Shiva Rea (born 1967) is a teacher of Vinyasa flow yoga and yoga trance dance. She is the founder of Prana Vinyasa Yoga. She is one of the best-known yoga teachers in America, and around the world.[citation needed]
Rea's father liked the image of Dancing Shiva (Nataraja), and named his daughter after the god.[1]Chola bronze, 12th century, Tanjore, India
Shiva Rea was born in Hermosa Beach, California, in 1967;[2] her father, liking the image of Nataraja, dancing Shiva, named her after that Hindu deity.[1] She studied dance anthropology at UCLA, completing her master's thesis in 1997 on "hatha yoga as a practice of embodiment".[1] She studied under yoga and tantra masters including Swami Sivananda Saraswati and Daniel Odier.[1] She practised the vigorous Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga for ten years, adopting a more restorative style when she became pregnant.[1] She teaches Vinyasa flow yoga, having created her own style called Prana Vinyasa, and yoga trance dance.[1][3] She teaches in the USA and many countries around the world, touring each year.[1] Teachers are similarly trained in the USA and around the world in 200, 300 and 500 hour courses in her Prana Vinyasa yoga, which claims to combine tantra, yoga, and ayurveda.[4][5] She has contributed to publications including Yoga Journal[6][7] and Yoga International.[8]
Honors and distinctionsedit
The author and yoga therapistJanice Gates honored Rea with a chapter of her 2006 book on women in yoga, Yoginis.[1] Rea has contributed invited forewords to Mark Stephens's book Yoga Adjustments: Philosophy, Principles, and Techniques,[9] to Alanna Kaivalya's book Myths of the Asanas: The Stories at the Heart of the Yoga Tradition,[10] and to Lorin Roche's book The Radiance Sutras: 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder and Delight.[11]
She has been called one of America's leading yoga teachers.[12]The Library Journal described Rea as a "big name" and a "well-established instructor", whose DVDs embodied the "highest production values".[13] In 2009 she created Global Mala Day to coincide with the United Nations International Day of Peace.[14] The Los Angeles Times described her as one of "yoga's rock stars",[15] and her classes as feeling "more like a multicultural dance session".[16]
In 2007 Vanity Fair called her "the Madonna of the yoga world" in a desert photo shoot; the photographer, Michael O'Neill portrayed her in Dancer pose (Natarajasana) wearing bikini briefs and an outsize bead necklace, with two tigers in a featureless flat landscape. The article said she was "the best-known instructor of Vinyasa flow yoga" and famous for "Yoga Trance Dance". It stated that she visits up to thirty-five countries every year on her teaching tours.[17]
Controversyedit
In 2017, Bizzie Gold of Buti Yoga published "An Open Letter to Shiva Rea", criticizing her claim to be teaching traditional yoga.[18]
Worksedit
Booksedit
1997 Hatha Yoga as a Practice of Embodiment, UCLA thesis
2014 Tending the Heart Fire: Living in Flow with the Pulse of Life. Sounds True. ISBN978-1604077094
Videosedit
2006 Sun Salutations: awakening the flow
2006 Yoga Shakti
2006 Yoga Trance Dance
2007 Fluid Yoga
2007 Fluid Power
2007 Radiant Heart Yoga
2007 Fluid Yoga Spinal Stretch
2007 Fluid Yoga Standing Strength
2008 Flow Yoga for Beginners
2009 Surf Yoga Soul
2009 Daily Energy - Vinyasa Flow Yoga
2009 Creative Core + Upper Body
2009 Daily Energy Flow - Yoga Upper Body Core Stretch
^"About Shiva". Yoga International. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^Rea, Shiva. "Introduction to the Dosha Series". Yoga International. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^Stephens, Mark (3 June 2014). Yoga Adjustments: Philosophy, Principles, and Techniques. North Atlantic Books. Foreword. ISBN978-1-58394-784-5.
^Kaivalya, Alanna (2016). Myths of the Asanas: The Stories at the Heart of the Yoga Tradition. Mandala Publishing. pp. 8ff. ISBN978-1-68383-023-8.
^Roche, Lorin (2014). The Radiance Sutras: 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder and Delight. Sounds True. pp. 9–15. ISBN978-1-62203-166-5.
^White, Barbara Prudhomme (2015). "The effects of yoga on incarcerated individuals' selfperception of life orientation (optimism/pessimism), perceived stress, and self-efficacy" (PDF). International Journal of Yoga and Allied Sciences. 2 (2): 85. ISSN 2278-5159.
^Shorr, Manya (1 September 2009). "Yoga/Pilates DVDs: A Healthy Balance" (PDF). The Library Journal: 29.
^Koch, Anne (2014). "Competitive Charity: A Neoliberal Culture of 'Giving Back' in Global Yoga". Journal of Contemporary Religion. 30 (1): 73–88. doi:10.1080/13537903.2015.986977. ISSN 1353-7903. S2CID 144764754.
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Shiva Rea born 1967 is a teacher of Vinyasa flow yoga and yoga trance dance She is the founder of Prana Vinyasa Yoga She is one of the best known yoga teachers in America and around the world citation needed Shiva Rea in Hawaii 2007 Contents 1 Life 2 Honors and distinctions 3 Controversy 4 Works 4 1 Books 4 2 Videos 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksLife edit nbsp Rea s father liked the image of Dancing Shiva Nataraja and named his daughter after the god 1 Chola bronze 12th century Tanjore IndiaShiva Rea was born in Hermosa Beach California in 1967 2 her father liking the image of Nataraja dancing Shiva named her after that Hindu deity 1 She studied dance anthropology at UCLA completing her master s thesis in 1997 on hatha yoga as a practice of embodiment 1 She studied under yoga and tantra masters including Swami Sivananda Saraswati and Daniel Odier 1 She practised the vigorous Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga for ten years adopting a more restorative style when she became pregnant 1 She teaches Vinyasa flow yoga having created her own style called Prana Vinyasa and yoga trance dance 1 3 She teaches in the USA and many countries around the world touring each year 1 Teachers are similarly trained in the USA and around the world in 200 300 and 500 hour courses in her Prana Vinyasa yoga which claims to combine tantra yoga and ayurveda 4 5 She has contributed to publications including Yoga Journal 6 7 and Yoga International 8 Honors and distinctions editThe author and yoga therapist Janice Gates honored Rea with a chapter of her 2006 book on women in yoga Yoginis 1 Rea has contributed invited forewords to Mark Stephens s book Yoga Adjustments Philosophy Principles and Techniques 9 to Alanna Kaivalya s book Myths of the Asanas The Stories at the Heart of the Yoga Tradition 10 and to Lorin Roche s book The Radiance Sutras 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder and Delight 11 She has been called one of America s leading yoga teachers 12 The Library Journal described Rea as a big name and a well established instructor whose DVDs embodied the highest production values 13 In 2009 she created Global Mala Day to coincide with the United Nations International Day of Peace 14 The Los Angeles Times described her as one of yoga s rock stars 15 and her classes as feeling more like a multicultural dance session 16 In 2007 Vanity Fair called her the Madonna of the yoga world in a desert photo shoot the photographer Michael O Neill portrayed her in Dancer pose Natarajasana wearing bikini briefs and an outsize bead necklace with two tigers in a featureless flat landscape The article said she was the best known instructor of Vinyasa flow yoga and famous for Yoga Trance Dance It stated that she visits up to thirty five countries every year on her teaching tours 17 Controversy editIn 2017 Bizzie Gold of Buti Yoga published An Open Letter to Shiva Rea criticizing her claim to be teaching traditional yoga 18 Works editBooks edit 1997 Hatha Yoga as a Practice of Embodiment UCLA thesis 2014 Tending the Heart Fire Living in Flow with the Pulse of Life Sounds True ISBN 978 1604077094Videos edit 2006 Sun Salutations awakening the flow 2006 Yoga Shakti 2006 Yoga Trance Dance 2007 Fluid Yoga 2007 Fluid Power 2007 Radiant Heart Yoga 2007 Fluid Yoga Spinal Stretch 2007 Fluid Yoga Standing Strength 2008 Flow Yoga for Beginners 2009 Surf Yoga Soul 2009 Daily Energy Vinyasa Flow Yoga 2009 Creative Core Upper Body 2009 Daily Energy Flow Yoga Upper Body Core Stretch 2011 A M Energy Yoga 2011 More Daily Energy 2012 Daily Energy Collection 2013 Yoga in Greece Deep Lunar Stretch 2016 Creative Core Abs Spontaneous Core 2016 Creative Core Abs Water Core 2016 Creative Core Lower Body Creative RootsReferences edit a b c d e f g h Gates 2006 pp 120 126 Collins Amy Fine 15 June 2007 Planet Yoga Vanity Fair Shiva Rea Gaia Retrieved 12 July 2019 Welcome to the Evolutionary Global Prana Vinyasa Teacher Studies Program Shiva Rea Retrieved 12 July 2019 Prana Vinyasa Global Training Shiva Rea Retrieved 12 July 2019 Shiva Rea Yoga Journal Retrieved 12 July 2019 About Shiva Yoga International Retrieved 12 July 2019 Rea Shiva Introduction to the Dosha Series Yoga International Retrieved 12 July 2019 Stephens Mark 3 June 2014 Yoga Adjustments Philosophy Principles and Techniques North Atlantic Books Foreword ISBN 978 1 58394 784 5 Kaivalya Alanna 2016 Myths of the Asanas The Stories at the Heart of the Yoga Tradition Mandala Publishing pp 8ff ISBN 978 1 68383 023 8 Roche Lorin 2014 The Radiance Sutras 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder and Delight Sounds True pp 9 15 ISBN 978 1 62203 166 5 White Barbara Prudhomme 2015 The effects of yoga on incarcerated individuals selfperception of life orientation optimism pessimism perceived stress and self efficacy PDF International Journal of Yoga and Allied Sciences 2 2 85 ISSN 2278 5159 Shorr Manya 1 September 2009 Yoga Pilates DVDs A Healthy Balance PDF The Library Journal 29 Koch Anne 2014 Competitive Charity A Neoliberal Culture of Giving Back in Global Yoga Journal of Contemporary Religion 30 1 73 88 doi 10 1080 13537903 2015 986977 ISSN 1353 7903 S2CID 144764754 Hontz Jenny 21 August 2006 Yoga s rock stars Los Angeles Times Herman Valli 11 October 2015 How Shiva Rea found yoga and how it changed her life Los Angeles Times Retrieved 1 August 2022 Collins Amy Fine O Neill Michael photographer 15 June 2007 Planet Yoga Vanity Fair Retrieved 28 July 2020 Gold Bizzie 13 December 2017 An Open Letter to Shiva Rea Buti Yoga Retrieved 28 July 2020 Sources editGates Janice 2006 Yogini Women Visionaries of the Yoga World Mandala ISBN 978 1932771886 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shiva Rea amp oldid 1208526634, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
