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|  What is Loving Life Yoga?
Loving Life Yoga is the culmination of more than 11 years of experience practicing all different forms of yoga. In 2001, I began my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with a 30-year Kripalu Yoga veteran. This intensive training introduced me to other traditions of hatha yoga, as well as helping me deepen my education in the philosophy and history of yoga.
The following traditions of yoga are part of what make up the structure of Loving Life Yoga. This is just a brief description of why I love each of these traditions and what I have incorporated into my style of yoga. For a complete explanation of each tradition, follow the links that I have provided.
 The foundation of Loving Life Yoga is Kripalu Yoga. As a long-term student of Kripalu Yoga, I have a deep-routed appreciation for this tradition. Kripalu Yoga is also known as "meditation in motion." This tradition of yoga helps a person to slow down and draw their attention inward, linking breath with movement. With this tradition, the person is able to strengthen the body while slowing down enough to incorporate breath, awareness, meditation, and proper alignment.
Kundalini Yoga, also know as the bowing yoga, is an energetic yoga. This tradition uses asanas (postures) to awaken energy at the base of the spine. This awakened energy then works its way up the spine and through the body, empowering the spirit. I have incorporated the study and use of Chakras into Loving Life Yoga and believe that tapping into these powerful psychic centers help us to move past old physical and emotional scars, letting us live fuller lives.
For a true appreciation of the power of proper alignment, my teacher introduced us to Iyengar Yoga workshops. This tradition, created by B.K.S. Iyengar, is truly a full yogic experience. Along with my appreciation to the attention of proper alignment while in asanas, I also have incorporated into my classes the yoga sutras of Patanjali which are a strong base of Iyengar Yoga.
Svaroopa Yoga is a restorative yoga. This tradition uses props to hold the body, supporting full relaxation and release of stress and tension. Asanas are held for extended periods of time to help allow students to gain the full effects of the release. I will often incorporate a supported asana into my classes so that students may fully feel and let go of tension and emotional issues.
My experience with Kali Ray Tri Yoga came from a wonderful teacher I stumbled upon in West Chester, PA. This tradition of yoga is a wonderful wave-like movement of the asanas. The postures have different names that are beautiful and the flows are truly inspiring. While practicing Tri Yoga, I gained a great appreciation of a well sequenced asana flow from this tradition and learned to tune into my own inner wisdom and follow my body’s intuition.
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