R.R. Shakti, PhD is the founder of Inner Power Yoga®. She holds a doctoral degree for her work in Mythology and Depth Psychology and is an international yoga teacher, ritual facilitator, speaker, and writer. Shakti presents a Tantrik approach to personal empowerment and social action. Through contemplative story-telling and mind/body practices, she offers a vision of deep peace and radical freedom.
For YOGA 300, Shakti offers a comprehensive approach to the Indian origins of yoga and the fundamentals of Sanskrit texts, Tantrik teachings, and Esoteric Alchemy that have inspired and informed the practice. You will learn the Inner Power Yoga® approach to physical āsana anatomy and alignment which includes the 4 cores & Spanda Kriyās, as well as a Yogic approach to Depth Psychology. Shakti also guides the study of subtle energy body practices of Hatha Yoga, including prānāyāma, mudrās, vāyus, bandhas, and mantra. Middle Way Activism provides a comprehensive vision of yoga as social healing for the current cultural climate and beyond.