Nouveau Devadasi. We are Ritual Movement Artists. We are modern temple dancers.




Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Chance meeting of two strangers in a parking lot...



“Our relationships with one another are like a chance meeting of two strangers in a parking lot. They look at each other and smile. That is all there is between them. They leave and never see each other again. That is what life is – just a moment, a passing, and then it is gone.

If you understand this, there is no time to fight. There is no time to argue. There is no time to hurt one another. 


Whether you think about it in terms of humanity, nations, communities, or individuals, there is no time for anything less than truly appreciating the brief interaction we have with one another.

… Time is very precious. Do not wait until you are dying to understand your spiritual nature. If you do it now you will discover resources of kindness and compassion you didn’t know you had.”

H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
Life in Relation to Death




Wednesday, February 19, 2014

WILD CARROT SEED: The Earth's Gift for SAFE, Effective, Natural Birth Control!


Hey Goddesses! PLEASE SHARE: 

WILD CARROT SEED is the earth's gift for safe, effective, & natural birth control! 







Pharmaceutical birth control pills/ implants, chemical spermicides, and IUDs wreak havoc on our bodies, minds, and feminine powers. We should all be educated about this potent natural option...

The use of WILD CARROT SEED was first documented over 2000 years ago - though it has likely been in use much longer. Medical doctors do not learn about this in medical school! 


There are *very* specific ways to take this beneficial herb. *Note that it's powers may be compromised by antibiotics or pharmaceutical birth control, among a couple other factors (see article). It is generally very effective when taken PROPERLY. 

It even has many unique health benefits. 

It does not interfere permanently with fertility and it does not cause any reproductive damage. Fertile women have gone on to have healthy pregnancies after using it.

My friends who are midwives, doulas, and herbalists have all recommended it.


You can find great, fresh seeds at the Scarlet Sage herb store in SF.

Of course, this option is recommended for tested partners. Safe sex is still a vital consideration.

Here is a great article by Robin Rose Bennet, an herbalist who has abundant, long-term experience with wild carrot seet.


Ultimately, birth control is a very personal decision. Every woman deserves to be fully educated about all the options - and fully empowered when it comes to her own body.

I hope this information helps!




Monday, February 17, 2014

Sacred Burlesque!


 
SACRED BURLESQUE: This class sounds sooo juicy!

At first, the phrase "SACRED BURLESQUE" seems to be a shocking combination... but then it settles in and seems like two things that were always meant to unite - like sea salt and chocolate!


...It's a beautiful thing to make sacred ART with our sensual energy, instead of burying it or pretending to transcend it (which almost never lasts in a healthy way!). We can honor our passionate energy with this conscious attention and playful creativity. It's so lovely to see this movement of the sacred erotic blossoming all over.






Unique Dance/Choreography/Creativity Genre 

led by Veenaa Saynana


*This workshop is Gender Inclusive, open to women, men, and all other genders*


Watch a video interview on Sacred Burlesque
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DtEaTlfAwI&feature=youtu.be
For more details go to http://www.veenaasaynana.com/sacred-burlesque/

Spring Classes

Fridays 7-10pm

Dates: Jan 31st, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 Mar 7, 14,

*Equinox Celebration & Performance
Friday, March 21, 7 - 10pm*

Venue: 2525, 8th St, Berkeley, CA
Cost: Sliding Scale $320 to $280

I am excited to offer you my passion and my joy - Sacred Burlesque! It has made such a huge difference in my life and I wish to share this amazing skill set with others, because I know deep in my bones how powerful it is, and how much benefit it can bring.

Come transform your life by exploring your sensual and sexual essence through the amazing techniques of Sacred Burlesque, where you symbolically (and seductively!) shed that which is no longer relevant in the story of your life.

You will learn how to come back to your core essence through Prayerformance, the art of combining the field of sacred intention with that of your infinite potential. Participants will perform their pieces in front of a live audience at the end of the course, which will mark the Spring Equinox. Their progress will also be documented through live, mentored interviews on film in a television documentary.

Highlights in brief:


*Prayerformance
*Shamanic Techniques
*Unleashing Creative Fire
*Sacred Story-Telling
*Sensual Dance
*The Art of Seduction
*Sacred Burlesque
*Burlesque Choreography - no nudity, you choose how much you wish to take off,or how little
*Performance Skills
*Interview in a television documentary

Each week's class will be divided into 4 segments: 1) Dance, Movement, Choreography. 2) Shamanic & Energy Skills 3) Creativity -- Improvisation, Costume & Prop Design. 4) Sharing & Mentoring

To register, please send an email with your details. A deposit is needed to reserve your space. Participation limited to 15.

For more details: http://www.veenaasaynana.com/sacred-burlesque/

Veenaa Saynana Laughing Dolphin
www.veenaasaynana.com
www.aiyuinstitute.com


"Your task is not to seek for love,
but merely to seek and find
all the barriers within yourself
that you have built against it." ~ Rumi



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