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These sessions are online via the Zoom app (you will receive the zoom link in your confirmation email). I have over 35 years of experience with helping people find real solutions to many of the common place conditions that arise in all kinds of body work and has been doing this online for over a decade now. It doesn't matter whether what you like to do is Yoga, Tai qigong or any body-mind practice (including sports and all forms of exercise) - If I can see how you move and breathe, I can help you unravel any complications that arise. If you would like to book a series of 1:1s you can get good discounts by buying a 1:1 package (look under "Members' Resources - Membership Options" - then scroll down to the 1:1 packages) I can then give you things that are specific to you to work with - in other words, with expert guidance, you get to have the empowering experience of working it out for yourself. Yoga teachers and other body workers looking for deeper understanding of how the human body can heal itself will also find great value and relevance from these online sessions.

These sessions are online via the Zoom app (you will receive the zoom link in your confirmation email). I have had over 35 years of experience with helping people find real solutions to many of the common place conditions that arise in all kinds of body work and has been doing this online for over a decade now. It doesn't matter whether what you like to do is Yoga, Tai qigong or any body-mind practice (including sports and all forms of exercise) - If I can see how you move and breathe, he can help you unravel any complications that arise. Marc can then give you things that are specific to you to work with - in other words, with expert guidance, you get to have the empowering experience of working it out for yourself. Yoga teachers and other body workers looking for deeper understanding of how the human body can heal itself will also find great value and relevance from online sessions with Marc. If you would like to book a series of 1:1s you can get good discounts by buying a 1:1 package (look under "Members' Resources - Membership Options" - then scroll down to the 1:1 packages)

I have 2 decades of experience with helping people find real solutions to many of the common place conditions that arise in all kinds of body work. It doesn't matter whether what you like to do is Yoga, Tai qigong or any body-mind practice (including sports and all forms of exercise) - If I can see how you move and breathe, I can help you unravel any complications that arise. Sessions begin with me finding out what it is you want from your practice, including information about any recurring body-issues that seem to interfere, but mostly where you would like your practice to take you - what you need from it to support you in your life. We will then find something for you to relax into, so that I can give you a new idea to try out, then we work with it. I will give you 'different' ways of approaching things so that you can gain a brand new somatic experience in your practice - new ways of moving, and thinking about the body, that will point you in the direction that you are looking for. If you are seeing me in my lovely Garden space, if/when it is appropriate, I will also offer gentle hands-on guidance as you engage with certain actions & movements. And I am 'speaking to your body' as we go. Hands-on leads to the most profound of experiences - your body has a voice, and I am listening to what it is saying as we work. In-person hands-on sessions can be an intense experience, so it is important you give yourself some space after, just to give you time to absorb and centre. My work is appropriate for anyone looking for deeper understanding of how the human body can heal itself; anyone that wishes to improve quality of life with age.

Reclaim the freedom & joy of embodied living. Return your body to its natural state of innocence, with subtle but powerful Yoga Breath & Motion at Acquaviva Reclaim the freedom of embodied living with Marc Acquaviva Return your body to it's natural state of innocence, with subtle but powerful Yoga Breath & Motion Book a FREE 121 What Marc offers... Yoga & Breath Online Private 121 and group guidance where I share my 40 years of yoga experience to resolve issues & elevate your practice. Online Yoga in my Secret Garden If you in Hove, you can join me for yoga & breathwork in my garden for 121 guidance or occasional group workshops . Secret Garden Marc's approach to your healing process.. Your body is designed to be a source of vitality, pleasure, and connection—a vessel through which your soul can express, experience, and thrive. Drawing on over 2,000 years of traditional healing practices, Marc brings your awareness to your own proprioception through movement & breath so you re-ignite your own body's natural balance. The harmonious flow of your physical and energetic systems will develop deeper body awareness, helping you experience greater ease, resilience, and spontaneous embodied pleasure. The joy of the body. As these new patterns become integrated, they naturally shape the way you move, feel, and engage with life. Marc guides you in uncovering your own empowered capabilities to hold an intuitive relationship with your body—so you can influence your health, energy, and state of mind through compassionate awareness, intentional movement, and realisation of your innate strength. Featured blog posts: A free 1.5 hour class (for the World Yoga Festival) 'The innate wisdom of the body' recorded for the World Yoga Festival online August 2020 and it involved a gentle guided practice and Q&A (always with practical answers) What you get to see in a live and interactive workshop with me Within 1 minute watch on fast forward a pulsing rhythmic flow class with regular moments of rest & a deep relaxation/chant to finish. Connect.. 15 Ranelagh Villas Hove BN3 6HQ 01273 044560 01273 044560 First name* Last name* Email* Message (optional) Submit If you are ready for a real solution to your long-term health or wellness issue - get in touch. We are here to listen.

Upcoming workshops & retreats where you directly experience what can happen when you apply yourself to Acquaviva Yoga (Scaravelli inspired). Anchor 1 Online Yoga Workshops & In-person Events Multiple Dates Platinum/Gold deep dive morning with Marc Sat 10 Oct Online - via Zoom - Register for Event Link Details & Booking Heart, Twickenham Date and time is TBD Twickenham United Reformed Church Hall Details & Booking Go to the Members Area for the replays

The Universe says, 'Yes!'"​, were the very first words Marc ever wrote to me. I met Marc in 2010 while searching for a Scaravelli-inspired yoga teacher. About Abigail "The Universe says, 'Yes!'", were the very first words Marc ever wrote to me. I met Marc in 2010 while searching for a Scaravelli-inspired yoga teacher. They were the only classes in which I didn't faint, or feel my joints had been pushed beyond their limits. When I found Marc's website stating he was running a teacher training, I was compelled to get in touch. On the Monday before the first training weekend, I sent him a message asking whether the universe might have a place for me on the course. Then I rolled out my mat and settled into my yoga practice. About an hour later, I checked my messages and all it said was, "The Universe says, 'Yes!'" While studying with Marc, I found myself drawn not only to his teaching but also to sharing his work more widely. Together, we established and developed The Acquaviva School of Yoga, and since 2020 I have had the privilege of watching it evolve from a school that qualifies teachers, into a thriving international community of dedicated yogis who are practicing for the joy of it. I'm grateful to be a part of something that nourishes me so I can do my clinic work and studies. During lockdown we also moved in together for the first time and enjoyed living together so much we married in 2021. In 2025, with a great deal of support from Marc, I graduated with First Class Honours in Chinese Medicine from ICOM. My training encompassed the Five Elements, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and Stems & Branches, providing a rich and integrated foundation. I have continued to deepen my studies, with a particular focus on the Huang di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic), a 2000 year old text that underpins Chinese medicine. More recently, I have developed a particular passion for the Japanese art of Direct Moxibustion , a modern evolution of Classical Chinese Medicine. In many cases, it achieves remarkable results without the need for acupuncture needles and is my preferred self-treatment option. Because of our 16 year working relationship we are intimately aware of each other's skills. Consequently, we both can work productively on the same case. Joint issues being a great example. I can clear bring movement of blood and qi to an area and Marc will guide you so your breath & motion support rehabilitation, preventing re-injury. If you are local to Hove you can book in with us both for a combined acupuncture, yoga & breathwork treatment.

If your body is not happy, you're not listening. If you want to feel better in your body, you need to be able to understand the practical functional reasons your body doesn't feel good. Then you might be able to do something about it. Often, if our bodies complain whilst we are just doing something, because we are busy 'doing', we ignore the signals and simply put up with the consequences of our actions later on when we've stopped. We even expect this to happen, and sometimes treat our aches and pains as a badge of honour that proves we managed to do the thing that we had decided to do. Or if it's an old injury, we assign the pain to the event that caused it, rather than the fact that we aggravated the old injury whilst we were busy 'doing'. And if we keep ignoring the signals the body will try its best to protect itself.... A joint under threat will stiffen with tension in an attempt to restrict the movement that could damage it. Your spine will lock into whatever shape it has to hold to make it safe for the rest of you to be upright, and it will get tired and sore wherever you hang off it for support when you relax.. Ignoring the body blocks the outcome you are looking for The ironic thing is that ignoring the body to fulfill the agenda of our identity, however well intentioned, leaves the identity experiencing itself, life and reality, through the lens of this complaining body that we have been ignoring as we misuse it. Simply learning to explore how your body feels AS you do things, can change your life. Originally inspired by the work of Vanda Scaravelli, my yoga has taught me that although this might be a common experience, it's not inherently 'true'. I've understood directly that my experience of myself is entirely dictated by the way I relate to life itself. The only way to engage with life is through our bodies, and our experience depends entirely on how we use it. Changing the way you do things so that your body is happier, changes your life! "Yoga is the song of the body - you just need to listen" "When you practice this way you become happier and more intelligent" Vanda Scaravelli "But this is just the way my body works" Changing anything you do habitually is notoriously difficult. Because we only 'know' what we already do, and any attempt to 'control' the body can only last as long as you think about it. And 'thinking; about the body to move it is by definition unnatural, so whatever you learn to do to your body cannot be adopted as natural. But if, instead of making the body surrender to the voice of the mind, you can learn to surrender the mind to the voice of the Body, all of a sudden 'new' ways of moving and breathing simply become new experiences of yourself that the mind can learn from. Yoga is .... You just need to start listening. And if you listen quietly but attentively to the body's signals whilst trying out familiar movements in experimentally new ways, the body will immediately tell YOU when you stumble on a better way of doing things... It will feel 'right', and both you and your body will be happy about the outcome... That's when you understand what 'Yoga' means. Whilst doing this, mind has unified itself with body, and both aspects of you benefit. The practice opens the mind to a broader intelligence and softens the rigidity of the identity construct, so that consciousness can receive new experiences of itself. Experiencing can ONLY be done through this precious body that has been gifted to us for this very purpose, and when the body is given the right conditions, it can let go of apparently permanent complications with a single cycle of the breath, and return to its natural state, along with the mind that is experiencing it. This uniting of body, mind and soul is what I believe the practice of 'Yoga' means. Anything else is destined to keep the wheels grinding in the way they always do, with the inevitable results that you might expect from continuing to do exactly the same things in exactly the same way with exactly the same issues arising. " Through dedicated practice the Yogi can escape the endless wheel of Kharma " The Hatha Yoga Pradipika If you want some guidance from someone that has been on this journey for the last 35 years or so, this is what I'm here to do. Book your free 15min online consultation here.

Meditation is a key practice that is mostly skipped over, simply because of how difficult it is to both still the mind and remain upright. However, there is a very good reason that daily meditation is advised by all wellness practitioners... A mind that runs on autopilot non-stop from the moment you wake up til you sleep, is working in the most inefficient way possible. How often have you been agonising over some problem that needs to be solved, but you just can't see a solution whatever you try? Then at some point after you have given up trying, and you happen to be relaxed and open, and then out of nowhere a solution to the problem just pops into your head - fully formed and obvious. And you wonder why it hadn't occurred to you whilst you were doing all the agonising. This is your deeper kind of intelligence kicking in. And it only has space to do so when you surrender the binary process of thinking about something, and allow your entire (subconscious) brain to process the task at hand with its 3 dimensional view of things. Daily meditation gives you this reset, because the thinking mind is assigned entirely to the embodied task of organising things so you can relax and breathe whilst balancing upright, and the purpose if it is to give you a direct experience of something in those moments of release. Whilst you are simply experiencing, the broader intelligence is present with you along with the embodied freedom that got you there. And with repetition, it becomes becomes something you can rely on to steer you well during your day. The first 15 mins is the set up (relaxing upright takes some work and new understanding) Then I offer a practical way of introducing a daily chakra meditation to your life with a 15 min guided meditation This will include observations and practices that will not only cause the mind to centre and become still, but it will also set you up physically for a new way of being in the world... If you would like to experience this meditation with my direct guidance, you can book a FREE 15 min consultation with me at wwe.acquaviva.yoga/book

If the hips or lower back feel stiff, tight or painful in postures, the chances are that you habitually support yourself with a holding pattern of the psoas and/or illio-psoas muscles, and if you do that in an unbalanced way (if you are right- or left-footed), it leads to scoliotic holding patterns to compensate. Knowing this does nothing to help you, because trying to 'open' or 'stretch' these muscles will simply cause them to resist your efforts. The problem is that they are being given the job of supporting you whatever you are doing (including trying to stretch them). The solution is simple Take the job of support away from them by giving yourself other ways of supporting yourself ! Working to support yourself differently will lead to an intense strengthening of muscles you probably don't even know you have (because they are currently not needed), but the good news is that this 'other way' can become effortless, because the muscles I am talking about naturally take part in both support and breathing (IF you are not holding yourself up with the hips and spine). The Class: The first part will give you the direct experience of what it actually feels like to let go of the Psoas family of muscles, and what follows will develop the support you need to replace it - support that relates to the breath and the ground beneath you, then we apply the same efforts in a posture or two to experience the difference in action. Enjoy! If you would like to get some direct and personal support for whatever is going on for you, you can book a FREE 15 min consultation with me at www.acquaviva.yoga/book