Self-observe exercises The Fourth Way is a term used by G. Gurdjieff (famous Armenian mystic and spiritual teacher 1866– 1949) to describe his approach to self-development. Gurdjieff believed that his method combined three established ways: that of the body, the emotions and the mind. The Fourth Way is an ingenious collection of mental tools designed [...]
Healthy food and equal rights for middle age females by Galina Toktalieva One of my associate photographers took me for lunch in Lugner City. We both liked busy atmosphere of the place. There, in the midst of common turmoil, we could talk about our common projects and about script for feature film I was writing. [...]
by Galina Toktalieva To make our lessons more enjoyable, young teacher replacing an older one, urged us to talk in German about personal ambitions, stimulating our activity by patient approach of recently baked pedagogue and by genuine curiosity that glowed at her fresh innocent face. Poor German and lack of imagination may seem connected, if [...]
Галина Токталиева Наверно нет на свете человека, который не мечтал бы получить вдруг от судьбы щедрый подарок. Один рад был бы просто поесть досыта, другой мечтает о новом авто, а третьему хотелось бы не меньше, чем виллу на берегу моря. Многие не прочь бы мгновенно обогатиться за счёт других, а именно – выиграть в лотерею [...]
By Galina Toktalieva For thousands of years living without electricity and toothpaste, our forefathers, free of matrimonial restraints forced later by patriarchate, used to choose intimate partner by smell, as many mammals do. Probably the ability of humans to perceive odors partly degenerated with time. But even now in epoch of commercial odorants and perfumes, [...]
By Galina Toktalieva – Why are always dressed up in black? It does not suit you at all, – dropped one of my female companions exhaling smoke of her cigarette, while we were on porch of one feeding on unemployment institutions, where we had our German classes, – three women making small talk in Russian. [...]