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Nikolay Oorzhak’s Kyiv seminar, 16–17 March 2013: Tuvan throat singing and shamanic practices
A historical publication about the seminar on 16–17 March 2013. The event has ended and registration is closed.
A seminar by Nikolay Oorzhak in Kyiv on 16–17 March 2013: Tuvan throat singing and shamanic practices.
The seminar programme:
• breathing and relaxation
• discovering the natural voice
• interaction and study of Khoomei through Nikolay Oorzhak’s Un-Hun system, the dance and sound of the eagle, as a practice
• learning the basic sounds: khoomei, an open sound; sygyt, a closed high sound; and kargyraa, a lower chest sound
• working with sound, feeling vibrations, and exploring one’s own sensations
• the philosophy of Tuvan shamanism
• the balance and harmony of the body, exploring balance while sitting, standing, and moving
• body balance with attention to the joints and spine
• rhythm, sound, and dance as a practice
• meditation for raising kundalini
• working with dreams
• opening the mind and body in the context of family relationships
• a ritual journey into shamanic space through drumming and spirit helpers, for harmony. The five primal elements of spirit are used: earth, fire, water, air, and wood
Sessions began at 10:00, with two three-hour blocks and a break of one and a half to two hours.