The popular Russian performer frankly told Woman's Day about how yoga has changed her creative and personal life.

Sati, in recent years you have dramatically changed your life by turning to yoga, mantras, Ayurveda and training. What made you do it?

I've had a lot in my life: depressions, losses, failed romances, job losses. In the end, I realized that the loss of something in life comes from the fact that I lose myself. It took me a long time to figure out what was wrong with me. Then I realized that I didn't know myself at all. I always wear some kind of masks, I always pretend to be someone, I try to be good, comfortable. Immersed in all these thoughts, I sat in my apartment and did not want to see anyone for days on end. It was hard for me to live, I was disappointed in fame, money, fans, novels, party life, I was lost. Finally, one fine day, I realized that I want to change everything in my life or not live at all. I began to pray: “Lord, help me, I don’t want to live like this, either take me away or help me.” The Lord heard me and gave me the opportunity to change my life.

Do not you now feel like a stranger in the Moscow party?

I don't know, and even if it is, I don't really care. If I suddenly became a stranger, so be it. The main thing is that I am happy and do not harm anyone. And the fact that I have become incomprehensible is the problem of those who do not understand me.

How did you deal with criticism from others regarding your activities?

I come from a Muslim family - my pilgrimage, retreats, yoga, seminars are perceived by my Muslim friends, acquaintances or even strangers, extremely critically. Judge not lest ye be judged. There is a belief that a person who criticizes and slanders takes some of the sins or karma onto himself. The saints say that if someone speaks evil, you need to pray for these people, because they take your sins upon themselves.

Did your passion for yoga and spiritual quest affect your creativity?

Yes, of course, but I can’t call it a hobby. It's much more than a hobby. The change in my way of life, my thinking was reflected in my work. In a word, an element of ethnicity has appeared. It attracts me with its originality - it is a return to the origins, to the true wisdom that we lost as victims of globalization, civilization and so on.

How did your family perceive your new way of life, because surely other traditions were laid in you from childhood?

Since childhood, it was precisely such traditions that were laid in me that you need to live without harming anyone, be your own authority and live according to God's laws. I can say with confidence that there is absolutely no conflict between the traditions that were laid in me and what I became interested in. I am just expanding my horizons, and this does not apply to religion or to changing religion at all. All this is an erroneous opinion.

Have you always been a vegetarian or did you come to this at a certain point in your life?

No matter how cleverly a person performs various postures, if he goes to chew hamburgers after training, he will not become a yogi. We must not harm living beings, neither by deeds nor even by words. And even more so there is their meat. I didn’t have to force myself to become a vegetarian, everything turned out by itself. The body itself refused meat, then it gradually became clear that I was allergic to chicken and fish. This just proves the fact that a person is not inclined to eat animal products. I can say that I feel much better than when I ate meat.

Sati, many have noticed that you have recently lost weight. Is this related to your new lifestyle? Refusal of many products adversely affects health. Doesn't this apply to you?

Isn't the whole world now in pursuit of losing weight? Like any girl, I love harmony, grace and the like.

What do you usually eat? What does your daily food intake look like?

I usually do not accept a heavy early breakfast. If, nevertheless, I woke up very early, I can eat a handful of dried fruits with nuts. Revealed that it is ideal for me to eat green buckwheat porridge. Recently, I love this dish very much, I steam it, then simmer it for a long time over low heat or just pour boiling water in a thermos. I also add vegetables, spices, vegetable oil there. I prefer to eat all this yummy in the region of 10-12 hours. Also in the morning it is important to drink plenty of water, it helps the body to remove toxins. Still, they wash the body, so from the inside it also needs to be washed, so in the morning you need to drink at least half a liter. I love vegetable stews, soups, buckwheat, quinoa, rice. I have a lot of food in my diet, unlike those who eat fish and meat. My diet is much richer and more interesting.

As for love affairs, does your lifestyle prevent you from building relationships? After all, not many will share your interests.

It is quite logical that not every person will understand and share my hobbies, but that's why people are looking for ideal, suitable partners for them. I haven't met mine yet, but I'm waiting.

What self-development books do you read? What would you recommend to read?

In fact, there are a lot of books on self-development, as well as a lot of unnecessary garbage. It is easy to get lost in all this information. Regarding yoga, I would recommend a book in which everything is described very concisely and intelligibly. It was recommended to me 10 years ago, and it was my introduction to yoga, the author of this book is Dishikachar. "Heart of Yoga" If you are interested in reading about a more spiritual component with mystical knowledge and skills, while an artistically beautifully written book, then it is better to read Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda. If you are interested in esoteric knowledge, then read Daniil Andreev, "The Rose of the World", these books turned my mind around.

Did your clothing preferences change when you started spiritual practice? Where do you shop most often? What brands do you prefer?

By the way, spiritual practice freed me from dependence on brands, trends, and so on. I don't care about the magazines' perpetual surveillance of trends. The task was made easier by the fact that a stylist Daria appeared in our staff, who, if necessary, takes those things that suit me. She knows my preferences and knows that I am not obsessed with fashion at all. It is important for me that the clothes are feminine, elegant, comfortable and beautiful. I don’t care what brands, most often I buy things from the shooting that I liked. I'm sorry to waste time shopping.

Sati, what perfume and cosmetics do you use? Definitely organic. What brands do you prefer?

Yes, definitely. I love taking care of my skin with organic products. Now you can find organic decorative cosmetics. This, of course, costs a little more, but we have one face, and it will last for a long time, it is desirable that at the same time it remains beautiful. As for perfume, here I prefer essential oils: Indian, Iranian, oriental. Just a drop of oil and I smell like a rose or like a jasmine, and it's wonderful. In my opinion, it is much better than alcohol, smelly perfumes.

How does your day start, what time do you wake up, what is the first thing you do, do you meditate every day?

As a rule, my day begins with practice, it is either physical yoga or meditative yoga. It's always different, depending on how much free time I have. If there are a couple of hours left, then I can practice extensively, if less, then more concisely.

Sati Casanova: “I want to benefit as many people as possible”

- Sati, please tell us how you came to vegetarianism?

I gradually came to vegetarianism, starting immersion in a new culture for me with yoga classes. This was seven years ago. I had a little back pain and was advised yoga. I started with ashtanga yoga and practiced very actively - I'm a stubborn girl, if I need something, then ... Simultaneously with the practice, I read spiritual literature, and gradually an understanding of yoga came: yes, this is a whole path, philosophy! The first book for me was T. Desikachar's The Heart of Yoga. I learned about the main principle - ahimsa (non-violence). I learned what is yama, niyama, karma. I remember I had a wonderful yogini teacher, to whom I want to express my gratitude. Her name is Alena Naasan. She still teaches at many yoga centers. It's an angel! It was she who instilled in me a love for yoga. She explained everything with such trepidation, helped to navigate.

Then I still ate meat. You know, I was born and raised in the Caucasus. And there is a very beautiful culture of feasts with ancient traditions, which are still carefully observed. One of the traditions is to serve meat to the table. Meat is an obligatory dish of the Caucasian feast. And although in Moscow I could not eat meat for six months, returning to my homeland, I was somehow tempted, listening to my father's logical arguments: “How is it? You are going against nature. You were born in this region and cannot help eating the foods you were raised on. It is not right!" Then I could still be broken. I ate a piece of meat, but then suffered for three days, because the body had already lost the habit of meat.

Since then I have not eaten meat. My parents did not immediately understand me. They respect my choice, and I am very grateful to them for that. My mom cooks vegetarian meals for me. And if usually one type of cheese is served at the table, then by my arrival there are three or four of them, because cheese is my everything.

I long time I couldn't stop eating fish. I thought: “I won’t have anything left that I could eat! What then is there? Maybe pasta, macaroni? But this is impossible, because I can’t get better in any way” (laughs). The answer came like this. I met the singer Marina Devyatova. She is a second generation vegetarian and does not know what animal food is. She and I got to the same feast, where she struck me with her meekness. When earlier I understood that I had nothing to eat, I was so angry! Thanks to her, I learned that at any feast you can not stay hungry. Potatoes, cheese, steamed vegetables - this is what you can find in any kitchen. You can always eat raw vegetables, although there are few of them in winter ... cold.

There was another test. At some point, I started having problems with my vocal cords, and for a singer, this is a disaster. At that moment different people They tried to convince me that the cause of the problem was my rejection of meat. They explained that due to the lack of meat in the diet, my hemoglobin level and general tone decreased. I talked to Tatyana Shamanina from the Guru Groove Foundation (Tatyana is a vegetarian) and she said that after giving up animal food, she began to sing much better and cleaner, the sound became flying, sparkling. And I realized that all health problems are pure psychosomatics. Subsequently, I revealed the nature of the disease of my vocal cords Vegetarianism has nothing to do with it. But that's another story.

- How do you feel after giving up animal food?

I had a period when I literally re-engaged in spiritual practices, I did not receive any grounding. It was like I was taken away. I reasoned like this: “People are rude creatures, they smoke, drink and swear. I'd rather stay upstairs…” I think a lot of people have gone through this. And suddenly I wanted coffee. Although it doesn’t suit me, it makes me feel bad physically, but energetically it’s another matter. At that time, a grounding element was needed. I am still a little attached to coffee, chocolate, Pu-erh tea. Of course, it is difficult to resist the old habits of the body, the influence of society. But I pray that I will handle this with dignity, treat people who still eat meat with the same respect, and not exalt myself as a good person. Everyone has their own choice. Never force or condemn anyone.

Now I am a vegetarian with all my heart, with all my being. I fully accept the principle of ahimsa. My vegetarianism today is more organic and harmonious than even a year ago.

- Vegetarianism has ceased to be militant?

Yes, it is not at all militant! Now I understand that everywhere: in any society, in any outback, I can find food for myself. And I'm calm. I understand that the cult of food that I had before is not entirely healthy. I understand that food is only a small part of life. An important part but not worth much attention. Food should go from cult to culture.

- Sati, tell me, do you cook yourself?

Yes, I love to cook. True, I rarely do it. Now my culinary art is limited to steamed vegetables using a mixture of Indian spices and ghee. In a cafe, vegetarian dishes sometimes turn out to be somehow insipid. When I cook, I cook delicious!

- That is, the way you cook at home, they cannot cook vegetables in a cafe?

Can not. But the most important point lies in the energy of cooked food. I feel more and more what energy the food is saturated with. It is known that when food is cooked on fire, it most strongly absorbs the thoughts of the one who cooks. Even the one who just submits affects the quality. Do you believe? As a result, I want to eat less and less. in public places. I usually go where I know the chef. I know that understanding people work in Jagannath. There is also a Moscow cafe "Ganga", there is prayed food. I would like to recommend the wonderful Gayane's Armenian restaurant in Moscow to vegetarians. Do you know how many vegetarian dishes there are in Armenian cuisine?

So many! For example, I love Karabakh unleavened dough cakes with cheese and herbs, cooked in a tandoor. How does spinach pie taste? For the owner of this restaurant, her work is her home, and I know how much warmth and love she brings there. The cook is also a very warm soulful woman, like all mothers in the Caucasus. Even if there is passion in such food, there will be a lot of love in it.

Sati, it seems interesting to me that your vegetarianism is not even a belief, but something deeper, something identical to your nature ...

Yes it is. Now it is. Especially after India. This country literally blew my mind. I was in Chennai talking to local residents and went diving. Several times met the dawn on the ocean. It was a real communication with nature, people and culture. I want to cry with joy that I have come to know India.

- Yes, truly holy places have this property.

Right. Somehow I accidentally got to serve in a small temple, which made a great impression. I usually go to all the temples - it doesn't matter to me what denomination it belongs to. The priest in that temple struck me with his simplicity, benevolence and the amazing atmosphere that he created. In Chennai, I managed to visit a few more temples. The most modest of them, the Sai Baba Temple, made the biggest impression on me.

And what amazing restaurants in India! You pick up the menu and see two pages of non-vegetarian options and twenty-two of vegetarian options. True, everything there is very spicy, but at the same time it is insanely tasty.

One of my acquaintances became a vegetarian just after he tasted delicious vegetarian food in India.

Understand! For me, it's not just about taste. If you listen to yourself, you will notice that after eating coarse animal food, even fish, completely different thoughts are born. Of course, this does not mean that vegetarianism can make a person holy or simply enlightened. Undoubtedly, spiritual work must go on as usual. But it is greatly facilitated if you exclude the factors that bend you to the ground. Vegetarianism is, first of all, helping yourself. If you want to go fast, why eat something that weighs you down? Sometimes on business you have to communicate with energetically difficult people. Then you need to use known means of grounding. Recently, I discovered that it is not at all necessary for this to use things that poison the body. For example, sports ground very well. Food helps, and the same vegetarian, for example, fried cheese. There is yoga, which also helps in this - Ashtanga yoga, yoga-23.

- Today yoga is your daily practice?

Yes, there is a set of exercises from the grounding group that I do regularly.

Sati, with such an intense schedule of life, how do you manage to find time for self-development and such a difficult balance between earth and sky?

It's really not easy. The way of thinking is very important - in every moment. The books you read are also important.

By the way, what are you reading right now?

Now I am reading the legendary book by R. Sharma “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari”. This is a great book! Although basically I don’t read it, but listen to it when I do my daily business.

- Is there anything you can advise women to maintain balance?

I really like yoga. I think it suits everyone. For example, ashtanga is also useful for fragile women - it helps to strengthen the body, make it stronger. I have been practicing it for three years. Our body is the same temple, our house. If he is excessively fragile, the person is very vulnerable in life. The body is like a child. For care and love, it always thanks. I just recently started to treat my body like this, and it makes me very happy. When you ignore the needs of the body for a long time, constantly forcing it to do what is unusual for it - you sleep little, eat little, drink coffee - then sooner or later it will rebel and demand all your attention.

If someone is not enough load from yoga, I highly recommend swimming. Again, it is very suitable for women. This is, firstly, a beneficial contact with water, and secondly, when swimming, all muscle groups are involved. I also run in the morning, although I agree that running is not for everyone. While running, I listen to music. When else will I be able to listen to music for 30-40 minutes in a row?!

- Do you manage to follow the daily routine?

You have to - life forces you. But I feel good.

- It's nice to hear it! There are so few people with good health.

The way of thinking is very important. Recently, I realized that negative thoughts and words, complaints, dissatisfaction with health do not add in any way, but only the other way around. You also burden other people with your problems, and all because you yourself cannot cope with your thoughts. The “help yourself” principle is absolute. Usually, instead of helping yourself, you also strain your friends.

You know, I try to surround myself with people who think positively, just like me. And I really value and appreciate everyone. My dream is to create a team of people dedicated to their work, where everyone will be in their place and adore what they will do. There are a lot of unfortunate people around who are constantly forced to compromise with themselves, to betray themselves in some way, to step over themselves.

I believe that we should treat ourselves with care, as a mother treats her child. There are things that offend a person, offend this internally pure child. For example, promiscuity. Unfortunately, this aspect is not developed in our culture - there is no worthy culture of relations between a man and a woman that would be inculcated from childhood. Sexual life outside of marriage, civil marriage so popular now - all this is very bad and harmful for a woman.

It seems that it is the moment of awareness that is important in this matter. It is one thing when such chaste behavior comes from prohibitions, and quite another when it comes from a wise and careful attitude towards oneself.

Yes, prohibitions are very strong in the Caucasus. And just there the sexual behavior of boys and girls, who outwardly look very decent, sometimes takes quite ugly forms. Moreover, this hypocrisy comes from a complete misunderstanding of oneself, one's nature.

Many, for example, believe that sex is necessary for health. Actually it is not. The body, both male and female, does not need it. Of course, this is a rather shaky position in the modern world, which offers so many temptations and temptations. But I perceive life as a school where you need to learn to pass each test with dignity.

- That is, for you, life is a test of something, learning something?

Yes, testing, learning, discovery, joy, surprise, pleasure, creation - all this can be placed in one universal concept - love. I'm in my place. There is such a thing as “the level of possession of space”. Here I have such a large possession of space that I do not know how much I will have enough. I generate such large-scale projects that sometimes it becomes scary. However, I understand that I would not want to do anything less. For example, now she is busy establishing a charitable foundation. It will be called the Fund for Social and Creative Initiatives. From the social sphere, I am especially attracted by the topic of ecology. Three years ago, I created the “No Garbage!” project. I created it easily, effortlessly, as, probably, such projects should be created. Several times we gathered, we ourselves cleaned up garbage in the parks. Artists have joined us. For example, last year there were Yana Rudkovskaya, Evgeni Plushenko, Dima Bilan. This year we plan to hold the action more widely and loudly so that many people have the opportunity to join.

How do you find time for everything?

Finding time for such projects is a matter of priorities. We can always be busy with something. You can spend your free time as usual, for example, with a girlfriend over a cup of chocolate. And you can do something really useful. It is important to think about the benefits of what you are doing: are you benefiting one person or a large number of people? Or maybe you benefit the entire planet, all of humanity? I prefer the latter. Now I'm worried about whether I will have to be torn between social activities and creativity.

- And why do you need it?

Yesterday I was at the performance of the legendary circus "Du Soleil". Presented a new show dedicated to Michael Jackson. He himself was not really there, but his presence was very tangible. In one evening, circus performers made seven thousand people happy. And they had seven such performances in Moscow. Total forty-nine thousand happy people per week! I think it's great! When I looked at them, I prayed that I would make something as beautiful that would reach the maximum number of people and fill them with a new understanding of themselves and the world.

- Sati, please tell us more about the fund.

The fund has several activities. One of them is the identification of talents among the younger generation and all possible support for gifted children. The Foundation has the resources to develop unique programs aimed at raising the awareness of children and youth in all areas of life. It's about the future. Talented children in the future can take the places of leaders, and what kind of old age awaits us will depend on them. That is why we plan to work primarily with children and youth.

Another direction is the popularization of national culture in the form in which it has been preserved. It is good if children are brought up in the spirit of the culture of their people, on the ethical code stored in the culture of each people. And if not? Culture, including ethnic culture, is what gives humanity today a chance for survival. One of the global tasks of the foundation is to educate the younger generation with a sense of national pride, love for their own culture and respect for other cultures.

Our first specific task is to organize a festival of children's and youth creativity with an emphasis on ethnicity. We want the festival to become a demonstration of the beauty of ethnic culture, a unifying beginning, an impetus for the revival of folk culture and good relations between peoples. We are interested in any variants of execution of original ethnic material in different types arts: music, vocals, choreography, fine and decorative arts, even in the culinary arts. During the festival, we plan to organize charity auctions, fairs, where indigenous people will be able to present their handicrafts. After all, everything is so mechanized now. There is absolutely no life in modern products! The same handicrafts are so popular now because they have life, there is love. We plan that the festival will roam across Russia from region to region. Let's start with the most problematic area - the Caucasus. Right now is an amazing time. People become more sensitive - to energies, to thoughts. Spiritual practices have literally become fashionable. We just want to contribute common processes. And we can also help people in the regions make at least a little money. Although, first of all, such fairs are communication.

That is, on the one hand, this is the disclosure of the uniqueness of each culture, and on the other hand, it is unification into a single cultural family?

Yes exactly. For example, a festival in the Caucasus will contribute to the unification of the Caucasian peoples. Already in one of my native Kabardino-Balkaria there are about twenty nationalities! And so it is in every region. You come to such a recreated cultural world, to such a town and you think: “Wow! This is my country!”

- What else will the fund do?

The third direction of the fund's work is ecological. Environmental issues are more relevant now than ever. Humanity is causing irreparable harm to the planet. And something needs to be done about it. Each of us can change something simply by clearing the space around us. When it's clean around you, you yourself become more stable. Do you agree? What we can do in this physical universe, we will do.

Now we are gathering a solid team for the fund. They must be people who are ready to work. And work not for the sake of a fee. So we are waiting for like-minded people. Join now!

- Do you want to return to people what they have forgotten?

Now the study of Vedic culture - the Vedas, the Upanishads - is very popular. Recently, interest in the Slavic Vedas has awakened. This is because it is primordial knowledge that gives power. All cultural practices of antiquity - dancing, singing - had a deep meaning, healing power, helped people to feel the connection with the earth, with nature, with each other. Then we lost it, now it is very lacking. Now opening this ancient knowledge for ourselves, we are surprised to find that, for example, you can engage in self-healing. I am convinced that globalization and urbanization do not have anything good, as they destroy the connection of man with nature, with their origins. We can resist this only by restoring the foundation, that is, the traditions of the peoples, the folk culture. This does not mean that I am against the iPhone. I just want to use it while sitting in the lotus position on the edge of the forest. And it seems to me that now is such an amazing time when this is really possible.

The famous singer Sati Casanova discovered a new role for herself - she performs mantras and even performed on the same stage with Deva Premal and Miten. Yoga Journal, she talked about yoga, music and plans for the future.

Each stage of my musical career is important in its own way. But the most important thing came when I turned towards sacred and ethnic music. As soon as I discovered a craving for her, everything fell into place. And this is not even a feeling, but as if the knowledge that everything that was done before was preparing me exactly for this moment.

Before I began to chant mantras, I was lost. This was the period when I left the Fabrika group, but this did not make me happier. Then I felt misunderstood, unrecognized, and thought: “Why am I even on this earth?” I sat in depression, drank tea, looked into the void, meditated (then still unconsciously). And I meditated to find myself, to understand why I was born, what my purpose is.

Everything happened spontaneously - the best things happen that way. And the mantras also went spontaneously. I listened to them a lot, then I sang them at one event in a yoga club, then at another, third, fourth ... As such, I did not take mantra lessons. I was helped by all the vocal teachers that I once had, I am truly grateful to each of them. But the greatest teachers for me are life and God. I prayed to the Creator: "Please make me your instrument, your flute, breathe through me, I'm just your guide..." - that was my mantra for the last few years. I didn't take Sanskrit lessons - as you know, Russian-speakers, Sanskrit is given quite easily, since Sanskrit and Slavic languages ​​are consonant. My native Kabardian is so complicated that after it, probably, only Chinese will seem difficult.

I dream of finding the "golden ratio" of mantras and pop music, the energetic interweaving into the genre of popular music of the state that is present when mantras are sung. It is more difficult to do this in the performance of pop songs. But I think it was Edith Piaf who said that even a telephone directory can be sung in such a way that people will cry.

Yoga entered my life about 10 years ago, when my lover, who was a very authoritative person for me then, said: “You know, I think yoga will suit you - you have scoliosis and shattered nerves.” It was not my will, but rather a desire to please him. I am very grateful to him for this. First there were asanas, then gradually I began to delve into the ethical and energy components, and only then such things as destiny, dharma, karma began to open up. I believe that every day I am getting closer to that yogi who practices for real, observing all the principles of yoga. All the fullness of life, horizontally and vertically - that's what yoga is.

Whose opinion matters to me? The opinion of the teacher who initiated me into the technique of Atma-kriya-yoga. The words of the parents are important, although our opinions may differ. And that's great. Most of all, I am glad that communication with relatives is becoming more and more High Quality. My father is engaged in the interpretation of the Koran. All of the above does not negate my belonging to the Muslim tradition. Dad used to worry, but now he said that my passion for other traditions seemed to strengthen me in Islam.

Of all the places on earth, my favorites are India and Bali.

I dream of freeing myself. Who understands what I mean - he knows. What else can you dream of? Everything else is decoration. True liberation, realization - there are so many techniques and noise around this, conversations, books, masters - both false and real. Those who dig in this direction know that one can get lost in it, but the answers are only in the heart.

For the first time in my life, I don't care what happens next. For the first time I do not plan and do not think. No matter what happens, I will not get tired of repeating the words of Mother Teresa: “The Lord did not give me anything that I asked for, but he gave me what my soul really needs.”

Interview: Maria Rusakova

Photo: Andrey Vasiliev for Yoga Journal

Connect your spirit, mind and body

Location: Bali, Indonesia

Meditation.. This word has become part of our regular vocabulary. “I need to meditate on this topic” - now we say this when we need to understand or comprehend something. But is this how we understand meditation itself, its essence, task and technique? For most people, meditation is sitting in a simple posture with a straight back and “thinking nothing.” Often, yoga teachers themselves do not interpret meditation in this way and, accordingly, convey meditation to their students with a different meaning.

"Where our attention is, there we are and our energy." You have probably heard this expression more than once. Meditation develops our awareness so sharply that with the laser of our attention we can very carefully, in great detail, to the nearest millimeter, walk through any problem or task, extracting all “foreign bodies”, taking out exactly what we need from the mass of mental garbage.

Now meditation is no longer considered as something esoteric or as a way to move into transcendental states. On the contrary, there is more and more scientific evidence in favor of the applicability of meditation in the ordinary life of the most ordinary people, and not shamans and lovers of traveling through the astral reality. One of the most successful contemporary books on this subject is The Buddha, the Brain and the Neurophysiology of Happiness by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche.

Some facts about meditation:

• Meditation rejuvenates the brain and restores its cells. In 2011, Harvard scientists conducted a sensational study on mindfulness meditation, which, using MRI, found that meditation affects changes in gray matter. As a result, study participants reported an improvement in attention: conscious actions and nonjudgmental perception became frequent in their lives;
• Meditation reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and heart attacks by 48%;
• The practice of meditation reduces anxiety, stress, and even pain. This is easy to test for yourself when you are just starting to practice and experience pain and discomfort while trying to sit still with your legs crossed. As soon as you begin to immerse your attention in this pain, you will notice how it transforms and disappears, and the sensations become pleasant;
• Compensates for lack of sleep and normalizes the immune system. At first, practitioners feel how their sleep becomes better, and then it takes much less time to sleep and be alert;
• Meditation sharpens tactile sensations. This is useful not only for visually impaired people, but for absolutely everyone who wants to increase the level of pleasure from tactile contact.

Of course, this is not the whole list of beneficial effects from the practice of meditation.

We invited to our yoga seminar in Bali Sati Casanova

Today Sati Casanova Not only famous singer, but also a certified Atma Kriya Yoga teacher. Sati inspires hundreds of people to yoga and a conscious transition to vegetarianism.

Yoga as a whole is designed to achieve inner harmony that connects us with our Higher Self. It brings awareness to our every thought, word and action.

And, as usual, our yoga workshop will be for girls only. And we also support the idea of ​​Sati Casanova that being born a woman is a special gift.

“If the soul comes to earth in the body of a woman, then it has certain tasks by default, no matter what the times are, femininity, gentleness, fluidity, motherhood, care, compassion.”

Within the framework of the seminar, we girls will be able to discuss the most secret questions in a narrow circle, and many of the participants will find answers to them in themselves through meditation and other practices.

Sati created a project SATI ETHNICA, which combines all the components of his views in one project.

The ethnic program Sati Ethnica is a symbiosis of ancient Sanskrit mantras, Caucasian, Slavic, Eastern motifs taken from ancient, almost forgotten works…

An unusual combination of sounds: musical instruments of different peoples of the world; mysterious hung-drum; exquisite classical instruments such as harp, cello, flute, framed by cosmic electronic sounds, along with Sati's soulful, sonorous and flying voice - this music is truly mystical! It takes the listener to a certain space where everyone can find their Own - the Secret...

“I believe in the saying of the ancient sages that Music is the language of God. From that, it has no boundaries - linguistic, cultural and others. This Music flows from heart to heart.” Sati (c)

Sati performs with unique musicians from different parts of the world who are also in love with ethnic music

Invited teachers and lecturers

Sati Casanova

Singer, blogger, certified teacher of simply meditation and atma kriya yoga

Lectures, Simply Meditation practices (asanas, meditations, visualization, mantra chanting, om-chanting sound therapy)

Sergei Sidorenko

Internationally certified Hatha Yoga teacher since 1997. Over 25 years of independent practice experience. Graduated from London College of Vedic Sciences, VIHE Indian Institute, School classical yoga Life Mission. Develops the direction of osteyoga - the technique of anatomical correction, the removal of pain syndromes in the process of practice

Hatha yoga, spontaneous yoga, osteoyoga, meditation, yoga therapy

Alena Danilkina

International certified meditation teacher, human design and Gene Keys specialist

Lectures, readings on human design, meditations

Ildar Giridhari

Musician, master of sound massage

Ildar is an author and performer in the style of ethno fusion / world music on the most beautiful and youngest instrument on the planet - hang drum, as well as the Armenian duduk and many other ethnic instruments.
Ildar is a co-author of the ethno-project Sati ethnica (with Sati Kazanova), also performs with Jivan Gasparyan, gr. Bravo and others. He is the founder of the eastern Sufi music ensemble Suffiks.

Hang sound meditation, learning to play the hang, hang massage

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Bali - a magical island that does not give a chance to remain unrealized. This is the place where all true intentions materialize faster than you can think of them. Be careful what you wish for here! But if your desire is to take a break from the bustle, understand and accept your true essence, calm your restless mind and enjoy inner silence, then Bali definitely the right place.

As part of our yoga camp, we will visit the most Beautiful places, and we will live in the most yoga place - Ubud, and then we will move to the area of ​​​​endless rice fields, incredible sunsets and surfer freedom - Canggu.

COST OF PARTICIPATION

For participants of past camps: 3150 euros

For new members: 3350 euros

You can also arrange a trip in installments:

• interest-free loan from Alfa-Bank JSC for 6 and 12 months. The maximum loan amount is 300,000 rubles.
• interest-free installment from the SFT Project for 5 months. The first payment is 30% of the basic cost of participation, 20% before the start of the seminar, then monthly at 10%.

To apply for an installment plan, you must have citizenship of the Russian Federation and provide 2 documents (passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation and a second document).

When making a trip in installments, the base price is 3350 euros.

Payment is made in rubles at the rate of the Central Bank + 3.5% (conversion factor).

Watch the video from our last yoga camp in Bali with the participation of Irena Ponaroshku

7 months ago

Singer Sati Kazanova @satikazanova told BeautyHack about how yoga has influenced her life, work, everyday habits and attitude to beauty, and also showed what is always in her cosmetic bag.

- First of all, I would like to ask you about your love for yoga: how did it all begin and how did you come to it?

They say that it is not a person who finds yoga, but yoga finds him, calls him and embraces him for centuries. There is an opinion that if you came to yoga, it is not by chance - it was like that in a past life.

Yoga teaches us balance. Physical exercise and meditation is necessary for the body, spirit and mind to work together. If a person only trains the body in the gym or practices only meditation, there is a certain imbalance.

- Do you remember your first lesson?

Yes, it was Ashtanga yoga. I especially remember the smell of incense and mantra. I thought: "What an interesting and mysterious world." This world was close to me, it captivated me. At first, I didn’t really like it: I can’t say that from the first lesson some kind of awareness came, on the contrary, the exercises caused discomfort, caused physical pain and inconvenience. But I returned to classes again and again, because at the end there was shavasana, and we sang mantras.

I tried all kinds of yoga and six years ago I met my spiritual master, I was initiated into a very powerful yoga technique called atma kriya yoga.

But I'm not against group classes, if you have good coach, which will take into account individual physical features: problems with the spine, scoliosis. But it is also important to take care of yourself - even in the best fitness club, the trainer may not take into account your individual characteristics, which will be harmful to your health.

- How does yoga help you cope with life's difficulties?

First of all, yoga teaches us acceptance. The same thing that any Holy Scripture teaches us: that everything happens according to the will of God, and we need to come to terms with this, although this is not easy.

She also teaches trust - everything that happens in your life does not happen in vain.

Practicing yoga, you understand that material wealth has nothing to do with happiness and harmony. And that your only job is to just be happy. And also love and be loved.

How has yoga influenced your work?

At the end of December, I released the album Sati Ethnica, which is inspired by practices. But yoga began to influence me and my creativity a long time ago. Leaving the Fabrika group was a turning point for me - I realized that my work does not satisfy me, does not make me truly happy.

Then there were different periods, I even wanted to sing only mantras and completely abandon the direction of pop music. But I was able to find a compromise and agree with myself, mainly thanks to my spiritual mentor, who told me: “It doesn’t matter what you sing. What matters is how you do it. People feel the message that comes from your heart.”

But yoga affects not only creativity and life, but also everyday habits: every morning I start with meditation. Even if I have a very busy day and have no time for anything, I dedicate 5 minutes to myself and meditate. And I also definitely do gymnastics - it helps to tone the muscles and wake up faster.

- What do you like to eat for breakfast?

Most often I eat cereals, which I cook in a slow cooker on a gentle mode. I cook them from green buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth.

Was it hard for you to become a vegetarian? What meaning do you put into it?

My body and psyche, most importantly, very quickly adapted to this. But for the first few years, I still had the feeling that I was infringing on myself somewhere. The only thing I missed was seafood. I went to Bali, looked at lobsters and crabs and remembered how delicate they taste. But gradually the longing for certain products went away, and now I will not eat food of animal origin for any good.

I have developed a very balanced diet and am constantly learning how to turn food into treatment for ancient system ayurveda.

- How do you feel about those who decide to give up meat simply because it is fashionable?

I believe that it is worth giving up meat in any case, at least under the influence of fashion. This can be compared with a relationship: you are with a person either out of love or out of convenience. Vegetarianism by calculation is also good, a bonus to your health. We just don't know how harmful animal products really are. And if they knew, they would have abandoned them long ago.

- How do you feel about diets? Have you had to seriously limit yourself in nutrition?

Strict diets I now do not accept in any way. Once I dabbled in it, but now I know what it is fraught with.

But I practice fasting days I call them "days of fasting". I fill them with spiritual meaning - then it is easier to limit oneself in food, and the mood becomes better. In a word, the body is cleansed - it periodically needs such "unloading".

- But surely there is something that you cannot deny yourself?

Of course, I'm a living person! Sometimes I give in to temptations. For example, I drink coffee almost every day, although it is not useful (only if it is to increase pressure in microscopic doses!). I make it with oatmeal or coconut milk.

I also love chocolate. There is little useful in it, but sometimes you really want it!

But I don’t abuse it: these products “acidify” the body very much, which provokes the aging process. In order not to get sick and not to feel a breakdown, you need, on the contrary, to eat “alkaline” foods - fruits and vegetables.

- Do you often cook by yourself or do you prefer to go to restaurants? What is your favorite restaurant in Moscow?

When I have time, I like to cook myself: I know what products to combine, what spices to season the dish to make it tasty and healthy.

I go to restaurants only when I don’t have time to cook something at home or I want to diversify the evening. The most favorite restaurant is Moscow-Delhi. It prepares dishes of Nepalese and North Indian cuisine, but they are adapted for Russian stomachs: the food is practically not spicy and is made from very high quality products. Their slogan - "we feed not only food, we feed love" - ​​is very felt in the dishes.

With my husband, our taste preferences almost completely coincide, with the exception of small nuances: he does not like it when cardamom seeds are put in porridge, but I just adore them!

Most often, we eat legumes, grains and vegetables. Many healthy and tasty dishes can be prepared from these products. But most of all he likes "dal" - a traditional Indian lentil thick soup.

- As a child, all girls dream of an ideal prince. Did your dreams match reality? Or do you think that it is not necessary to look for an ideal in everyone?

I am against drawing any images in my head. Frankly, I also had different dreams and ideals. But my husband and my family turned out to be very different than I imagined. I believe that it is important to surrender to the will of God and ask him for what he sees fit to give you, and not for what you want yourself.

- There is an opinion that marriage changes people - do you agree with him? How has your outlook changed since you got married? Do you and your husband look alike, or are you opposites that complement each other?

It is too early to talk about global changes. But my life feelings have definitely changed, I have gained confidence and an inner core. Now I constantly feel that I have protection - my shoulders are covered and there is a rear behind me. This feeling is priceless.

My husband and I are similar in the main things: the way we see our life and the whole world around us, we have the same goals. But we are completely different in details: he is more punctual and responsible, pragmatic in a European way. I, as a creative woman, am often absent-minded, sometimes careless about numbers and finances. But due to these little things, we perfectly complement each other and learn something new.

- During your marriage, did you manage to derive your personal formula for an ideal relationship and the main rules of family life?

The most important thing in a relationship is to be considerate in order to give your significant other enough attention and care without losing your personal boundaries.

- Tell us about your relationship with your mother: is she a friend, mentor or role model?

Now my mother has become my friend, but a few years ago I could not say that. Yes, she was my mother, my beloved mother, but there was no such trust and unity of souls between us as now. Perhaps this situation changed marriage.

- Do you love to travel? What is your favorite place on the planet where you want to return again and again? Do you prefer the role of a tourist or do you try to completely immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the country, feeling like a local resident?

I love to travel very much and always want to return to India and Bali: these places beckon and attract me with irresistible force again and again.

Now I want to go to the southern part of India, which is adjacent to the border with Pakistan, there are a lot of energetically strong places of pilgrimage.

When I travel, I really like to communicate with local residents: it is interesting for me to delve into the culture of the place where I am.

- You travel a lot - what helps you take care of your skin during long flights?

On the plane, my skin dries out very much, and there is not enough time to regularly visit a beautician. Japanese masks Quality First The Best, Moist, Queens Premium come to the rescue - they moisturize, nourish and restore the skin after flights very well. They contain up to 63 natural ingredients and extracts and no chemicals! I also use natural oils without fragrances, which I apply liberally on the skin of the face and body.

- Share the secret of hair care - how do you save them after constant styling?

The main beauty secret - proper nutrition. If you do not include enough fats in the diet, then the skin, hair and nails will look bad, and no creams and procedures will help. Dietary fat is easy. For example, I eat a lot of avocados, coconut oil and ghee.

- How often do you do makeup? What is always in your makeup bag?

I feel very comfortable without makeup, but sometimes it is just necessary, like some kind of armor or shield. Makeup is my armor in which I enter the battlefield.

And in the cosmetic bag there is always a nourishing cream for hands, nails and cuticles, lip balm, moisturizing facial spray and perfume - the absolute minimum that I need in any situation.

- Has your passion for yoga helped you somehow reconsider your attitude to beauty?

Yes, and now I am more eager to see the inner beauty of a person, which is not always visible behind the outer shell. And vice versa: beautiful people are not always beautiful in thought and heart.

- What advice can you give to girls who have not found inner harmony, are dissatisfied with their appearance or are not confident in themselves?

Do your best to love and accept yourself. Then those same, important and beloved people will come to you, and life will become very happy. It's simple, and each of us deserves it.

Interview: Anastasia Speranskaya Text: Daria Sizova Photo: Evgeniy Sorbo Sati Kazanova's hair and make-up: Wax Detox Bar Sati Kazanova's outfit: Galina Podzolko