Final Report

REPORT
6th Festival of India: East Meets West
8th International Congress of Yoga and Ayurveda
2nd Symposium of Spirituality “Rays of Unique Light”
2-3-4 October 2009
ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON- VIOLENCE
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF MAHATMA GANDHI JI
When a light shines, radiates,
makes itself be noted,
always induces the darkness against it,
opposing it, choking it ....
The darkness will stop to suppress it, only
when the Light will be able to invade
the whole space.
Well, I'll try more and more ...
to make the Light shine...
Despite all the darkness want to oppress it.
Emy Blesio
Inaugurated in the august
presence of
215 eminent Speakers from
different Spiritual lines,
Ayurveda,Yoga & other
Traditional Disciplines,
Performers, Experts, Artists,
Musicians, therapists, doctors
etc..
from 18 different Countries
along with thousands of people
participants.
at the
PARCO CULTURALE
LE SERRE
GRUGLIASCO (TO) – Italy
With the Patronage of:
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Regional Government of Piemente
Provincial Government of Torino
Local Government of Grugliasco, Italy
General Consulate of India
“Incredible India” Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India
International Yog Confederation
The World Community of Indian Culture &Traditional
Disciplines
World Movement for Indian Fine Arts
World Movement for Yoga & Ayurveda
European Yoga Federation
C.U.I.D.Y. Italian official Confederation of Yoga
Yog Confederation of India
Suryanagara
C.Y.Surya
And ...
…all as the tradition wants …
because, without roots,
even the most beautiful flower, or plant,
inevitably becomes
a sterile dry thing...
Only with the roots, it can offers
more beautiful flowers
and ... fruits...
Emy Blesio
Celebration of the birth anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi Ji (Gandhi Jayanti)
FRIDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2009
With the presence of the Consulate General of India, of the
Vice.Consul Mr. Venu Menon, of the Indian Tourist Office Incredible
india, dr. Gianni Oliva Alderman Culture Regione Piemonte, dr.
Umberto D'Ottavio Assessor school construction and heritage
education, Marcello Mazzu Mayor City of Grugliasco, Roberto Monti
Assessor Culture City of Grugliasco, MM Laxmi Devi Thakur Singhal
Secretary of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee & President of
World Religious Parliament of Delhi, Shri Vijay Tiwari Yog the
General Representative of Yoga Confederation of India International Yog Confederation - National Coordinator of The
Global Open University Nagaland, MM Yogacharini Pandit Emy Blesio
Creator and Art Director & Spirituality of the event and President of
The World Community IC & T.D., MM Swami Amadio Bianchi
Scientific Director of the Congress and President of the European
Yoga Federation, Mara Quenda and Simonetta Momo respectively
President and Secretary of the Organizing Committee Event.
FRIDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2009
Enlighting of the Indian
Light by the Indian and
Italian authorities
present.
PARADE
Starting from the entrance of the
Parco Le Serre, performed by the
Foundation International Culture
SHASTRA (Pradeep Shastra), the
dance of the Pearl of the Indian
Ocean, Sri Lanka, which will introduce,
with drums, masks, dances, acrobatics
and fire, canopies and flag of India,
the authorities in the spaces of the
event.
CELEBRATION OF THE SAMKALPA WITH FIRE AND MANTRA
(everyone left to the fire his
own bad habit by writing on a
piece of paper and putting it in
the fire SAMKALPA).
The celebration YAJÑA was
conduct by Sri Vijay Tiwari,
MM.Laxmi Takhur Singhal,
MM Pandit Gayatri Devi,
MM. Swami Suryananda.
At the end the Yoga School
Dharma of Hari Singh
Khalsa and the RANJIT
AKHARA GATKA GROUP of
the Community Sikh
introduced a moment of great
emotion: “the Unity in
Diversity” with a parade of
192 flags of recognised and not
recognised nations in a great
embrace of peace. This
touching and suggestive
ceremony had a musical
performance of elevated
mystical sonorities by the great
artist Igor Ezendam.
Pavilion: craftsmanship, sale stand, photographic and artistic
exhibition and visit of the authorities
Pavilion: craftsmanship, sale stand, photographic and artistic exhibition
Pavilion: craftsmanship, sale stand, photographic and artistic exhibition
Pavilion: craftsmanship, sale stand, photographic and artistic exhibition
Beginning of the MANDALA by the Tibetan Monks after a
rite of spaces purification.
Exhibition of the KATHPUTLI puppets of the Rajasthani String
Puppet Group offered from the General Consulate of India
Concert of Shanti Life
music and devotional song.
Representation of a story
of the Indian puppets
KATHPUTLI of the
Rajasthani String Puppet
Group offered from the
General Consulate of India.
EVENING SPETTACLE
The Foundation International
Culture SHASTRA (Pradeep
Shastra) proposed classical and
traditional dances of Sri Lanka, with
percussions, masks, acrobatic
performances with fire.
EVENING SPETTACLE
THE TIBETAN
MONKS:
dances, songs,
music of Tibet
SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER
Congress Yoga & Ayurveda
Scientific Committee, Representative:
Amadio Bianchi, President of the World
Movement for Yoga and Ayurveda): Vijay
Tiwari Ji Responsable of the Yog
Confederation of India, Mahamandaleshwar
Laxmi Devi Ji (Laxmi Thakur Singhal)
Secretary Delhi Pradesh Congress
Committee and Emy Blesio
responsibile of the event
“Message of opening”
Congress Yoga & Ayurveda
Congress Yoga & Ayurveda
Congress Yoga & Ayurveda
Ayurveda House….
Evening Spectacle
LEGEND OF THE MONK BODHIDHARMA TRAVELLED FROM INDIA to
CHINA to spread Buddhism. Arrived at the Shaolin temple Bodhidharma
found that the monks didn’t know how to defend themselves from the
brigands that infested the surrounding valleys of their monastery. Here he
taught them the Yoga, meditation and Indian Martial Arts of Kshatriyas.
This teaching evolves subsequently in the a different form of Martial Arts:
from the ancient Kalari and Gatka to the most modern Shaolin, Kung-Fu,
Karate, etc. (texts of Emy Blesio)
The path is described with:
Yoga: by the teacher Robert Millett & Francesca, of Odaka school (Rome) and
the Bikram Yoga School (Los Angeles), Umangite Dawn (India), MA ° Priya
martial art
Martial art Kalaripayattu: (Ganesh Vandana) Alexander Hau Singh Valencia,
Nepal
Martial art Kali: Gianmario Apples and Luca della DSS National
Martial art Gatka: Ranjit Akhar GROUP GATKA with Hari Singh Khalsa - Sikh
Community
Martial art Shaolin: Rohininandana, Murari Caitanya and Radha Priya
Japanese martial art: Ju Jitsu with the Bertoletti with his band Samurai
Special Guest: Federico Planeta impersonator official STEVEN SEGAL
Evening Spectacle
And… dance with us… with
the Bhangra group
the evening closed with lots
of energy….
Here are the powerful and
flamboyant BHANGRA
DANCE
with the group of Punjab,
India.
Everyone can participate in
the exciting dance that
concluded the evening
SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER
SYMPOSIUM Spirituality “Rays of a Unique Light”
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Creator and Director Emy Blesio MahaMandaleshwar Yogacharini Pandit Gayatri Devi,
President of World Community and President of International Yog Confederation and Festival
of the India’s creator: Introduction and motivations of the Symposium and
intervention
SANAATANA DHARMA
Italy
INDIAN CHRISTIANITY: Father Antony Elenjimittam (Last living disciple of Mahatma Gandhi. Monk
Dominican order and priest since 1939. Spiritual guide, writer and lecturer). India
ORDEN BONARIA: The Prince of Septimio-Bathzabbay El Tadmur (Grand Masterof the Bonaria Orden) .
Spain.
HINDUISM: José Sergio Griffa (Mahatma Brahmachary Krishnananda, President of the Argentine Parliament
of Religions) Argentina
SIKHISM: Bhai Hari Singh Khalsa (founder of the Yoga Dharma representative of the Indian Sikh
community residing in Italy, an official member for 8 years, the Council of the religions of the Municipality of
Rome) Italy
ASHRAM IN WEST Swami Omkarananda (experience of an ashram in the West )
Spain
SUFISM: Murshida Dahnya Bozzini-van Gelder ( Spiritual Teacher in the Esoteric School of International
Sufi Movement)
Switzerland
YOGA: Amadio Bianchi Mahamandaleshwar Swami Suryananda Saraswati, Presidente World Movement for
Yoga e European Yoga Federation)
Italy
ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY: Archbishop Monsignor Alfredo Montrezza (Priest Orthodox Catholic,
publisher, writer. Senescal Grand Royal and Imperial House of Orient)
Argentina
TIBETAN BUDDHISM: Geshe Naguiang Tsering (Master and Astrologer) representing His Holiness the
Dalai Lama Dalai Lama.
Tibet
ISLAM: Mimoun Abdel-Lah (Sensei and Yogacharya)
Morocco
JUDAISM and KABBALAH: Cristina Unterberger –
Italy
TEOSOPHY: Leonardo Sola (L.U.T. - HP Blavatsky Theosophical Study Center)
Italy
JUDAISM AND CABALA: Cristina Unterberger (Jewish mysticism)
Italy
Sposium os Spirituality
“Rays of a Unique Light”
Evening Spectacle
“On the Indian Gypsies footprints”
The route is described with…
Yoga: Odaka school (Roma)
Bharata Natyam dance: Simona Zanini and Mauro Danes
Kathak Dance: Sharmila Sharma and Puddoo Sweety Jessica (Jaypur, Rajasthan, India)
Raqs Sharqi: The Desert Rose
Flamenco: Flamenco Tablao
“The Indian Gypsies who used to tell the stories of Puranas on streets and other places,
escaped away from the Tamerlano persecutions towards Europe.
They divided themselves in two principal branches - One that went towards the Centernorth of Europe (Bulgaria, Hungary, Rumania) and other passing through Turkey and north
Africa went to finish their diaspora in the Andalusia.
We consider this last departing. “ poetry by Emy Blesio
The show starts from the most ancient and classical dance Bharata Natyam,
passing through the grandmother of the flamenco, the fascinating dance Kathak,
later influenced by North Africans to provocative dance (belly dance) Raqs
Sharqi, to finish in the form of fiery Flamenco of Spain.
On the Indian Gypsies footprints”
And…
a lot of
music….
And still music…..
An attentive and sensitive audience....
Some of our audience….
Conclusion……awards bestowing and
board meeting.