At the Yoga, Gatka and family camp, of course yoga is very important. Early at sunrise you have the opportunity to take part in Sadhana. The ambrosial hours are best time to do Yoga and start the day. We practise the Sadhna in the tradition of Kundalini Yoga. Afterwards the participants join the others and enjoy their almonds and Nanaks tea. Hatha Yoga unterrichtet Nanak Dev Singh auf dem “Melonenhügel” in der strahlenden Morgensonne. Wir nennen es “Sun Streching”. Verschiedenen Asanas lösen Blockaden, erweitern unsere Bewegungsfähigkeit und zeigen uns, wo
[hier weiterlesen...]

About seven o’clock everyone is woken up by Nanak Dev shouting „Gatka Camp, wake up, tea is ready!“. He puts the music on and the day starts. There is fresh Yogi tea and almonds for the bleary-eyed participants. The yogis rise to do sadhana on their own. Then the power walk starts: three times round the park up to the gate at a fast pace. Each focusses on their own mantra, chanted quietly to the rhythm of their footsteps. Yoga on the „melon hill“ Straight after the walk everyone meets
[hier weiterlesen...]

A very popular part of the yoga-, Gatka- and family camps is archery, or rather ‘intuitive’ archery. It is based on hand-eye coordination. This means that while the eyes observe, the brain subconsciously guides the hand into the right position to hit the target. We know this hand-eye co-ordination from everyday life, without being conscious of it: driving a nail into something is based on the same principle. Our teacher, Thies, teaches us this ability and shows us how we can program our brain through repeated practice. If for instance
[hier weiterlesen...]

Die altindische Kampfkust Gatka bildet neben Yoga den zweiten Schwerpunkt auf dem Camp. Es basiert auf dem Grundprinzip Verstand, Körper und Geist zu harmonisieren. Die meisten Sikhs waren ursprünglich Bauern, die in der Lage sein mußten, sich mit einfachen Gegenständen, auch aus dem Alltag, zu verteidigen. Die Grundlage für Gatka war die indische Kampfkunst Shastar Vidyaa (Shastar = Waffe, Vidyaa = Essenz/Kunst). Die Ursprünge reichen 7000 Jahre zurück. Shasta Vidyaa entwickelte sich ebenfalls aus den altindischen Traditionen wie Ayurveda oder – Yoga. Gatka ist eine der 64 Künste der alten
[hier weiterlesen...]

Our Online-Fotoalbum at flickr.com Glow Maratis: And a few Gatka impressions with a Glow Marati at night: Taiko Drum an Gong meditation at the Yoga Festival in Berlin 2008:

In the following cities, regular Gatka or Shastar Vidya practice is offered: The Internation Gatka Federation (IGF): Nanak Dev Singh Triguna Ashram Berlin Tschaikowskistr. 13 13156 Berlin Nanak Dev Singh Lehrer in den USA: Kalifornien:Marcus & Susanne Stobbe Lehrer in Europa: Frankreich: Bordeaux: Hari Dyal Singh Deutschland: Berlin: Triguna Ashram, jeden Montag abend ab 19:30 Uhr Nanak Dev Singh Khalsa Hamburg: Sat Deva Kaur Hamburg: Schule Slomanstieg, Slomanstieg 1-3, 20539 Hamburg,  jeden Freitag 17.45- 20.00 Uhr: Kontkakt Olaf Stobbe Italien: Rom: Amar Singh

Das große Gatka Camp in Frankreich fällt dieses Jahr aus. Nanak Dev Singh, der Veranstalter und unser aller Lehrer musste dringend zu seinem kranken Vater in die USA. Somit aber nehmen wir Gatka Schüler das selbst in die Hand und machen kurzerhand in Deutschland ein kleines Camp übers lange Wochenende Mitte August. Devta hat bei sich in der Nähe im Wendland einen kuscheligen Campingplatz aufgetan. Der ist auch im Hochsommer noch so unbekannt, dass hier genug Platz für uns ist. Wir bieten uns gegenseitig Bogenschießen, Gatka, Shastar Vidya und Yoga
[hier weiterlesen...]

Shastar Vidyaa is a part of the vast Vedic tradition which dates back nearly ten thousand years. Yoga, Meditation, Aryuvedic medicine also share these same roots. Shastra Vidya is the complete science of war from hand to hand combat to battlefield strategy. It was exported to the oriental along with Buddhism and became the foundation for the Chinese and Japanese martial art tradition. There is no author or acknowledged teacher who originally developed this martial art. Although through its long history there have been many great masters. The earliest was
[hier weiterlesen...]

Here´s a short excerpt of Gakta and Shastar Vidya weapons: Barcha also: Barchi, the Spear A long shafted weapon for thrusting and cuting. The spearheads could also be used for grabling attempts or to hook behind the enemy shield. There is also a small spike an reverse end. Chakra also: Chakram, Chacra, Chacar Throwing Disc lt is a flat steel ring from five to twelve inches in diameter and from half an inch to an inch and a half wide, the outer edge is sharp. lt is usually plain but
[hier weiterlesen...]

The Yoga Family and Gatka Camp 2010 is cancelled. Nanak Dev Singh will spend the next time in the USA with his family to support them. There´s the idea of a Gatka- Archery and Shastar Vidya weekend in Germany. We´ll keep you informed here on this web site.