This course promises the benefit of two streams of Indian heritage: yoga and music. A musician has special needs – her/his ears, mouth, throat, vocal chords are put to stress day in and day out. Or you may be an actor or a playback singer. This course is more than [...]
The beauty of Bharatanatyam is the use of limbs, eyes, head, and neck for expressing emotions: love, devotion, anger, confusion and every feeling known down the ages. A classical dancer can be expressive by a mere shake of a head or rolling the eyes or different Mudras using hands and [...]
Being born to a tradition and not knowing its grammar can get petty embarrassing. You attend a concert or watch TV on Marghazi Utsavam. You watch some rasikas transported to heaven – they know the beat, they tune it to the bhava (emotion) of the singer, and know the composers [...]
Dance workshop at Punaroor Viswanatha Swamy temple An Enriching Experience! After week long celebrations of weddings, Brahmopadesham, catching up with relatives, working sleepless nights, and meetings lined up in the polluted city – Bangalore, It was such a divine experience for me to be at Punaroor temple. Amidst the paddy [...]
Theatre at eAmbalam -Team eAmbalam General Introduction Classical theatre inclusive of Greek theatre, Roman theatre and the Eastern theatrical traditions emerged as early as 6th century (BC) onwards and continue in some form or the other till date. Post-classical theatre in the West took alternate forms and was influenced by [...]
Lavani – an overview – Team eAmbalam Lavani is a combination of traditional song and dance, which particularly performed to the beats of Dholki, a percussion instrument. It is a genre of music popular in Maharashtra and southern Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Originally, it was used as a form of entertainment and morale booster to [...]
Yoga at eAmbalam -Team eAmbalam Yoga Yoga is for anyone who is willing to have a healthier, stress-free life. It encourages self-reflection as a way to inner peace and exercises both the body and mind. Artists benefit from Yoga in multiple ways. At eAmbalam To complement quality training in Indian [...]
KALARI (PAYATTU) -Team eAmbalam In the South Indian languages of Thamizh and Malayalam, the word Kalari signifies two totally different things – the battlefield and the floor where grains are threshed. It also indicated the training ground of martial arts like Payattu. One of the oldest fighting systems this art [...]
MEDITATION, ART & LIFE -Team eAmbalam The Latin verb meditari has the meanings of “to think, contemplate, devise and ponder”. From this arose the English word “Meditation”. This has acquired many meanings over the years but it always has the aim of single pointed concentration and includes qualities like patience, [...]
TAI CHI – Compiled and re-presented by Team eAmbalam T’ai Chi Ch’uan’ has developed a worldwide following among people since the widespread promotion of its health benefits in the early 20th century. The term “t’ai chi ch’uan” translates as “supreme ultimate fist”, “boundless fist”, “supreme ultimate boxing” or “great extremes boxing”. [...]
