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5 Key Factors and Practical Tips for Hormonal Balance in Women
In the SVA tradition, hormones are considered to be ojas. Ojas is the connective factor between the cosmic energy and the biological reality of your body. And hormones are the messengers communicating be
tween the macro and micro-cosm, the universe we live in through our bodies.
When that relationship between our bodies and the environment is in any way threatened or weakened, due to undue stress, our hormonal balance goes off, emitting all kinds of signs and alarm signals. When we are stressed, our bodies produce cortisol, a steroid hormone, in response to stress. When we are stressed, and our cortisol levels become imbalanced, here are some things you may experience:
You can manage cortisol by incorporating Ashwagandha, a famous adaptogenic ayurvedic herb. You can use either tablets or transdermal cream (see
www.chandika.com
) But if your stress goes unchecked, if you lead a stressed lifestyle, imbalanced levels of cortisol will result in imbalanced levels of estrogen and progesterone that in their turn have additional associated imbalances:
and for estrogen:
Stress is a big factor, but here are 5 factors in total that you can identify in your life, according to Vaidya Mishra, along with practical tips, to help you correct hormonal imbalance.
Number 1
: Hormonal balance is supported by lunar energy and everybody knows this. Women’s menstrual cycles occur on or near the full moon or on the no-moon day. This is why they are also called lunar cycles. In SVA terms, the vibrational energy of the moon has much to do with the menstrual cycle. The moon’s soma energy is received and delivered in a woman’s physiology through her vibrational channels. For this to occur in a timely manner on a monthly basis, the vibrational channels need to be ready to receive and then clean and unblocked to be able to circulate and deliver the somagenic cosmic energy.
Practical Tips
: in order to get the most out of a lunar cycle on a monthly basis, you need to maintain your vibrational channels in good health. For this, Vaidya Mishra recommends doing an abhyanga massage (self- massage with warm oil) with Vata Massage oil with Vitamin D and Magnesium (available at
www.chandika.com
). Do a self-massage at least once a week. In addition, keep your physical and vibrational channels open and healthy by using SuperSport Roll-on on hands and feet, as well as lower back if needed.
Diet-wise: the balanced use of lunar energy to support hormonal balance will result in optimal health. Unless you have an imbalanced hormonal panel – too much or too little estrogen etc, in which case you need to consult with your physician – you can do the following: 5 days before and 5 days after the full moon, support the lunar cycle by consuming estrogen-predominant foods such as: asparagus, fennel, papaya, pinaeapple.
You can also incorporate the use of SVA Kamini cream. In addition, Shatavari, Zinc (Yasad), or Fennel Herbal Memory drops. You can also add Fennel Transdermal cream on your lower back.
Make and drink the Pineapple and Fennel smoothy recipe: fresh (preferably organic) peeled and cubed or sliced pineapple approximately 6-7 slices, add 1 tablespoon dry toasted and powdered fennel seeds. Blend the mixture by adding some water to taste. You may filter it if you like, otherwise just enjoy!
The rest of the month (5 days after the full moon and up to 5 days before the next full moon), use Femi Ojas drops and Femi Ojas cream – these are progesterone predominant.
These creams enhance the absorption of lunar energy and transforming into specific hormones as and when what hormones are needed for the body.
Number 2
: yes, so we know that there is confirmed relationship between women’s monthly hormonal flow and the lunar cycle, but, in order to transform the cool soma of the moon into hormones, or components of the menstrual cycle, the power of transformation, in other words, agni, is needed. Our main source of agni is the sun, or solar energy. Agni is most prominent in our physiology through digestion, and overall metabolism. So in order to balance your hormones, it is imperative that you take care of your digestion and overall metabolism. The body should be fed somagenic intelligent foods – not acidic foods – in a timely mannerOtherwise, here are some additional practical tips:
Practical Tips
: make sure that you tend to your digestion during the whole month. This translates into:
- Don’t overeat. Eat more frequent small meals
- Eat easy to digest foods – favor fresh over processed and left-overs.
- Eat on time – this will further align you with the universal clock, making sure all your physiological functions are running optimally on-time.
Eating heavy processed meals in a delayed manner is the sure recipe for creating toxins or ama – as the body is not able to fully digest and metabolize. You need to process the soma of the food to convert it into hormones. If semi-digested material results from your meals, then it will clog youe physical channels. When this happens, regardless of how old you are, whether you are pre-menopausal, or actually in menopause, or not at all close to menopause, your cycle will be disturbed, may be delayed, and/or accompanied by excessive symptoms of imbalance – headaches, heavy mood swings, cramping, sweating and chills, etc. You can also enhance your overall metabolism by using Mum’s Masala in your cooking, use Soma Salt that enhances digestion and absorption without imbalancing any of the doshas.
Number 3
: Follow an alkaline diet, and ideally, follow the SVA somagenic diet, that recommends staying away from any food items that have or can lower your body’s overall alkalinity or pH. Eating fresh intelligent pranic food will ensure that the body’s innate system of balance, which keeps a check on how much soma needs to be transformed by how much agni, and how much lubrication is needed for the channels, this system does not get disrupted. Vaidya categorizes food into a) intelligent – fresh, devoid of preservatives or artificial agents, freshly prepared; b) dumb: food that has some amount of freshness but also contains some additives and is heavy on the digestion; c) dead: food that comes in pre-packed format and has years of shelf life and is filled with additives and preservatives. You can guess what your body and brain will feel like after consuming foods with either of the above characteristics.
Practical Tips
: Make sure to carry healthy snacks with you wherever you go, to curb your temptation for unhealthy food choices; consume sweet juicy seasonal fruits whenever possible. Incorporate a balanced amount of milk into your diet. Definitely have yoghurt on a daily basis, specifically with lunch, as a medicinal food item. Incorporate some fresh coconut into your meals whenever possible.
Number 4:
to get the most benefit out of solar and lunar energies, following a routine is necessary. This will make sure your entire mind-body-heart complex is aligned with the circadian rhythm, and this is the key to total health. What does this translate into? During the daytime, be active with the sun. Eat on time, around noon, when solar energy and agni is highest in the environment. Sleep at night. And sleep on time so that you can get most benefit from lunar energy. These are the laws of nature that will help keep our entire physiology functioning optimally.
Practical Tips:
both solar and lunar energy govern our body’s hormonal system, so we need to develop and maintain a routine based on the circulation of solar and lunar energies. In the daytime solar energy flows, so we have to be more active during the day, not sleeping, eating heavier foods on time at midday so that we use the solar energy during the daytime. Night-time we need to rest in order to recover with the help of lunar energy. Routine plays a major role in the health of your hormones.
Number 5:
“spiritual” practice – you have to have one! The entire energy of the universe is ready to flow into you, nourish, nurture, and rejuvenate you. And the primary gateway for this cosmic power is the brahmarandhra or the thousand points’ filter that makes up the aditpathi marma located on your fonatelle, the top front part of your head. Through this point, the energy enters and is delivered to all the organs and systems in your physiology. But stress acts as a barricade to this stargate! It blocks the entrance. When you adopt and practice a daily yogic practice that helps you be on top of stress, that helps you reconnect you with You, then your hormones will be healthy and flow better. Countless scientific studies conclude that stress plays a major role in creating hormonal imbalance.
Practical Tips:
Yoga, prayers, meditation, in other words: balance between rest and activity, is an essential component for hormonal balance and health. Adopt an anti-stress routine. Make sure you have some quiet time for yourself on a daily basis, to re-align yourself with the big picture of things.
A Question about Shatavari
Hi! 🙂 I have a question about Shatavari.
I’m taking it for it’s phytoestrogenic properties. The brand I’m currently using is Avesta Shatavari, which contains 500 mg of the root extract, and 40 % Saponins (200 mg). At the time I purchased it, this brand in particular stood out because A) Its herbs are wildcrafted and B) The claims about the 40% Saponins making it more effective. I can’t seem to find the information I’m looking for online as to whether or not the Saponin content is relative in the effectiveness of Shatavari. I was hoping I could get some answers here before purchasing 🙂
Also curious as to the Mgs in each dosage of the Shatavari powder you guys offer because I don’t believe it’s listed.
Any help with my questions would be much appreciated! Thanks so much!
~ Ashby
“Hello Ashby!
Thank you for your question
In our SVAyurveda tradition, we refrain from using any kind of herbal extracts that have solvents in them. My father taught me to extract herbal synergies using only water as a solvent.
Unless otherwise indicated, and when not organic, all our products, including the Shatavari, are wild-crafted. As for the saponin content, I would caution you to be careful, as the therapeutic benefits of ingesting saponins as a dietary neutraceutical product are still being scientifically investigated even though there are precedents of its use in some ancient indigenous herbal traditions.
If you would like to purchase a SVA Shatavari product, we have different delivery methods for you to chose from:
Whole Shatavari
– you can powder this yourself and boil 500mg to 1 gm in milk and drink at night, or make a tea with it and drink during a day (morning and evening).
Shatavari He
rbal Memory Nectar
– these formulas capture the molecular intelligence of the herb in concentrated form, so you can only add a drop or two to 16oz of good spring water and drink throughout the day.- You can also add Fennel – as a spice, transdermal cream, or Nectar drops – to your daily regiment to help enhance and support your estrogen levels. It is another wonderful and common estrogenic ingredient. See more at
www.chandika.com
Otherwise: also add to your diet the regular consumption of pineapple, papaya, asparagus, yams. All these will help support your estrogen levels.”
A female patient with gall bladder problems, high blood sugar and EMF
Femi Ojas Transdermal Cream
Here is a unique synergy of herbs to support and enhance ojas dominant hormones: Black Cohosh, Ashoka and Alodhra together supply balance to support and enhance the body’s own ability and intelligence to create progesterone. In addition, Ashoka supports emotional strength, which plays a mayor role in the production and delivery of hormones. Alodhra enhances the relationship between hormones and the environment they thrive in, in addition to supporting the flow and interaction of hormones. All the other ingredients support, provide and enhance bliss in the body, in general.
Directions for cream: this cream should be used in a cyclical manner – start using 5 days after the full moon (this should ideally mean 5 days after you completed your menstrual period, if your period did not occur on the full moon day, then start using 5 days after your period started). Keep using the cream and/or drop until 5 days before the beginning of your next menstrual cycle and/or the next full moon. When you stop using the cream and/or drop, take on the estrogen enhancing diet or products – for more information go to
www.vaidyamishra.com/blog
and search for his article on
Directions for the Cream: apply on the pulse on both hands, morning and evening. You may also apply in the afternoon.
Directions for the Nectar drops: add 3-5 drops in one liter of water and drink throughout the day. You can mix this drop with other nectar drops you may be taking, but do not mix with estrogenic drops – for example: fennel, shatavari, etc.
Femi Ojas Herbal Memory Nectar
Here is a unique synergy of herbs to support and enhance ojas dominant hormones: Black Cohosh, Ashoka and Alodhra together supply balance to support and enhance the body’s own ability and intelligence to create progesterone. In addition, Ashoka supports emotional strength, which plays a mayor role in the production and delivery of hormones. Alodhra enhances the relationship between hormones and the environment they thrive in, in addition to supporting the flow and interaction of hormones. All the other ingredients support, provide and enhance bliss in the body, in general.
Directions for cream: this cream should be used in a cyclical manner – start using 5 days after the full moon (this should ideally mean 5 days after you completed your menstrual period, if your period did not occur on the full moon day, then start using 5 days after your period started). Keep using the cream and/or drop until 5 days before the beginning of your next menstrual cycle and/or the next full moon. When you stop using the cream and/or drop, take on the estrogen enhancing diet or products – for more information go to
www.vaidyamishra.com/blog
and search for his article on
Directions for the Cream: apply on the pulse on both hands, morning and evening. You may also apply in the afternoon.
Directions for the Nectar drops: add 3-5 drops in one liter of water and drink throughout the day. You can mix this drop with other nectar drops you may be taking, but do not mix with estrogenic drops – for example: fennel, shatavari, etc.
Shatavari is a famous herb in Ayurveda for balancing hormones, especially if they are too low. This herb is known since ancient times to be balya (improving stamina) and shukrakari (increasing the quantity of shukra dhatu, or reproductive fluid).
It also is described in the Ayurvedic text, Bhava Prakash, as sthanyakari (enhancing breast milk production). This herb is estrogenic, and is especially useful for improving hormonal flow in women (though it is a good herb for men as well).
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This cream is overall estrogen predominant. It is formulated to support women who are going through menopause.
Shatavari enhances estrogen in the body
Fennel is also a spice used to enhance estrogen in the body
Ashoka supports emotional strength
Marshmallow root lubricates the mucous membrane
Slippery Elm lubricates the mucous membrane
Turmeric supports the mucous membrane so as to ward off and resist inflammation
Sensitive plant enlivens the intelligence of the nerve endings of the mucous membrane
Frankincense is anti-inflammatory
Sandalwood is cooling and bliss enhancing
Before using test a little bit of the cream on the external parts of the vaginal area. If you do not experience any allergic reactions then you may use internally.
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Do you need digestive stimulation with no risk of heating the body? Do you have colic pain but can’t handle
fennel seeds
? Do you need an estrogenic herb delivered locally?
Vaidya Mishra’s Fennel Transdermal Cream is a great way to get the benefits of fennel without any risk of heating the body.
Original Price:
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Fennel is one of the best spices to stimulate digestion for the high-pitta physiology, and this Fennel Herbal Memory Nectar is one of the gentlest, safest ways to use it.
Fennel is a dipani herb, which means that it enhances the digestive flame (agni).
Original Price: $22.50
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A unique synergy of wild-crafted herbs that helps modulate the hormonal system for women with menopausal conditions. This cream is especially good if you are experiencing dryness in the vaginal area, as the ingredients help modulates and lubricates the mucous membrane of the vaginal walls.
Black Cohosh: supports the production of hormones
Wild Yam Root: Supports estrogen balance
Slippery Elm Bark: lubricates the mucous membrane
Jasmine Flower: repairs the wear and tear of the mucous membrane and its layers
Saffron: rejuvenates and tones the mucous membrane
Shatavari: supports estrogen balance
Fennel: Supports estrogen production and balance
Ashoka: Supports emotional strength
Nutmeg: Calms the mind
Original Price: $22.50
Sale Price:
$18.00
This formula has a combination of aromatic herbs, which are especially designed for the biological needs of women’s physiology.
Dashmoola is a very ancient formula. Dash means “ten” and moola means “roots”. The combination of these 10 roots effects the health and balance of all seven tissues in a woman’s body. It also regenerates and detoxifies all these 7 tissues.
Shatavari is an herb that enhances estrogen in the body
Jatamansi has a calming effect on the mind and body
Jasmine enhances the repair of wear and tear of the skin; it also gives a blissful effect on the mind
Original Price: $27.49 4 oz. –$43.99 16 oz.
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Shatavari
is an ancient Ayurvedic herb described in Sanskrit to be
sthanyakari
(enhancing breast milk production).
Shatavari is also excellent for helping re-instate estrogenic flow during the menstrual cycle.
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Was Buddha right to make his wife a victim in his search for enlightenment?
The pain of longing and yearning defies description. Yasdhodhara, wife of Prince Siddhartha, who left home and hearth in search of enlightenment, embodies this pain.
Read the Decan Herald Review Here
and
Here are some images from the Mythili’s performance:
Join us for the
Los Angeles Premiere
of
Unspoken Conversations
yashodhara & night’s end
Acclaimed Indian playwright Gowri Ramnarayan teams up with a stellar cast of artists from India and brings to LA two dance theater works that push the boundaries of spoken and dance vocabularies.
Saturday, May 10, 2014 4:00 PM
Plaza Del Sol Performance Hall @ California State University Northridge
…the production inspired awe. THE HINDU
…an exquisite portrayal of classical intricacy and elegance. – Narthaki Dance
…playwright Gowri Ramnarayan churned out an outstanding production around the life of Yashodhara. – Veejay Sai
With her arms flung into the horizon and fingers flaming like a bouquet, Mythili’s subtle gestures reflected the profundity of the playwright’s thoughts as the narrative unfolded. THE HINDU
One of our few authors with a sound knowledge of classical forms, (Gowri) Ramnarayan utilizes this in her direction – giving the officer a Kathakali background so that Sheejith Krishna can showcase his talent easily, in Mahabharata sequences from the Kathakali repertoire … Akhila Ramnarayan portrays the Mogiya woman with a natural freedom. THE TELEGRAPH
An Indian English play of international class, plunging us into speculation: what will emerge at the end of a long night remote-controlled by powerful interest groups riding roughshod over the powerless? KALKI MAGAZINE
April 1, 2014, Los Angeles – UNSPOKEN CONVERSATIONS is a dance theater production of two seminal works YASHODHARA and NIGHT’ END. Featuring five exemplary artists from India, both works explore the resilience of the human spirit, its transformation and survival. Concept, Script, Direction, and Music Composition by Dr. Gowri Ramnarayan. Performance by Akhila Ramnarayan, Sheejith Krishna, Mythili Prakash, Gowri Ramnarayan. South Indian Carnatic Vocals by Amritha Murali. Recognized as leaders for their virtuosity and originality in their fields, the artists created this production after a year of research in India. Performing to rave reviews in India the production concludes its six city US tour at the Plaza Del Sol Performance Hall @ California State University Northridge on Saturday, May 10, 2014.
Bharatanatyam and Kathakali dance from southern India, the beating of Chenda drums, tribal music of Rajasthan and paintings from the caves of Ajanta. This is the gorgeous setting for the two dance theater works. Inspired by Buddhist texts, poetry and indigenous people’s history each narrative serves as a creative synthesis of the classical and contemporary to showcase this experimental, multi-genre production of music, dance and theater.
Regarded worldwide as one of India’s foremost contemporary and distinctive voices of Indian Literature, Dr. Gowri Ramnarayan’s acclaim stems from her ability to create and communicate powerful imagery and captivating text. Her inventive approach to drama revitalizes the physicality, musicality and expressive theatricality of dance to create an exceptional production that is distinct and meaningful to audiences across the world.
YASHODHARA In a kingdom nourished by the Ganges River, Siddharta Gautama, a Sakya prince slips out his bed chambers never to return for 30 years. He leaves behind his wife Yashodhara and son and embarks on a spiritual quest that would inspire a new world religion – Buddhism. Deserted and grief stricken Yashodhara is impelled to search for answers within the palace walls. Her inner evolution explores a poignant, powerful story of human loss, sorrow, and transcendence. Using Hindi, Pali, and English narration, this experimental, multi-genre production fuses the classical and contemporary to showcase the diversity of India’s living traditions and cultures. YASHODHARA is inspired by the 20th century Hindi classic of the same name by the celebrated poet Maithili Sharan Gupt.
NIGHT’S END Set in a reserve forest in Rajasthan, India, Krishnan Nair is born into a family of Kathakali artistes and trained in the craft. As a young boy he runs away from his village in Kerala, and becomes a forest guard in a tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan. In moments of emotional intensity, the Kathakali artiste in him finds solace dancing. The plot moves through his attempts to enlist the help of the tiger hunting Mogiya tribals to save the tiger, his friendship with Billu Mogiya the drummer, his romance with Chandni Mogiya and his encounters with poaching mafia. NIGHT’S END is a tale of betrayal, abandonment and loss in which the actions of humans-indigenous peoples, settlers, tourists, the politicians, the media-powerfully affect the fragile eco-system.
Audio projections for the production are by Akhila Ramnaryan and Mythili Prakash with light design, stage and technical management by Sheejith Krishna.
Tickets are $55, $35 and $22 for students with ID. For tickets Ph:
818-677-3000
,
info@shaktibharatanatyam.com
,
www.shaktibharatanatyam.com
Playwright-director Dr Gowri Ramnarayan is a veteran writer and journalist with a lifetime’s contribution to Indian performing arts, literature, and culture. She worked for 22 years with the national daily newspaper The Hindu (1989-2010), and served for over a decade as vocal accompanist to legendary Carnatic classical vocalist MS Subbulakshmi. Dr. Ramnarayan has a PhD in comparative aesthetics from the University of Madras, has translated two plays by the award-winning Marathi dramatist Vijay Tendulkar, and been a member of the Fipresci Jury of critics at international film festivals in London, Venice, Valladolid, Oslo and Mumbai. Her first play Dark Horse won two national-level Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards in 2007. In 2005, Dr. Ramnarayan founded JustUs Theatre Repertory, whose plays and productions have been staged at significant venues and performance festivals in major Indian cities. Her productions have featured many of the leading performing artistes of India. In September-October 2011, Dr. Ramnarayan presented a series of lectures and workshops on her multi-genre work in theatre at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin (Madison), the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Stanford University, the University of Washington (Seattle), and for the Indian Fine Arts Academy in San Diego. Selections from her latest play, Night’s End, were introduced by Gowri Ramnarayan and read by Swedish actors at the Women Playwrights’ International Conference (15-20 August 2012) in Stockholm, organized by theatre companies in Sweden, Palestine and Lebanon. She is touring with three JustUs productions-Sarpa Sutra, Yashodhara and Night’s End.
Mythili Prakash is recognized as one of the world’s leading young exponents of Bharata Natyam – the classical dance of South India. Hailed a child prodigy, Mythili began her performance career at the age of eight. Mythili has toured worldwide, at prestigious venues such as Esplanade Theatres (Singapore), The Lowry (UK), Musee Guimet (Paris), Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh) Chihuahua International Festival (Mexico), The Music Academy (India), Chicago World Festival (Chicago), Milapfest (UK). In 2013 she conceived and directed MARA a multimedia dance theater production featuring 35 musicians and dancers and presented at the Ford Theaters in Hollywood and supported by the LA County Arts Commission. While highly acclaimed for her technical and virtuosic skill as a performer, Mythili stays deeply rooted in the inherent spirituality of the art form, which is the driving inspiration of both her choreographic explorations and her own practice. It is this, that she believes fuels her artistic and personal journey. She began her training in the Thanjavur tradition of Bharata Natyam under the tutelage of her mother, Smt. Viji Prakash.
SHEEJIT KRISHNA
This versatile dancer-choreographer and percussionist studied, and then taught, at the prestigious Kalakshetra Foundation, for 21 years (1989-2010). Now director of his own Sahrdaya Foundation, he is winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar (2007) and the Sri Krishna Gana Sabha’s Yagnaraman Award for Excellence in Dance (2010). Recently, he has choreographed the dance sequences for Ang Lee’s Oscar winning Life of Pi. He has collaborated with director Gowri Ramnarayan on ten JustUs productions since 2009.
AKHILA RAMNARAYAN
A literary scholar and theatre artiste, Akhila Ramnarayan been an active member of JustUs Theatre Repertory since 2007 in a variety of roles (acting, singing, production, scripting) and is a core member of the Sahrdaya Foundation. She served as Assistant Professor of English and postcolonial studies at the University of Dayton, Ohio (2006-2011), and teaches at the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. She has been an active member of JustUs Theatre Repertory since 2007 in a variety of roles (acting, singing, production, scripting) and is a core member of the Sahrdaya Foundation.
AMRITHA MURALI
Amritha Murali belongs to a family of music connoisseurs. She is the disciple of carnatic vocalists Vidvan Late Sri K R Kedaranathan, Vidushi Smt Meera Kedaranathan, and Vidushi Smt Rama Ravi and Vidvan Sri P.S.Narayanaswamy. She is also an accomplished violinist and disciple of Vidushi Smt.T.Rukmini. Amritha has received numerous prestigious awards including the title of “Isai Chudar” from Kartik Fine Arts, Chennai, “Yuva Kala Bharathi” from Bharat Kalachar, Chennai, Kalki Krishnamurthy memorial award and the title of ‘Nada Oli’ from Nada Inbam, Chennai.
JUSTUS REPERTORY
JustUs Repertory produces new work that blends music, dance, and drama to explore historical, political, and literary experiences. JustUs collaborates with artists from various disciplines to produce innovative, theatrical, and international ventures.
ABOUT SHAKTI DANCE COMPANY
Established in 1981 by director/dancer/teacher/choreographer Viji Prakash in Los Angeles, CA, the Shakti Dance Company is the performing division of the Shakti School of Bharata Natyam, known for its rigorous training and excellence of standards. Shakti is dedicated to the practice and sharing of Bharata Natyam, a richly textured classical art forms that is the fabric of Indian culture with its seamless combination of dance, music, theatricality, poetry, and sculpture. Considered a form of yoga, this art form has the profound ability to transform and transport both artist and audience. Acclaimed for its vibrant productions, Shakti has performed throughout the USA, Canada, and India at prestigious venues such as the Lincoln Center (New York), Wortham Center (Texas), Music Center (Los Angeles).
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UNSPOKEN CONVERSATIONS: yashodhara & night’s end
dance theater india
English dialogue, poetry, gesture and indigenous people’s history serve as synthesis of the classical and contemporary in this production of two stunning dance theater works from India. Director Gowri Ramnarayan is revitalizing Indian theater with ground breaking interpretations of modern classics and creation of new work that is relevant to the artist and where artists feel safe to take risks and push boundaries. Featuring: Gowri Ramnarayan, Mythili Prakash, Sheejith Krishna, Amritha Murali and Akhila Ramnarayan.
Venue: Plaza Del Sol Performance Hall @ California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street. Northridge, CA 91330-8448
Time: Saturday, May 10, 2014 4:00 PM
Tickets: $55, $35, $22 (student with ID)
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