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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 LIQUID ASANA™ LIVE 3 THE 40-DAY YOGA, CREATIVITY & ARTIST’S JOURNEY 5 MICHELINE’S TIPS FOR YOUR ARTIST’S JOURNEY 7 DVD 1 INTRODUCTION 9 DVD 2 SANKALPA 11 DVD 3 BEGINNER’S MIND 13 DVD 4 ROOTS, ROCK & FLOW 15 DVD 5 ROCK THE SHAKTI 1 17 DVD 6 FIRE IN THE BELLY, HONEY IN THE HEART 19 DVD 7 THE MIDDLE WAY 21 DVD 8 THE POWER OF STAYING 23 DVD 9 DANCING WITH THE UNKNOWN 25 DVD 10 HEART BLOOM 27 DVD 11 ROCK THE SHAKTI 2 29 DVD 12 YOGA CHILL LOUNGE 31 MEDITATE ON THIS 33 SITTING MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS 35 CREATIVE JOURNALING 36 CREATIVE SPARKS 44 WHY CREATIVITY MATTERS 45 ABOUT THE MUSICIANS 59 ABOUT THE VISUAL ARTISTS 61 ABOUT THE LIQUID ASANA™ LIVE WORLD YOGA TRIBE 62 INTERNATIONAL YOGIS 63 A NOTE FROM YARIV LERNER 64 AND THAT’S A WRAP! 65 THANK YOU 67 ABOUT UDAYA ENTERTAINMENT 68 ABOUT MICHELINE BERRY 69 PRODUCTION CREDITS LAL_booklet.indd 1 27.11.14 18:52 LIQUID ASANA™ LIVE Liquid Asana™ LIVE is a combination of 12 musicians, 36 yogis, and a crew of 54 flmmakers. Although it was flmed in just 5 days it took 16 years in the making. This is Udaya’s frst ofering which includes live music. The program ofers 12 DVDs, original music composed to movement, and a whole new life for the practitioner. There is so much more here than meets the eye. Only by embarking on the Liquid Asana™ LIVE experience will you begin to realize what this is. The program may seem daunting at frst but trust us, the leap of faith you take will be well worth it. Take the next 40 days of your life and commit to total and utter transformation. 1 LAL_booklet.indd 1 27.11.14 18:52 We would like to take the opportunity to ofer gratitude to everyone that was involved in its inception: the yogis who participated, the musicians who played non-stop for fve hours a day to create this beautiful one of a kind music, and the crew who managed to capture this. You will hear about them individually throughout this journey and hopefully get to know them by connecting with our Facebook page Liquid Asana ‘Live’ Tribe. “I believe we are all artists. We all have a song within us, a story to tell, a lesson to teach, or a dream to cast to the wind.” — Micheline Berry 2 LAL_booklet.indd 2 27.11.14 18:52 40-DAY YOGA, CREATIVITY & What is your art? What intentions do you want to manifest? What are you letting hold you back? The Liquid Asana™ LIVE 40-day Artist’s Journey is about to change all that. This is a road map for realizing and manifesting what you thought was unattainable. This is a recipe for artistic success. A dash of determination sprinkled in with yoga and meditation will give you the tools to make your dreams come true. You are an artist, we all are. This program is all about creating your own destiny by working on a fundamental shift in perspective. It’s a program that can be done again and again and one which has the potential to improve every facet of your life. As with everything, you get what you give. 3 LAL_booklet.indd 3 27.11.14 18:52 & ARTIST’S JOURNEY Enclosed is a 4-part calendar consisting of daily assignments for your asana practice, your meditation practice, and your creative spark. To embark on this journey you will need a yoga mat, a meditation cushion, a journal and a loofa sponge. This program is built on three principals. The frst one is that you can take control of your own life. The second one is that there is strength in numbers. The third one is that human potential is unlimited. You will see all walks of life here because we wanted to show the true face of yoga. Yoga at its essence means unifcation and Liquid Asana™ LIVE unifes yoga, art and music. 4 LAL_booklet.indd 4 27.11.14 18:52 MICHELINE’S TIPS FOR YOUR ARTIST’S JOURNEY • Choose a creative project or intention. Commit to it, nurture it and develop it during your 40-day Artist’s Journey. • Start where you are. Don’t waste your precious time on regret or feeling you should be anywhere other than where you are right now. The present moment is the perfect teacher. • Be consistent in your practice. Try to practice at the same time everyday, preferably frst thing in the morning if possible or at an hour you know you can slot in the time for your daily yoga practice, contemplation and creative exploration. • Create regularly. Whether you feel like it or not, whether you believe your art, yoga practice or self-expression is ‘good or not,’ just keep showing up. • Create in stages. Take small steps towards developing your yoga, meditation and your creative project so that you don’t overwhelm yourself. • Allow yourself to make mistakes. As Anne Lamott says, allow yourself to make ‘shitty frst drafts.’ Don’t expect your yoga & meditation practice, or your creative project to fow or look perfectly at frst. Don’t worry about the fnal goal; it will mature over time by your refning and adjusting. Don’t be afraid to throw out old ideas and try out new ones. • The creative process has its own timing. Don’t push the river, dance with it. Trust the time it takes for your yoga practice, creative project and/or intention to evolve. • Always be a student. Read, study, and learn diferent points of view and diferent tech- niques regarding your chosen art. Expose yourself to a wide spectrum of infuences and seek to make new connections between them. This is the key to making your art and self-expression authentic, on and of the mat. • Don’t look sideways. Stop comparing. Nothing kills your creative momentum like indulging your inner critic or comparing yourself to others. Don’t let the jealously or criticism of others sidetrack or sabotage your authentic self-expression. You were born an artist. Creativity is your birthright. 5 LAL_booklet.indd 5 27.11.14 18:52 • Imitate. Integrate. Innovate. When starting to evolve your creative project, you might start by imitating techniques, systems, and strategies. The next stage of creative development is to integrate, to start applying what we learn from others with our own experience. Finally, in the innovation stage, we trust our creative impulses. We trust our own unconscious from which our most authentic self-expression emerges. • Practice. Practice. Practice. Everyone has the ability to be creative. However mastering any craft or life art comes from practice; it’s not just magic, but rather consistent work and practice at your craft. With practice, you enter a creative fow state that evolves your abilities. • Commitment. Discipline. Trust. Completion. This is my mantra for creative activation and authentic self-expression that has helped me through some of my most intense life projects. Commit to your yoga practice, creative project and/or life intention. Be disciplined to take consistent actions and steps towards nurturing and completing your goals. Trust the process and time it will take from beginning all the way to completion. Complete your project even if it changes form… fnish it! • Ask for help when you need it! Create your go-to support system to help you maintain your yoga practice and creative well-being. Find someone to share your creative process, insights, breakdowns & breakthroughs during your 40-Day Artist’s Journey. • Reduce distractions and multitasking. Focus on the task at hand, whether it be a con- versation, doing the dishes, or practicing downward dog for the 10,000th time. • Live improvisationally. Your ability to be spontaneous in the present moment and to listen to your intuition may have life-changing consequences beyond your wildest dreams and may lead you on creative adventures in life and love that you might otherwise have missed while you were busy making plans. • Sleep well. Nothing nourishes our creative energies like good food and plenty of rest. Sleep when necessary to rest your nervous system and to refresh your brain’s creative cortex. 6 LAL_booklet.indd 6 27.11.14 18:52 DVD 1 INTRODUCTION music videos + art + extras To every great story there is a great beginning. Watch the introduction disc to gain a greater understanding of the Liquid Asana™ LIVE Artist’s Journey and the process of how it was made. Here you will fnd an Intro by Micheline, music and art videos by DJ Drez, photographer, Robert Sturman and others, plus a solo practice with Micheline, “Short and Sweet.” You’ll also fnd interviews, behind the scenes footage of the making of Liquid Asana™ LIVE, and of course the production credits. This is a quick bite of a far bigger interactive experience you will fnd on our website, LiquidAsana.com. 7 LAL_booklet.indd 7 27.11.14 18:53 MICHELINE SHORT AND SWEET The Short and Sweet Practice is a creative, advanced practice in which Micheline took to her mat on the last day of flming. We recommend that you warm up with the Sankalpa, Fire in the Belly, Honey in the Heart or Heart Bloom sequences prior to practicing this Short and Sweet practice, as it moves at a fast pace. As always, respect your own edge. Enjoy fowing freely from pose to pose, guided by your breath, the beautiful music of Joey Lugassy, Craig Kohland + Ensemble and Micheline’s cues.