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Tantava
(Recommended only for men)
Tantava was a very invigorating dance done by Shiva. He
(Shiva) used to dance Tantava standing up, arms stretched out
from the shoulders (like being on a cross), with a knife in his
right hand and a skull in left hand. The knife symbolized
life and the skull, death. Man is dancing between life and
death from the moment of birth. He ideated that all
impurities and his troubles were like dead bodies under his
feet.
You do not have to actually have these
objects in your hand, or dead bodies under your feet (as depicted in
some pictures), to perform this dance, however, ideate on their
symbolic meanings.
Start with the Sal-Om position and its
Ideation (Salute to Divinity in all beings). Then stretch your
arms out as being on a cross (the position of arms stays constant
all through the dance). Ideate that you have the struggle of
life (knife) in your right hand and the death at the end as the
skull. Throw your impurities fears, troubles, etc. under your
feet to be destroyed. Then jump as high as you can, and land
in a squatting position. From this position, again jump
vertically and stand up on your feet.
Now bring the right
foot up and left toward your chest while jumping on the left leg.
Land on the left foot. Switch legs, and while bringing the
left foot to the right toward the chest, jump with the right leg.
Land on the right foot, and again change legs, while bringing the
right foot toward the right close to the chest, jump on the left
leg. Continue this process. You are dancing on your
impurities, fears, troubles, etc. Ideate and see in your
minds eye that they are destroyed as you dance on them vigorously.
Continue this until feeling tired. When you had enough, stop
while still standing.
Take a few seconds to catch your breath.
Then repeat the action which was done in the beginning of the dance.
Jump up and sit in the squatting position. Jump up again and
land on your feet standing. Perform the Sal-Om and its hand
position. Then, if you would like, sit for a nice invigorating
meditation. Or go about your life, but take the vigor of the
dance with you!
It is only recommended for men because it
increases the testosterone!
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