Raissa guides the practice of yoga as a heart-opening journey ~ a deeply intentional moving meditation, inspiring students to connect with their best intentions and most authentic sense of self in the practice. Expect also to cultivate total body awareness, functional alignment, and mindful breathing to build strength and stamina with grace and ease. Raissa has been practicing yoga since 1995, and completed 750 hours of trainings with Janet Stone, Shiva Rea, Mark Whitwell, Rusty Wells and others, and finds inspiration in yoga philosophy, authors such as Rumi, Ram Dass and Piero Ferrucci, and heart-centered world beats. Raissa leads teacher trainings, workshops and retreats, and mentors new yoga teachers.