Alanna Kaivalya
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New York, New York
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Alanna Kaivalya usually begins class with a guitar in hand or sitting in front of a harmonium. She offers a Sanskrit chant related to a specific theme or perhaps turns her students on to a creative riff such as Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth," transforming it into a lead in for a mantra like Om namah shivaya. The music and chanting captivated her when she took her first Jivamukti Yoga class six years ago. Kaivalya has always believed that music has great power to influence positive change in people. Born with a hearing impediment, she says music has given her a profound vehicle for self-expression.
The 27-year-old seems both exuberant and wise. She says she believes that within each student lies a vast wellspring of love and potential—and it's her job as a teacher to draw that out. Her classes blend rigorous poses and soothing adjustments with bursts of yoga philosophy. And the effect is a contemporary understanding of ancient knowledge that can inspire even the most stressed-out type A New Yorker. Her oft-repeated advice to all is "Don't miss thevibrations!"
In 2007 Jivamukti cofounders Sharon Gannon and David Life asked Kaivalya to move from her hometown of Denver to New York City. They felt that her being closer to them and their centers was the next step in her evolution as a teacher. She happily obliged. "I do what I love, and I do it with great love.Any time you act in accordance with that principle, good things will come."
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