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.
In her own practice, she recognised that when she stopped trying to submit to a dogmatic “one size fits all teaching” she found joy, release and a sense of freedom in her body. As a result, she broke with conventional yoga thinking. She encouraged students to explore for themselves what postures would mean if approached within a kinder more intuitive way.
Scaravelli inspired yoga is a deep & effective anatomical approach to yoga, which encourages developing ways to move intuitively. Practising this way we can undo tension, refine movement and restore natural suppleness and vitality to the spine. As a result, when the spine is not supporting unnecessary weight, our movements can become more fluid and easy. This has a profound effect on our ideas of “Yoga”, yoga asana and what meaning they take on for us individually.
We are breaking with conventional ideas around stretching in postures (often overused and ill-informed word). Instead, we can do the opposite of trying to pull & stretch joints open, and we can focus on integrating, joining up the body. Movement happens as we release, and there is a great joy in smooth, fluid motion probably why we do Yoga in the first place.
Scaravelli inspired Yoga is for who?
Everyone. There are no levels to achieve in Scaravelli inspired Yoga or previous yoga experience necessary. With less focus on posture (asana), the practice does not require extreme flexibility. Age is not a determining factor either. The physiology of this yoga practice means that for most people, we are all beginners together.
Do you ever ask; why you should do Scaravelli inspired Yoga? The answer is simple. For better health, for ease of movement in daily functional activity, perhaps to feel better, even happier. Practice this way, using these principals in our yoga and on a physiological level, the fluid body responds on its own accord. Your breathing deepens & you feel space. You release more and more in-depth. The opposite of tension is space & in its absence, there is release and the spine set free. The sole reason is enough to practice Scaravelli inspired Yoga.
Students can learn Scaravelli inspired yoga at the Erling’s Yoga Studio. With Erling McCracken. Check out his class time table or book to immerse yourself in a personal yoga holiday on the Isle of Wight.
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