working with me
Yoga is your awareness.
Yoga in action is how well you discriminate between tension and effort when you move in poses.
My teaching is Scaravelli-inspired: an exploration of how gravity, breath and the spine can support movement rather than something we impose on the body.
Instead of trying to achieve a particular shape, we pay attention to how you move, where unnecessary tension appears, and what changes when you give the body time to respond. The aim is not to make everyone move in the same way, but to develop greater awareness, ease and confidence in your own movement.
I teach Friday morning classes in small groups at my home studio in Shanklin. Classes are booked in six-week blocks at £78 (£13 per class). Drop-in places are £15 when space is available.
Experience Scaravelli-Inspired Yoga: Introduction Session
Begin your Yoga journey with a personalised 60-minute introduction in my tranquil Shanklin home studio. Discover how your body can move with greater ease and awareness through this gentle, intuitive approach.
INSTRUCTOR: ERLING MCCRACKEN
Who the classes are for
A practice that meets you where you are
Welcome to a unique Yoga experience with Isle of Wight Yoga classes. As a Scaravelli-inspired Yoga teacher with over two decades of experience, I offer Isle of Wight Yoga classes that go beyond the traditional approach.
My classes focus on your body’s natural wisdom and movement, providing a transformative Yoga journey right here on the Isle of Wight.
my yoga
Choose how you’d like to practise
I teach regular small-group classes, individual sessions and longer Saturday workshops from my home studio in Shanklin. Each gives us different time and attention, while sharing the same approach to movement, breath, and awareness.
Weekly Group Classes
Friday mornings in Shanklin studio. Six-week courses for consistent practice and community.
Book group classes
One-to-One Yoga
Personalised 60-minute sessions tailored to your specific needs, movement patterns and goals.
Book a private session
Yoga Workshops
Longer sessions with time to explore movement, breath, gravity and the spine in depth.
Book your space
About my teaching.
Yoga Classes with Erling
I’ve been teaching yoga for more than 25 years, and after some time away from regular classes, I’m happy to welcome students back to my home studio in Shanklin.
I deliberately keep the groups small. It gives me time to see the person rather than just the pose—to notice how you move, respond to questions, and let the practice develop around the people in the room.
My teaching has been shaped by Scaravelli-inspired yoga and by a continuing interest in functional human movement. I’m less interested in achieving a particular shape than in what you can discover about support, breath, gravity, the spine, tension, effort and ease through practice.
Questions about joining a class
Common questions.
What They’re Saying…
What can I say…Erlings Scaravelli Yoga has made me a different person….happier…calmer…I absolutely live for this class and can’t recommend it highly enough to everybody and anybody! Truly inspirational and life changing.
Clare
With Erling I learnt a whole new universe of functions and senses within my body specially the power of breathing, it felt like I’ve never taken a proper breath before in my life. It changes everything.
Yuka
A beautiful space, ran by lovely souls who share wonderful teachings.
Sian
Ready to join a class?
I hold Friday morning classes in my small home studio in Shanklin.
Six-week block: £78 (£13 per class)
Drop-in: £15, subject to availability
Drop-in students are welcome when space permits.
One-to-One Sessions
Experience personalised attention with 60-minute private sessions scheduled at your convenience. Classes usually follow the Isle of Wight school terms, with occasional shorter blocks where the calendar requires them.
Ready To Join A Class?
Choose the current six-week block and see available dates on the booking page.
Next 6-Week Course: 6 November – 11 December
Spring 2027: 5 February – 12 March
