Spirit Voyage

Yoga's "sun salutations" are among the most refined and effective movement meditations for health and well-being ever created. Originally practiced to connect to the sun's vitality?this precise combination of forward bends, backbends, and inversions awakens the breath and promotes circulation and inner balance through the flow of prana shakti?our creative life force. On Sun Salutations, internationally acclaimed vinyasa flow yoga teacher Shiva Rea presents a complete at-home course on these fundamental movements. Join Shiva for a dynamic sequence of asanas (postures) that includes guidance in yoga breathing and a rich background of world beat and ambient music. With inspiring instruction in basic alignment and flowing variations, Sun Salutations gives you the latest DVD technology to create an evolving home yoga practice suited perfectly to your personal needs.

Highlights of Sun Salutations:

Classical sun salutations with mantras?10 complete practices to honor solar vitality?a meditative practice for all levels

Surya Namaskar A and B from the Ashtanga tradition to build a basic vocabulary of strength and flexibility.

Rhythmic vinyasa: up-tempo sun salutations to emphasize core alignment through sensory motor patterning and thythmic movement

Four of Shiva's innovative Dancing Warrior variations specifically for opening the spine and the hips

Chandra Namaskar (moon salutations) for rejuvenating balance to the sun salutations shavasana practice to soothe and restore energy, and much more

DVD, 68 minutes

Shiva Rea has been practicing yoga since the tender age of 14, and is one of the leading yoga instructors of our times. First driven to explore the enlightening world of yoga to understand her birth name, Shiva’s goals have since progressed to include sharing her knowledge with any and all comers. Shiva believes that yoga enables everyone to realize their true potential. She focuses on Vinyasa (roughly translated, "breath-synchronized movement”), and enjoys worldwide fame as a teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance.

Shiva also writes for Yoga Journal. Shiva Rea’s expertise in the Krishnamacharya lineage of yoga as well as Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, Kalaripayattu, world dance, somatic arts, and yogic arts has led her to be invited to many important conferences and festivals in the yoga world, including Chant 4 Change, Yoga Journal Conferences, the Telluride Yoga Festival and special events at Kripalu and Omego.

She has participated in pro-environmental events, and led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages in 15 different countries. During these retreats, Shiva helps students experience transformational yoga, healing, and sacred sanctuaries to supplement and freshen their yoga knowledge. Her teacher training programs merge Tantra, Yoga, and Ayurveda to prepare teachers for meditation, advanced asanas, and service in the world.

Shiva’s fame extends to the world of media as well – she has been featured in a variety of yoga and fitness publications, and produced award-winning yoga DVDs and CDs. These products have helped revolutionize the in-home practice of yoga. Shiva Rea’s unique blend of traditional and revolutionary yoga, fitness, and music has enabled her to attract both novice as well as long time practitioners. Shiva Rea currently lives in Pacific Palisades, California.