Georgia: Seven years ago there was a war
August 08, 2015 Tatjana Montik Report from the unrecognized border Today marks seven years since the beginning of the Russian-Georgian war, a few days blitzkrieg the consequences of which extend far beyond the borders of Georgia and now resound in…
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On (Self-) Control or A way to learn letting go
Have you ever thought about it? Our fear of certain upside-down yoga poses is similar to our fear of, say, a parachute jump or a commonplace fear of shots. I wonder, if you are afraid of anesthesia. I personally…
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How My Children Led Me to Practice Real Yoga
Or Notes of a Yogini Mother Appeared in: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/07/how-my-children-led-me-to-practice-real-yoga-tatiana-montik/ Before my first child was born I practiced yoga for almost five years. I did it diligently and sequentially, devotedly twisting myself into pretzels, drawing bridges and striking swallow poses. I…
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Dolce Vita, Georgian style!
or Kus Tba, the Turtle Lake As in many other nations, the Georgians live well in their own national contradictions. It shows, for example, in their attitude to the physical activity. On the one hand, Georgians clearly are not inclined…
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Georgia: Country of Love
Country of Love This story deals with my initial experience in Georgia. At that time, we were living in another house, and I felt rather fresh and eager for new challenges. So this story is, let’s say, about Georgia as…
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Georgia: Close to Heaven
When I moved to Georgia and began working here, it puzzled me greatly how Georgians manage to complete certain tasks and even conduct successful business, if they set up meetings no earlier than from today to tomorrow. Can anything…
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In my next life, I will be born in Georgia!
If I could choose where I can be brought to this world again and as whom, I would, without any doubts, choose… Georgia! There are several sound reasons for that; below are only some of them: First of all,…
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How to look beautiful in Georgia
Story which has been written by me in the very beginning of my Georgian life As I am new to Georgia, I need some basic advice: where to go for shopping, which pre-schools are good, where to enjoy a cup…
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THE ARTIST FROM SVANETI: GURAM KHETSURIANI
Artist Guram Khetsuriani draws from his family’s historic home in iconic Svaneti to create masterpieces of line and color. His talent has taken him from the mountains to art galleries in Georgia, the U.S. and Europe.Tatjana Montikhttp://www.investor.ge/article_2015_2.php?art=13 Guram is extremely…
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THE HIDDEN LAYERS OF RUSTAVELI’S WORK
Levan Ramishvili, an award-winning Georgian poet and linguist, believes the powerful imagery in Shota Rustaveli’s 12th-century masterpiece, The Knight in the Panther’s Skin, warrants deeper study and more international scholarship. written by Tatjana Montik Even though he was an author…
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