Shiva Rea began studying yoga at the age of fourteen as a way to understand her name given to her by her father, an artist and surfer. Shiva is an avid Ashtanga practioner who respects the core technique of the Krishnamacharya lineage (asana, bandha, pranayama, meditation) while being true to other streams of influence that have deepened her experience of yoga from dance and bodywork to rockclimbing and her extensive travels. She teaches flow (vinyasa) based yoga integrating alignment and intuition, strength and fluidity, meditation and wisdom in action. Shiva has studied with some of the world’s best teachers who have fertilized her understanding of yoga including Chuck Miller, Maty Ezraty, Shandor Remete, Richard Freeman, Erich Schiffman, Lisa Walford, Rodney Yee, John Friend, Donna Farhi, Rod Stryker, Patrica Walden, Tim Miller, Anna Forest, Gary Kraftsow and the extraordinary Kirtan of Jai Uttal and Krishna Das.