RAVI YOGA PRACTICE
RAVI was created by a Yoga teacher. After several years of practice on her mat and with her classes, Lori Skerjanz created new ways to experience familiar shapes.
Using the weight as added torque
to stretch deeper
Adding resistance
to create more strength
Stacking calming hugs
into restorative shapes
Explore our RAVI Yoga Blog to learn more about the individual poses.
NuPower Yoga Studio in Nashville TN
Team RAVI met the incredible NuPower Yoga leader, Linda Fenelon at the Asheville Yoga Festival in 2019. NuPower invited Lori, RAVI creator, to come is as a guest teacher and lead a Power RAVI Flow. Vinyasa Flow with RAVI Weighted Blankets changes up the flow and the...
Soften the edges of intensity with RAVI in Bound Angle Pose
Bound Angle | Butterfly | Baddha Konasana This pose has several different names and is practiced in many of the modalities of yoga. It is a staple pose for the flexibility and health of the hips. It can also have the feeling of some hard edges. There are many ways...
Assist your Twist with RAVI Anchor & Torque
RAVI helps you deepen into your twist by using Anchor and Torque Twists benefit the body in so many ways. Stretching the fascia and the connective tissue of the spine and torso. Compress and massage the organs helps rinse fresh fluids into the tissues. Reclining...
I’m just here for Savasana! Giving up the resistance
Savasana is quite a profound lesson, once you are able to stop resisting. The first time I witnessed Savasana was at a gym. I was waiting for a group fitness class to start as the yoga class was finishing up in the group fitness room. The class was laying on the...
RAVI Legs Up Flow to stretch and strengthen
RAVI as a yoga prop is innovative and fun. RAVI Legs up Flow is a RAVI signature series with lots of options. Here is an introduction to a few shapes to stretch and strengthen the legs and core. In the RAVI Legs up Flow you experience: Stretch by using leverage...
Mindfulness Meditation calms and soothes the body and mind
When we meditate, we inject far-reaching and long-lasting benefits into our lives: We lower our stress levels, we get to know our pain, we connect better, we improve our focus, and we're kinder to ourselves. ~Mindful.org Mindfulness Meditation helps us to experience...
Childs pose with RAVI weighted blanket is comforting
Childs Pose | Balasana "Sometimes, in order to open up, we actually need a moment to pull back inward. To calm, insulate, and rest. Child's pose provides a quiet moment to release effort and work, agendas and expectations and "shoulds."" ~Jillian Pransky, Deep...
Boat Pose and the RAVI Effects on Center of Mass
Adding RAVI to a core strengthening pose like boat pose is a unique opportunity to target the strengthening effects. We are able to manipulate the center of mass (balance point) of the body by strategically adding weight. RAVI allows you to do this in a safe and...
Yoga Pose Gomukhasana aka Shoelace pose with RAVI
In the Hatha Yoga tradition, this pose is named Gomukhasana which translates to cow face pose. Many yoga postures are named from nature. When viewed from the front, the knees resemble the snout and the arms resemble the ears. In the YIN Practice, the pose is named...
RAVI Side Lying Relaxation Pose – Restorative Yoga
RAVI helps you relax more in Side Lying Relaxation Pose Side Lying Relaxation Pose is also known as Savasana on the side and offers all the benefits of traditional Savasana with some extra components. Drawing in 1 or both knees can help relax the belly and aid...