23/10/2024
Danny Shiva ๐ฑ๐๏ธ
Who am I?
Born in the UK ๐ฌ๐ง
From the Universe โจ
I am of all races. I am of all colours. I am of all religions ๐๏ธ
I am a reflection of yourself ๐ช
I am here to serve people. I am here to do good work.
I am here to help people on their path ๐ฃ
I am the change I wish to see in the world ๐
Am I perfect? Absolutely not.
Am I a guru? No.
I am a mere mortal.
I am walking the path, just like everyone else.
I am a humble student ๐ง๐ฝโ๐
I have been blessed with certain gifts โจ
I have mastered certain powers ๐ฅ๐ฑ
I am a Reiki Master, Teacher, Healer ๐
I am an Ayurvedic Pressure Point Masseus ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
I am a fighter ๐ฅ
I am a lover ๐
I am a musician ๐ถ
I am slowly upgrading myself each and everyday.
I am stronger today than I was yesterday ๐ช
I surrender to the universe โจ
I am a servant of the light ๐ผ
Om Namah Shivaya ๐ฑ๐๏ธ
14/08/2024
Marma Point Holistic Massage ๐๐ฝ a deep-tissue fascia, pressure point, meridian, bone, muscle and joint therapy ๐ฑ
So grateful to practise this ancient healing art ๐ Marma Vidya is from Kalaripayattu, from Kerala, South India ๐ฎ๐ณ
They say it is the origin of all massage ๐
blood circulation, bone setting, joint repair, muscle work, lymphatic drainage and holistic bodily function.
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Thank you to for hosting me so gracefully these past months ๐ผ
Thank you to .nizar for all your wisdom, knowledge and training ๐ฑ
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๐๏ธ Special Offering ๐๏ธ
x6 people will receive a 22% discount ๐ at Yogasara, Bristol ๐ฌ๐ง
DM me with code MARMA108 to receive one of six spaces ๐
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20/05/2024
Meditation ๐ง๐ฝ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ = Cultivation & Development of the Mind ๐ง
At 23 years old I began to work as an International Agricultural Commodities Broker ๐พ๐ซ in Sevilla, Spain ๐ช๐ธ By 26 I was materially โsuccessfulโ as societyโs standards, and I looked good on the outside, even flashy โจ
Inside however, I was in complete despair. I felt empty and shallow - I knew there was so much more to life than just money and nice things ๐ธ
Until then I had been trying to balance my โMatrixโ life ๐ with my spiritual life ๐ by 2019 I had no choice other than to leave my job, responsibilities, Europe and Western society completely ๐ฃ
I was going to study the ways of the Jedi โจ๐๏ธ
The universe guided me to Australia ๐ฆ๐บ and then Sri Lanka ๐ฑ๐ฐ before I would to make my way over to India ๐ฎ๐ณ
In Sri Lanka ๐ฑ๐ฐ I began to hear people talk of this โVipassannaโ meditation retreat where you sit 10 days in silence ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ I didnโt understand why anyone would subject themselves to 10 days in a cell without speaking. I heard strange things as well as good about it.
I booked myself onto a 10-day Mahasi Vipassanna retreat in Nilambe Meditation Centre, Sri Lanka โธ๏ธ
March 13th 2020 I found myself in a tuk-tuk 3-wheeler driving up a dangerously steep mountain in Kandy ๐ฑ๐ฐ I made some calls and remember saying โit feels like I am going into Jedi-training schoolโ โ๏ธ
March 18th 2020, at 9:30pm on day-5 of the 10 day silent retreat, one of the teachers came into the room. He put his spectacles on, and began to detail how the world was unfolding amidst the panic of Covid-19 ๐คฏ๐
The rest of the world was in chaos ๐ท while we were sat upon a mountain top meditating in silence ๐๏ธ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ
โฆ. (tbc) โฆโฆ..
From my heart ๐ with karma yoga I am offering a weekly meditation circle Tuesdays 7-8pm, beginning TOMORROW Tuesday 21st May ๐ฑ
Ana pana sati meditation ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ is an ancient Buddhist practise of simply drawing awareness to the in-breath, and out-breath ๐ฌ๏ธ
This offering to the Bristol community is on a donation basis, as the teachings were offered to me. Donations go to St Dunstanโs House ๐
17/05/2024
Meditation ๐ง๐ฝ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ = Cultivation & Development of the Mind ๐ง
My meditation journey has been surprisingly eventful ๐ฃ๏ธ
When I was 14 I said to my classmates at school ๐ฌ๐ง - โDonโt you just want to get away from all this and go and live in the Himalayas with the monks ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ?โ
They all laughed at me.
When I was 19 in Shanghai ไธๆตท ๐จ๐ณ I was in the gym, working on my muscles ๐ช I was invited to a yoga class ๐คธ๐พโโ๏ธ
I said โsure, why not?โ - It was a Vinyasa class with a male teacher, and it was tough โฆ I tried different styles before finding what I loved at the time - power and rocket yoga ๐๐คธ๐ฝโโ๏ธ handstands, arm holds, all the strength postures ๐ช
As I came back to the UK ๐ฌ๐ง to continue my degree, I kept practising power and rocket yoga โ๏ธ. I remember getting stressed with studies ๐คฏ I pulled out my matt and started a full on power yoga session ๐ Sunday 9pm in a futile attempt to calm my mind ๐๐คฃ
6 months later living in Granada ๐ช๐ธ and still practising โwork-out style yogaโ ๐
I began to enjoy the shavasana co**se pose more and more. I began to sit and meditate sat in half-lotus ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ and the end of an asana practise, although I would fall backwards and end up passing out in a yogic sleep ๐ด๐คฃ
In the 4th year of university I began to utilise meditation as a tool when I was feeling down and angry. I remember once my flatmate came into my room to find me meditating ๐ง๐ฝ and found it most bizarre ๐คฃ
After university, while living in Spain ๐ช๐ธ working as a commodities broker, I started to crumble from the inside out. This was the beginning of the end. Or an awakening ๐๏ธ
- To be continued โฆโฆ.
From my heart ๐ with karma yoga I am offering a weekly meditation circle . Tuesdays 7-8pm, beginning this Tuesday 21st May ๐ฑ
House of Dunce is a beautiful space in an old church ๐, which is doing a great job of bringing community together through music and love ๐ถ๐
This offering to the Bristol community is on a donation basis, as the teachings were offered to me. Donations go towards the running of St Dunstanโs House ๐
19/08/2022
Last weeks Yogic Healing Course โจ at Hideaway Arugam Bay.
We had a great day of releasing, sharing, learning and receiving.
It is truly an honour to be able to pass down the sacred teachings of Mikao Usui, and share the great wisdom and knowledge of all those in the lineage.
Thanks to my teachers for showing me the path ๐๐๐
& you were amazing ๐ do your practise and all is coming.
๐ฑ Upcoming Course Dates ๐ฑ
Saturday 20th August - Level 2 (Hideaway, Abay)
Sunday 21st August - Level 1 (Online)
Monday 29th August - Level 1 (Ahangama, South)
Tuesday 30th August - Level 2 (Ahangama, South)
Saturday 3rd September - Level 1 (One Bhakthi, Colombo)
Sunday 4th September - Level 2 (One Bhakthi, Colombo)
September/October - London, UK
DM me for more info.
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