Yoga Trance Dance [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Shiva Rea (Author), Geoffrey Gordon (Composer), Ben Leinbach (Composer)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2001

With Yoga Trance Dance anyone who loves yoga or dance can experience the benefits of both these traditions - in one energized workout. Practitioners begin with creative flow yoga ... move into the depths of ecstatic dance ... and complete their session with moving meditation and chant. For those looking for a dynamic new way to enhance their range of motion, break through physical and energetic blockages, boost cardiovascular strength, and create a more positive relationship with one's body, here's the perfect program - Yoga Trance Dance. 2 1/4 hours / 2 CDs 15-page study guide

Editorial Reviews

Review

For the person who loves yoga and dance -- Knight Ridder News Service, December 17, 2001

About the Author

Shiva Rea teaches vinyasa flow yoga at workshops and retreats worldwide. She has studied many forms of yoga and dance in India, Africa, Nepal, Jamaica, and Bali. She is well-known contributor to Yoga Journal and holds and MA in Dance from UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures Program, where she also teaches.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated; Unabridged edition (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564559238
• ISBN-13: 978-1564559234
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,546 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!, December 12, 2001

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cryogini (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yoga Trance Dance (Audio CD)

Geoffrey Gordon's music is awesome--the CD starts out with slow, hypnotic music that increases in intensity with each track. Shiva Rea's instructions are excellent, and trance dance is just plain fun. You start out with a fluid, flowing yoga series that gradually moves into an all-out free-form dance, then slows back down to yoga and total relaxation. It feels goooood! I love the fact that there are 2 CDs--one with instructions over the music, and one with music only.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great music, not a whole ton of traditional yoga asanas, May 2, 2003

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Melanie Bernstein "mbernst22" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yoga Trance Dance (Audio CD)

I love the music on this CD, so I definitely think of it as a worthwhile buy. However, the workout itself is a complement to a regular yoga practice. It doesn't have at all the same feel you would get by going to a yoga class - it's more like Shiva uses yoga principles to put you in a place where you can trance dance. Personally, I enjoy the structure of traditional yoga, so this workout may not be for me. That said, I really, really love the music, and it's great that she includes a CD with just the music. I plan to do my own home yoga practice using that.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most useful cd in my collection, January 21, 2003

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Elias S. Zananiri (Milwaukee, WI. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yoga Trance Dance (Audio CD)

I am very pleased with the purchase of this cd. Shivarea class has
a process that took me to a deeper state of ecstatic meditation.
She starts with invocation and prana conciousness, then moves on to bringing movement and fluidity to the spine. Free rhythmic grounded movements lead to trance dance. Prana yoga follows. The session ends with kirtan, and a beautiful prayer. Shivarea also brings Poetry to different sgments of her class. Simple and powerful...