Dharma Brunch

19/06/2017

Our Yin Yang and the Wu Tang - DharmaBrunch #5 is a luxurious 4 hour Saturday retreat where you can experience a long and powerful yoga session, a vegan feast and learn theory and healing techniques from one of the world's oldest and most comprehensive traditional medicines!

What? and Why?

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is the practice of the middle path - the balance of yin and yang. This path, however, is not static; it is a dynamic unfolding, ever-changing state of transformation. To retain harmony we must cultivate the ability to harmoniously flow and respond to internal and external changes.

To maintain the middle path allows for a deep sense of peace, and prepares us for the contemplation of the Divine.

A delectable way to spend yo Saturday.

(Image is from NASA's Nebula images, entitled 'Ring Beholds a Delicate Flower')

21/11/2016

What a relaxing afternoon with lots of stepping on each other and cracking ( ; - Thanks Heiko for the pictures.

24/10/2016

What a nice round, thanks everybody for participating!

22/10/2016

The Menu for the 4th DharmaBrunch (Revolutionary Ta**ra in Modern Life - DharmaBrunch #4) is finally decided.

Among others we are going to have a variety of fine russian, indian, italian and avantgarde experimental dishes!

21/10/2016

What a nice article guys. Made me realise how much it is about Ta**ra. Creativity in Ta**ra is the primordial aspect of the universe. Yes, the very basis of the universe if you will.

"Just as an artist may not contain his delight within himself, but pours it out into a song, a picture or a poem even so the Supreme Artist pours out the delightful wonder of His splendour into manifestation or creation." - Abhinavagupta.

Creativity is the energy of the absolute, its Shakti.

And we too can experience this power every second of our life if we allow for the absolute to express through us. For this process we need only one thing: to unlearn. Unlearn the dogmatic, obedient behaviour taught in society. Become the rebel of a free heart.

I am glad, that this idea is finally becoming more and more mainstream.

Businesses urgently need innovative people, so we must dispel the myth that creativity is something mysterious that cannot be encouraged

19/10/2016

Heya since a few hours DharmaBrunch has a blog where the topics of the talks and other inspirational ideas will find their place. The first article is a metaphor for the topic of the next event Revolutionary Ta**ra in Modern Life - DharmaBrunch #4.

The way we see our world, become what we are. So how does the ta***ic change the way he sees the world, to become free and unbound, a 100%.

In the heart of the mountain, in the millennia of untouched darkness and eerie echoing sounds lies the cave of our convictions. Filtered through the wall of memories, from time to time little drops of thoughts drip onto the floor and make a little echo that slowly gets absorbed by the vastness of th...

18/10/2016

Very true - there is absolutely no good or bad, right or wrong, more or less in yoga. There is just a state of being with yourself, a state of enjoying and embracing yourself.

As a yoga teacher I often hear from students, “I like yoga, but I’m not good at it.” What I understand from this is that they feel they’re expected to do the poses ‘co…

17/10/2016

What sounds like ephemeral poetry at first is a topic thats deeply routed in reality and even explored by modern quantum physics. The latter part is referring to the famous double slit experiment, where particles (and even molecules) behave like waves(or potentials) instead of solid particles(or facts), depending on the observer. An observer changes the outcome of the experiment. Observing turns potentials into facts or collapses the wave to a particle.

This lead to the term of a holographic universe. A universe that is present at all times, beyond time as mere information (or idea). As potentiality. As a probability wave, to speak in terms of quantum physics. And it is only by the observing consciousness that it gets “rendered” to become manifest.
The famous Schroedinger Cat is an allegorical example of this behaviour. The cat is in a box and before you open the box it’s neither alive nor dead, but there is a probability for both. So it’s both at the same time. The double slit experiment is a more technical approach to the same - particles behaving as overlapping waves of probabilities and becoming a particle upon observation.

But if something is just a wave of probability. There has to be a medium in which this wave is carried: The united whole in which everything is encompassed and comes to life.

In the Vedic science this medium is called “Shiva”, or infinite consciousness. It is this unified field of consciousness that creates, maintains, and uncreates all aspects of the cosmos and for which we are like little thoughts and ideas.
So to speak until the author has decided to develop the story in a certain way, everything is possible, both outcomes - the cat is alive AND dead. And it is these little things that we observe in quantum physics. Because our awareness, our consciousness is the part of the infinite consciousness.

Shiva ponders upon himself in the reflection of the minds onto each other.

14/10/2016

A single drop hangs in the ceiling and now and then it falls to the ground, day in day out for millennia. And slowly slowly the dripstones take their forms. A tiny little drop of something as liquid and formless as water creates something as solid and ageless as a stone.

Such is the power of consciousness.

The Ta***ic believes that only by changing ones own consciousness, the physical world can change. By being unattached to material things, greed is eradicated. By being unconditionally loving, jealousy is vanished.

Changing the world for a ta***ic simply means to direct this consciousness, not to overthrow the government, not to make laws and not to occupy.

It all begins and ends in the infinity of your own heart.

This little act of consciousness is all there is to a revolution, which is the topic of the upcoming DharmaBrunch.
Revolution Ta**ra & Modern Life - DharmaBrunch #4

29/08/2016

“I regret nothing ever” - What an egoistic, inconsiderate thing to say? But then again Jack Sparrow is a pirate! However there might be a much deeper meaning to this simple quote, if looked at from the ta***ic perspective.

What does it mean to regret doing something (or not doing something)? It might be a missed opportunity to be bold, funny or maybe on the contrary to be quiet and thoughtful? Or it might be a wrong choice we have decided in life, to go in one direction or the other.
Whatever the reason for regret: The essence of it is always an idea of thinking a “what if” - an alternative to the past resulting in a presumably better future. So regret at the end is a dwelling on the past - while life only happens in the now: The past is memory, while the future is fantasy. Only “now” is really now.

When Jack Sparrow categorically says he regrets nothing, does he mean he is being ruthless and ignorant or does he maybe say that he simply doesn’t care about the past and the future so much?

So in a way he is present in this very moment, where life happens and thus lives his life fully, expressing whatever there is to express now, reaping whatever there is to reap from the moment and at the end getting what he wants!

The ancient indian scriptures “the vedas” speak of this ability to live life as Dharma, of the success that it brings as Artha and of the happiness that it creates as K**a. From this point of view Dharma - Artha - K**a is maybe exactly what Jack Sparrow is speaking about, when he says he doesn’t regret ever!

So by not regretting, through living life by the moment, without clinging to past and future we become this successful, ta***ic vagabond, symbolised by the pirate Jack Sparrow!

Join DharmaBrunch #3 for more Jack Sparrow awesomeness!

27/08/2016

Hi guys, DharmaBrunch now also has an official Meetup Page. If you're on meet up please join! This helps to get the word out, because meetup will promote meet ups with more members. Thank you so much!

DharmaBrunch are Pop-Up Events, that prolong your weekend with relaxing yoga, nice talks and a fantastic brunch. Dharma is a Sanskrit word and can be roughly translated to your lifes purpose or path.

26/08/2016

At the third DharmaBrunch we will have an amazing French Brunch prepared by Fleur de Sel Berlin. Fleur de Sel is run by Christine and her children Margot and Arthur from the picturesque Île de Noirmoutier at the french atlantic coast.

We will enjoy traditional french recipes passed on from Margots grandmother and try un petit gâteau au chocolat or a nicely prepared Crême brûlée.

You are cordially invited!

02/08/2016

Let’s be honest, almost everything from Pokemon to Tinder, we do for our entertainment. We eat fancy to entertain the mouth, we go out often to be entertained, we do exotic sports to be entertained, we go to movies to be entertained. Entertainment is at the core of our life, it is the currency with which we repay our hours spent at work. But think about it… The thing that really entertained us, is not so much what we do, but the novelty. Once you watched a movie - its appeal is almost gone. And once you tried this little raw food pistachio consommé, you realise its just soup with a fancy name, isn’t it so?

Ironically you could say entertainment itself is rather boring :D

On the other hand everything today has to be entertaining, gamified and fun - yes, even spirituality. Enter: beer yoga, pot yoga, doga (for dogs), karaoke yoga and so on… Jim Carrey is now officially Jesus.

Happiness on the other hand is something cultivated inside yourself, something that you enjoy while it’s there, not while it's new. There is no novelty in happiness, it's the same all the time, for me you, russian grandfather, turkish grandmother…

Traditional Ta**ra and Yoga were never about entertainment, because it is not happiness - not even close. Au contraire it aims at your happiness, at uncovering layer by layer what it is that you are missing, so that you need all this entertainment. Culturing your ability to create happiness yourself and be content in every situation. It is concerned with your inner self, not with methods to entertain your outer senses, your busy mind.

It is a tool to make you free from your senses - a rapid way to freedom.

29/07/2016

Think sweet oat-cookies from your childhood with a rich and sour cashew cream on top. A perfect not too sweet combination!

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Stell dir Haferkekse aus deiner Kindheit vor mit einer reichhaltigen Cashew-Zitronencreme oben drauf. Nicht zu süß und einfach göttlich!

27/07/2016

Not even close to the boredom of traditional potato salad and even if you don't know how tarragon tastes like, its combination with the pink pepper and the sweet-sourness of potato salad is amazing. You're in for a treat!

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Nicht ansatzweise so langweilig wie normaler Kartoffelasalat. Auch wenn du noch nie Estragon probiert hast, die Kombination mit rosa Pfeffer und dem süß-saueren des Kartoffelsalats ist einfach fantastisch!

21/07/2016

Our very first DharmaBrunch Event in Berlin, with traditional Ta**ra talks, relaxing Asanas and vegan brunch.

20/07/2016

Be like Gandhi, come to DharmaBrunch ^^

15/07/2016

There are just 2 spots left for the first DharmaBrunch on sunday. For a relaxing yoga and a yummy vegan brunch hurry up (tickets via eventbrite). We heard there might even be some Pokemons to catch on the SPIRIT BERLIN terrace :D !

14/07/2016

When you hear “What is love?”, the only possible answer since the 90s is “Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me no more”.
However the traditional ta***ics were not blessed by 90s pop music and had to develop a whole philosophy, metaphysics and world view to come to a conclusion. In Ta**ra love is the basis of existence and at the same time its primordial state. When a child is born it is by nature curious, forgiving, laughing and unburdened. All there is, is play, life and love. But as we grow older the world slowly interferes with us, we slowly learn to be suspicious, worried, intellectual and the deep loving connection to the world is slowly obstructed by everyday chores and thoughts.

Ta**ra is a way to regain this love, this childish freedom of expression and the joy of life in ourselves.
So in order to be happy we don’t need to learn new techniques, perspectives or skills, no, we are already perfect by birth. We need to let go of the burdens to unravel a shiny, happy person underneath.

So please don’t be sad (and don't hurt me), if you don’t learn anything at Dharma Brunch, it’s intentional :)

13/07/2016

This is as good as scones will get, made from ripe bananas, toasted walnuts and tangy maple syrup. Slightly sweet and aromatic as pastries should be.
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Bananen Walnuss Gebäck in einer Glasur aus kräftigem Ahornsirup und Zimt. Gemacht mit reifen Bananen und gerösteten Walnüssen, nicht zu süß und herrlich aromatisch.

11/07/2016

Millet is one of the oldest grains of the world, it's super helthy and has its very distinctive rooted flavour. The combinaton with fresh tumeric (or curcuma) root and orange zest gives the dish an exotic yet familiar flavour that is just super awesome.
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Hirse ist eines der ältesten Getreide der Welt und ist nicht nur unglaublich gesund, sondern hat auch seinen sehr eigenen kompakten Geschmack. Zusammen mit firscher Kurkumawurzel und Orangenschale ergibt es eine exotische Kombination mit einer vertrauten Note, die einfach perfekt aufgeht.

10/07/2016

Sweet and sour sweet potato stew made from a traditional african recipe with a rich creamy peanut flavor. A very rewarding blend of exotic spices and hearty texture.

04/07/2016

Das erste DharmaBrunch mit dem Thema "Traditionelles Ta**ra" findet Sonntag, den 17. Juli statt - egal ob ihr gerne brunchen geht oder yoga macht, hier gibts beides. Alles ist auch absolut für Yoganeulinge geeignet, wir sprechen sogar darüber, warum es soetwas gar nicht geben kann :) . Mehr Infos findet ihr bei Dharma Brunch #1 - Ta**ra auf FB und Tickets gibts bei Eventbrite (max 15 Plätze).
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The first DharmaBrunch will be about "Traditional Ta**ra". It starts 10:30 am on sunday the 17th of july. If you love a nice sunday brunch or enjoy doing yoga, this event is for you. It's absolutely suitable for yoga beginners, we will even talk about why there is no such thing as a beginner in yoga. For more infos check out the event on FB (link above) or get the tickets on eventbrite (max 15 people).

DharmaBrunch Dharma ist ein Sanskritwort und bedeutet so viel wie Lebensweg. Sein Dharma leben, bedeutet frei sein, frei von Ängsten, Zweifeln und nach indischer Philosophie ist Glück, Erfolg und Dharma ein und dasselbe. Dharmabrunch ist daher ein entspanntes Event, wo wir zusammen Yoga machen, über...