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Enhance Your Yoga Practice with Scaravelli Inspired Yoga Workshops
Engage in a Scaravelli inspired yoga workshop to enhance your postural yoga practice with Erling’s experienced guidance.
Explore Your Compliance in Yoga Postures and Movements
These workshops allow you the time and space to explore and understand your compliance in yoga postures and movements. By delving into the core principles of Scaravelli yoga, including breath, gravity, and a free-moving spine, you can learn how to encourage natural, healthy movement in your practice.
Focus on Specific Topics and Ideas
Each workshop focuses on a specific topic or idea, explored through practical exercises and theory discussions. Expect to leave the workshop feeling lighter, taller, and more aware of your body and approach to yoga.
Discover the Magic of Yoga
Discover the magic of yoga and enhance your well-being with Erling’s Scaravelli inspired yoga workshops. With Erling’s guidance, you can learn how to develop a safe and informed yoga practice, which will bring many rewards to your individual well-being.
Half-Day workshop programme 10 am – 1 pm
- Full-day 10 am – 1 pm
- Arrive at 9:45
- Morning session 10 am – 12:45 pm
- 12:45 – 1 pm Questions and Answers
Before you come to the workshop, please fill out the student registration form for important information about any health issues you should tell me about. student registration
22nd April: The Evolution of Yoga.
The Evolution of Yoga: A Modern Postural Perspective.
This workshop delves into the history and practice of Modern Postural Yoga, tracing its evolution and unpacking traditional elements with modern evidence-based movement theories and the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli. Participants will discover the importance of the spine as the engine of movement and how to use the breath to release tension from the body. The benefits of postural yoga, including improved physical health, enhanced mental well-being, and a strong foundation in practice, will also be explored. This workshop offers an opportunity to deepen knowledge and experience of the ancient tradition from a modern, evidence-based, and Scaravelli-inspired perspective.
24th June: A compliant Spine in Hatha Yoga.
Discover the Importance of a Compliant Spine in Yoga Practice.
This yoga workshop emphasises the significance of a compliant spine for healthy movement. It covers various topics, including recognising signs of a non-compliant spine and its impact on yoga practice. The workshop also delves into how to concentrate on a yoga routine to enable the spine to move compliantly, freely, and safely. Lastly, it offers valuable insights and techniques to prevent common injuries and discomfort while allowing ease of movement.
16th September: Breathing, it’s just you.
Unlock the Power of Breath through Yoga.
We, humans, come into the world knowing how to breathe. In yoga, we give breath special meaning because of its historical connection to prana (the vital life force). As a result, humans become tense in life. But if we are habitually tight, we don’t get to breathe optimally., humans, this workshop, I’ll teach techniques to release muscular tension. When there is less tension, your body self-regulates breathing. It is not about you imposing ideas on yourself. It is about you being you. Three things always affect breathing in yoga—our emotions, how much effort we are exerting and our postures. Your breath can cope with all of it if you allow it to. So breathing is about identity, about you being you.
2nd December: Theory of movement.
Exploring the Theory of Movement in Modern Yoga Practice.
This yoga workshop examines the theory of movement and its relevance to modern postural yoga practice. Participants will delve into the historical and cultural background of yoga asana and the principles of the theory to develop safe and effective methods for practising yoga that avoid harm to the body. Through discussions and practical exercises, participants will gain valuable insights and techniques to enhance their practice and improve their overall health and well-being.
Melanie Griffiths –
Elaine and Erling have extensive knowledge of their field of Yoga with many years experience in practise and teaching. They offer a nurturing approach in their teaching and I thoroughly enjoyed my last workshop with them. As a dancer + fitness instructor I am constantly using my body and this style of Yoga allows me to unwind and relax and make subtle adjustments in the way I move. I shall be back for more workshops in the future! Thanks Elaine & Erling 🙂
Penny Dyer –
Thoroughly enjoyed the full day workshop – Elaine & Erling work seamlessly together to provide an insightful approach to their evolving yoga practice. Highly recommended!
Emma Dubery –
Lovely Scaravelli inspired workshop day with Erling. Erling’s enthusiasm for this style of Yoga shines through – he is very keen to share his knowledge and to inspire his students. Add to this an excellent lunch, good company and lovely yoga – what a great way to spend the day! Thanks Erling.
Sarah Riddick (verified owner) –
Thank you for delivering an inspiring workshop. I throughly enjoyed it and feel that my practice is really developing. Thank you once again for making this possible.
Dayna (verified owner) –
I had a Great Experience at Isle of Yoga learning about Scaravelli Yoga … It was mind opening and has changed the way i think about yoga and how my body works … I particularly took away its not all about them super stretches (Hatha Yoga) there can be lots of work done with small interconnected movements…there was a great bunch of people there to share the experience with and i would like to say a special thank you to our warm hosts Erling McCracken and Elaine McCracken for this wonderful day 🙂
Peter Bulpitt (verified owner) –
Another great workshop, my second, and I will be coming back for the next one as well. It’s great to be able to spend a day immersing oneself in the practice. I love the doing, my favourite part, but it is also good to be able to chat, ask questions and explore it in a workshop environment. I would recommend it to anyone but it has worked for me in giving me space and length in my body, especially my spine. Having space in the spine is a great feeling! Yoga, possibly not as you know it or have experienced it before.
Betty Richmond (verified owner) –
Just been on an amazing Yoga Workshop in the Isle of Wight. Although I have practiced different types of yoga in the past, this is my first experience of Scaravelli yoga. It has taught me to stop striving for the posture and listen to my body.
Thank you Erling and Elaine for your wonderful hospitality in your lovely home.
I shall definitely be attending future workshops with you.
Ann Emery (verified owner) –
A lovely workshop in a warm and gracious environment with lovely hospitality. Like Betty, although I have practiced yoga for years this was my first experience of Scaravelli yoga and I greatly enjoyed it. The focus on inner movement and spaceousness of the body I found particularly helpful. Come with an open mind, be in the moment of the practice and enjoy a lovely relaxing, deepening day. I will definitely be booking some more classes.
TRACEY DARCH (verified owner) –
The recent Scaravelli yoga Workshop helped me to think about the movements and how stretching yourself into a posture might not be the best thing for your body! Rather that smaller more focussed movement is better for you. Thanks Erling for a really interesting and informative day. Who would have thought moving so little could be so tiring!! A fabulous course. x