Beware the Intermediate Zone
The Brave New World of Energy Medicine (Beware the ‘Intermediate zone’) I have been meaning to write this article for a long time now as I find myself increasingly repeating this personal viewpoint and concern [...]
Evolving the Feminine
"Evolving The Feminine" Lessons in Self-leadership and self-management from Women in the Mahabharatha This is the textual rendering of a dance-drama presented by Sri Shakti in February 2010 during the occasion of the international conference [...]
1. Shakti Speaks – Introduction | A modern mythology for women (and men)
A modern mythology for women (and men) Shakti Speaks started as a monthly column in Feb 2014 by Nilima Bhat, a facilitator of personal transformation; based on dialogues within The Women's Circle, an initiative [...]
2. Shakti Speaks – On Motherhood
Why does motherhood still define women? Why is a woman's life considered incomplete without experiencing motherhood? Why is it the be-all, end-all? Re-defining Motherhood Sadhana came home in tears. It was her 10th [...]
3. Shakti Speaks – On Vulnerability
Is there an appropriateness of displaying/ being Vulnerable? As a woman, the concern is "My gentleness should not be taken as my weakness" Our lachrymal (tear) glands are often hyperactive. Most of us cry [...]
4. Shakti Speaks – On Women v/s Women
Aren't women equally culpable in matters of patriarchy? Don't they practise favouritism at home be it with their daughter or daughter-in-law? I am always amazed why one woman (may be mother in law, boss [...]
5. Shakti Speaks – On Invisibility
300 years of the slave trade completely ravaged Africa. It completely created large tracts of desert. There were inter tribal wars, hate and paranoia. The slave traders perspective was that the blacks were sub [...]
6. Shakti Speaks – On Longing
Why are we so obsessed with the idea of romantic love? Is ‘happily ever after’ even possible? -------------------- Longing The Unfair Expectations that set us up and let us down “The minute I [...]
7. Shakti Speaks – The Dialogue continues
If you want to join Nilima in these Shakti Dialogues, become a part of our online circle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shaktispeaks or find her podcast on www.shaktileadership.com Real questions from real women still to be [...]
8. Shakti Speaks – Restoring Gender Relations
Restoring Gender Relations Whole Man, Whole Woman, One Dance In our work with restoring gender relations, we also run ‘Whole Man – Whole Woman’ circles. A process where an equal number of men and [...]