Yoga with Erling
Inspired Yoga with Erling
Scaravelli inspired Yoga. What is it?
First of all, Scaravelli inspired Yoga is called so after Vanda Scaravelli. She was an Italian female yoga teacher
Despite that she starting yoga in middle age she went on to become one of the most influential yoga teachers in the west. And because her students were for the most part already yoga teachers, her teachings have inspired or influenced countless yoga teachers and students alike.
Integrated yoga where stretching is really expanding from the inside.
This is my second key principle lesson for you. When we are integrated, joined-up we can expand from the inside out.
Hands forward of shoulders, touching down. Be through your elbows. Kneeling with just tips of big toes touching down. Empty your breath, follow the direction of the engagement with gravity, emptying upper belly to lower. Does this make the tips of your big toes land more heavily? Go in this direction, so your hips settle towards the tips of your heels. Keep emptying and settling.
Dog Breath, a mindfulness practise that’s quick & simple.
This is a quick & simple mindfulness practice that I’m calling dog breath because I have this photo of Honey, my dog, and I’m sure she’s meditating in it.
Set the timer on your phone for 8 minutes, read this first and then start
What is Scaravelli? If you’ve never heard of Scaravelli-inspired yoga before, then you should read this article first. Then you can go back and read the rest of the articles in this series.
Scaravelli Inspired Yoga is a form of yoga practice that respects the “revolutionary” understanding of yoga shared by Vanda Scaravelli during her later years and through her book “Awakening the Spine.”
