Open Spirit Festival Activities
HUMANIVERSITY AUM MEDITATION with Chandrika & Rajan
BODY, MIND, EMOTIONS
1.5 Hour Version
The AUM is our most famous Social Meditation and combines movement, role playing and vocal expression in a way so that you can release stress and eventually feel more relaxed, in tune with your emotions, alive and open. This one and a half hour group process guides you in a safe and supportive environment through 14 aspects of the human experience: anger, forgiveness, love, stamina, life energy, chaos, dance, sadness, laughter, sensuality, chanting, silence, respect and sharing. The word AUM stands for Awareness, Understanding and Meditation. This meditation is one of the basic and most powerful techniques used at the Humaniversity and a great introduction to our work.
BIO ENERGETICS with Yogini
BODY, EMOTIONS
Using body-mind focused exercise and breathing to get in better contact with your natural joyful life energy. Increasing self-awareness and creating change.
Bio Energetics originates in the work of Willhem Reich and Alexander Lowen.
LEARN ABOUT YOUR BODY TYPE with Aranyo
BODY, EDUCATION
Learn about yourself and your Strategies to go through life using Body types. In this interactive seminar you get to know yourself better in a playful yet insightful way. You might find answers to why you behave in certain ways. Where, when and how do we develop our belief systems and coping mechanisms and how can we change into more fulfilling ways of relating to ourselves and others.
BOLLYWOOD DANCE CLASS with Shanti
BODY, FUN
With her playful way Shanti will guide you to get into the rhythm, enjoy the beat and learn specific moves of Bollywood dance. Presentation follows for those who want during our Celebration Party.
CELEBRATION DANCE PARTY with DJs Rajan and shanti
Dance and celebrate to DJs Rajan and Shanti latest dance tracks. Enjoy the friendship atmosphere, relax, rejoice and celebrate. And of course, get excited to see a Bollywood Dance performance.
COMPASSIONATE INQUIRY with Yasha
AWARENESS, RELATING
Do you want to learn how to be a great listener? How about when it comes to listening to yourself? In this workshop you get to practice what it means to be truly present with each other, how to make a safe and nourishing connection, and how to find out more about yourself and the other in a curious, playful and spontaneous way.
INTRODUCTION TO EMOTIONAL RELEASE with Jayesh
EMOTIONS, BODY
We are not always completely aware of our emotions, and when those emotions get pent-up as stress, they can eventually transform into tense muscles, fatigue, isolation, or a conflict with a friend or a colleague. Experience the joy, warmth and relaxation it brings you to express your emotions freely.
A TASTE OF FAMILY CONSTELLATION with Sambodhi
SOUL, EMOTIONS
Meet Family Constellation – a gentle yet powerful technique that will help you to get an understanding and insight into your relationships while bringing you into a heartful and loving space.
HEALING SOUNDBATH RELAXATION with Claudia Miller
SOUL, SPIRIT
As a Sound Healing Practitioner and Sound Bath Leader with 20 years of experience, Claudia will lead you into a deep relaxation. Let the sounds of different tubular chime pipes wash over you, refreshing soul, heart, mind and body, bringing with them calmness and inner peace. Dive deep into tranquility and pause to recharge and retune yourself. Receive a blessing from the Song of My Soul as I chant my Soul Song for you. For the Sound Bath Relaxation I will be using chime pipes, drums, rattles, singing bowls, koshi chimes, ocean drum, wind gong, kalimba and my Soul Voice.
Limited spaces, please sign up. Fee: € 15,-
HEALING WITH LIVE WOOD with Dusty XIV & Claudia Miller
SHAMANIC, HEALING, TALK AND MEDITATION
Working together in partnership and cooperation with local tree families, their spirit self, since just after the last ice age the Dusty Millers of the tribe the Saelig Silverdobbs are unique and the last living LiveWood Craftsman of their kind. Dusty Miller XIV and his wife Claudia Amisha carry on the family tradition to ensure that each of the tree spirits, dryad, housed in the LiveWood will find their human partner to work and develop with.
In this workshop we will give you a little inside into the tribal history and will introduce you to some of our beloved dryad friends. You will experience the presence of the dryads and will receive a high level blessing from Dusty XIV.
HUMANIVERSITY THERAPY with Dharmaraj
SEMINAR
There are more than 500 therapies in the world. Why choose Humaniversity Therapy? How does it work and what makes it different from the rest? And anyway, what does it have to do with a guru who wears funny hats? Dharmaraj explains why and how Humaniversity Therapy can make a positive difference in your life.
LOVE MEDITATION with Chandrika
MEDITATION, EMOTIONS
The beautiful, warm music of this Social Meditation touches our hearts. It inspires us to say “yes” to life and creates a joyful space where we will practice loving ourselves and others. By singing, dancing and meeting each other, we will celebrate our essence: Love.
FROM MAN TO MAN: MEN’S WORKSHOP with Sunito
SHARING, HEALING
How to move as a new man in this world? The old ways of being a man have failed. So it is time we drop the old patterns of being a man and look for fulfilling ways to support each other and connect from man to man in an honest and supportive way.
MANTRA CHANTING MEDICINE with Claudia Miller
SOUL, SPIRIT
Mantras are positive, life-affirming messages that are transmitted through vibration into our energetic system. The effect can be calming, healing or energizing. Every cell can understand this language, and we wake up to a sacred dimension that connects soul, heart, mind and body with the Divine Presence, the Divine Love and Light within and around us. Come and join us in chanting different mantras from different traditions and experience their healing, uplifting and transformative power.
MASSAGE CLASS with Aranyo & Yasha
BODY, EDUCATION
You will learn how to bring your presence in your touch, and to give a massage with gentle strokes. You learn to create a calming space within yourself and your “model”. Enjoy being in touch and in the flow through touch.
MIDSUMMER (SUMMER SOLSTICE) CELEBRATION with Claudia Miller
SOUL, SPIRIT
Come and join us in celebrating the turn of the sun at midsummer, the point of most Yan energy of the year. We will create a fire to honor Father Sun, the fire energy, and offer our gratitude to this energy in our life. Grandfather Fire helps us to transform what is not longer needed in our lives as we move into the second half of the year, when the days will get shorter again and it’s time to harvest what has been planted and ripened. We can take stock of what worked and what not. The Yang energy connects us to the heavens and to our spiritual fathers and mothers. So it is also time to give our gratitude to heaven for their guidance and protection. It’s a celebration of life were Yin and Yang are in perfect balance.
MONEY with Sunito
AWARENESS
Exploring Limiting Beliefs
What is financial independence? And why are we not creating it in our lives? This session is a step towards realizing which unconscious beliefs are creating our financial situation. If we recognize these limiting beliefs and challenge their validity we can move towards an abundant and fulfilling financial situation.
OPEN CIRCLE with Prem Jan
EMOTIONS, EXPRESSION
The open circle is an opportunity for the participants to share about any topic that is relevant for them, and to see how we can support each other. This can include talking, communicating and expressing.
OSHO-DO with Prem Jan & Isha
HUMANIVERSITY MARTIAL ARTS
A class that will make you feel empowered, vibrant and alive. You will learn basic self-defense and martial arts skills combined with meditation in a way that is energetic, genuine and based on friendship.
OSHO DYNAMIC MEDITATION with Madhurya
BODY, MEDITATION
This is a fast, intense and thorough way to break the old, ingrained patterns which keep us imprisoned in the past. With many active movements, breathing and expression we create enough momentum to break free from that and make more space for the silence that is inside of us. You will experience the freedom and peacefulness of witnessing, and be able to celebrate life as it is.
OSHO KUNDALINI with Dharmaraj
BODY, MEDITATION
This is a highly effective way of unwinding and letting go at the end of the day. First, the shaking and dancing helps us to melt rigidity and tensions, so that our energy can flow and be transformed into bliss and joy. By moving into silence, the last two stages enable our energy to flow into a natural balance.
OUR SACRED EARTH MEDITATION with Gabi
DANCING, SHAKING, CONNECTING
This powerful Social Meditation created by Veeresh invites us to celebrate and take responsibility for ourselves and our beautiful planet. Stages of shaking, dancing, silence and hugging release unnecessary burdens and make us feel good in our bodies, with each other, and with the Earth.
ART OF RELATING – CONFLICT RESOLUTION with Rajan & Bhavani
AWARENESS, EMOTIONS
Learn how to solve conflicts in your life and find ways to come closer in all your relationships. You will discover and practice tools of how to make your friendships even better.
AUTHENTIC RELATING with Jayesh & Yasha
RELATING, AWARENESS
Want to make a new friend in less than 15 minutes? We will guide you to create instant intimacy through Friendship Meetings.
SHAKE’N DANCE – A JOURNEY OF YOUR HEART with Geetee
BODY
Shaking the body is an ancient healing technique. It activates and gives space to our cells and organs. Revitalize and spend some quality time with yourself and your body. This journey starts in your heart, touches your soul and heals your spirit.
“I look forward to meet you.” Geetee
SISTERHOOD – WOMEN’S CIRCLE with Claudia Miller
SHARING, HEALING, SHAMANIC
We come together as women and share our uniqueness and our stories. In a circle, nobody stands above or below; we are all equal and can support each other on our journey. We will meditate to connect our souls, hearts and wombs together. We will chant and dance. Come join us to experience the feminine power, our Yin power.
SOCIAL MEDITATION POTPOURRI with Sangita
CONNECTING, MEDITATION, FUN
Social Meditations are Veeresh’s contribution to the world of meditation. They are “meditation done together”, with movement, hugging and heart. In these 1.5 hours we go through a selection of stages from the different Humaniversity Social Meditations, where you will interact, dance and most of all have fun!
SOUL GUIDANCE with Claudia Miller
SOUL, SPIRIT
Tapping into the power of your soul.
Would it not be magnificent if you could ask the Divine, God, the Source directly all the questions that you have in your heart?
As a certified Tao Soul Communicator of the Tao Academy founded by Dr & Master Zhi Gang Sha Claudia is trained to communicate with the Divine. She will offer an insight into Soul Communication, Soul Language, Soul Song, the Fife Foundational Energy Centers according to the teachings of Dr & Master Zhi Gang Sha. I will guide you into practical techniques to boost one or two of the Foundational Energy Centers. And each of you will receive a short 2-3 sentence Soul Reading, a message from the Divine, Tao, Source.
TANTRA BREATH MEDITATION with Yogini & Sunito
MEDITATION, RELATING, BODY
Using breathing, dancing and hugging techniques, we will melt into our own and each others’ energies, and meet one another in a gentle, intimate way.
TANTRA: THE BEGINNING OF CONNECTION TO YOURSELF AND THE OTHER with Yogini & Naresh
BODY
Using breath conscious touch, and learning sensitive communication including all your senses. Please come in loose comfortable clothes.
Partner exercise please come together with a friend.
IYENGAR YOGA with Naresh
BODY
Iyengar style Yoga is a very safe way to practice yoga. The alignment of the body, the slow movements and helpful adjustments by the teacher make it enjoyable for even absolute beginners. Combining the physical movement with awareness of our emotional holding patterns in the body, you can release yourself from unnecessary tension and allow your energy to flow freely again.