Revital Carroll
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Native to the land of Israel, Revital was born and raised on a kibbutz at the foothills of the Carmel Mountains. In the earliest years of her youth she was gripped by a deep spiritual longing which she secretly nurtured in her time alone. Without a teacher, or even exposure to eastern spiritual methods, she began practicing a kind of Yoga discipline, involving chanting, postures, ecstatic dance, specific diet and meditation. These practices came to her purely through Inner Guidance.
In 1991, the intensity of her spiritual longing pulled her to India where, at last, she found her spiritual home and heritage. Under the tutelage of accomplished teachers and yogis, she undertook intensive studies in yoga, meditation, and classical Indian Dance. She has been a devoted student of Yoga and dance ever since.
In 1996, Revital fell in love with Odissi Dance at Konark Natya Mandap in Orissa, India. Since then, she has enjoyed the rare opportunity to study under the direct tutelage of Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, Bichitrananda Swain, Aruna Mohanti, and other esteemed masters of Odissi Dance. She maintains a regular dance practice, and makes frequent trips to India to study with some of India's most accomplished dance teachers.
Soon after she began her Odissi Dance training, Revital experienced a spontaneous awakening which revealed the ancient devotional roots of Odissi Dance. This awakening unfolded in her body as the overwhelming sensation that Heaven and Earth were uniting within her very cells. In modern times the Dance is known mostly as cultural stage performance. However, Revital came to experience how the dance is actually a powerful yoga practice, a true Yoga Dance that connects body and spirit, and can deliver the dancer and audience into pure Divine Presence. It is due to this insight that Revital is especially passionate about sharing this ancient temple dance with students and audiences who feel a spiritual calling. 
Revital has taught Yoga in Israel, Europe, India and U.S.A. In 1999 she moved to Northern California where she taught extensively, directed two Yoga studios, and served for two years as Yoga Director of the Body-Mind-Spirit Conference in Santa Clara. She is currently the co-owner, with her husband Cain Carroll, of Yoga Shala in Prescott, AZ.
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Revital travels internationally to perform and teach Odissi Dance and Shakti Yoga (her form of Yoga aimed at empowering women and awakening the Divine Feminine). She is available for booking performances, workshops and retreats in Yoga and dance.
Contact her at: shaktibhakti@gmail.com