Sivi Tamil | Yogi

1. Executive Summary Sivi Tamil Yogi (also known as Sivavakkiyar , Sivavakkiyar Siddhar , or sometimes conflated with Sivavakkiya Swamigal ) is a revered, enigmatic figure in the Tamil Siddhar tradition, dated approximately between the 6th and 10th centuries CE. He is famous for his radical, iconoclastic, and profoundly philosophical poetry (collected in the Sivavakkiyar Padalgal ). Unlike many devotional saints, Sivi Tamil Yogi questioned external rituals, idol worship, caste distinctions, and blind adherence to scriptures — advocating instead for inner realization, self-inquiry, and the direct experience of the divine within the body as a microcosm of the universe.

Barbara Landsberg

Sales and Marketing Director SPECTRONICS BOccThy, MBA Barbara is an Occupational Therapist who joined the Spectronics team 14 years ago. Prior to that time, she spent 17 years in occupational therapy positions working with adults and children with a variety of physical disabilities and learning difficulties. She also held the position of Coordinator of the assistive technology service of the Independent Living Centre of Queensland for three years before moving to Spectronics. On completion of her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in 2010, she assumed the role of Sales and Marketing Director at the company and, among other roles, oversees running of the exciting and innovative Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference hosted every two years by Spectronics. Barbara has a strong interest in the opportunities for students with disabilities or learning difficulties made possible through technology. She is also a passionate advocate of the use of social media tools to promote the power of inclusive learning technologies to enable independent achievement for all – whatever form that achievement might take.

Sivi Tamil | Yogi

Barbara Landsberg

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