DeRose Method London

Breathing and living

2011-12-05T10:36:00.000-08:00

Gustavo Cardoso - Director of the DeRose Method School London

Talks about breathing, sharing advice on how to incorporate the breathing technique in daily life.

He has been practicing theDeRose Method for more than 20 years.

Breathing and living

A friend of mine breathes superficially and almost gasping when he sits to have his meal and, while he is having his meal, he thinks about all that he has to do throughout the day…

The ancient practical philosophies have been teaching us for a long time that the way we breathe reflects all the aspects of our life – physical, emotional, mental and others. Once we become aware of this and consciously use this powerful resource, our breathing, we will increase tremendously our vitality, our energy, we will reduce the level of effort to produce the same amount of work, our mind will be focused, our emotional side will be stable and less susceptible to disruption, and we will have a strong immune system.

The primary source of energy

It is worth reminding that our body requires four main sources of energy: sunlight, without which we can survive for a few years; food, without which we can survive more than a month; water, without which we can survive only for a few days; and air, without witch we cannot survive for more than 10 minutes, then permanently damaging our brain or even dying. Breathing is so connected to life that it is the first thing you ever did and it will be the last thing you will be the last thing you will do. Heart and lungs work together, and for each other. The importance of breathing is therefore clear, isn’t it?

Patterns of breathing and state of mind

Now, let’s make some associations. We all know that we need to breathe quicker when we are running. It is known that in moments of pleasure and calm and pleasure is often expressed by the sound of a long exhalation? It is also aknown that in moments of fright we breathe through the mouth an almost gasping inhalation. When we are sleeping we tend to have a long, deep and calm rhythm breathing. I guess we don’t need any further examples to understand how our breathing is connected to our emotions and to our body.

Practical suggestions

And what about learning a few exercises that will command your mood, energy, vitality, quality of sleep, the work of your bowel, and bringing you focus like never before? Here are my suggestions. Every night, before you go to sleep, measure exactly five minutes and execute the alternate breathing: inhale through one nostril while obstructing the other, retain with the lungs full, swap the nostril in activity and then exhale, to inhale through the same nostril – always swapping the nostril in activity with the lungs full. And when you wake up in the morning, execute a cicle of ten very quick breaths, noisy, vigorous and wide. Let me leave you with three important notes: deep breathing is when we breathe using the abdomen, then the rib cage, then the upper part of the chest; in order to keep the focus on the breathing, remember to inhale slowly and deeply all day long; finally, none of the exercises suggested should performed if you are smoker of any kind.

Story of Stuff, Full Version; How Things Work, About Stuff

2011-12-03T06:05:00.000-08:00

2011-12-03T06:00:00.000-08:00

The DeRose Method is a interweaving of concepts and techniques originated from ancient cultural traditions.

Or in a more expanded form:

The DeRose Method is a lifestyle proposal focusing on good quality of life, fulfilling human relationships, culture, good dietary habits and optimal health. Some of the tools used are breathing re-education, stress management, and body techniques to improve muscular tone and flexibility, as well as other techniques utilized to achieve emotional relaxation and mental concentration. All of these tools ultimately aim to increase consciousness and self-awareness.

The following topics help to further summarize the DeRose Method:

A proposal for lifestyle coaching
Emphasis on good quality of life
Good manners
Fulfilling human relationships
Cultural development
Good dietary habits
Optimal health
Breathing re-education
Stress management
Body techniques
Muscular tone
Flexibility
Concentration and meditation
Final goal of self-consciousness and awareness

Hundreds of schools and thousands of instructors currently teach this method in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Portugal, Spain, France, England, Scotland, Germany, Italy, Hawaii, Indonesia, Canada, the United States and Australia.

What we don't see but is there!

2011-12-03T05:54:00.000-08:00

The meaning...

2011-12-01T08:16:00.000-08:00

Five elderly Taiwanese men turn the death of an old friend into a chance to relive the dreams of their youth.

Get in and press the magic button!

2011-08-24T01:33:00.000-07:00

A "To do" for your Healthy Daily Life

2011-07-06T13:03:00.000-07:00

Abdominal Contractions

Author: Gustavo Cardoso

Doing this exercise regularly...
Will help you dissipate the tension accumulated in your abdominal area and purify your internal organs. The abdominal contractions act as a massage on your whole digestive system. It also is anti-depressive, anti-aging and self-empowering as it acts on important glands and plexuses such as the enteric nervous system.

Spread your feet shoulder width apart, bend your knees slightly and press your hands pointing inward against the top of your thighs. Incline your torso forward and exhale all the air from your lungs. While holding without air, lungs completely empty, make dynamic abdominal contractions: pull your abdomen inward and upward strongly and deeply and then release it. Make as many contractions as you can while holding your breath.

The first time you carry out this exercise you should aim at making 10 strong abdominal contractions per breath repeat the exercise three times. With practice you will increase the number of contractions you can make each time that you hold your breath.

Theory Class every Sat 10:30am to 12pm *

2011-07-01T10:47:00.000-07:00

You will discover amazing facts and build a philosophical basis which can only enhance your experiences at the classes!

*Open exclusively for students enrolled at DeRose Method school.

This is really nice and incredible!

2011-06-22T13:27:00.000-07:00

Tagliatelle with Spinach, Mascarpone and Parmesan

2011-05-05T08:47:00.000-07:00

• 455g/1lb tagliatelle or spaghetti
• olive oil
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced
• ½ a nutmeg, freshly grated
• 400g/14oz fresh spinach, washed thoroughly and finely sliced
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 120ml/4fl oz double cream
• 150g/5oz mascarpone cheese
• 2 handfuls of freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions:
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the pasta, and cook according to the packet instructions. Meanwhile get a frying pan or wok warm, add a drizzle of olive oil, the butter, garlic and nutmeg. When the butter melts, add the spinach. After 5 minutes it will have wilted down and will be nice and dark. A lot of the liquid will have cooked away and you'll have wonderful intensely flavoured spinach. At this point season with salt and pepper until it tastes good, then add the cream, mascarpone and a little ladle of cooking water from the pasta. Let this come to a simmer and then season again.

Drain the pasta, reserving some of the cooking water, then stir it into the spinach sauce. Add the Parmesan and toss everything together. Loosen to a nice silky consistency with some of the reserved cooking water, so it doesn't become too claggy. Check once more for seasoning and serve straight away.

Source: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegeterian-recipes/tagliatelle-with-spinach-mascarpone-and

Swásthya Choreography by Instructor Ivani Tavares

2011-05-03T04:37:00.000-07:00

Abdominal Contractions

2011-04-29T15:30:00.000-07:00

Time Out says

2011-04-28T14:05:00.000-07:00

Wake up Full of Energy!

2011-04-27T03:46:00.000-07:00

Author: Gustavo Cardoso

This is a short concentration exercise. Doing this every morning will enhance your focus, improve your memory and your brain’s ability to learn and absorb new information.

Sit up with your legs crossed, your back straight and head in an upright position. Place your hands relaxed on your laps or knees and take a few long and deep breaths through your nostrils. With your eyes closed create an image of a golden sun; keep visualizing this image for 5 minutes.

Stressed?

2011-04-26T14:52:00.000-07:00

Author: Gustavo

Stress in itself is not a bad thing. Without it, human beings would be vulnerable and would not be able to fight, work, or survive. What is bad however, is when stress levels become excessive and we lose control over it. The DeRose Method teaches various techniques to help maintain and control healthy stress levels without making severe changes to your everyday lifestyle.

One of these techniques is Breathing Re-education
Stress is the psycho-organic state produced by the gap between your potential and the challenges that you need to be face to achieve this. To manage it, you do not have to limit yourself to relaxation; rather you need to learn to effectively regulate your breathing patterns.

The abdomen is the first part of the body that we tense when we are stressed. In order to manage and reduce stress take deep breaths expanding your abdomen each time you inhale and retracting when you exhale. Try breathing in in 4 seconds, holding your breath with your lungs full for 4 seconds, exhaling in 4 seconds and holding without breath for 4 seconds. Avoid inhaling or exhaling through the mouth at all costs and make sure you are moving your abdomen.

Other tips:
Try to avoid substances that contain caffeine - Moderate caffeine consumption in the short-run makes us feel more alert and awake. However, in the long-run, the artificial boost in stress hormones that caffeine gives us, causes fatigue and makes us less equipped to deal with stress.

Try to better manage your time! If you know what you are doing during the day and how much time you will need to dedicate to each activity, you will be able to prevent last-minute rushes and feel more in control over your life.

The DeRose Method is an efficient resource for reducing stress to a healthy level - 90% of those who practice it feel the effect of stress reduction from their very first session. This is because DeRose Method incorporates specific techniques that not only minimize general fatigue but also eliminate the chain reaction of secondary effects such as: heart attacks, high blood pressure, migraines, insomnia and depression.

Our Yoga Journal Model finalist

2011-04-21T18:30:00.000-07:00

Marcelo Tessari, DeRose Method Teacher at NYC is a finalist of the Yoga Journal talent search

Inspired By: It's a lifestyle. It transformed everything in my life. It's almost the same as to change a black and white TV for a color TV.

London - So Beautiful

2011-04-20T08:21:00.000-07:00

Author: Gustavo
Some videos that may help you understand why I chose to come to this city!

Grupo SwáSthya

2011-04-17T03:02:00.000-07:00

A beautiful example of a choreography.

Suggestions for Non-Carnivorous

2011-04-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Author: DeRose
(Text has been modified for UK)

All the suggestions that follow should be properly seasoned with oregano, cumin, coriander, nutmeg, thyme, ginger, cardamom, saffron, curry, paprika, bay leaves, parsley, cloves, cinnamon, basil, marjoram, masala, Kummel, or peppers, and of course with onion and garlic.

Try using virgin olive oil instead of butter. Add the olive oil (or oil) preferably after you have taken the food from the stove/heat. Or, if you cannot, leave it the least possible time in the fire. Avoid using too much salt, pepper and vinegar.

Soups, and baked soufflés: of peas, hearts of palm, butternut squash, asparagus, vegetables in general, onion, cauliflower, corn, mushrooms, cheese, beets, lentils with cubes of potato, etc..

Vegetables, Breaded, Doré, Au Gratin, barbecue, saute, roasted: Cauliflower, broccoli, carrot, aubergine, asparagus with pecans and parmesan, zucchini, baked potatoes, all the vegetables can be done separately or in combinations for example mixing potatoes with onions or mushrooms and asparagus, or roasted tomato and feta parcels there are limitless combinations.

Quiche: Any combination. Could be, egg, cheese, spinach and mushroom, or eggs, onion, olives, peppers, tomatoes, parsley, or with asparagus, or olives and potatoes or eggs only with onion, grated carrot and parsley. The combinations here too are endless. Just choose your favourite vegetables, you can also play with different types of cheeses.

Beans: chickpeas, yellow split peas, lima beans, brown lentils, green split peas, green lentils, adzuki, anasazi, black beans, black eyed peas, cannellini beans, corona bean, cranberry bean, fava, flageolet beans, mung beans, navy beans, pink beans, red beans. Soy No! Why limit yourself to soy when there are so many amazing types of beans?

Rice (white or brown, basmati, risotto, long grain, glutinous) with beans, carrots, olives, raisins, cheese, eggs, corn, mushrooms, tomato sauce and mixed vegetables. Baked rice as a side to a Portobello mushroom stroganoff for example. And then there are the risottos ... and this is another dish where you have an endless amount of options!

Pasta with all types of vegetables! A good base to start with to make all pastas delicious is oil, garlic and some chilli in a pan. Add any vegetable to these ingredients and it will make a delicious plate. You can add zucchini, aubergine, mushrooms, tomatoes, asparagus, artichoke hearts or any combination of vegetables. You can also make tomatoe sauces or a carbonara without the bacon but with egg and Parmesan. With pastas you can never get bored, you can even make oven baked pastas like cannelloni with cherry tomatoes and goat cheese, lasagnes or salads!

Fried: Rice filled with Mozzarella (suppli), tempura vegetables: baby corn, cauliflower, red peppers, carrot, potato, and a host of vegetables, cereals, roots, etc. Fried food in moderation is fine.

Meat-free Kebab: pitta bread with with mozzarella, pumpkin, spinach, Portobello mushrooms, peppers, beans, hummus, onion any mix you wish to experiment with.

Omelettes: We don’t eat lots of egg but it is a good option when you have nothing else at home. They are very easy to make and are good with all types of vegetables, from potatoes to onions (Spanish Tortilla) to tomatoes, cheese, alone or with olives, peppers, parsley.

Pizzas: Whatever you put on top of the pizza dough will usually be good so you can let your imagination go wild here!

Sandwiches: Toasted ciabata (unbeatable), baguette, croissant, brioche, focaccia, Arabic bread, Italian bread filled with another list of endless ingredients such as egg, olives, lettuce and tomato, tomato and cheese; onions with sour cream, cooked carrots with tahini, humus with cherry tomatoes, corn with cheese and mayonnaise, etc. One of our favourite in london, the grilled portobello sandwich.

Various salads: NO! SALAD NO! My concern here is that the true non-carnivores, the true and ancient non-meat eaters did not eat salad dishes. They ate elaborate dishes cooked in the oven and stoves following the tradition of the oldest and most authentic non-carnivorous cuisine, the Indian, which DOES NOT have salads! When they do, it is exclusively in special menus for western tourists. This is the only place I have seen salads in India, after 24 years of travelling in the country and spending time in the capital, the interior cities, villages, mountains, luxury hotels, tourists bungalows and monasteries, I have only seen these in very few menus.

Most Delicious Butternut Squash Soup

2011-04-15T08:59:00.000-07:00

This recipe was given to Gustavo by a close friend called Lara and is the best butternut squash soup we have ever tried (and its also very easy!)

Ingredients:

4 medium size onions
2 cloves of garlic
1 butternut squash (1.5kgl)
4 carrots
3 tomatoes
1.5lt water (could need a little more
Your favourite condiments could be oregano, parsley, cayenne pepper, rosemary, or nutmeg

Directions:

In a large deep pan saute 4 medium sized onions with some olive oil and two cloves of garlic until they are transparent
Add to this one butternut squash cut into squares (about 1.5kg) and cook for a couple of minutes
Add 4 cut up carrots and 3 pealed tomatoes
Add water (enough to cover all the vegetables about 1.5 ltrs) and cover the pan, let the vegetables cook for about 40 minutes.
Once all the vegetables are cooked blend everything together and add any condiments you like such as oregano, parsley, cayenne pepper, or nutmeg, pepper and salt.
If you wish you can also put add two or three tablespoons of cream.

Baked New Potatoes With Sea Salt and Rosemary

2011-04-14T04:06:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1kg Jersey Royals
1 tablespoon olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 sprigs of rosemary, leaves picked and bashed

Directions:
Wash your potatoes and parboil until almost tender. When done, drain them, drizzle with just a little touch of olive oil and roll in a tablespoon of sea salt, a little freshly ground black pepper and the rosemary.

Preheat the oven to 220ºC/425ºF/gas 7. Put the potatoes in a roasting tray and cook in the oven for 25 minutes until golden. Or wrap them in tin-foil and throw them on the barbie for the same amount of time.

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegeterian-recipes/baked-new-potatoes-with-sea-salt-ros

Meeting point - DeRose Method Classes at Hyde Park

2011-04-13T05:16:00.000-07:00

When: Every Sunday at 12pm April – September
Where: Meet in front of The Boat House, Hyde Park on Serpentine Road (see map below) at 11:45am
Duration: 1 Hour
Free

Our objective is to incentive you to try something new, that will make you feel energized, healthier, and less stressed while having fun at the park with friends. All you need to bring are comfortable clothes and a towel (if you don't want to practice directly on the grass).

There will be two certified instructors present at all times to ensure that you are carrying out the class perfectly.

Please arrive by 11:45. If you need help finding us on Sunday call:
Paulo - 07984331920
Sonia - 07903533686
Gustavo - 07538085404

If you have any questions please call 020 7373 7070 or email Southken.uk@derosemethod.org, we will be happy to help you.

IMPORTANT: If it is raining the Class will be Canceled

View Open DeRose Method Classes at Hyde Park! in a larger map

Advice from Professor DeRose to Improve Your Health

2011-04-13T02:27:00.000-07:00

Author: Professor DeRose
“We call poison that which kills us quickly; and food that which kills us in the long term.” Professor DeRose

• Do not mix salt with sugar in the same meal. So, no desserts.

• Preferably, do not use salt or sugar. Try to reduce those two impostors. The drastic reduction of salt helps greatly increased flexibility in the asanas. Salt also makes you less sensitive, cutting the subtle perceptions.

• Do not combine citric fruits with sweet fruits.

• Do not take liquids with meals. Only half an hour before or half an hour later. (When Guarani Indians of Argentina as invited to dinner they often respond: "Thank you. I have already drunk.") Far from meals, drinking plenty of mineral water.

• Change brands of mineral water every so often.

• Use bottled water or filtered water even for making tea and cooking.

• Do not throw out leftover water from cooking vegetables. This water is rich in minerals and can be used to cook something else, such as the rice. Besides the nutritional benefits, the other dish will have more flavour.

• Restrict the use of mayonnaise, eggs, cream, butter, and animal fats and other fats that are in a solid state at room temperature.

• Remember that in some recipes, cream may be substituted for yoghurt; other, for sesame paste (tahini).

• Reduce the dairy to a minimum.

• Butter, almost always, may be substituted for olive oil extra-virgin.

• The state of your plate after you have finished eating can indicate the degree of cleanliness or dirtiness of the food you placed in your body. If the dish is very clean, that you almost do not need to wash it, your body will be clean as well. If you need your dish detergent and hot water to get the food off, imagine the state of your internal organs after digesting it.

• Adopt spices, as well as enhancing the flavours they aids digestion, help process fats, benefit the liver, gallbladder, intestines, give vitality, increase sexual energy and invigorate the entire body. These spices include: ginger, clove, cinnamon, oregano, cumin, thyme, turmeric, coriander, curry, nutmeg, cardamom, marjoram, basil, parsley and chives, garlic or onion and some forty more varieties that are relatively easily in supermarkets .

• Eat fibre, whole grains, brewer's yeast, ginseng, garlic. Be careful not to salute your friends with the garlic breath though. A very good thing to do once in a while is to swallow capsules of garlic oil or a whole garlic clove before going to bed. This way by the morning you will have processed and eliminated a good part of the friend - scaring – smell, make sure to brush your teeth, shower, eat something to ensure you leave the garlic smell at home.

• Eliminate immediately all aluminium cookware. Adopt cookware made of glass, iron, steel, agate, clay, stone, etc.. Avoid non-stick films: there is a serious suspicion that are carcinogenic.

• Watch, smell, and truly taste your food during each meal. Do not ingest while reading or distracting yourself with something else. You will notice that eating will be more pleasurable and you will eat less as you will feel content with less quantities.

A sick generation ?

2011-04-12T07:50:00.000-07:00

Author: Gustavo Carodoso

I have watched with some awe a multitude of my friend's parents getting sick. All falling victims to the same disease: cancer.

It seems that by the time people reach their 60's they are doomed to get this dreaded disease.

What I find strange is that we do not pay enough attention to the importance of our daily habits, and the effects they will have on our future. In my view there is something very wrong with our habits, specifically when it comes to our diets and lifestyles.

It is very important for us to re-think these aspects of our life, because at the end of the day we are what we eat and we live how we work (today well over one third of our lives are spent immersed working).

You will probably agree with me that today we see an alarming amount of obese people in the street and every day we hear about friends or family getting various types of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and muscoloskeletal disorders.

This is not a coincidence, and this is what I wish to draw your attention to. This is a results of the way we live our lives. I do not have anything against the occasional culinary orgy, but no digestive system can withstand this on a daily basis.

Our society has never before eaten so many chemicals, preservatives, colourants, accelerators of growth hormones and antibiotics by indirect means as we do today. Humans have never drank so many fizzy drinks and eaten as many animal products as today. I recommend you visit the WHO website, Not Milk, and watch Earthlings. I must warn that this movie is very strong and you will have to have a strong stomach to watch it.

I have no doubt that the formula leading many of the common diseases we see today is very much like this: Too much food + sugar + salt + stress + lack of physical activity and the leader of the villains, meat and alcohol

If you think you do not consume more salt and sugar that that which is recommended please take a look at what the World Health Organizations recommends in terms of consumption of salt and sugar, and then look for packages of bread, cereal, yoghurt, among others amount of these you've been eating lately.

Alcohol and meat however have not gotten as much media as salt and sugar lately, although they are two villains which are far more harmful to our health.

Today I would like to encourage you to reflect on your own diet and lifestyle and on where these may be taking you in the near future.

How Is The DeRose Method Different?

2011-04-11T13:12:00.001-07:00

Author: Gustavo Cardoso

We are one of the few institutions that work for the well-being of mankind in a complete way. Whether you wish to evolve and develop your mind or not, you will feel much better both physically and mentally after a couple of weeks of practice.

For some, losing weight, increasing muscle tone, improving the lungs capacity, and creating a beautifully shaped body is not enough, they are looking for more. For these people that are looking for more, having this would be like sitting at a beautiful table, with amazing food to eat only the crumbles...

On the other hand, today there are numerous institutions that focus solely on bringing spiritual, mental and emotional well-being. However, this too, is an incomplete goal, as human beings cannot be healthy unless their emotions, mind and body are in sync. These cannot exist without each other!

Right now you are probably asking yourself: "What do they do?" 

We are the only institution that brings body and mind together providing you with amazing physical health, emotional balance, stability and a serene mind without any type of religious background, mysticism or spiritual concepts. We are strictly technical, and we keep ourselves like that, as we believe this is the only way to have control over ones life.

The TIME magazine released an article talking about the number of people that practise similar techniques in the US and all the benefits of doing so. Please click here to read.

The DeRose Method comprises a bundle of 8 techniques that help improve your memory, concentration, emotional balance (in a way you have never felt before), and your self-confidence among many others. Thus, you start to trust more in your abilities, feelings and mental faculties, even some you didn't suspect you had. In addition to this you will see improvements to your physical body regardless of your age, and start feeling light again and full of energy. 

How would you feel if, with time and naturally, your body started asking you for more juices, fruit, nuts and vegetables, without any effort to change anything at all? Well that is what happens when one practices the DeRose Method. Even if the practitioner is a smoker, for example, and has no intention to stop smoking, he/she will certainly feel the craving less after practising... and this is just the beginning.  

With time, the practice of the DeRose Method, along with advice from the instructors at the school and your personal will for self-improvement will enable you to become a more flexible individual, thus making you more fit to cope with life and be ready and open to the unexpected! I encourage you to make the commitment right now to improve your quality of life. Book a trial class or enroll yourself at our school and reshape your universe.

I sincerely look forward see you at our school.

DeRose Method on RAI 1, Italy

2011-04-09T18:55:00.000-07:00

This is a great interview, if you do not understand Italian you can also enjoy the beautiful choreography which accompanies it.

DeRose Method all over the world

2011-04-06T05:17:00.000-07:00

Professor DeRose in London April 2011

2011-04-02T14:26:00.001-07:00

April 8th, 7:00pm - Chat with Professor DeRose (only for Students)

Professor DeRose is coming to London and will be giving various workshops. The Open Chat will be a great opportunity for you to learn more about our philosophy and about the man who codified this method. Email Southken.uk@derosemethod.org if you wish to attend.

"He is one of the most remarkable contemporary thinkers. Along with Nelson Mandela, they are the "pair" of greatest giants I have interviewed during the 26 years of my career as a journalist,"
Antonio Mateus*

*Antonio Mateus is a Portuguese writer and journalist. Among other important achievments, he interviewed the Nobel Prize awarded Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and Frederik de Klerk. He closely accompanied the first six years of Nelson Mandela’s life after being released from captivity.

Voted as a "Unique workout Class" by the the Time Out New York

2011-04-02T14:20:00.000-07:00

Voted as "Unique workout Class" by the Time Out New York
check here the link

It's almost the same as to change a black and white TV for a color TV...

2011-04-02T14:14:00.000-07:00

Open Classes at Hyde Park!

2011-03-28T12:06:00.000-07:00

Sign up now to find out more!

Starting on the 17th of April, and continuing until late September we will be holding Open DeRose Classes every Sunday at noon at Hyde Park. These free classes will be open to any member of the public that wants to join, and will last 1 hour.

We hope to encourage everyone to try something new, that will make them feel energized, healthier, and less stressed, whilst being able to enjoy a great day in the park with friends. Two or more of our instructors will be present at all times to ensure that those participating are carrying out the exercises correctly.

The DeRose Method celebrated its 50th anniversary last year and currently has over 300 establishments and 1 million practitioners worldwide. It hopes to provide Londoners with the incentive to get fit and improve their quality of life! Similar sessions were hosted in 2009 in New York City’s Central Park.

When discussing the event, the Director of DeRose Method London, Prof. Gustavo Cardoso, stated, “The park will serve as the perfect environment to host DeRose Method classes. We’re very excited about this, and really hope it will entice Londoners to enjoy a more healthy and active lifestyle!”

Roasted Tomato and Feta Parcels

2011-03-28T06:26:00.000-07:00

With spring finally here we are already thinking of the many barbecues we will be having. We recommend you throw in a couple of these roasted tomato and feta parcels into your grill, they are great as an appetizer and side dish!

Ingredients

500g cherry tomatoes , left whole
200g feta cheese , crumbled
a few sprigs rosemary
olive oil
balsamic vinegar

Directions

Make 6 double foil parcels by putting 2 squares of foil on top of each other. Divide the tomatoes and cheese between and tuck in a rosemary sprig. Drizzle over olive oil, scrunch in the top to make an enclosed parcel.
BBQ for 10-15 minutes until the tomatoes have started to burst open and the cheese has softened. Open and drizzle with balsamic before serving.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/11824/roasted-tomato-and-feta-parcels

Pránáyáma

2011-03-26T05:16:00.000-07:00

Expansion of bio-energy through respiration

Prána means bio-energy; ayáma, expansion, breadth, intensity, elevation. Pránáyáma designates techniques that are always of a respiratory nature and conduct to the intensification or expansion of prána in the body.

Prána, the vital energy that
penetrates our body
through respiratory labyrinths,
taking the blessing of life to our core
and, from there, to the rest of our being,
physical and subtle.

Prána, the biological energy
without which not a single life form,
animal nor plant, would be possible.

Prána, that which brings the cure
and regeneration to every cell.

To live, all beings need to breath.
Breathing, we incrementally raise our vitality,
revitalizing, reconstituting our fibers,
filling them with life itself.

Controlling the rhythms of breathing,
we dominate our emotions and actions.

Alternating the depth of respiration,
we conquer new states of consciousness.

Interfering voluntarily in the
act of breathing, we cross the boarder between
consciousness and unconsciousness.

This is pránáyáma!

Author: DeRose

Ashtánga Yantra

2011-03-25T04:48:00.000-07:00

Author: DeRose

The ashtánga yantra is the symbol of Swásthya. Its origins go back to the most archaic cultures of India and of the planet. Part of its structure is explained in the Shástra Yantra Chintamani. In this classic work, the legend about the illustration states that: “This is the yantra that detains the word in the mouth of the enemy.” It constitutes a true shield of protection, supported by the archetypes of the collective unconscious.

Like any shield of protection, it can not be used as a weapon of attack. In this way, no one is able to use it to do harm to any other person. Therefore, if someone attacks another individual protected by the ashtanga yantra, they will seriously injure themselves. For that reason, nearly everyone who uses words to attack the bearer of the ashtánga yantra colect such bitter results.

In drawing it, pay attention to the fact that at the extremities of the trishulas there are not sharp points, but rather curves. In order to rigorously respect its tracing, instead of redrawing it, make a photolithograph or scan the illustration above.

DeRose Method Presents Mimi Bijoux

The Mimi Bijoux Ashtanga Yantra bracelets are all hand made in London. Mimi uses sterling silver for the charms, which are then gold plated in 24k gold and finished with organic coloured cords. These bracelets are part of the new charm bracelet collection for 2011 specially made for DeRose Method London.

The Path of The instructor

2011-03-23T12:03:00.000-07:00

Author: Gustavo Cardoso

When you are in the practice room facing your DeRose Method instructor you probably do not realize the amount of time and effort they have invested to arrive where they are now.

They all started exactly like you, sitting in the practice room, enjoying what they were doing. In my case, when I was a student I could not think of anything but the next class with my instructor Prof. Leticia Ziebell, today living in Portugal.

When I decided to become an instructor the training was less formal than it is today. More akin to that of the Indian monasteries, where all the knowledge comes from the Master and it is up to the disciple to accept it or not. In the Indian vision of the discipleship, if the disciple does not agree with what is being taught he is entitled to leave, but never to question, ask why, or refuse to do what the Master has prescribed.

Today, in order for a candidate to start their training they must pass an examination in front of a jury of three members. If they are approved at this stage, they will carry on to take a test on general knowledge.

Having passed this, the first stage of the training involves extensive reading covering subjects such as philosophy, asana, pránáyáma, history and the genealogy of the million year old philosophy that constitutes the Method. In this stage the instructor must write essays about various subjects as well as produce a final thesis on a topic of their choice that is, of course, related to our philosophy and coherent with its roots. This is just the theoretical side!

At the same time the instructor must be working on the physical and practical aspects of the training. They must create their own three to five minute choreography, respecting a series of technical facets such as didactic angles and the execution of the exercises among many others. The instructor must memorise the name of over 2000 ásanas, 108 mudrás, 54 breathing exercises, among other techniques, as well as knowing how to execute them all in perfection. Their knowledge of the ásanas for example, is tested through an ásanas draw. The instructor must be able to execute to perfection any of the randomly chosen ásanas.

In order to become an instructor, the candidate must finally assemble a complete class within exactly twenty minutes filled with theory, eight parts, a choreographic sequence, and the many details it implies, failing to present within this time limit has severe penalty.

Both the theoretical and practical aspects however are worthless if the candidate does not show that they value and respect the tradition in which the Method is rooted and its vast family, the egregora of the method.

Such respect is evaluated through the candidates attitudes toward their instructors in various scenarios where they are required to surpass themselves. It is under difficult or even extreme situations that one’s true value is exposed. For this reason, sometimes the teacher must play a role generating stress. A very common phrase we know is, “only when we hit strongly a bell can we see the quality of its metal”.

Finally, the candidate is examined at one of the Federations of the DeRose Method, by a jury of three more experienced instructors who will evaluate everything the candidate has learned as well as their attitude.

Our goal is to train the instructor sitting in front of you to have deep philosophical, practical and theoretical knowledge as very few do, after completing an intensive one year training followed by four years under the tutorship of a more experienced DeRose Method instructor.

In a world that every day brings things forward in an increasingly quicker way, I would not hesitate to state that the instructors trained by this school are oceans away from this tradition. This is why when I sign the authorisation form for any instructors trained by me, I am sure that they will be approved by the examination jury. Their readiness becomes apparent and can be clearly felt during their classes, in a philosophical discussion or even in their behaviour, ethically beyond reproach, since any fault will result in a notice and any repeated fault in irrevocable expulsion.

For these reasons we are proud of what we do and we do not have reservations when station the following: When you are in the practice room or in the changing room, at the DeRose Method school, you are with the finest professionals you could have before you.

All the best. Join me next week.

Crispy and Delicious Asparagus and Potato Tart

2011-03-22T03:16:00.000-07:00

Author: Jamie Oliver

Ingredients
• 500g potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 500g asparagus spears, woody ends removed
• 200g filo pastry
• 100g butter, melted
• 100g freshly grated Lancashire cheese
• 100g freshly grated Cheddar cheese
• 3 large organic or free-range eggs
• 1 x 284ml pot of double cream
• ¼ of a nutmeg

Main Courses | Serves 4
Filo pastry can be bought in all supermarkets now, yet it often gets forgotten about. You can usually find it in either the fresh or the frozen pastry sections. Next time you’re out shopping, pick some up – everyone should keep some at home because it’s wonderful to use as a base for sweet and savoury tarts, or to wrap around cheese or spiced meat fillings. It goes really crunchy when cooked, so it’s great with softer things. For this recipe, I’ve used it to make a quick open tart – perfect for a picnic or a simple lunch with a salad. You could even make individual ones and serve them as starters.

Put your potatoes into a pan of salted boiling water and cook for 15 minutes. Meanwhile blanch your asparagus in a separate pan of salted boiling water for 4 minutes, and drain in a colander.

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5. Get an ovenproof dish – I’ve used many different shapes and sizes. Layer the sheets of filo pastry in the dish, brushing them with melted butter as you go and letting about 2.5cm hang over the edge. You want to get the pastry about five layers thick. Put a clean, damp tea towel over the top and put to one side.

When the potatoes are done, mash them with the cheeses. In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs and cream and stir in your cheesy mashed potato. Grate in the nutmeg, season well with pepper and mix together. Spread the mashed potato over the filo pastry, then bring up the sides of the filo and scrunch them together to form a rim. Take your blanched asparagus and line them up across the filling, making sure you cover it all. Brush all over with the remaining melted butter and pop into the preheated oven for around 20 minutes, or until golden and crisp. Allow to rest for 10 minutes. Serve just as you would a quiche for a quick lunch or supper, with a salad.

Stop Complaining

2011-03-21T09:09:00.001-07:00

Author: Gustavo Cardoso

Some time ago, a friend of mine was unexpectedly asked to teach an extraordinary class and I was tasked with picking up her son at his school.

As soon as I saw the boy at the entrance of the school, before we could even say hello, he asked me, “where is my mother?” As he said this he sounded mushy and sad as he realised that his mother was not going to pick him up at school.

As we walked back home he asked me, “what are we having for dinner”. I promptly replied that we would have wild rice with sun dried tomatoes and artichokes. At this point he deflated like a balloon, it seemed a helpless situation.

Like in a scene from a movie, halfway through our walk home, his eyes drenched, he said: “if only you knew how hard my life is.”

The hilarious nature of the situation struck me hard and I had to make a super-human effort not to laugh. Nonetheless, I understood he felt he had a colossal and deep drama in his life, indeed a very difficult place to be at.

When I look back at this scene I always feel warmth in my heart as I know the little boy has overcome his drama. Today he loves the dish we had for dinner that night and he is, everyday, more independent from his mother.

This boy was 7 years old at the time. No one could remove his right to feel what he was feeling, and we, as adults, have the obligation to give him as much support and affection as was necessary to help him overcome all the obstacles in life empowering him to succeed as a person.

I can absolutely understand this behaviour in a boy, but it is when adults are having this behaviour that I get confounded. Why would they waste their energy complaining about life? When have complaints ever changed anything. Life only changes with attitudes. What changes our lives are actions, not complaints.

There is a very famous phrase from a Brazilian priest which states:

"Our actions make us who we are. What is not done does not exist. Therefore, we only really exist when we are taking actions. On those days in which we do nothing, we merely survive."

I cannot agree enough with this gentleman, I think this phrase is fantastic.

What intrigues me is to see people who have everything in life and still continue complaining. Very much like the young boy. We can easily relate to this boy’s situation to model and understand our own complaints. He was but a few moments from seeing and enjoying the company of his mother. He had a delicious dinner ready for him. Yet, he still regarded his situation as hopeless. This anxiety, however, is understandable when coming from a child who does not have many years of experience.

But if you are an adult who has lived, who has experienced many situations both pleasurable and harsh, if you catch yourself complaining, try substituting your complaints with the following: What can I do to change this situation? This inevitably leads to asking yourself the only pertinent question:

What is it that I am not doing, but which, if I did do, would change everything?

The answer to this question normally is not complaining. What we find is that most of the time we fail to change, to improve, not because it is impossible, but rather, because we create the barriers ourselves, we think we cannot change. So all that is left is complaining.

I can assure, with a fair amount of certainty, that people generally fail to change, not because they don’t want to, but because we are paralysed from fear of what could result if we indeed changed.

Once, when I was talking with a great teacher and friend about this subject I asked him at the height of my innocence, “Professor, why are some people so happy and have such good lives whilst others live so miserably in spite of having all the resources and access to education, health, transportation, everything that is necessary to live a good life?”

He humbled me with his answer, “Gustavo, we are addicted to mediocrity”

I agree with him, there are aspects of my life I know I need to change but sometimes I find myself complaining. I cannot speak of the anger I feel with myself when I catch myself behaving this way, for I know it will not take me anywhere, it will solve nothing whilst wasting my energy complaining.

What I would like to ask you, dear reader, is: what is your attitude towards life? Are a complainer or a doer?

Ken Robinson (TED) says schools kill creativity

2011-03-20T13:23:00.000-07:00

We Are These

2011-03-19T20:32:00.000-07:00

Do not let anyone label you.

Be unique!

Goats' Cheese Cannelloni With Cherry Tomatoes

2011-03-18T08:19:00.000-07:00

Ingredients
400g/14oz cherry tomatoes halved
125ml/4fl oz extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
salt and freshly ground black pepper
400g ricotta
300g goat's cheese
300g parmesan, grated
200g baby spinach
2 garlic cloves, crushed
12 12cm x 10cm sheets fresh pasta

To serve
Parmesan shavings
Green salad leaves, dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Preparation method

Preheat the oven to 180C/365F/Gas 4.
Place the tomatoes into a bowl and drizzle with the olive oil. Add the thyme and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Place the ricotta, goats' cheese and parmesan into a clean bowl and mix well.
Add the spinach and garlic and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Lay the pasta sheets onto a clean work surface. Place a line of the cheese and spinach mixture along the longer edge of each pasta sheet, then roll up like a cigar.
Drizzle the cannelloni rolls with a little of the oil that the tomatoes have been sitting in, then pour the remaining oil into the bottom of an ovenproof dish that will hold all 12 cannelloni.
Place the cannelloni tubes into the dish and place the tomatoes evenly over the top.
Transfer to the oven to bake for 15 minutes, or until cooked through.
To serve, place three cannelloni onto each of four plates. Sprinkle with parmesan shavings and place a spoonful of dressed mixed green salad leaves alongside.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/goatscheesecannellon_86639

Love vs Fear? Which one would you pick?

2011-03-17T08:24:00.000-07:00

How many times did you miss magic moments because you were afraid to express yourself.

Do not miss the magic moments. Tell everyone what are you feeling....

Mudrá

2011-03-16T08:16:00.000-07:00

Author: DeRose, Treaties of Yoga

Mudrá

A gesture of affection,

a gesture of pacification,

a gesture of tolerance.

A gesture that is felt,

a gesture that is profound,

a gesture of blessing.

Hands that strole,

hands that accomplish,

hands that hold the hands of companions,

as if to say to each one:

“you can count on my friendship,

I am your friend.”

Whichever it may be,

the gesture of Yôga,

transmits the force and love

that blooms from the depth of your soul

and ruptures from ones own hands …

This is mudrá!

Mudrá is a language of gestures. It literally means gesture, seal or password. In Yôga, mudrá refers to those gestures made with the hands. They are defined as reflexological gestures because they set off a succession of states of consciousness and even a succession of physiological states associated with the former.

The mudrás work or achieve their effects through neurological association and through reflexological conditioning. We cannot deny, in addition, a cultural component, which reinforces or diminishes the effect of the mudrás.

A curious fact regarding mudrás is that some of the same gestures can be observed in different ages, different hemispheres and different ethnic groups as well as cultures, something that can only be attributed to the collective unconscious and what some might call “coincidence.” There have been many different studies published in the areas of anthropology and psychology demonstrating that, no matter what the people, from a primitive tribe in Africa to a Nordic nation, certain gestures have a common meaning.

Funny Videos

2011-03-15T11:45:00.001-07:00

We thought we would lighten up your Tuesday evenings with some funny videos our students have shared with us.

We usually think that animals are so much different from us regarding how they think, act and feel, but apparently they are not!

Slow loris with a tiny umbrella

2011-03-15T11:43:00.001-07:00

Tickling Slow Loris

2011-03-15T11:43:00.000-07:00

There are “YES" people and "NO" people

2011-03-15T03:57:00.000-07:00

Author: Professor Marins.

"Yes" people
"Yes" people are those for whom everything is possible if attempted with firmness. "Yes" people are those who believe in principle that all people are good and capable until proven otherwise. “Yes" people are those employees who are always ready to collaborate, to test ideas, to commit their time with a new project. They do everything to make things happen. “Yes" people are excited about what they do, and of the possibilities of doing things differently. “Yes" people are humorous, always with a smile ready. They are those with which we are happy to socialize, talk, and exchange ideas. “Yes" people are those who do everything and still find time to collaborate, participate, help.

“No” people
“No” people are those for whom nothing is possible. “No” people are those who claim they have seen this movie before ... and that everything is "bullshit." “No” people are those who are sour and bitter, living with a black cloud over their heads. “No” people are those who do not have time for anything. Are extremely busy (always) and do nothing. “No” people are those who live alone and say they are "doing their duty" which is always critical, non-participating, non-cooperation, non-doing. “No” people are those with which we work in horror.

I suggest you do a self-analysis. Which category do you find yourself in? Are you a "yes" person, and believe in your own ability to overcome obstacles and make things happen with enthusiasm or are you a "no" person and keep saying and thinking you must be "realistic" and not live in dreams thus you do not believe in anything, on anyone or yourself?

Think about it. Beware! The world today only has room for people to say "yes." Success!

Profesor Marins is an anthropologist (Macquarie University Austraila – School of Behavioural Sciences). He is a historian, a Lawyer and also has degrees in Political Sciences, Business, Strategy and Marketing, Economic Anthropology and Macroeconomics (London School of Economics) and other degrees and diplomas from Brazil and the world.
Profesor Marins is a professor in various universities as well as the chief and secretary of various organizations that work to improve higher education in Brazil.
He is also the president of Consortium Systems group (New York) and Triangle Freightliner of Raleigh (North Carolina) and a member of the board of directors of Global Transport Traders. He has written over 25 books

http://www.anthropos.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=45

John Chisenhall DeRose Method Choreography

2011-03-11T08:34:00.000-08:00

Grilled Portobello Sandwich with Roasted Red Pepper and Mozzarella

2011-03-09T09:38:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1 red bell pepper
salt and black pepper to taste
1/2 cup olive oil
4 portobello mushroom caps, cleaned
4 slices onion
4 Kaiser rolls, split
4 teaspoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon roasted garlic, mashed into a paste (optional)
4 ounces buffalo mozzarella, thinly sliced
4 slices tomato
16 fresh basil leaves, divided

Directions
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.

Place the red bell pepper onto the preheated grill, and grill until the skin is completely charred on all sides, 10 to 15 minutes. Place the pepper into a plastic bag, seal the bag, and let the pepper cool. When cooled, remove the charred skin, slice the pepper into quarters, and remove the seeds. Thinly slice the pepper and set aside.

Mix salt and pepper into the olive oil in a small bowl. Brush the smooth side of the mushrooms with the seasoned oil, and grill, oiled side down, until the mushrooms show grill marks, about 3 minutes. Brush the gill sides of the mushrooms with more seasoned olive oil, flip the mushrooms, and grill until the mushrooms are softened and juicy, about 3 more minutes. Set the mushrooms aside and keep warm.

Lightly grill the slices of onion until softened and lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Spread the rolls out onto the grill to toast, about 1 minute. Mix the mayonnaise and roasted garlic in a bowl.

Spread each roll with garlic mayonnaise, and make each sandwich with 1 mushroom cap, 1 ounce sliced mozzarella cheese, 1 slice of tomato, 4 basil leaves, 1 slice of grilled onion, and 1/4 the roasted red pepper slices. Repeat for remaining sandwiches.

The Power of Intuition

2011-03-08T06:23:00.000-08:00

Author: Gustavo Cardoso

Intuition is nowadays often mentioned, but few know how to use it or even how to stimulate it.

According to the Oxford Dictionary, intuition is:
intuition |ˌint(y)oōˈi sh ən|
noun

The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning : we shall allow our intuition to guide us.
A thing that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning : your insights and intuitions as a native speaker are positively sought.

I would like to add, if I may, that intuition is like a muscle. If you stimulate it, it will gain more and more strength, maybe more flexibility. However, if you never use it, or if you misuse it, the tendency is for it to become poorly developed, deformed, enormous.

The fact is that almost all of us have intuitive flashes during the day, or even during the night, when we wake up with something in mind; yet instead of turning the light on and taking a note, we decide to turn to the other side and keep sleeping ‘for it is not the moment to worry about nonsense’.

It is proved that leisure and creativity walk together, and you will find it hard to have intuitive flashes while your consciousness is absorbed with mechanical issues. In the movie Walk the Line, we see Johnny Cash writing the lyrics of his most famous songs by the riverside, sitting with the guitar in his hand.

A long time ago Prof. DeRose sent us a letter with an invitation for his last trip to India. That was a historical event, since going to India with Prof. DeRose would be an unforgettable experience in all of our lives.

When I read the letter I felt sad, because I thought I would not have the slightest chance of saving the money for the airplane tickets, accommodation, trips and pocket, at that time a huge amount of money in only one month. I resigned myself to that and left the idea behind.

A week later, on an unforgettable Monday morning, in a meditation session it suddenly it came to my mind: I am going to India! . I commented my idea with my partner and colleagues and they asked, ‘Really? But how?’

I answered, ‘I don’t know but something inside of me tells me that it is possible’. They shrugged their shoulders and said, ‘All right’.

For you to actually understand the challenge I was about to face must explain the situation. Back then, Brazil’s currency was 6 or 7 times less than the dollar, which I would have to multiply by two in order to take my partner with me, Prof. Leticia Ziebell. This was a small fortune for a boy slightly over 20, who was just starting his life as an instructor in a very small city of the South of Brazil.

During one week, I planned and arranged for so much, made many small deals, booked an endless number of classes and, with extreme strength and struggle, in less than 20 days, I managed to make enough money to go on a trip that would change my life forever.

It was during this trip that I understood many things of the philosophy I teach. During this trip I had many insights about my life. As a matter of fact, it was on my stopover in London (the flight was Sao Paulo – London - Dheli) that I realized this was where I wanted to build my home.

As a twenty-year-old boy the experiences I was going through would frequently leave me overwhelmed in tears. I would often find myself back in the hotel room having outbursts from all the beautiful and powerful things that I saw flourishing inside of me, for everything that I was living.

All this transformation occurred to me due to an intuitive flash that I took hold of in a Monday morning! If I had left my rational mind take power, I would have it eclipse my flash and I would not be living here, I would very probably still be in the South of Brazil, you would not be reading this text and you would not be practising with us!

The next time that you have an intuitive flash, take hold of it, for it may radically change your life for the better!

Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work

2011-03-07T03:14:00.000-08:00

Great video.

Fresh Spaghetti Sauce

2011-03-03T02:59:00.000-08:00

We recommend you try this delicious fresh spaghetti sauce!

Ingredients:

9 roma (plum) tomatoes

1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

55 g butter

2 cloves garlic, minced

2-1/2 bay leaves

1/2 large white onion, chopped

1/2 large zucchini, chopped

1/2 green bell pepper, chopped

1/2 red bell pepper, chopped

110 g fresh mushrooms, sliced

5 g dried oregano

2 g Italian seasoning

3 g chili powder

15 g brown sugar

215 g ricotta cheese

Preparation:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Remove skins and return tomatoes to the pot and mash them. Stir in tomato paste and 1 cup of water. Cover and simmer on low heat.

Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and bay leaves for 1 minute, then stir in onion; saute until onions are translucen

t. Stir in zucchini, green and red bell pepper and mushrooms. Slowly cook and stir for 5 to 7 minutes.

Stir vegetables into tomato sauce and add oregano, Italian seasoning, chili powder and brown sugar. Simmer over low heat for 4 to 6 hours. Stir in the ricotta cheese 10 minutes before serving.

source: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Fresh-Spaghetti-Sauce/Detail.aspx

SwáSthya Yôga Choreography - Instructor Gustavo Marson

2011-03-01T11:39:00.000-08:00

Chai Recipe - Spice it up!

2011-02-28T12:27:00.000-08:00

Spice up your day with this delicious Chai recipe, made at all our schools world wide!

Ingredients:
Sugar, ginger, cinnamon, cardamon, black tea, powdered milk.

Makes 1 Litre.
¾ cup of sugar
¾ cup of fresh grated ginger
4 sticks of cinnamon
7 seeds of cardamon
3 cups of boiling water
2/3 bags of black tea
2 tablespoons of powder milk dissolved in ½ cup of water

Preparation:

Put the sugar in a large pot and let it partially melt
Add the ginger and stir and then the cinnamon.
Crush the cardamon seeds and add them too. Stir for a couple of minutes.
Add the 3 cups of boiling water, stir, and add the tea bags.
Just before boiling, turn off the cooker. Let it rest for 5 minutes.
Pour the mix through a drain to separate liquid from spices.· Dilute the powder milk and add it to the tea.

Your Chai is ready to enjoy with Friend!

Human Planet - Web exclusive series trailer

2011-02-25T03:27:00.000-08:00

Inspiring Trailer by the BBC One
http://www.bbc.co.uk/humanplanet

"Human Planet is an awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping, heart-stopping landmark series that marvels at mankind's incredible relationship with nature in the world today.

Uniquely in the animal kingdom, humans have managed to adapt and thrive in every environment on Earth. Each episode takes you to the extremes of our planet: the arctic, mountains, oceans, jungles, grasslands, deserts, rivers and even the urban jungle. Here you will meet people who survive by building complex, exciting and often mutually beneficial relationships with their animal neighbours and the hostile elements of the natural world.

Human Planet crews have filmed in around 80 locations, bringing you many stories that have never been told on television before. The team has trekked with HD cameras and state of the art gear to film from the air, from the ground and underwater. The result: a "cinematic experience" created by world-class natural history and documentary camera crews and programme makers."

One workout that combines yoga, Pilates and meditation | Health & Beauty

2011-02-23T08:33:00.000-08:00

Jasmine Gardner, Evening Standard

One workout that combines yoga, Pilates and meditation | Health & Beauty

There is something in the air at the DeRose Method school in SW7. When I first arrive for my initiation everybody is uncommonly happy and friendly for a weekday in London. I'm about to embark on a trial week learning a health, fitness and wellbeing technique called the DeRose Method - a discipline that claims to bring you improved stress management and concentration and better sleep, as well as helping you overcome cardiovascular problems such as high blood pressure and getting you toned and fit.

This mammoth task is to be tackled using a programme of breathing techniques, physical postures, meditation and relaxation developed in the Sixties by Brazil-born Luiz DeRose - known as Master DeRose. It is based on ancient techniques, but the method itself has arrived for the first time in Britain and set up home in Old Brompton Road.

Something about it must do the job because before each class a group of the lithe-bodied sit outside the practice room happily chatting and drinking spiced chai.

Practitioners and instructors greet each other warmly. It feels like a home rather than a fitness centre. By day two I'm welcomed like an old friend. The only slightly intimidating factor is the screen showing rolling images of the school's instructors. Their rippling limbs contorted and balanced in improbable positions suggest that achieving the DeRose ideal could take some time.

My first step is to join a beginners' class, which focuses on breathing, postures and relaxation. Every morning when we enter the practice room everybody heads to the boxes of tissues lining it and blows their noses vigorously. It seems bizarre, but I soon learn that the first exercises in our daily practice involve rapid breathing through the nose. Not pretty if you haven't cleared the airways in advance.

We puff in and out to mobilise our diaphragms before moving on to longer breaths in which we expel all the air from our lungs, then contract and release our stomach muscles repeatedly. It's surprisingly tough to master and my

progress is slow, but by the end of the week I'm managing six to eight stomach clenches before having to breathe in again, instead of my initial four or five.

A demonstration of the advanced technique from our instructor, Suzana, shows how a DeRose stomach can look. She ripples her washboard tummy from left to right and then right to left - a movement you wouldn't imagine possible until you see it.

The next stage of the classes involves sequences of postures that challenge and improve your balance and flexibility. Those who do regular yoga will recognise some of the poses, as the method incorporates a non-spiritual yoga practice called SwáSthya. But, keen to avoid preconceptions, the DeRose school wants to disassociate itself from yoga, and the classes certainly feel very different.

Rather than calling out positions by name, the instructor guides us from move to move by telling us to place a foot here and a hand there until we form the next shape - so you never fear falling behind or not being sure what to do.

With toes and fingers always pointed the flow is like a dance, and the aim is to eventually be able to perform the movements in a choreographed sequence. Although the movement is unhurried the positions require energy and focus. On my first day I feel stiff and off-balance, but on my second Suzana's instruction gets me into a bridge position for the first time in my life.

Apparently all I needed was a class that worked to stretch and open up my tight shoulders.

It's hard work for beginners, so during my trial week I'm advised not to insist on coming every day but to listen to my (aching) body. I happily take Friday off, feeling virtuous enough after four days. But although I was a little sore, I didn't feel tired. In fact, after every class my energy levels increased and at work I felt light and invigorated. Guided relaxation at the end of the classes helps you wind down, but instead of falling asleep, day by day I felt more focused - and was certainly encouraged to keep coming back.

When one of my fellow participants tells me she is a psychotherapist and has recommended the DeRose Method to clients, I'm not surprised.

The atmosphere is relaxed enough that you feel you can take or leave bits of the teaching as you please. But if you're keen, the Method is designed to be more than just a class. Once used to the basics, members can attend meditation training once a week, advanced courses on postures, and choreography sessions that focus on linking the movements. Add social events and workshops and this could become a lifestyle regime if you let it. One look at the bodies and demeanour of the instructors and that won't seem a bad thing.

For membership from £151 to £240 a month, or to book a £30 trial week, call 020 7373 7070 or visit derosemethod.eu

www.derosemethod.co.uk

Asparagus with Pecans and Parm

2011-02-22T05:24:00.000-08:00

Try this delicious recipe!

Ingredients
1 bunch asparagus spears, ends trimmed
2 tablespoons butter
1 (8 ounce) package sliced mushrooms
1 onion, minced
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
1. Steam the asparagus spears in a basket-style steamer over boiling water until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and remove to a serving dish; keep warm.

2. Meanwhile, melt half of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once melted (it's ok if it begins to brown), stir in the sliced mushrooms, and cook until they brown, soften, and begin to release their liquid; pour into a serving dish, and set aside. Melt the remaining butter in the skillet, and stir in the onions. Cook until the onions soften and turn translucent, about 3 minutes. Season with garlic powder, basil, salt and pepper. Stir in the chopped pecans, and cook for a minute more.
3. Sprinkle the onion mixture with half of the Parmesan cheese, and stir in the reserved mushrooms. Pour over the asparagus in the serving dish and sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Source: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Asparagus-with-Pecans-and-Parm/Detail.aspx

Professional Teaching Course

2011-02-22T03:10:00.000-08:00

What we look for:

We are interested to have students that have the potential to become excellent DeRose Method Instructors, and who will perpetuate our cultural inheritance.

To Learn More Click Here!

Grupo SwáSthya

2011-02-21T18:07:00.000-08:00

Ásana!

2011-02-18T04:38:00.000-08:00

Author: Master DeRose, Tratado de Yôga, 2007

The magic of movement
that lightens the spirit in an appeal to beauty,
creating corporal works of art,
generating living sculptures,
blooming one from the other,
linked by a subtle strand of continuity
and indescribable harmony!

Like the sculptor,
who shaping a block of cold rock
brings out the masterpiece that laid within it,
the yôgin transforms
and lets masterpiece
and artist blossom
through the choreographic execution
of this ancient dance.

This is ásana!

The perfect love... that never comes

2011-02-16T09:00:00.000-08:00

Author: Prof. Gustavo Cardoso

(or the perfect job, friend, house, salary...)

You must have already asked yourself why that particular friend of yours is always alone, waiting for an idealised partner.

I have also wondered about some of my beloved friends, who are unable to keep a relationship for more than a couple of months and always end up complaining about the faults of their last partner. In time they end up either causing us laughter or pity.

Whether it is regarding work, friendship or family, we all have the dream of perfection. That one day we will be happy and we let the best of our lives, the present moment, go past unnoticed. Never to return.

I have a very dear friend who keeps changing jobs. In search of the perfect environment, the perfect wage, the boss that does not complain (when he arrives late), the office that is closer to his place... In my view, despite the qualities that get my friend easily accepted in any enterprise, my friend cannot feel satisfied in any situation.

My point of reflection is: Maybe our search for the perfect situation, moment or person in our life is preventing us from enjoying the present, what you have right here right now, which is the best part of life.

According to Prof. Marins, a Brazilian anthropologist, the majority of the people spends 55% of their time re-living past moments, peaks of happiness or of sadness, and 20% of their time dreaming of the day in which they will be happy, after some particular problem is solved.

My question is: are you also spending your time in this way?

Think about this, have a great week, and be successful!

About our Method

2011-02-14T02:43:00.000-08:00

In this interview by Journalist Antonio Mateus, Master DeRose talks about the DeRose methodology, quality of life, good manners, human relations, culture, expansion of lucidity and self-knowledge. Don't miss it!

To see whole video click here

Graduation in Brasilia

2011-02-11T03:29:00.000-08:00

Wednesday 9 of February, 2011

Author: DeRose

We are in Brasilia attending he graduation of new Instructors conducted by the DeRose Method Federation of Brasilia. It was a perfectly organised event. Everything was perfect through to the last detail of the menu. Trainees and parents had shining eyes, the speakers were great (they were careful not to ramble which was optimum) and Suassuna recited the Pledge by heart!

We counted with the presence of congressman Mr Chico Leite and fellow James, President of the Federal District's oldest Rotary Club. Everything was beautiful, went to sleep with a light heart.

Congratulations, Maria Teresa, congratulations organising team, congratulations to all graduates.

The committee of the Graduation was Helen Milanez, Asa Norte Unit (Brasilia), Ricardo Sousa, Southwest Unit (Brasilia), Carrer Padro, West Unity (Goiânia) and Lana Melo, Unit Bueno (Goiânia). Thanks to these instructors, the ceremony was a success.

Piano Staircase

2011-02-10T10:17:00.000-08:00

This very interesting innovative idea powered by Volkswagen shows us how a little bit of creativity and fun can encourage people to do things they may not normally do, while adding a little more exercise and joy to our lives.

Master DeRose talks to Estadao, Sao Paulo's newspaper

2010-09-06T15:58:00.000-07:00

"We summon all those who practise DeRose Method ...

2010-08-27T03:25:00.001-07:00

... to participate in our work of Union...” DeRose

Check out our events:
http://www.facebook.com/derosemethod

DeRose Culture New York 2010

2010-08-26T09:48:00.000-07:00

Loyalty

2010-08-13T06:28:00.001-07:00

‎"There is nothing more beautiful than to be loyal;
loyal when all others have ceased to be;
loyal when all the evidence points against one's friends,
loved ones, colleagues or companions.

You are not afraid to compromise yourself and maintain loyalty until the end."

DeRose

Pránáyáma*

2010-07-18T10:25:00.000-07:00

Expansion of bio-energy through breathing

Prána* means bio-energy; ayáma, expansion, breadth, intensity, elevation. Pránáyáma designates techniques that are always of a respiratory nature, and lead to the intensification or expansion of prána in the body. Prána is the general name that Yôga assigns to any type of energy that is manifested biologically. In theory, prána is energy of solar origin, but also possibly manifested after metabolization, that is, indirectly, when absorbed by air, water or food.

Prána, of a generic kind, can be divided into five more specific types: prána, apána, udána, samána and vyána. These can each be further divided into various subpránas. Prána is visible. On any sunny day, execute pránáyáma and fix your eyes on the blue of the sky. Wait. When your vision adjusts itself, you will begin to see myriads of incredibly dynamic and brilliant minute points that glimmer, making their rapid circular and sinuous movements evident. When executing your respiratory exercises, mentalize that image, that you are absorbing that energy.

(Master DeRose, 2007, Swasthya Yôga Shastra, S. Paulo: Uni-Yoga Nobel, p. 227)

*The accentuation of the non-translated Sanskrit words respects the original pronunciation of the language.

Classified as "Unique workout class" by Time Out NYC

2010-07-05T05:25:00.002-07:00

Best outdoor fitness classes by Time Out New York

Check here for the Time Out NYC Review

DeRose Method International Festival, Buenos Aires

2010-07-05T05:25:00.001-07:00

Check the last Festival Video out here

DeRose Method International Festival, Buenos Aires

DeRose Method International Festival, Brazil

2010-07-05T05:24:00.000-07:00

DeRose Method International Festival, Brazil

We are sorry, SOLD OUT (700 places);
do not book on the hotel, because there are no more places available

What keeps you from achieving your goals?

2010-06-14T05:19:00.001-07:00

The challenge of human motivation...

Training the feeling of accomplishment and training to accomplish more tackles the challenge of human motivation. It has already been experienced by thousands of professionals and students in various companies and universities. The training provides individuals with a compact map to explore ones inner potential and the with the tools to get to the source, and the real power of accomplishment. Live lighter and more motivated by extracting greater satisfaction of routine tasks. Feel accomplished and you will accomplish more.

:: My life could be extraordinary experience, but...
:: From Wanting to Achieve – Five Steps to accomplish your goals.
:: Vision – The best way to predict the future is by creating it
:: Attitude – One must be vigilant and strong. We don't have time to be afraid of death.
:: Action – Without will there is no solution.
:: Achievement – Being happy is very simple; the hard part is to realize that.
:: Application of concepts for people-management and self-management.

Further information: swasthya.london@derosemethod.org :: 020 7373 7070

What's Up @this month

2010-06-01T04:24:00.000-07:00

What do we eat?

2010-05-30T04:30:00.000-07:00

DeRose Method all over the World

2010-05-26T12:34:00.000-07:00

Its is always great to find out people sharing the same interests. Specially the ones who, admirably, do something effectively, for our planet.

Biologist Juliana Machado Ferreira wants, simply, to save the world.

While she is saving the Planet, spreading her ideas at TED, and so many other things...
she says:

"... I have also been trying very seriously to incorporate in my life style what I have been learning and practicing with the DeRose Method (SwáSthya Yôga)."

"... I also adore to practice SwáSthya Yôga (DeRose Method)."

Do you dare?

2010-05-24T08:06:00.000-07:00

Alcohol-Free
Drug-Free
Smoke-Free
.....Do you dare?

How much does it cost?

2010-05-17T02:17:00.001-07:00

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward

2010-05-07T11:12:00.000-07:00

Ellen Glasgow

Pránáyáma

2010-05-07T08:32:00.000-07:00

Pránáyáma. Expansion of the bio-energy through breathing exercices.

What's On in May

2010-04-29T15:27:00.000-07:00

Sat Chakra today @9pm

2010-04-21T02:20:00.000-07:00

Bring Flower and Fruit

Kundaliní

2010-04-19T16:52:00.000-07:00

School Open Day

2010-04-15T20:41:00.000-07:00

The ashtánga yantra

2010-04-15T12:35:00.000-07:00

Yantra is the simplest mandala (literally, “object serving to hold”, “instrument”, “engine”). Is is a diagram drawn or engraved on metal, wood, stone, paper, or simply traced on the ground or a wall. (…) The yantra is an expression, in terms of linear symbolism, of the cosmic manifestations, beginning with the primordial unity. (…) The mandala defends against any destructive force (…), it defends consciousness against the disintegrating forces of the unconscious (…). Since the mandala is an imago mundi, its centre corresponds to the infinitesimal point perpendicularly traversed by the axis mundi, and entrance into a mandala resembles every “march toward the centre”. (…) The yôgin can discover the mandala in his own body, transformed into a series of meditations on the various “centers” and subtle organs. (…) According to Jung the mandalas represent structures of the deep psyche; mandalas appear in insights that encompass the accomplishment of a successful conclusion on the central process of the unconscious that Jung called process of individuation. (Eliade, M, Yoga, Immortality and Freedom, pp. 219-227)

“The ashtánga yantra is the symbol of SwáSthya Yôga. Its origins go back to the most archaic cultures of India and of the planet. Part of its structure is explained on the Shástra Yantra Chintamani. It constitutes a true shield of protection, ballasted on archetypes of the collective unconscious.”

(DeRose – Tratado de Yôga – Ed. Nobel)

SwáSthya Culture @April

2010-04-15T02:24:00.000-07:00

Every Friday at 5pm @ our school

Friday 2^ndApril @ The Ancient Roots of the DeRose Method culture

Friday 16^th April @ The Ethical Code of the Yôgin

The talk “Ethical Code of the Yôgin” will explain the norms that guide the interacting of the yôgin. The Code is divided into 5 yamas and 5 niyamas, the first 5 norms regarding the behaviour of the yôgin with the surrounding context, and the other 5 regarding the attitude before oneself.

Friday 23^rd April @ Biological Nourishment

The talk “Biological Nourishment”, along with the previous two talks, sets the basic features of the SwáSthya Culture, preceding the presentation of the main aims that it envisages, the 4^th and 5^th talks. This talk focuses on the nourishment concerns that build not only the body of the yôgin, but its relationship with the world.

Friday 30^thApril @ Quality of Life

Master DeRose London '10

2010-04-12T18:55:00.001-07:00

The Master/disciple relationship

2010-04-02T03:25:00.000-07:00

The Kulárnava Tantra teaches that:

“The Guru must relinquish taking as a disciple someone else’s disciple, one who incites the others, one who is inclined towards the forbidden and to omit what is recommended, one who divulges secrets, one who strives to find faults in others, one who is ungrateful, treacherous, disloyal to the Master, one who is always demanding, one who is deceitful, who is proud, who believes to be better than everyone else, the insincere, with erroneus reasoning, who likes to quarrel, to refute the others without reason, the untrustworthy, who speaks badly on the back of the others, one who speaks like a brahman despite having no such knowledge, the plagiarist, condemned by all, who is hard, who betrays the Master, who fools himself, who incites to falsities, prone to jealousy, intoxication (by drugs), selfishness, of jealous choleric and hard mind, unstable, creator of confusion, without peace or correct conduct, who mocks the words of the Master, one who is cursed by a Guru, those are the ones to reject”.

The Kulárnava Tantra also cites the qualities:

“The chosen disciple should be gifted with good qualities. He must be someone trustworthy, not intoxicated (by drugs), obliging, not prone to attack the others, with aversion to hear praises to himself, owever, genial towards criticism, it must be someone who speaks of the Guru, always in the proximity of the Guru, pleasant to the Guru, constantly ocupied in his service, with mind, words and body; one who carries out the orders of the Guru, who disseminates the glories of the Guru, aware of the authority of the word of the Guru; who follows the intentions of the Guru; who acts at the service of the Guru; without pride of social class, honour of wealth in the presence of the Guru; who does not covet the belongings of the Guru”.

The reader must have observed that the Hindu cripture insisted in certain disciplinary questions. And, for the record, it is a tantric shástra, Tantra being a libertarian philosophy. Imagine, then, the demands of the brahmachárya line, that is restrictive!

Freedom is our most precious good.

When confronting freedom with discipline,

if the latter forces the former, choose freedom.

DeRose

Translated from DeRose, Master (2008), Tratado de Yôga, Nobel/ Uni-Yôga pp. 685-695)

The characteristics of SwáSthya Yôga

2010-04-02T02:58:00.000-07:00

March Sat Chakra

2010-04-02T02:45:00.000-07:00

"To be alone is to be in bad company"

Master DeRose

April Calendar

2010-03-30T10:11:00.001-07:00

Geometry and the Body

2010-03-30T04:51:00.000-07:00

The DeRose Method: the SwáSthya Yôga Basic Practice.

The ashtánga sádhana, or complete practice in eight parts, unfolds as a choreography. The techniques are carried out with a sense of aesthetic organisation of the body, binding beauty and effectiveness. Spontaneously, the body will fit into fundamental universal shapes, and this organic adjustment settles the embodied knowledge prompted by each technique.

The latest event with Master DeRose in London

2010-03-28T16:14:00.000-07:00

Shortly we will have some more :)

"To be alone is to be in bad company" Master DeRose

Master DeRose in London

2010-03-16T07:43:00.000-07:00

Master DeRose

Master DeRose has devoted his life to education. He has published more than 20 books over the last 50 years, on themes that look into behaviour, nourishment, well-being, relationships, self-knowledge, among others.

He is the codifier of the DeRose Method, a system that constitutes the core of the DeRose Method schools and network, consisting of techniques for breathing re-education, strengthening of the biological structure, and stress management.

The DeRose Method network today has over 250 establishments in Europe, North and South America.

Master DeRose in London

The DeRose Method London is proud to announce that the codifier of this Method, Master DeRose, will be in London from the 9th to the 11th April.He will present the Workshop "Karma and Dharma. Transform your life" at the DeRose Method London school, on the 10th April, Saturday, at 3 pm. 

“Karma and dharma. Transform your life.” Workshop

The workshop will explain the concepts of Karma and Darma; how they interact in our existence, and how the knowledge of the natural law of action and reaction can transform our lives.

“Each action (karma=action) that we take inexorably generates a reaction, even if the initial action was only a word or a thought. Karma is only a law of cause and effect. The pure law of karma is simply mechanical (...) it refers to a mechanism of nature. (...) Karma is neither good nor bad. Dharma means, literally, law. It refers to any human law: juridical, regulatory, religious. (...) Dharma is a human law, and karma, a universal law. Dharma is subjected to time and space, while karma is beyond time and space.” (DeRose, 2008, Tratado de Yôga, 698-702)

The DeRose Method London invites you to come along for the opportunity to learn and change your life.

School Open Day @13.03.10

2010-03-12T21:00:00.000-08:00

Looking for something new and different for your Life?

Willing to learn something more about Yoga?

Whatever your level of knowledge, or stage in Life, our school will have something suitable and challenging for you.

Choose one pill, red or blue...

2010-03-11T03:49:00.000-08:00

Yoga Cine Tomorrow Friday 12th 7pm

THE MATRIX, 1999

This month we chose The Matrix, the first movie of the trilogy by the brothers Wachowski (The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions).

The idea behind this series is that the humans created machines, which became sentient, didn't want to be enslaved, and warred against the humans. The machines won the war against humans and enslaved the humans in the Matrix to use their energy, the only resource left due to the nuclear winter. These humans are kept in a vegetative state, nourished by neural information provided by the Matrix. Some surviving humans started freeing others from the matrix and created Zion, on the centre of the Earth, where residual heat provided the conditions to survival. They tranship to and from the Matrix, two clashing universes with their own laws, whose knowledge determines the survival of the human kind.

THE MATRIX, 1999

Directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski; with Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie.Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Hugo Weaving.

Keanu Reeves is Thomas Anderson, a programmer for a respectable firm. In his spare time, Anderson assumes the role of Neo, a hacker who is contacted by Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne), the leader of a band of rebels who have escaped the matrix and are now fighting against the AI beings to expose the truth.

(Source: http://www.ram.org/ramblings/movies/matrix.html, accessed 12th March 2010)

Master DeRose in London April 2010

2010-03-10T04:55:00.000-08:00

About our Culture

2010-03-04T02:44:00.000-08:00

Commemorative event

2010-02-24T15:27:00.000-08:00

28th February
We celebrate the Master DeRose 's 50 years of teaching

Our Culture

2010-02-20T04:00:00.000-08:00

“The DeRose Method is a proposal of life style coaching with emphasis on a good quality of life, good manners, good human relations, good culture, good nourishment and good shape. Some of our tools are breathing re-education, stress management, physical techniques that improve muscular tonus and flexibility, procedures to the advancement in relaxation and mental concentration. All of that ultimately aiming at the expansion of lucidity and self-knowledge.”

Master DeRose

SwáSthya Yôga

2010-02-20T03:00:00.000-08:00

SwáSthya Yôga, which is a part of DeRose Method, is based on the Tantra and the Sámkhya ancient traditions, from the pre-classical period of Yôga. It uses knowledge and techniques that are more than 5000 years old. Its proposal is not therapeutic, and its practice is neither mystical nor spiritualist. Its lineage is naturalistic, technical, sensorial and non-repressive. Its orthodox Sanskrit designation is Dakshinacharatantrika-Niríshwarasámkhya Yôga.

The purpose of the initial stage of the method is to prepare the student for the evolutionary process that happens in the later stages, samádhi, or hyperconsciousness. The result of the initial preparation is strengthening of the biological structure, increase of vitality and increased awareness.

SwáSthya has three main characteristics: it is an extremely complete practice that has eight parts; it introduces to the students the general rules of execution; and finally the student executes the techniques (ásanas, mudrás, bandhas, etc.) which unfold as linked sequences or choreographies.