Shiva Rea
There are many different types of yoga, and one that is becoming more and more popular is vinyasa based yoga that is taught by a woman named Shiva Rea. When a lot of people hear about Shiva Rea, they think that it is a style of yoga. Actually, S.Rea uses the vinyasa yoga, combining many things, such as body alignment, strength, fluidity, meditation, as well as other techniques, including Ashtanga yoga which uses the techniques of the Krishnamacharya.
Have you ever considered trying yoga? It is an excellent way to relax, and believe it or not, you can burn a lot of calories and lose weight by doing yoga, and you don’t have to do all kinds of strenuous exercises to do it.
Learning and Teaching All Over the World
Shiva Rea has been practicing and teaching yoga all over the world. She has had extensive travels to such places as India, Nepal, Bali, the Caribbean and East and West Africa, attending and teaching workshops throughout her travels. She specializes in the basic yoga techniques, and teaches flow or vinyasa based yoga. She has been teaching yoga for many years at Yoga Works in Santa Monica, and she also offers her classes through workshops all over the world. If you can’t make it to one of her workshops, there are books, CD’s and DVD’s that you can get where she teaches the yoga techniques.
Music Soothes the Savage Beast
Everyone who has ever practiced yoga knows just how relaxing it can truly be, and if you have music playing in the background, it can be that much more relaxing again. When you are doing a yoga workout, it is best to choose music that helps to put you into a relaxed state. Shiva Rea uses music in her classes, and also incorporates chanting into the routines, which help practitioners really get into their own rhythm. She tends to use a lot of world music in her yoga classes, and she is on the faculty of UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures Program. It was there that she received a Master’s degree in Dance Movement Therapy, while she was also studying about world dance, cultural anthropology, alternative religions and somatics.
If you would like to learn more about Shiva Rea and her techniques, there is all kinds of information available online. You can find out where to buy her CD’s, DVD’s and books, and start using her yoga techniques to learn how to relax more and be much healthier overal
