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Try something new today, turn up your sounds system with Anita Katakkar’s debut CD entitled “Rakkatak” plugged in and hold onto your bandhas!

Anita has been playing the tabla since 1994, studying the tabla with Toronto based composer and musician Ritesh Das and more recently, with the generous support of the Ontario Arts Council she travelled to India during December 2010 and January 2011 to study with Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. Anita takes the classic sounds of the tabla and weaves an electronic soundscape that will enhance a vigurous vinyasa practice to a slow restorative sequence.

Anita has recorded, performed and toured with the Toronto Tabla Ensemble, toured nationally with the Tea Party and internationally with Jeff Martin. NXNE 2010 curator Lisa Patterson described Anita Katakkar’s sound as: “tabla soaked electronica.”

Anita can also be found at Octopus Garden Holistic Yoga Centre, Friday’s at 630pm to 8pm for an extra special Level 1-2 class performing live.

Yogahappening is crossing their fingers to collaborate on a special outdoor class with Anita this summer.

 

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Yogahappening has posted our dear friend Nancy Levin’s poems in the past and we wanted to share the exciting news that she has published a book of poetry.

Writing For My Life…Reclaiming the Lost Pieces of Me. Enjoy this poem from the book.

into the uncertainty

last night
or very early this morning
he felt me awake
his deep exhale nestling
the nape of my neck
palm resting on the
small of my back
gently pressing down
to ground me

now
the shorthand
of a marriage
translated
over time
is a lost language
just ancient fragments
of letters and torn
corners of reverie

in the dark
as i move in bed
i get the sense that
i am too big for this
body i’ve had

i surrender and assign
the loving of my body
to you
until i am ready to
love it again

feel like i am pushing
myself out from the inside
stretching this restrictive
container

later
while i cried to her
she stayed
and prayed into the uncertainty
with me

still she watches
clearing the way
while i cannot see
stands beside me
when i need strength
to move forward
gently reminding me
that it’s always about
beginning
and then beginning
again

© Nancy Levin 2010

Thank you Nancy Levin, regular Yoppii contributor, for sharing your beautiful poem. She reads her poems before key note speakers at Hay House Conferences.
Nancy Levin is the Event Director for Hay House Inc., the international leader in self-help and transformational publishing. She has worked extensively over the past 14 years in the fields of personal growth, health, and spirituality.

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Confessions of a Type-A Yogi

March 9, 2011 YOGA HAPPENS

Thanks James MacAdam for this wonderful reminder that yoga is a practice, not an achievement. In my early yoga days studying Anusara Yoga with John Friend, he once told me (through my girlfriend) that I could be a great yogi like my friend Darren Rhodes.  To me, this meant that I too would be able [...]

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Once a Villain, Coconut Oil Charms the Health Food World by Melissa Clark

March 3, 2011 HEALTH & FOOD

A FEW years ago I noticed something odd at the health food store. There, rubbing elbows with the extra-virgin olive oil and cold-pressed canola oil was virtually the last fat I expected to see in such esteemed company: coconut oil. The last time I checked, coconut oil was supposed to be the devil himself in [...]

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Rethinking Marijuana: A Chinese Medicinal Perspective By Darren Hall D.Ac. BA Hons

February 6, 2011 HEALTH & FOOD

Darren Hall recently treated a dear friend at his clinic and the central theme of the intake was the use of marijuana and its dangerous effects. After the visit Darren felt he needed to share his story and findings. Darren Hall: Let me begin by stating that I am a reformed marijuana user. I started [...]

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAY!!!

December 25, 2010 YOGA HAPPENS

Yogahappening was started from the idea of practicing more yoga-in parks, backyards, and roof tops. We just wanted people to experience the gift of yoga. We have so much gratitude for everyone who has been a part of this journey and we are excited for what 2011 holds. The Yogahappening facebook fan page is our [...]

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This just in….Lulu bag recall!

December 22, 2010 NEWS & POLITICS

Dear Valued lululemon Guests, lululemon athletica takes pride in its unwavering commitment to the health and well being of our guests, our local communities, and the environment. We strive to have a positive impact in all we do. In the wake of recent media reports that some reusable bags from other retailers may have elevated [...]

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Yoga- The Musical

December 21, 2010 ART & CULTURE

SONIC YOGA opened their doors in 2001 in the heart of New York City’s bustling Hell’s Kitchen district and quickly blossomed into a mecca for NYC’s theatre-set and others looking for a super-friendly place to come together and practice yoga.   Since then, they’ve welcomed over 15,000 students into their studio and trained hundreds of [...]

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YOGA WITH MY DAD by Neal Pollack

December 15, 2010 ART & CULTURE

Thanks to the Faster Times for sharing Neal’s Story!  The Faster Times is an independent collective of journalists and writers who are looking to create a new model for the newspaper. When you think of a “yogi,” my dad isn’t what comes to mind, unless you’re thinking of Yogi Bear. Like me, he has excessive [...]

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