Shiva Rea :: Yoga as Conscious Evolution

Teacher Training Tools

(Preparation reading lists, welcome letter, thesis, articles, and sanskrit cd)

200 hour Teacher Training 2007
with Shiva Rea and James Bailey

*PVF_TT_How to Prepare*(download click here)
Module: Embodying the Flow

Required reading & viewing DVD

•    Please read Shiva's Thesis (download below)
•    Please read Yoga and Injuries (download below)
•    Please view and become familiar with Shiva's DVD Yoga Shakti (available at Amazon or Soundstrue)

Preparation reading list is as follows (please feel free to read these prior to the training and/or use as reference as guided below):

•    "The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice" by T.K.V. Desikachar.
•    "Dynamic Yoga: The Ultimate Workout that Chills Your Mind As It Charges Your Body" by Godfrey Devereux. * Use this book as a reference.
•    "Tantra: The Path of Ecstasy" by Georg Feuerstein. * Use this book to learn more about Tantric teachings. All available on Amazon.

Module: Pathways of the Flow

Required reading and materials

•    Ray Long, Scientific Keys Volume 1: The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga (Bandha Yoga). Please read and bring to the workshop (available at Amazon) and Bandha Yoga.
•   Please read articles on Yoga Injuries (download below)
•   Bring a long beach towel, bathing suit (required), and small bottle of Ayurvedic sesame oil.

Module: Fluid Power I and II

• Please view and become familiar with Shiva's DVD Fluid Power (available at Amazon or Acacia)

Module: Yoga Trance Dance

• Read the following articles online (click on the title of the article for the link)

1. YJ Article: The Divine Dance by Shiva Rea

2. Articles by Nitin Kumar

• Krishna's Dance: Rasa Lila
• Dance of the Yogini
• Dance: The Living Spirit of Indian Arts
• Forms of Shiva
• The Rhythm of Music
• Delight of the Senses: Rasa
• Shakti: Power and Femininity in Indian Art
• Shiva Linga
• Shiva as Nataraja

• Please view and become familiar with Shiva's DVD Yoga Trance Dance (available at Amazon or Acacia)