Dancing through night
and beyond - kumbhaka course with John Renshaw - by Dominika Nika
Some want
to live long, some want to live wild. John Renshaw is a walking proof you can
have both, and his classes will teach you how. We spent a wonderful weekend
learning kumbhaka in Kraków -Tashiling, on the first sunny days of Spring. This
was actually the most broad-minded course we have ever had. We learned that
absolutely everything is useful - no limitations, no prejudice. John's
knowledge of Chinese and Tibetan Medicine, Ayurveda, western science, neurology
and anatomy, systems of Yantra Yoga, Bon, Ashtanga and Hatha Yoga, was combined
in one purpose only - to teach us to work with our circumstances in more easy
and effective way. He was using all possible means to help his students, and
his attitude was contagious. In the end of the course, not following any
tradition, all traditions were becoming useful to us, reaching beyond it's
original potentiality. All of us had some experiences and developed our
capacities. We also tried some moves and breathing on the dancefloor on
Saturday night. After all, John Renshaw showed us you really can dance
through the day/life cycle and beyond.
