Shakti Yoga Dance is a sacred movement form which implements insights drawn from Yogic philosophy to awaken and embody principles of harmonious movement. Its roots come from Kundalini Yoga and was developed by life long dancer and thirty years Yoga practitioner Sarah Avtar Oliver.
This beautiful meditative practice cultivates the free organic and creative expression of inner being. It gently opens and rebalances the subtle vital currents of the body through a fluid blend of deeply connective inward focused flowing Asanas, different dance styles, rhythmic co-ordination and breathing techniques interwoven with ancient Mantra, voice work and other sound frequencies.
The process of Shakti Yoga Dance is taught in eight phases, one phase energetically flowing in to the next. However the Asana’s can also be delivered as a class in their own right.
Shakti Yoga can assist you to
Fully relax and reconnect with the body.
Quieten the noise and chatter of the mind and to drop in to a state of embodied serenity.
Release stress, anxiety, fear and trauma
Improve breathing.
Build a strong physical body.
Move from a state of rigidity to one of fluidity and flow.
Experience a state of peaceful wakeful spaciousness.
Calm the central nervous system fostering rest, repair and ultimately health.
Somatic movement in the form of Shakti Yoga Dance allows us to return to the wisdom of the body and its capacity to self heal and regulate. It opens us to be fully present to experience our aliveness, wholeness and connectedness to not only ourselves but to all life.