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YOGA SHAKTI 2 DVD set - with Shiva Rae 4.5 hrs Order Online Teacher Bio: Shiva Rea teaches vinyasa flow yoga worldwide. She has studied many forms of yoga and dance in India, Africa, Nepal, Jamaica, and Bali. She holds an MA in Dance from UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures Program. Her studies in the Kirshnamachanya lineage, tantra, ayurveda and art infuse her approach to living yoga. As a global adventurer, she has led over 60 retreats in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. She is a well-known contributor to Yoga Journal and lives with her family in Los angeles where she teaches at Sacred Movement, Exhale and UCLA. Complete Transformational Vinyasa Yoga Practice -- won the "Best of Fitness Award" 2006—Health Magazine (Video/DVD Category) Internationally acclaimed vinyasa flow yoga teacher Shiva Rea revolutionizes the instructional yoga video genre with Yoga Shakti—the first user-personalized practice DVD designed to immerse practitioners in the free flow of shakti, the dynamic, creative fire of the universe. Create your own Yoga Flow Practice Our breath - or prana shakti - unites all aspects of ourselves, body, mind, emotions and spirit. This life-giving force becomes the focus of vinyasa or flow yoga, an evolving form of traditional hatha yoga that integrates breath with movement, fluidity with alignment, strength with flexibility, practice with daily life. Created by yogis for yoga practitioners, Yoga Shakti takes you around the glove to breathtaking shores of the Maldives Cocoa Island and Kerala, India with world renowned teacher Shiva Rae. Using cutting edge DVD technology, here Shiva presents the first instructional DVD that guides you in creating your own personalized home vinyasa yoga practice that progresses with you. Simply select the appropriate practices for your needs from an easy-to-use "yoga matrix menu" then press PLAY to enjoy. With both the experienced beginners and the intermediate practitioner in mind. Shiva also includes a complete list of suggested practices, ranging from five-minute 'tune-ups" to extended 90-minute yoga immersions. Now you can safely take your practice to the very edge and effectively move to the next level at your own pace wit this energizing exploration into the depths of Yoga Shakti. Filmed on location in India and the Maldive Islands on stunning digital video, Yoga Shakti integrates tradition and modern innovation in a powerful new learning system that evolves with the student. Viewers simply select their favorite practices from a simple-to-use “yoga menu”—filled with a rich variety of moving postures, meditations, and shavasana relaxations—and then press “play” to enjoy. To help them get started, Shiva Rea includes a complete list of suggested sequences, ranging from five-minute “tune-up sessions” to extended hour-long yoga immersions. All on one in-depth DVD, Yoga Shakti guides viewers through: • Core techniques and progressive practices of vinyasa flow yoga, creating a foundation of strength and fluidity • Six “Alignment Focus” tutorials for maximizing energy flow in yoga postures • Four complete hour-long sequences including Foundation, Solar Flows I and II, and Lunar Flow I • Short, inspirational films combining spoken word and evocative image-scapes from India • A rich soundtrack featuring traditional Indian musicians as well as contemporary ambient and underground under With Yoga Shakti, yoga lovers of all levels are invited to infuse their home practice with joy, vitality, and spontaneity—and to release shakti, the energetic essence within. Yoga matrix menu with 30 vinyasa sequences from a full sprectum of yoga practice (3.5 hours) Four different pre-set guided practices from Basic (30 min) to Solar Flow 1 (90 min), Solar Flow 2 (90 min) and lunar flow (45 min) Tutorial instruction in the techniques of vinyasa flow yoga Nine styles of sun salutations to choose from, from classical to Shiva's innovative "Dancing Warrior" to the rejuvenating lunar salutations. Strengthening poses including core abdominals, shoulder openers, and a progressive approach to handstand and elbow stand. A complete set of preparation postures for backbends, with three backbend flows from basic to intermediate. Five movement meditations including kriyos (energetic rhythmic movement) and prana yoga (fluid free-form yoga.) Seated meditation, pranayama, shoulder stand, and healing shavasana. Interview with Shiva Rea and celebrated yoga teachers including Angela Farmer, John Friend and Jai Uttal, and much more! 2 DVDs, 4.5 hours