Shiva Rea Advanced Teacher Training Day 4 - part 2
This afternoons class felt like it brought it all together even more so than yesterday. Shiva was incredibly spontaneous all afternoon, and began with a body-rolling vinyasa. We literally got into ourselves by rolling around on our back, just being free for 5 minutes. It was beautiful. Then, some chanting, and we were ready to absorb again. I must say, I was getting fatigued, but this mini-free-form vinyasa helped a bunch.
We reviewed all the Dancing Warrier Series (a Shiva original), and how the vinyasas all build upon themselves to a peak pose. She’s giving us all the tools to become our own original. It’s a great style of teaching.
After break, Shiva gave us a little taste of the Yoga Trance Dance tomorrow night. We all jumped up, and free-formed danced to some great drumming music. She brought the wave up and down three times. Three’s a key…
But, the peak 1-1/2 hour vinyasa happened this afternoon in Shiva’s Santa Monica class.
She commanded a completely free-formed, on-the-spot Thursday evening class that focused on inversions, and backbends. The most fascinating part was that there were absolutely NO CHATARUNGAs. What a relief, and an amazing task. I think we only did one or two downward dogs. And, she ended the class with an amazing shavasana coupled with the gong.
Tomorrow…more…