Kostya Osadchiy (Amrit)
1. Andrey Lappa`s «Dance of Shiva» practice. This class in Russian.
The Dance of Shiva – is dynamical sequence of movements, developed by famous Ukrainian yoga teacher Andrey Lappa. Dance of Shiva uses sixteen principally different basic movements and sixteen positions for two arms. And this number may be neither larger nor smaller. The helix always has a central axis around which the rotation is effected. When rotating a cup, its upper surface and the palm should always be in the horizontal position, whereas the spiral movements should be around the vertical axis. In this event, the rotation of the cups is done simultaneously, as if in two parallel horizontal planes, and are connected by diagonal fragments of the transition movements from one such plane to another. Therefore, such spiral movements are called «horizontal».
At the same time, such horizontal rotation of the cups consists of two continuous radial movements along spiral trajectories: ascending and descending. Performing such exercises results in the integration of the upper and lower horizontal subspaces.
There are several levels for the practical learning of these movements. But, at the very beginning, it should be noted that the difference between these levels is not in physical complexity. It is in the level of control and coordination, as well as in the ability to follow a preset program for a long period of time, without being distracted. Then, faultlessly changing from one movement to another, performing them with technical perfection. But on the physical level, the complexity of these movements has little difference.
Kostya Amrit studied yoga and meditation with Swami Anandadevanand Saraswati in Rishikesh, traditional pranayama with Dr. Madhavan Munusamy, completed Universal Yoga Teachers Training Cource with Andrey Lappa in 2009 and certified to teach Universal Yoga and Dance of Shiva. He is teaching yoga in his hometown Odessa (Ukraine), on the Black sea coast. Kostya is experienced member of Yoga-Rainbow Festival team and very positive person.
Andrey Lappa demonstrates his Dance of Shiva system in Nepal