Simple and practical for self-improvement at all levels

Until now, people interested in exploring healing and personal growth found it difficult to know where to turn. Information on health, self-development and spiritual awakening was not easily accessible.

Answering your questions

Today there is too much information available on the web, much of which is misleading or confusing. It is hard to know who or what to believe. Many people have asked us:

“How do I create better health?”
“Which form of diet, exercise or yoga should I choose out of all the styles available?”
“How can I apply a philosophy to my life that makes sense and resonates with me?”
“How do I know an author or teacher is genuine and grounded ?”
“Where can I find a truly self-developed practitioner or teacher?”

We have extracted the essence

In response to these questions we have extracted the essence from a number of authentic wisdom traditions of healing and self-development, removing the jargon and cultural baggage so that the knowledge is easily accessible.

Big Shakti's approach combines the best of the self-help, self-development and therapeutic aspects of yoga with eastern and western healing modalities, knowledge and resources. And we have combined this knowledge into a simple process that allows you to embody the knowledge.

We have created a step-wise path

We provide knowledge and have created techniques that allow you to learn and grown in a way that suits your individual needs. The site gives your the means to learn in a systematic, step-wise progression for increasing health, wellbeing, self-development and spiritual growth. The site is divided into two main areas:

1. The first area teaches you how to relax, how to deal with stress and challenges, how to heal yourself and remain healthy, and how to create wellbeing
2. The second area guides us into a joyful and illuminating journey of self-development and spiritual awakening.

Using the site

The information in the first area is found under the Relaxation and Wellbeing tabs on the top bar of the website. The information in the second area is found in the Self-development and Spirit tabs.

Big Shakti presents this knowledge in a step-wise progression. You can start at the beginning in the Relaxation area. Or you can start anywhere along the path that you feel is appropriate for you and your needs. 

Wherever you start, Big Shakti is an accessible bridge into the exquisite and intricate systems of eastern healing, self-development and higher knowledge.

It is a simple, practical system for improving our lives on all levels: physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual.

Our values

Our values are based on the following:

1. Serve others and share knowledge
2. Honour all true teachers of wisdom
3. Strive to learn and practice
4. Respect all wisdom traditions
5. Seek the universal elements in all teachings
6. Be authentic, effective, clear and relevant
7. Cultivate creativity and professionalism

Serve others and share knowledge

Big Shakti is an expression of our deep wish to support you in becoming strong, healthy and self-aware in your life. Our deepest joy is to connect with others who wish to learn and grow and who are practicing some form of self-development.

Honour all true teachers of wisdom

Knowledge is best gained from living teachers. It is difficult to gain health or learn wisdom from books. Once we have a living teacher books are a valuable resource that aid learning.

In our lives, our teachers have been the key to our own growth and awakening. We are eternally grateful to all the wonderful teachers we have met over the years who have shared their knowledge and guided us. They have inspired us with their dedication over a lifetime.

Our teachers have given generously of their time and energy in the hope that we will carry away something meaningful to share with others. For there can be no greater reward or thanks than to see knowledge respected and used in ways that support and uplift others.

Strive to learn and practice

It can be difficult to find teachers and to have the opportunity to spend time with them. As such we have created learning tools, products that you can use to train yourself systematically to relax, gain wellbeing, to develop yourself and to move towards spiritual awakening.

Even if you cannot find a teacher it is important to continue to strive to learn something that supports your growth and development. In this way you will prepare for the time when you meet a true teacher. If you are not prepared you will either not be recognize what is in front of you, or not be able to digest and absorb the teachings.

Big Shakti tools will support you until you find a teacher. When you do find the teacher you can then continue to use our system to help you go deeper into any system of knowledge or healing. This is because our system is based on the universal elements found in all systems and traditions.

Respect all wisdom traditions

Much of the knowledge and many of the techniques presented on Big Shakti derive from ancient wisdom traditions. We have combined this knowledge with modern knowledge and understanding relevant to our present day. Modern science is validating the meditative aspects of ancient knowledge, particularly in the areas of brain and mind research.

We have delved into and spent years training in yoga and meditation, in yoga therapy, in Daoism and traditional Chinese healing arts as well as in western therapies, including psychotherapy and mind-body medicine.

Our aim has been to distil the essence of these traditions and sciences into a practical and accessible form for modern life.

Seek the universal elements in all teachings

We have extracted the universal elements from a number of traditions. As part of our own journey we have found that many traditions are saying the same thing but in different ways. And each tradition has specialized in one area of knowledge.

It is good to find the tradition that suits you - this is called your heart tradition, or your heart teaching. However, it is important to recognize that many other traditions and paths exist which have relevance and that we can learn from these traditions and teachers as well. Learn from everyone.

All of our teachings and techniques are universal and can be applied in any system of healing, self-development or spiritual growth and awakening. We have taught these techniques to all cultures, religions and ages and have found that they are relevant and useful.

Be authentic, effective, clear and relevant

Authenticity and effectiveness are the key values of our work that form the foundation of everything we do, whether we create an article, CD/MP3 or training course. We aim to make every part of Big Shakti shine. 

We aim for relevance and clarity. We aim to make many of the more obscure concepts and practices from other cultures readily accessible and clear for this day and age.

We have translated many of the ancient terms from foreign languages into English and aim to express these concepts so that their meaning is easily understood. Only then can we embody that knowledge in a way that is healthy and uplifting.

Cultivate creativity and professionalism

To achieve authenticity and effectiveness we harness our creativity and professionalism in order to produce only the highest quality products and to give the best possible service. This is how we derive joy, fulfillment and meaning from life.