| Are you looking for a way to refresh your yoga | | | | move the body in a circle, continuously changing |
| practice? Would you like to rediscover the sense of | | | | perspective. They are a bit confusing at first, but |
| lightness and joy that you found when you were | | | | give the great sensation of doing something new, |
| first practicing yoga? If so, find a Shiva Rea | | | | experiencing your body and movement in a new |
| workshop or video as soon as possible. | | | | way. Rea then introduces new motions into the |
| I've practiced yoga for 11 years, studied several | | | | sequence, some you may not have experienced |
| styles and enjoyed renewal in my practice from a | | | | before, and new core strengthening moves, providing |
| variety of sources. Recently I was looking for a little | | | | new alternatives to Boat Pose. They say that new |
| inspiration and purchased a DVD of Shiva Rea's live | | | | poses and movements actually open up new |
| free flow vinyasa workshop from the Yoga Journal | | | | pathways in the brain. All I know is that it gives me a |
| San Francisco Conference. I've felt so much positive | | | | little rush of joy. |
| change in my practice and teaching from this DVD, | | | | What I enjoyed most about the class and Rea's |
| that I can't imagine how inspiring it would be to | | | | yoga style was the fluidity of motions and transitions |
| experience a workshop or retreat with her in person. | | | | between poses that she inspires. She helped me to |
| Shiva Rea's teaching style is very free-flowing, | | | | experience the true feeling of flow in the Vinyasa |
| light-hearted and casual, appropriate to the style of | | | | style. With the addition of a flowing preparation |
| yoga she encourages students to practice. This DVD | | | | motion, Eagle Pose, which can feel stiff and |
| enriched my understanding of the Vinyasa style, | | | | stress-inducing, is made fun and easy. In Locust Pose |
| helping me to find fluidity and ease in the practice | | | | the class is invited to swim and dance the limbs, |
| that I have not found before. | | | | releasing the energy of the effort so that it does not |
| The class starts with a simple moving meditation, | | | | become blocked and build up into a sense of strain. In |
| moving the arms with the breath and progresses into | | | | one sequence she introduces a bind in Warrior II and |
| a flowing alternating lunge sequence with a rhythmic | | | | transitions to Bound Triangle, again making a |
| arm motion. From there, Shiva encourages the class | | | | somewhat challenging pose accessible, even |
| to freestyle from that basic movement, coming off | | | | enjoyable. |
| the mat, moving and flowing spontaneously. Even this | | | | If you enjoy the Vinyasa style or are curious about |
| simple warm up opened my mind a little, enjoying this | | | | it, I think you will enjoy Shiva Rea's Free Flow |
| opportunity to move freely and intuitively. | | | | Vinyasa, Live at the San Francisco Conference. If you |
| The class then moves into more challenging flows, | | | | are looking for some new ideas to lighten up and |
| which Rea calls Mandala Namaskar or circular | | | | invigorate your practice, this DVD may be just what |
| salutations. As the name implies, these sequences | | | | you need. |