We come alive and die a million times in our lifetimes.

Why worry about what’s across the yet-closed door

Wait not in fear or in blind eagerness for it to open;

Live this now as your purpose here is yet to fulfil.

Ignore the door… follow your heart!

Wisdom from souls who know

Say angels fly as they take themselves lightly

Of being at ease… so that you will traverse far

Knowing the roots are steady on the ground.

Soar in the sky sensing the wind in your wings.

Stay on course… don’t succumb.

Life is better the moment you realize

Its value in every now.

So, when worry and despair imbalances your thoughts,

When anguish and self-doubt rock your self-esteem,

Rest assured it shall all pass and time will get you over the brink.

Just care to have faith and ease up your thoughts,

And choose to live dancing lightly with life.

One of my favourite quotes that deeply influenced me is by G.K. Chesterton: “Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly.”

I have often wondered about the quote and its meaning. The poem above is dedicated to this thought of ‘living in the lightness of being’. 

Savvy

Life is a transition of experiences  from one to another

Time moves on endlessly

In every moment  that moves into the  other

Care to keep the cheer and flow in faith seamlessly .

Know to pause in rest for a while, is never a defeat

Just take care to not lose the way

Know the next step is seen, as you move forward without retreat.

Carry on knowing providence will show you the strength at the bay …

Sense the chasm in the ridges

Forming in walls of hate

As you mend the broken bridges

Dont leave it to destiny and fate

Time evolves one and all,come what may

Yesterday’s mountains have become paths today

Love of life will show the way

As you keep  building bridges not walls I say ….

Savvy Raj

http://www.savvyraj.com

In every breath inhaled,

Let all that we receive be in conscious evolution,

Let every movement be a dedication,

Let every word be in gratitude of what we receive,

Let every intake be a conscious offering.

In every moment of pause between inhaling and exhaling,

Let us invoke the divinity in the connectedness

Between the silence of sounds and soundlessness.

In every breath exhaled,

Let there be a letting go of the spurious and stale.

Acknowledging the potential to evolve even better for

As matter was or is, it will be forever more…

Shaped in resonance of the thoughts that bring it forth in timeline.

The gaps, the pauses, the silence know their purpose for being… spaced out in the rhythm divine!

The Dance of Breath!

The beauty in every breath of life is in its impressions, in expressions through tones and shades, in patterns and in rhythms. This sets it apart. Such is the uniqueness of every breath in the being.

To know to love life is to care for the body, that allows you to move and dance with this breath of life.

To know to kindle the spirit and keep it free-flowing is the nature of a dancing soul. This is being in the moment, to be one with it in conscious awareness and acceptance.

In every such gesture 

Is a conscious acknowledgement 

Of the dance of the breath. 

There is hope of betterment 

Towards living life fine. 

There is path to greater awakenings 

In every moment of time!

All is one and one is all.

Savvy

http://www.savvyraj.com

As a member of the International Dance Council UNESCO  I humbly dedicate my above post to the International Dance Day celebrated today  across the world  unifying  and strengthening the love for the art of movement .

My  above painting  is special to me as it reflects to me the value of our core connect to ourself as much as the power of the patterns of energy projections in the outreach.

All is one and one is all. Savvy  

One of my favourite time of the day is the time I dedicate to walking.  An activity I enjoy immensely and every once in a while I walk at the local park. I have been witness to the gait and posture of so many patrons of the park, some regulars, some occasional entrants or whom I call mood walkers.

In the course of time I have been witness to a variety of walking personalities. I would say that most people walk with a purpose and their gait  at times potrays the keenness to be fit.  But age and gender considerations apart I have seen a common gait adopted by most of them. There is certain heaviness in their walk. It is as if the stress inside is imploring them to push themselves ,faces constrained, arms hung, legs heavy almost stomping up a march on the ground accompanied  at times by a vacant , grim expression almost lost  as if left without a hint of smile in their hearts.

 I do believe that life is about great many things to be achieved and done, most of all it’s about living light and easy. Let your walk flow from pace to pace, strengthen it with fluidity in your thoughts to your movements, intention and purpose. Make your presence feel easy on others. Ease up your walk and grace up your life. Walk your way as fast or slow naturally with lightness in your stride.

Feel your inner light and help lighten your outside world. Just take care not to transfer your negative emotions on to the people around you. Instead let yourself be connected to the earth being a medium of energy. Whenever u realise there is a tendency of heaviness anywhere in the body, usually the shoulders or in the legs, you will notice that your gait is affected. A simple exercise in awareness is to keep sensing the ground you are walking and realise that it is taking your bodyweight. Be thankful to nature for being there beneath you as a firm and supportive ground for you to walk and feel the air around you that you breathe in to live and sense the beating heart and walking feet that carry you as you go. Feel the moment, straighten the slump of the shoulder and open your heart and life by regaining your natural posture so that the sight of you becomes an inspiration to someone else.  It’s simple genuine attempt to be at ease by replacing and, transforming your strained patterns of movements with grace.  Rest assured if you allow yourself to come this far into positive space your light is shining through as beacon to others much in need.

Anyone can improve upon their posture in a matter of minutes.

 A few simple tips for a better and natural walking posture.

1. As you walk breathe and gradually engage your core and gently feel your belly moving back towards your spine. Keep the back naturally straight.

2. Let your shoulders be relaxed and down but slightly back and head held straight, keeping the chin up and parallel to the ground. Make sure your head doesn’t bobble around too much as you walk as that would strain your neck and disturb your balance.

3. As you walk engage all the lower body muscles i.e. the thighs, hips, legs in working together. When you utilize all the muscles and sense it working you are less prone to overstraining any one muscle group and thus can avoid injuries or soreness.

4. Make sure you keep your toes pointed forward as you walk … as this will keep your gait stable and balanced. Let each foot land on its heel and spring to the next step from your toes.

5. Make sure you don’t have a clenched fist (it could elevate blood pressure) but just loose and partially closed curl.  Keep your elbows close to the body.

6. Swing your arms  but avoid pumping with your hands high up as you walk as it does not help propel you.

7. Keep looking forward 10 to 20 feet ahead and not down as you walk.

8. Walk tall and start walking  3 times a week at least and then gradually increase your walking duration .

9. Maintaining a firm centre of gravity brings on a better walking posture.

10. Finally focus one  or two aspects at a time and  find yourself having a great walking posture.

Slow and mindful walking helps in centering and relaxing and  while a power or  brisk walking can be energising and rejuvenating. What is most valuable is theimportance of tuning into the breath and sensing its rhythms  while caring to mindfully replace negative thought patterns with positive and happy thoughts and feel the lightness in your stride and in your life .

Today is the World Health Day …  take a step towards your health .

Have a healthy walk everyday !

Savvy Raj

Life is a reflection of our Creators magnificence

Of manifold dimensions, of magic and mystery 

Sometimes mayhem and melancholy…

Yet moving on to its own melody 

Mostly manageable and markedly memorable 

With every majestic thought of magnanimity …

All is truly well in mindfulness and moderation.

We are all masterpieces in making.

 Moving to unite as one with the master  

Only to manifest  in time as another magnificent  masterpiece

By

Savvy Raj

http://www.savvyraj.com

Us Beyond The Mine !

 The Learning in the Sharing Part 2

  ‘Happiness is in every step you take.’Savvy Raj.                                                                                           With the kids at the School for the Visually Impaired Children.

I went to teach these kids in my spare time
And came back with learnings for a lifetime .

I went there with a dance lesson to impart
And I came home with a gladdened  heart

I reached out to hold one hand today
And I was surrounded with tiny arms in sway

I shared with them some fun and glee
And I got in touch with the spirit of dance in me

I understand they may not see my face ever
But their memories are now my hearts  treasure

These are a few children in the circle of love
Who cannot see but live happily in the now

For them time is in the sound they hear
Before you arrive they can sense you near

Life is a vision they imagine and sense
Their every movement is real without pretense

They have their insecurities loud and clear
But its  their spirit of resilience that makes them dear

Every step in their way is a test of skill
But they march on with steel in their will.

Their light rests within them
As if guiding their path in tandem

Dancing  a cha cha  with no shoes to wear
Is unimaginable to the elite dancer

But  well that’s just how they truly are
Hope to work around and bring them on par

With a song on their lips and the beat in their heart
I envision them dance as they are, for a start

And as time moves on, to cha cha they will train
And write I will , about them again

My earnest writing will find a sponsor
And my prayers for them will get an answer

May be shoes may come to support them some day
But dance  we will to swing and sway !

I hear some twenty pairs of dancing feet
I listen to the sounds  of their cha cha ing sweet

It does not matter if they perform later
A few more life skills is what they will  master

With simple step is the joy in harmony
With songs to help in sensing the synchrony

With  sounds of  beats  acknowledging the interconnectedness
With  the rhythm that tunes with the  inner consciousness.

As the art of partner dancing can teach lessons fine
Of the world of ‘us’  beyond the mine ….

Yes I am grateful to interact with them upclose…
To sense the happiness that’s within us, if we chose!

Savvy Raj

This is an excerpt from my writings on The learning in the sharing Part 2….

”Sharing the Magic of movements  is a privilege and I value every workshop I have had the opportunity to conduct,  in deep gratitude for the learnings in the sharing.  Learning to Dance socially is helpful beyond just the entertainment values as it can help in rehabilitation of the body and provides vital tools for reconnection to the body and to the self. The general goals to facilitating our Dance for Wellness workshops besides the simple joys of learning Social Dancing are to help  individuals/ groups learning to dance feel stable and safe in themselves and with others, increasing self confidence and self esteem with a focus to integrate the mind and body connection using the power of Dance especially Partner Dancing…. ”Savvy Raj

# Dance Applications # Power of Positive # Sharing Rhythms Sharing Happiness

http://www.danceconcepts.in 

Touch beyond the feeling

Sense beyond the seeing

Move beyond the doing

Listen beyond the hearing

Engage beyond the working

Give  beyond the gaining

Think beyond the worrying

Play beyond the winning

Blend beyond the bordering

Involve beyond the training

Share beyond the owning

Will beyond the trying

Help beyond the supporting

Heal beyond the curing

Flow beyond the envisioning

Care beyond the loving

Dare beyond the comforting

Explore beyond the limiting

Reach beyond the knowing

Live beyond the existing…

Know the Infinite is the truth of our being!

Savvy

 www.savvyraj.com

Flourish in forgiveness and awaken to regeneration.

 In every step to forgive there is the silent contemplation.

The ability to see other perspectives and dimension.

An exercise in forgiveness is bountiful in expansion.

 One look at the stars above and the earth below

 Is all you need to know your place under the sun.

As the magnanimity of the universe knocks on you as times flow.

You reach the acknowledgement  that all is one.

Core is the source, in unity of consciousness.

  As every form follows an awakening of its being.

 Life manifests uniquely in all its profoundness.

To transcend beyond the limits of your understanding.

Savvy Raj

www.savvyraj.com

A Sunday well spent sharing the magic of Dance with these endearing kids at the School for the Visually impaired children @ Pune .
Getting set to begin the Cha cha cha …

I went to teach these kids in my spare time
And came back with learnings for a lifetime .

I went there with a dance lesson to impart
And I came home with a gladdened  heart

I reached out to hold one hand today
And I was surrounded with tiny arms in sway

I shared with them some fun and glee
And I got in touch with the spirit of dance in me

I understand they may not see my face ever
But their memories are now my hearts  treasure forever.

These are a few children in the circle of love
Who cannot see but live happily in the now

For them time is in the sound they hear
Before you arrive they can sense you near

Life is a vision they imagine and sense
Their every movement is real without pretense

They have their insecurities loud and clear
But its  their spirit of resilience that makes them dear

Every step in their way is a test of skill
But they march on with steel in their will.

Yes I am grateful to interact with them upclose…
To sense the happiness that’s within us, if we chose!

Savvy Raj

Today I embark on a new journey . I wish me luck and hope to succeed in my endeavour . Am meeting the children of the blind school in Koregaon Pune and hope to introduce them to some Ballroom dancing. Technically knowing to dance well is not equivalent to knowing to teach dance well  and more so with the challenges in the making . I had promised  myself to visit and see if I can help bring any positive shift in my capacity . I have no clue as to how I am going to acheive this and yet trust to  simply  flow with the rhythm and beat of the moment.At the moment my entire being is tuned in to that moment of connection when I actually meet the children.(my reflections before the session )

 Excerpts from : Sharing the Magic of Dance …www.savvyraj.com

I thank  Mr Uddhav a Compassionate Volunteer at the school  for introducing me to these endearing children. I look forward to seeing the children again .

Savvy Raj

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Fractals ”Profound Manifestations ” by Savvy Raj

Seek if you must, but seek to be ready for the master to appear.

Seek if you must, but seek to train the self to reach beyond attachment.

Seek if you must, but seek to move with the lightness of your being.

Seek if you must, but seek with the knowledge that answer rests within.

Seek if you must, but seek the stillness of your restless mind.

Seek if you must, but seek to evolve with every new moment.

Seek if you must, but seek the path of truth with all your being.

And then that which you seek appears in ways you may never fathom.

It makes its presence felt as a guiding light.

The master’s plan is simple —

To work with you to find yourself

In a way that is best for you.

You may never need to seek at all

In trust, hope and faith

That the spark of light within you

Is the master you seek all along.

Believe in the benevolence.

Fulfil your duties with responsibility.

Act with dignity

And respect your being

And you will be assured

That you are on the plan

That you were meant to be on.

The divine plan includes, along with your own creation, your path from doubts to discovery, from confusion to reflection, from self-assessment to self-realizations… 

To use one’s doubts to delve deeper and discover,

To evolve from states of confusion to clarity,

The power of choice is always one’s own!

 Savvy Raj 

www.savvyraj.com

Aspire to Inspire

Seek with…

Eyes that envision the goodness

Ears that seek sounds of peacefulness

Mouth that speaks with mindfulness.

A voice that emits happiness

Arms that reach out  to envelop with kindness

Feet that move towards joyfulness

Aspire towards…

A heart that beats with gratefulness

A body in the pink of health and wellness

A spirit that is evergreen in youthfulness

A mind that is balanced in awareness

A life  of living in zestfulness

A resolution to work with willingness

With actions that is full of helpfulness

In giving with generousness

And  connect with all in gracefulness

Valuing every life’s awesomeness

Savvy

http://www.savvyraj.com

An Indo- French Creative Collaboration : Project : Vision & Verse A Trilogy – ‘ ‘The Sea Knows’ ‘The Lofty Mountain ‘ ‘Gratitude ‘

Written By Savvy Raj  India                                                                       Photography by  Florence Perraudeau  France

Title: ‘Towards Light’ By Savvy Raj

Peace cometh from light

Boundless and infinite
When it shines from the heart
In every aspiration to breathe
In every inspiration to bow in the bendiction of the spirit

Transmute to transcend towards light
Let go of propensities of pettiness
Envelope and embrace this aura so bright
Let the wisdom of light be always in conscious awareness.

And to simply remember the light of  the suns ray
Will always show the way ….

 Savvy Raj

As as  a new solar cycle begins …. let us all envelop ourselves with the light of a new dawn   and feel the light  that envelopes and embraces  the world   in trust &hope, in peace & faith for a better tommorow for us all.  Savvy Raj