Showing results by author "Shiva Rea"

Vinyasa, or "flow yoga", is traditional yoga energized with movement and the breath. At studios and workshops across the country, flow yoga classes are in demand - and growing more popular every day. Now, with The Heart of Yoga, acclaimed instructor Shiva Rea offers two of her most popular flow yoga classes, bringing these exhilarating alternatives to yoga students everywhere.

With more than 20 million practitioners in the United States alone, yoga is more popular than ever. For those interested in starting a practice of their own but hesitant about attending a class, Shiva Rea presents The Beginner's Guide to Yoga, the perfect introduction to hatha yoga. Complete with a 60-minute guided session with yoga basics and simple poses, here is an easily accessible how-to program from one of the world's most respected yoga teachers.

One of the great pleasures of yoga is the relaxation session or shavasana traditionally offered at the end of a class. It invokes the flow of energetic nectar down the spine to permeate the entire body with blissful energy. Here, Shiva Rea guides you through a Lunar Shavasana session to rest the sense organs and induce deep and restful sleep.

What is Yoga Trance Dance? Yoga and dance are two great rivers that lead us back into our bodies and rejuvenate us with prana, the vital energy of life. Yoga awakens the breath, fluidity of the spine, and inner power. Free-form trance dance cultivates natural movement, intuition, and creativity. Now, with Yoga Trance Dance you can experience the benefits of both these traditions in one energized workout.

One of the great pleasures of yoga is the relaxation session or shavasana traditionally offered at the end of a class. When taught skillfully, shavasana invokes the flow of energetic nectar down the spine to permeate the entire body with blissful energy. Now, with Drops of Nectar, yoga practitioners can experience this rejuvenating dimension of yoga at home and at their convenience.

A sanctuary is a place of renewal and peace. Whether you have ten minutes of two hours, Yoga Sanctuary offers you a rejuvenating, flow-style hatha yoga practice. Using this program, you will experience Yoga Sanctuary as the most flexible, easy-to-use guided practice available.

The journey of all yogas, in every tradition, leads us to a single destination: an open and loving heart connected to the Source. On Yoga Chant, instructor Shiva Rea - with acclaimed world music artist Jai Uttal and musician Ben Leinbach - guides you into a transformative "inner yoga" practice of the heart.

In Yoga Wave, one of modern yoga's world-renowned instructors invites you to turn your yoga practice into a communion with the fundamental cyclical principle that nourishes the evolution of all life. With progressions that combine the physical (solar) practices for strength and flexibility with the meditative (lunar) practices for balance and energy flow, she gives you all the tools you need to build and expand your home practice to enhance your vitality, fluidity, and creative energy.