On-demand Workshops - 2026 (most recent at the top) Get Gold or Platinum m'ship for access Limbs neck and spine The breath in motion 20th June 2026 Shoulders spine and heart A simple exercise to give you what you need 13th June 2026 A practice to repair strengthen and release the entire body Learn to do this and explore within it, and you will have all you need 6th June 2026 'Looking after the baby' - an analogy for the way to use your practice to redress any discomfort your body - ower back ,hips, sciatica 30th May 2026 Ribs move happy knees with relaxed hips...... .... arms move a happy face with a relaxed neck 23rd may 2026 Starting with a sore thumb ! An unusual start - but see what happens! 16th May 2026 Everything can be worked out from making one part of you happy ... wrists 2nd May 2026 'Breathe what you are doing" .... the final piece of the puzzle, that can lead to 'receiving' the yoga experience. 25th April 2026 Creating space by putting yourself back together You exist in the space within your body 18th April 2026 A natural practice Self discovery and Self care 11th April 2026 Unifying the body in action Bringing together how each key part of you 'likes to move' into a unified, collaborative and confluent movement.... 4th April 2026 The Pleasure Principle ... the body's way of telling you that you havve 'got it right' 28th March 2026 Giving some love to the shoulders ... by bringing the source of movement back to the spine behind the heart. 21st March 2-26 The head that relaxes you into the experience The final piece of the the puzzle of 'Awakening the spine' 14 th March 2026 The 'purring breath' a more accurate description of the best kind of breath to involve yourself in during physical practice 7th March 2026 Loving your neck part 2 .... this will show how the arms and shoulders become free and strong enough to help. 28th February 2026 Giving the neck some love ...the rest of you will transform in the task 21st February 2026 How the face breathes... ... to honour the spine and awaken its movement from the heart. 7th February 2026 It's your body that does the imagining... .... so that you can let go and receive the experience 31st January 2026 Subtle relationships .... ... to the space you occupy 24th January 2026 Space in the middle.... ... And space between the throat & heart 17th January 2026 Some practices to directly enliven the spine ....explorations of how the ribs and core can give you both the space to breathe and support you through your interactions with the world 10th January 2025 Sorting the post christmas slump ...A specific breathing practice to awaken the spine 3rd Jan 2026 Click here for the list Previous Workshops Workshops before Jan 2026

Enviro-Somatic Intelligence 1 ~ the Wave Unifying our released relationships to Earth & Space Next-level Development Courses for dedicated teachers & practitioners. The first Integration Course designed to bring confluence to the body's innate sensory intelligence systems. Free access for Platinum members Content: 8 x 3hr workshops (divided into two parts each) plus 6x 1hr Q&A sessions. Cost: £147 incl 1 hr 1:1 ~ Enroll now This course begins with an understanding of and a guidance through the generic whole-body release into wave-like movement that arises when your breathing relationships to Earth and the Space you occupy are harmonised and unite. Then the Course content moves through each incremental stage of that wave centred in the intention to remain free in all the 'Chakras' by finding grounding in each intersection (or in each nexus) between them. Culminating in a brand new experience of 'the Wave' when it is the spine itself that finds the harmonious relationships between Earth and Space. The Wave part 1 Receiving the breath from where our weight is felt in the ground... Overview WS 1 Course Part 1 Understanding what it actually means to be 'centred' at the Solar plexus... and discovering the potential released wave-like movements that occur when, from here, we can let go into support from the Earth and into the space we occupy. The Solar Plexus Course Part 3 From below and from above. Honing awareness in towards the centre of the whole spine, the Emperor/Empress of all other chakras, Anahata - the Heart, its base that anchors into the earth, and the throat's relationship to it from above, The Heart Course Part 5 Shambhavi mudra in practice The Third Eye, Root & Crown The Wave ~ contd. Discovering the wave from both the released arrival and surrender of the breath Overview WS 2 Course Part 2 Centering in the junctions between chakras. Understanding the Chakras as 'potentially elongating spaces' that can maintain their integrity throughout movement, when the points of their interaction can find direct support from contact. Neck and Throat Course Part 4 Centering in the junction between the Head and the Throat (so that the head can remain released in space whilst we release the body beneath it into the ground) The Head Course Part 6 Root & Crown , Head & Pelvis The Wave - Integration "What we experience is a direct result of what we think and do" Our bodies naturally respond directly to contact and to the space we find ourselves in - and the way it responds will be a direct reflection of the perceived nature of what we are feeling about both... Loving touch can make us soften, and feeling safe in the space we occupy allows to let go into it, aggressive contact will make us react and contract, and an unsafe environment will make us retract from space and hold ourselves together... What is missed in body-work is that the way that we engage with contact and the space we occupy is actually the determining factor in terms of the outcome for our bodies and our personal experience of being .that is the bio-feedback of our somatic experience. Over this course we will be delving deep into the nature of the body's natural responses to our relationships to both the earth beneath and world around us, to guide you towards a paradigm-shifting experience of what can happen when we can find the natural wave of fluid support that follows Enviro-Somatic integration You will build an invaluable resource for your own practice, based on the understanding that what we are experiencing through our bodies is a direct result of the quality of our own relationships to the world we live in together with the intent behind our actions. When we discover how the body responds to these integrated relationships to gravity, contact and the space we occupy, we awaken to the possibility of releasing into the outcome we choose- and the Wave is born."

On-demand Workshops (most recent at the top) Access is FREE for Gold and Platinum members. Previous workshops (before April 2022) can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page Become a Gold/Platinum member for access Relating to space from within Another 'body-mapping' relationship that goes with natural whole-body function... 10th June 2023 Elbows from behind the chest, Knees from behind the navel All about the Solar Plexus I wasn't clear about what I wanted to share at the beginning of the workshop, so the first 15 mins or so was spent clarifying various things that people had picked up and wanted to re-experience (really good stuff - where the head is at, how to 'look out from your elbows :)', and other things... but then we got on to the Solar plexus and a deep dive into how the organs are supported in the right place when we centre from here... 3rd June 2023 Finding a grounded centre from which you can let go and fly All about the Neck This was a deep dive into the function of the atlas (first vertebra of the neck) and how our attention relates to how the head sits on the saddle of the atlas... if the head is to feel light, the rest of the body needs to be able to release down away from the head - A them you can apply to any posture. 27th May 2023 The Atlas - the way the head can always rest through the spine to the ground underneath you Understanding Hips & shoulders This was a particularly deep workshop, firstly exploring how hip and shoulder joints feel when the are free of 'bracing' against weight-carrying because of external support, followed by the activation of 'your breathing gear' to help you release space away from these girdles on the inside - leading to a direct relationship between the spine and whatever you wish to do in space with your hands and feet... 20th May 2023 The gateways to the spine A deep dive into hip opening... A deep and intense workshop that should change your felt-sense of the hips, and allow you to walk more naturally 13th May 2023 ... and how it translates into walking Breathing is a physical relationship to what you are doing.... The titles say it all... 6th May 2023 And releasing the breath gives you the opportunity to release into what you are doing. Relating to your support through the breath... I was on holiday and decided to put on a workshop from what I had been playing with in practice ... it felt entirely new, but when teaching it I realised it is simply a way of defining 'relationships to earth/relationships to space', as the things you do when breathe what you are doing - giving you an opportunity to let go into what you are doing, when you release the breath... 29th April 2023 Learning to release into what you are doing Inner Space, and Inner Strength This was a follow-on from the last Yoga Solutions session - exploring how the way we interact with external support gives us inner space, and how the breath can bring strength back to the centre without removing that space... lightness of being and freedom of movement through space is the result ... 15th April 2023 Practical ways to liberate inner space, and to trigger inner support Intent behind actions leads to your experience Here I explain the difference between 'doing TO' the body and engaging with the world THROUGH the body. Intent behind action leads to how the body responds. If we are clear that what we want is support from our outward actions, that leads to freedom and space within, then we also have the measure of what we are doing... 8th April 2023 Relationships to the world around us Postural strategies & the breath 2 This one continued on from the theme' i began on 'Yoga Solutions' (go watch it if you would like a shorter version of this theme) ... and I used the idea alongside some breath-retention practices to help everyone on screen with individual needs ... the instructions seemed to work for everyone. :-) 1st April 2023 How to take advantage of natural postural strategies The core, the ribs and the limbs An overview understanding of practice ... I end the session with a the face head and jaw massage that I have cut out and put on the blog for members 25th March 2023 The best way for you to interact with the ground beneath you and the space above and around you... A simple rule of thumb Practice can very easily be complicated by the way we 'look' at the body whilst practicing... here I explain how 'intent' is the real way that we organise the body's actions well, and offer a simple rule-of-thumb for your practice that can be your guide for an ever-improving experience of yourself. 18th March 2023 ... a way of staying clear in your intent during practice An ever deepening practice No words for this one ... too much content - just follow and you will have an evver-deepening experience 11th March 2023 Authenticity in movement I had no particular agenda on this one, but I started by sharing the practice I had done that morning - exploring uncontrived movement whilst maintaining a consistent quality of touch - and it led to a gentle and deep workshop that evoked the feeling of innocence in movement for myself and some of the others that attended. 4th March 2023 Developing the state of innocence. A workshop from first principles I had a couple of people on this workshop that were unfamiliar with working with me, so this was a good opportunity to get clear about the baseline principles, and the rule-of-thumb checklist of conditions that lead to the best experience and outcome. 25th February 2023 Discover the nature of your own body intelligence The breath as a sphere of support all around you I began with an overview explanation (in relatively pragmatic terms) of how and why the way we breath can determine whether we feel supported or not, and then guided a practice that gives you a direct somatic experience of it, followed by some posture work to explore how it works in action. 18th February 2023 A way of understanding ALL posture work A deep-dive into the hips I could call this 'part 3' of the theme I am currently on around the 'inwards/outwards' mode of practice. Here I actually start with the arms and shoulders, then move on to the legs and hips.... 11th February 2023 Finding ways of opening limbs that free up internal space A fourth dimension of practice (part 2) Continuing the theme that has arisen from the deep pranayama practice I have introduced, this workshop takes things into a physical practice that simplifies ALL posture work. 4th February 2022 Inwards/Outwards ... Where all directions meet for every point in the universe Inwards & Outwards - the hidden dimension. After an inspiration I had watching one of my quantum mechanics youtubes, I realised that the insane degree of complication involved in understanding such things could be resolved by simply adding another spacial dimension in the visualisation... and it was between inwards and outwards - and as always, I translated it into practice, and the outcome simplified everything for me (and for you if you follow this workshop) 28th January 2023 A single dimension of practice that unifies all other directions of engagement. From foundation principles to fullness of practice I had a newbie this week, which people always enjoy, because I get clear what principles I am basing my teaching on, together with a step-by-step building up of experience that allows you to understand it directly and somatically 21st January 2023 True Yoga in a nutshell Awakening primal movement through the breath Life body and mind all take a fair deal of managing just for maintenance. Body mind & soul should really be top priority. Here I share how to get down to the solution to all things, and at the end there is a meditation to give the soul what it needs. 14th January 2023 .... and a meditation to bring magic into your life The breath that surrounds you This workshop followed on from one of my more recent realisations... its actually the same as I have been teaching, only closer to its origin... Hard to explain in words, but I lead you in its practice. In many way I believe it becomes intuitively obvious and simple as you practice. 7th January 2023 A next level pranayama in practice New Year's Eve Special I had a fair number of new people on this one, so I began with appropriate intent behind practice, set up the rules-of-thumb for what we are trying to achieve, and led everyone through a few movements to explore. A Soul-enriching pranayama to end. 31st December 2022 Setting intent for practice AND for the year to come How the limbs and breath work together I begin gently and with subtlety in a seated twist to invite attention to drop into the place I like to work from, and then I take you into some familiar movements to try things out. 17th December 2022 Breaking down individual actions to put them back together harmoniously Forward bending Here I begin with reiterating, the baseline intent of liberating the spine from the job of carrying your weight, then guide you through some movements & postures that explore how your breathing gear (core/ribs/spine with the lungs at the centre) can move you comfortably into deep flexion, assisted by how you engage with support with your limbs. 10th Dec 2022 The core, the ribs, and how the limbs can help For the hips and sacrum... I began with an overview of my approach so that everyone was clear about what they were trying to achieve, followed by a workshop centred on being kind to the hips and sacrum. 26th November 2022 A way of thinking about the hips that triggers natural inner support, Reintegration from within A deep investigation into how the core and ribs work together in a unified way to allow movement sourced in support from the earth and freedom in space... Hard work, but worth it. 19th November 2022 Uniting the core , ribs and spine. A heart-opening workshop This workshop was a follow on from my yoga solutions exploration of 'natural spinal extension' 12th November 2022 wakening the use of the ribs for movement The limbs and the spine A broad-reaching workshop involving creating both inner space and inner support, naturally from the way we use our hands/feet, arms/legs. 5th November 2022 How the way you use your arms & legs can liberate the upper spine and sacrum. Through your joints in extension Same instructions - but relaxed extension is the outcome. 29th October 2022 Learning how to release the habitual bracing of the groins/psoas/lumbars and the head/neck/throat in an extending spine Awakening the upper spine This workshop was centred on arm movements that awaken the use of the true rib cage (top half) and upper thoracic spine. The purpose being to release the neck and shoulders... 15th October 2022 The deep responsive work of the rib cage and shoulders. Understanding the Breath part 2 In this second part, I explained the real meaning of 'the breath itself is designed to support you'; and guided the very small group in how to discover the natural responses that make this a possibility... 8th October 2022 The breath is how you are supported in space... Understanding the breath part 1 I began with a deep and clear overview of why I am so involved with the breath for all posture work... a MUST! 1st October 2022 A masterclass on the nature of breathing A guided experience into the wholeness of practice This workshop was after I had recovered from a particularly difficult episode of flu ... sometimes these difficulties bring a brand new sense of clarity once you have 'returned to yourself' 17th September 2022 All you need to understand the work - somatically A neck masterclass The title explains it - offering an ongoing solution to neck pain through developing a more direct relationship to everything around you from the spine. 3rd September 2022 Relating to support and space directly from the spine A general feel-good workshop Reclining, twisting, seated boat pose, and some standing... all the principles in a relatively casual flow. 20th August 2022 The ground, the breath and the space you occupy within and without The value of the retained breath This one began with a little bit of straight-forwards foot work in standing, followed by an explanation of why I practice breath retention.., The workshop that followed was fantastic. 13th August 2022 .... learning how to 'float' The diaphragm, and developing the natural support of the breath This was a rather clear workshop on the role of the breath in support, taking you , step-by-step, into how you can liberate the spine from the onerous task of lifting and carrying your weight... 23rd July 2022 A deeper understanding A mystery workshop :-) I took a while to post this one up, so I don't actually remember the content, although I do remember it being rather fabulous ... and at the end I share my very personally discovered daily morning pranayama ( life changing!) 9th July 2022 Try it to discover the content Support from your 'breathing gear' A small workshop that goes deep. Real solutions for difficult neck/shoulders, and a real way of opening the hips. The meditation/relaxation at the end was a deep direct exploration of how the chakras meet and link to each other within. 2nd July 2022 ... followed by a meditation on the chakras The infinite space within This was unusually deep, even for me! I began with a 'centering exercise' that set the tone of the workshop, and we went on to explore (one of the best) ways into shoulder stand, and how to discover and free up your hips, followed by one of the deepest meditation/relaxations I have ever led. (The relaxation will be up on 'the ultimate anti-stress' course soon - free for all premium members) 19th June 2022 Discovering the true meaning of 'being centred" Breathing solutions On this Yoga Solutions Workshop, knees, lower back, psoas tension, upper spine and neck issues were all covered, with practice based on following what happens when you let go of your weight to allow the breath to arrive - the solution for the part of the body attended to follows the release of the breath together with a trust of your earth. 11th June 2022 Some part of you needs to heal? ... The breath is the answer A Yoga Solutions full workshop This was a workshop with just a few people, so I thought I would do a ‘yoga solutions’ style workshop where I offered so practices that centred on bringing natural harmony and strength to each area of the body that the participants were interested in… 4th June 2022 Freedom at the centre of the body; Ankles, knees & hips; Neck shoulders & head A thoroughly enlightening workshop This workshop was after one of my ‘downloads’ that made sense of everything. And I believe I make practical sense of it all for the participants (in that I think my guidance takes you into a direct somatic experience of the advantages of unifying each of these planes of attention) 28th May 2022 Up & down, left & right, forwards & back, within and without. Support from within and without A content-rich workshop that dives deep into the deeper responses of the 'breathing gear', to the support that can be found from the earth and the space we occupy. 21st May 2022 The intelligence of the body's responses to support Rediscovering the strength of youth This workshop began with me explaining my emphasis on 'moving from the core', followed by an exploration of this principle in some simple movements. We also compared this with deriving support from the limbs, then married them together into a powerful workshop that should rejuvenate you! 14th May 2022 Moving from the core A relaxing opening for the hips This one was a shorter workshop because there were only a few participants and everyone was a bit tired! ... What evolved was a deeply relaxing start off practice with some deep exploration of potential freedoms in the hips with sensitive organisation of the 'breathing gear' within the pelvis. 7th May 2022 A short & gentle workshop The true power of the breath This workshop was with a few of my regulars that have been working with me for a while, so I was able to go deep into the reality of how exactly the breath can be the 'set up' for a brand new experience of support during its release. We started with child pose and moved through dog and reclining twists to build up the possibility of releasing the weight from the spine, and moved on to malasana (squat), finishing with an intense pranayama practice to work on the 'chakras' 30th April 2022 Liberation for the spine, chakras, hips, shoulders & neck.... A simple rule-of-thumb to transform any practice This was my first teaching after taking a personal retreat, over which time I re-discovered the value of 'putting yourself aside' in favour of direct exploration of 'what is'. The outcome was a return to one of my first-principle practices of 'equal touch', and a deep exploration of what happens when this is applied to every breath.... Exploring sun salute, reclining bridge and twists and a hip-freeing/strengthening exercise to re-invent tree pose... 23rd April 2022 Grounding is a function of the breath The breath and support (incl. headstand) This workshop began with a simple exploration of the difference between 'lifting' parts of the body and 'using the ground to release into space'... The way to 'use' the ground is to find a breathing relationship to it. The outcome is an awakening of the core and spine that offers a completely different experience of how the body can move... 9th April 2022 Awakening movement from the centre Click here for the list Previous Workshops All Workshops from March 2020-2022 Anchor 1

Pranayama a comprehensive 10- part course Get any Premium membership for access (most recent at the top) 1 The 'Laughing breath'- The practice for natural strength and freedom Bhastrika Bhastrika (or 'bellows breath') is a very important and fundamental pranayama practice that can add immense power to anything you are doing, cure neck stiffness and shoulder problems ( if practiced with appropriate intent). It happens naturally when you have an uncontrollable fit of giggles. If you want to invoke its power, either practice this or spend the best part of the day laughing :-) 5 June 2024 2 'The thow-away breath' - The practice that anchors you from low down so you can fly ... Kapalabhati Kapalabhati (or 'Shining Skull'), should calm the mind, soften the face and free up the hips (by giving the inside of the sacro-lumbar joint support when you release the breath). It goes with 'flying from the heart' because it means you can be properly supported along the front of the spine without having to hold yourself together. It should naturally occur when you cough or sneeze, and when your find something slightly funny. 12 June 2024 3 The Belly laugh ... A practice for your lower back, organ healing & self-nourishment 'Fire Breath' Fire Breath (I don't know the Sanskrit name) is something I recently discovered as a pranayama in its own right (I used to think it was simply an aspect of Bhastrika). If done with a relaxed pelvic floor and spine it can shake you free of lower back problems, and revive the organs of digestion so we can self-nourish properly. 19 June 2024 4 The 'breath of love'... A practice that supports you in opening your heart and relationship to the world. SitKari SitKari is a retention breath practice, and its name is an onomatopoeic description of the sounds you might make whilst practicing it. (I only have the group recording for this one) 26 June 2024 5 Retention Breath fundamentals - the secret practice Kumbhaka 'Holding the breath' is considered almost illegal in most yoga circles, but 'kumbakha' is considered and advanced pranayama. The purpose of retention breath in yoga practice is to learn how the arriving breath can support you in what you are doing. This class takes you though that exploration, and introduces Viloma ('ladder breath') 3 July 2024 6 A complete practice for strength and energy Bhastrika p2 + completion retention breath This was a revisit of the first Kriya (cleansing) breath of this series, delving into some of the nuances and purposes of its practice. And it was progressed by completing the practice with the retention breath that goes with the bhastrika internal 'attitude' - the part that gives you central support for whatever you are doing externally. 10 July 2024 7 'Alernate nostril' - the brain balancing breath. Nadi Sadona 'Alternate nostril breath' is often mis-practiced because the emphasis is on making the breath pass through each nostril. It is meant to be a balancing of the left and right channels of the entire body (ida and pingala). Here I offer a deeply relaxing and truly balancing reclining version of the practice, that gives you the true nature of this pranayama, and which ultimately relies on you engaging through the left and right sides of yourself with the world you occupy... 24 July 2024 8 "Breathing what you do" Pranayama in Practice A brief revision of the kriya breaths followed by a seated practice: To explore how employing choices in breathing (pranayamas) can support you in movements towards and arrival in postures. 31 July 2024 9 Learning how to use pranayama to move and support you (instead of holding your weight up with the spine) Pranayama in Practice part 2 A difficult class unless you can be clear about what you are doing and why: 1: You are intending to become upright and move (into twists in this example), but through the power of various pranayamas ONLY 2: The only way to make this possible is if you are NOT holding your body weight up with your lower back, or holding your head up with your neck... however , you are looking for balanced uprightness through your pranayama efforts (intense!) 3: The exhale can initiate support from the core (kriya breaths) 4: The inhale MUST be an expression of your intended movement (without losing the support of the exhale efforts) ... This is only achievable with a release of your pelvic floor with the inhale (whilst core is supporting you), AND you express the intended movement from your face/heart/wings in space with the arriving breath. 5: If you manage to organise uprightness during the (retention) breath without the need to hold yourself in space, then the straightforward release of the breath will lead to a relaxed experience of releasing into the posture and expansion. ...... Good luck! 7 August 2024 10 An all-purpose, reclining active relaxation/meditation Mahapranayamasana 'The great breath practice' - a more natural way of somatically recognising the purpose and meaning of all pranayama practices 14 August 2024 11 The physical 'junctions' between Chakras The Chakra Course intro An in depth explanation of the physiologically based somatic experience of Chakras, and their relationship to Pranayama. ... together with a reclining practice to tune into and develop the junction between the Throat Chakra (Vishuddi) and Heart (Anahata). 21 August 2024

On-demand Workshops - 2025 Go to Workshops 2026 (most recent at the top) Get Gold or Platinum m'ship for access 13 December 2025 37. Opening the upper lungs and spine The last workshop of the year for my Elite members :-). It was a doozie... enjoy! ... to make this the centre of your movement through space 6 December 2025 36. Everything you do... This workshop directly explores what and 'awakened spine' both means and feels like. And then we take note of how every other part of the body can engage in ways that suppport this freedom. The double bonus of this is that the rest of the body benefits from this union as much as the spine does. ... should be in service to the awakening spine 29 November 2025 35. The root of flying The thighs are like your 'pelvic wings'... I continued the previous week's theme with a bit more emphasis on the lower half of things - and how hands and feet need to operate to become the ultimate support for the spine to express itself in movement. Releasing the spine from the root 22 November 2025 34. Finding your wings I had a nice day with Diane Long and brought my interpretation of the experience to my students... Flying from within 8 November 2025 33.Bringing life to the sleepy heart In my intention to simplify, there hasn't been a single occasion when 'moving from the spine behind heart' hasn't ended up as the ultimate answer. Everything else I teach is to help all the parts of you that prevent this movement out of the way. When you move from the heart, and it is genuine and natural, every part of you will be involved in a supportive way. This workshop gave you things that make this experience clear to your own felt sense. What 'Awakening the spine' really is... 1 November 2025 32. All about the head Whatever title or description i come up with for this doesn't do it justice... We hold our heads when we think, talk, look at something, even when we are 'relaxing'. And it is the main thing that prevents us from natural expressive movement from the thoracic spine and heart. This workshop built a step by step guide to awakening the spine through putting in the effort required to no longer require the head to hold itself... the outcome shows you what it feels like to move from the spine naturally. How to be strong enough to not need to hold your head... 25 October 2025 31. Inner space, outer support, and the central experience A workshop on a theme that is developing - included sidebending, twists, leg extensions and approach to wheel How to look after the neck and lower back 11 October 2025 30. How to free your hips and lower back. This very small workshop was like a 2 and a half hour yoga solutions for hips and lower back. We started lying down in various arrangements to explore the space we can create, then employed movement from the ribs to reorganise ourselves into positions where the movements of core and ribs happen simply because we breathe.... Taken into standing and sitting postures and the final relaxation. Learning to find support through and move from - the spine behind the heart. 20 September 2025 29. All questions answered... This session turned into one of my most comprehensive workshops. I began as always asking what people were interested in, and I was presented with a few questions that inspired answers that seemed to make sense of everything to the participants. (they have all been with me for a long time, so the reason I can say that is that everyone's practice was reflecting the first principles I am always talking about - so I know they were having direct somatic experiences of what I was talking about). There is a superb relaxation at the end that i may add to the 'art of letting go' course.... Bringing clarity and simplicity to practice 13 September 2025 28.The practice -from scratch I had someone new turn up for this one, which is always good because it means I can build up the picture of what we are trying to achieve with our practice from the very beginning. This is essentials. My work relies on people being able to shift all the standard ways of thinking of the body in favour of allowing the body to begin to share its voice with us... This workshop explains the fundamental 'rules; that allow this, mostlly focussing on how actions the breath need to be able to support whatever we are doing (rather than the spine being relied on to carry our weight) The fundamental pucture of things to guide your practice 6 September 2025 27. the spine behind the heart After a summer break, my practice (as always) was centred on simlifying... and yet again my body came to the conclusion that absolutely every solution for every part of the body is a relationship that allows the thoracic spine to be the source of movement, and its centre to be the centre of gravity... This workshop went deep into this principle understanding. the centre of ALL my instructions 19 July 2025 26. A true Yin Yoga class Yin yoga (passive) only works if the organisation of things precisely matches the releases you need. This takes precision of awareness to be able to organise your bones so they can do their job without the effort of holding them up. If you have some time, and a mindset to heal through resting - follow this (to the letter) Healing the body through precisely supported release. 12 July 2025 25. The ideal body map A very small (and just 1hr) workshop that launched into this principle from a question from a participant. IT went on to explore how we use arms, legs, hands feet wrists and and ankles, when movement is sourced in the thoracic spine. (ie. moving from the heart) Moving from the thorax - the solution to all peripheral issues (neck/lower back and all joints of the limbs) 5 July 2025 24. Awakening the yoga from the inside out This starts on our backs and builds to a rhythmic pulsing flow of actions that are confluent with an expressive exhale... The thing we practice is involving each part of ourselves in the same action in the most confluent way we can find.... follow and enjoy. The rhythmic approach to unification all actions into confluence 28 June 2025 23. Your daily pranayama I started this very small workshop by sharing the start of my morning practice (Kapalabhati, first in depth, then as an exercise that turns it into a movement, followed by a retention breath that sets you up for a release into what you are doing). This practice can be done with any of the exhale-based pranayamas. The second part followed an awakening of the chest and ribs (also pranayama in physical practice) applied to bridge and cobra... A sequence that can be the model for your approach to any breath work. 21 June 2025 22. Centering in the throat This workshop explores the natural core responses to being throat-centred... a lot of the 'core-type' instructions that we usually make happen with bhandas or because I instruct you to use your ribs or core - but what is often missed is that these are natural responses to natural expressions of being human. The practice will give you a window into the feeling you get as a human being that centres in the throat... It should lead to a sense of natural strength as well as a psychological shift in relationship to the world. Advanced pranayama for the neck and throat - centres you in Vishuddi Chakra 14 June 2025 21.You are the centre of the universe Like all things, it's relatively easy to adopt concepts like this because it resonates with something deeper, but for me (and I believe for everyone) the reality of such things continues to evade us UNTIL it is directly experienced in physical reality. The breath together with your relationship to the space you occupy (through physical interaction) can give you the direct experience that will reveal the thruth of the matter... A practical breathing experience that can reveal this truth 7 June 2025 20. A practice session Diagonal 'criss-cross' relationships between all parts of yourself, grounding from chakra junctions through releasing your weight, naturalising relationships through the breath and your relationship to the space you occupy ... the list goes on. But it is all part of 'creating the conditions' that will guide you towards the unified experience that can be recognised directly as 'the Yoga'. Applying various angles of the baseline principles to physical practice 31 May 2025 19. the 'Heel' of the base This understanding of things can give you an enlightening approach to all postures and movements. (Reveals the chakras) The natural way to use the resting point of your base to release your spine into elongation. 24 May 2025 18. All about the core and the limbs The relationships that YOU create from the way you engage with the world from each of your articulating joints - and how eventually that can lead to hands and feet supporting everything we need to happen with the breath and core Discovering unity between inward and outward actions 18 May 2025 17. All about the breath and the spine First principles continued 3 May 2025 16. First Principles in Practice This started with some talk about the natural desire to 'understand' first and practice after. But true understanding only really happens when 'the yoga' happens to you - ie. it is RECOGNISED through the body (so the mind can understand directly through somatic experience). This workshop turned into first principle practices that give the body the conditions it needs for you to understand things directly. Learning to give the body the conditions it needs for yoga (and truth) to reveal itself 26 April 2025 15.Opening the heart from above down This started with a question about 'feeling' tense around the centre of the thoracic spine... this led to a deep investigation into spinal extension, brining awareness to the role of the face's relationship to space as the natural source of 'extension from above down'... and then the rest of yoga followed as a natural consequence The involvement of your face's relationship to space for whole-hearted extension of the spine 19 April 2025 14... title to follow 12 April 2025 13. All about the hips The way to have free hips is to have a body that doesn't rely on the bracing of hip flexors to hold your weight in sitting or standing. To do that, the core needs to be responsive to both the release of your weight and the breath. Awakening the core 5 April 2025 12. All about the neck After a deep experience from practice the evening before, I had to share the outcome. Not a new idea - the solution to any neck/shoulder issue is to activate movement from the spine below the neck/upper ribcage - the difference was the depth of engagement that I took it to... The outcome is enlightening. Awakening the spine behind the heart. 29 March 2025 11.The deep core This was the first one for a while where the recording worked. It was a very small class with just one person on screen, but it led to a great deal of clarity. If you want to understand and experience deep core activation, just follow the instructions. ... how to activate deep inner support, to experience freedom in everything you do. 8 March 2025 10. Natural core support and the Chakras A difficult subject! The simplest of instructions (ie. let go of your weight) leads to the deepest confusions (because we don't know how to let go). Here we spent a good amount of time and persuasion to understand and create the conditions that allows the deeper core responses to arise naturally... unravelling the habits of a lifetime takes a moment or two :-) How to develop the strengths you need by letting go. 1 March 2025 9. The Spine -Detailed exploration of body alignment, focusing on spine movement, head positioning, and relationship to space. - Discussion of scoliosis patterns and how they relate to movement and breathing techniques. -Practical exercises involving head positioning, spine alignment, and breathing techniques ... the central expression of your experience. Liberating the spine with the head. 22 February 2025 8. Standing A few tech problems - sound was a bit rough , but ok when I was teaching. This was an exploration of what we need to stand well .. conditions created whilst lying down (actually hard work) then taken into standing postures (as much work unless gravity helps). ... understanding it by lying down 15 February 2025 7. Feet & Hands .... Following a 1:1 that reminded me of the value of a deep-dive understanding of feet, I ran the workshop on a massage sequence for both hands and feet that shows you how you're supposed to use them, and then applied the action to practice of other things.... and it worked superbly well The surprising strength that arises from engaging appropriately with the world with your hands and feet. 8 February 2025 6. The face, and the spine behind the heart I alway maintain that yoga is meant to develop the most harmonious relationships between all parts of ourselves, and I mostly help people discover what these relationships are so they can heal and integrate .. but when movement, expression and support physically originate from the heart (literally - physically from the spine behind it), all the other relationships I talk about are naturally present... ...the central source of all of the most harmonious body relationships 1 February 2025 5. How to become Whole in practice A very organic workshop, with the tone set on restoring balance of energies, that led to a very integrative practice ... just follow and enjoy! Naturalising our core and breathing responses with the 'right kind' of attention to what we are doing 25 January 2025 4. All you need to know... The wifi was unstable during this workshop, but somehow there was enough content to give you a lifetime of practice.... Several foundational ideas that can form the basis of a life-long practice 18 January 2025 3. Unifying core and ribs in action This one progressed from the foundation of previous workshops (the ribs using the ground for support and purchase),by bringing the 4 quadrants of the abdominal cavity into relating to whatever you are doing in space.... Relating to space from the lower half of the body (whilst grounding from the ribcage) 11 January 2025 2. Moving from the Heart p.2 The 4 quadrants of the ribcage stayed with me insistently following the first workshop of the year. And as usual, with more clarity came deeper explorations. This one was of the quiet freedom and strength that arise when 'heart -centered' movement is sourced in the relationship that the ribs and spine above the heart can have to the support beneath us, and how gravity and breath can cause that relationship. Grounding diagonally (from above the heart) 4 January 2025 1. Awakening movement from the spine of the heart The winter holidays gave me a chance to go deep into my own practice, and the outcome was an even deeper appreciation of the meaning of 'moving and centering from the heart'. This workshop explores how the ribcage can be considered as 4 quadrants that cross-relate to each other (with core support) to cause 'movement from the heart' - or specifically the centre of the thoracic curve. The 4 quadrants of the ribcage Click here for the list Previous Workshops All Workshops before Jan 2025

Classes on demand Gold & Platinum members have access to these sessions for FREE. And as a premium member you can attend most of my live events for free too. Check out membership options Button Space for the knees Button A masterclass on how the how body can help release the knees Continue Recorded Wednesday, 19 May 2021 Button How to practice to help an injury Button Because I dislocated a shoulder, my general 'kindness to joints' became an imperative for the shoulder, but the way of working discovered ,does the same for all joints. Continue Recorded Tuesday, 18 May 2021 Button Your breathing gear, support from both the earth and from space Button This took the 'sail' image that describes the relationship between head and wings and expanded to the base of the spine and low back ribs - to provide a sense of how the spine between these things can relax into the support of the arriving breath - together with the inner relates of the out breath the picture develops a general sense of how 'your breathing gear' can be the source of your movement and release. Continue Recorded Wednesday, 28 April 2021 Button Loving kindness in practice Button This began with a deep exploration of how to bring yourself to a kinder relationship to the spine and the body, through breathing relationships to the space all around yo and the world beneath you, that means you can interact with and feel supported by the world from the centre of your being. Continue Recorded Tuesday, 27 April 2021 Button A class in practical kindness Button Most of the class was centred on how to let go back from supportive contact to free up all complications along the way... Continue Recorded Tuesday, 20 April 2021 Button How your feet and hands can release the joints Button We started with some deeply soothing self-massage of the feet and lower legs to develop sensitivity, and then I took the class through how your sensitized touch can be used to release space in all of the joints sequentially in movement and support. Continue Recorded Monday, 19 April 2021 Button The ongoing exploration of the relationships between the deep core spaces and the ribcage Button Some reclining work to explore passive breathing and active supporting relationships to the ground to discover how the core and ribcage work together to support their movements Continue Recorded Wednesday, 14 April 2021 Button Active/passive flexion/extension. Button Exploring rolling through the spine to discover the core/rib activity in flexion, followed by exploring the same relationships that can happen more passively in forward bend...taking it into how to relax the neck/lumbars in uprightness. Continue Recorded Tuesday, 13 April 2021 Button Using the forearms Button A close-knit class really looking at some of the problems and solutions of taking weight through the forearms (elbow dog - possible head-stand) Continue Recorded Monday, 12 April 2021 Button Fluid core & ribs Button An ongoing development of the current theme of the supportive relationships between the spaces within the core and the actions of the ribs and upper spine: In parts and as a whole. Continue Recorded Wednesday, 7 April 2021 Button The sacrum within the pelvis & the spine within the ribcage Button A reasonably 'dynamic' class based on the physicality of bringing the girdles and associated spaces/structures into supportive relationships with the spine from the contact we make with the earth.... to be able to mover FROM the awakened spine itself. Continue Recorded Tuesday, 6 April 2021 Button Sidedness and inner relationships between the plevic space and the ribcage Button This was quite an intense class with just a few students bringing awareness to how most of our periferal complications in the body can be resolved by finding relationships to what we are doing that support natural responsiveness of the core and ribcage cross-diagonally to leave us simply ....centred Continue Recorded Monday, 5 April 2021 Previous Class Recordings (before Feb 4th 2021 ) Click here if you are looking for earlier classes (up to 3rd February 2021) Videos up to 3/2/21

Yoga Solutions classes Free access for all Premium members Membership options are here 2022 -'23 There is a link at the bottom of the page for previous classes A meditation to set you up well on a daily basis 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. Here I offer a practical way of introducing a daily chakra meditation to your life, together with 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... Continue Happy Hips! freeing up the Psoas and Illio-Psoas 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 illiopsoas 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. This 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 are naturally take part in both support and breathing (IF you are not holding yourself up with the hips and spine). 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. Continue The ultimate guide to freeing up your neck There are two very unusual vertebrae in the neck that are related to expression and thought - and moreover whether you are free in these vertebrae or not is dependent on how you are interacting with the world! On this short Yoga solutions podcast, I explain what I mean by this as well as give you a direct physical exploration of how you can liberate natural movement between head and neck, and awaken the thoracic spine so that neck and shoulders no longer need to suffer from the job of holding you up all day... This is the full 1 hour exploration of this idea with practical guidance. Continue How the sacrum, pelvis & hips like to move Hips are quite a tricky thing to understand because what people understand as 'hips' depends on where they 'feel' them. Articulations of the hips involve how the thigh bones, pelvic bones, and the sacrum all move relative to each other. Tightness/difficulty in the hips is a result of holding patterns between these things (all permutations), which is always because of how you hold yourself up. Freedom in the hips relies on each component part of this intricate joint being free to move in the way 'it prefers' without any particular part of it being left responsible for catching and holding your weight. Here I take you through an exploration that should shine a light on your own sacro-illiac-hip holding patterns and give you a way of releasing them. Continue UNDERSTANDING THE BREATH IN POSTURE WORK Many teachers recognise the importance of the breath in posture work, yet breathing practices (aka pranayama), are mostly practiced 'separately' because it is considered as 'advanced' compared to posture work. However, if we are free to explore how the breath is naturally involved in active support whilst preparing for a posture, it makes complete sense of the pranayamas. And understanding the nature of the breath makes complete sense of postures! Continue Freeing up the Shoulders A regular question i get is about how to be free in the shoulders... but whenever I run workshops in new places with large groups of people, one of the things not asked is 'how to reach up with the arms during sun salute'... Yet absolutely everyone in the room is lifting their arms with their shoulders and neck when they come up... which is exactly what gives them the tight shoulders in the first place. I start with a 5 minute trick that will get you to understand how shoulders are supposed to move, and then take you into more depth so it can be applied to postures (reclining eagle & Triangle) Continue Sitting & Seated Forward Bends Sitting upright is really quite tricky for many people - and if so seated forward bends are even harder. Here I show you why and what you need to do differently if you want to 'get' seated postures. Continue Deconstructing Dog pose Dog pose is such a ubiquitous 'in between' posture in flows and the like that it is rare for people to spend any time finding out if there are better ways of doing it.. here I offer you a broken-down-into-parts approach, so you can feel how best to use your arms and legs so that the posture does what it is meant to do for you. Continue Tight hips in Triangle? Triangle (all versions from all traditions) is quite a difficult posture in terms of 'finding the yoga of it'. The bigger wider versions of it can only really be enjoyed and understood whist using a plethora of blocks and other supports - without which the practitioner is likely to strain and pull on their spines (wide angle triangle is notorious for 'causing' sacro-illiac distortions which can become devastating injuries). The clue that you're not doing a particularly useful version of triangle posture is when the front leg hip is holding on like crazy whilst you move yourself into and 'hold' the pose. Here I offer an approach to a modified version of the posture that might give you a direct somatic experience of what it's supposed to feel like (intense, but light and pleasurable) Continue How to cause REAL transformation I share something of my own story and a longterm healing of a mild scoliosis that felt to be the source of a plethora of postural issues that got me to begin my journey over 30 years ago. And how the process of discovery through practice and deep self-inquiry has led to an understanding of things based in reality rather than opinion and bias... and to a life where I get more comfortable, and in many ways younger in my body as I get older. I also share a little something at the end that shows how the breath is the vehicle for marrying up intention with the natural body in movement.... Continue The Chakras- for both believers & non-believers THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF 'YOGA SOLUTIONS' ... Developing a true somatic experience and practical understanding of what they actually are . Continue NECK & SHOULDERS - a permanent solution Many people get neck/shoulder stiffness or pain, and the reason is simply because we spend all day every day holding the head in space with those muscles... The head has an important role in you deciding where to move to in space, but here, I explain how the atlas, the very first vertebra of the neck, can be released so that the head's weight can always be given down through the axis of the spine, regardless of what you are doing, leaving your neck and shoulders free of any weight-bearing responsibility. I also give you something to practice, that will write this way of moving into your nervous system... If you ever suffer from stiff neck and shoulders (or just have a kind of tiredness that makes you want to be inactive all the time) this practice will make you feel free and light… Continue WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU LOWER BACK SEIZES UP... Many people end up hurting their lower backs through some kind of physical labour whilst being bent over - and I am no exception. I strained my lower back doing some DIY... and when I noticed my own fear reactions together with the 'normal' attempt to 'relax' so things didn't hurt, I realised that this standard response was doing me no good whatsoever. So I had a word with myself (I have solutions right?) and did some practice on the day of injury - following my own understanding and honouring of the notion that 'the body is intelligent' in order to unravel the issue. And it worked ! The next day I was back to DIY without any problems ... in fact the following day I was more balanced, and stronger than before the back-strain happened. So here I share both the thinking behind what I did together with the intention behind, and 'how to' details of, the simple practice of balancing on one foot in order to release the issue... You don't have to have a strained lower back to feel the benefits of following this, and if you do ever suffer from that, this will give you a get out of jail free card when it happens... Continue 'FLOW' and the breath... De-bunking the norm. There is a reason for the 'inhale up/exhale down' instruction that makes 'doing' yoga postures easier for the mind and body, giving the impression of 'flow'. However, that reason is more to do with habit and stress, than it is to do with the natural flow of a body and mind in harmony with each other in action. Lifting to breathe, and collapsing to release the breath is kind of how we do things when we are both stressed and tired, and practicing yoga in this way entrenches this behaviour into our movement. Here I guide you into an experiential understanding of how the breath itself can become the source of support and free movement, simply by adjusting your intent, at the specific moments of arrival and release of the breath... Continue Inner space & Inner support 'Inner space' is a description of a purely somatic experience that most people only have when resting and happy.... Here I give you a way of providing that for yourself directly, simply by using your hands for support. 'Inner support' is similarly a description of a somatic experience that will mean very different things to different people depending on what efforts and tensions they are accustomed to... So I also offer an approach to the same thing as above (as your starting point) to set things up so that the breath itself can give you the most natural inner support you can develop (through the breath), which in turn offers you a strength that leaves you free in your movements through space... Continue Postural Strategies & the breath We all have preferred ways of being upright, and our breath follows suit - OR we have preferred ways of breathing, and the way we become upright is determined by this. Most ways of becoming upright involve lifting with our spines (but definitely NOT the only way). Here I unpack this relationship to uprightness and breathing, and show you how you can use either (perfectly natural) pattern as a starting point to discover the 'yoga' of it... ie, how you can use the breath to discover a way of releasing into uprightness through an elongating spine, following a release of breath and tension.... Continue A DIY face-lift Self massage for the face, head and specifically the jaw ... jaw tension is often a source of difficulties in the neck and shoulders, and holding-patterns in the face often maintains unnecessary holding patterns in the body and breath... Do this once for a nice experience, do it daily for a week and change things for good. Continue THE MIND, THE CORE & LOOKING AFTER THE SPINE How to sidestep the biggest source of confusion in physical practice and avoid 'red herrings' in our attempt to understand yoga. Moving from the core and ribcage, in harmony with the breath to free up the spine Moving & expressing FROM the spine behind the heart, Resting THROUGH your central axis. Continue Moving from the Spine "Moving from the Spine" Most restrictions in the body can be simply dropped when you move from the spine ... with the spine at the central axis of everything you are doing. This is NOT the same as working to bend your spine this way and that - particularly if you are using your weight to do it. Here I try and explain exactly what I mean by 'moving from the spine' and give you a rather fun, simple (and kind of random) thing you can do to naturally awaken the spine, core and other 'breathing gear' in the way I mean... Continue The best way to use your limbs in practice... Most people's yoga practice is sourced in their teacher's instructions - following those instructions causes us to do things in quite unnatural ways. Here I offer a simple explanation of how the limbs most naturally support us, and invite you to apply that nature to your practice.... Continue True spinal extension how to 'open from the heart'... Most people have problems in backbends for the simple fact that they are relying on passive extension of lumbars and neck to achieve it ... this not only 'pinches' the spine in a less-than-useful way, but it actually prevents any movement from the upper spine happening. True spinal extension (backbending AND spine elongation in uprightness) originates from a direct reversal of the rounded part of the back (rather than trying to use your weight to lever extension into the spine)... and this in turn is essentially a natural function of the person expressing openness (rather than of someone trying the 'bend' their spine). The folowing shoud help you discover what I am talking about as a direct somatic experience... Continue Balances If you want to be able to balance, don't try and balance! Here I explain the reason for any difficulty you might have in 'balance postures' or the even more misleading instruction of 'holding balances'. And i show you exactly the small shift in perspective and understanding that should make things much simpler... Continue 'Gathering together' to create more space! There is a familiar principle in Scaravelli inspired yoga of 'gathering together ' before 'opening out'. It is an idea that makes zero sense to the 'stretch' camp of yoga, and is often misinterpreted by those familiar with it as a kind of 'contraction' so they enjoy 'opening out' after... Here I try and make practical sense of the thing... what you are actually trying to do AND why it works. Continue The limbs and your relationship with the world. The limbs, and how to find a supportive relationship to the world from the way you engage with it. Most of us are in a habitual and reactionary relationship with the world around us, that involves 'pushing away' or 'pulling in'. Both of these attitudes get hard-wired into our movement and are each equally debilitating for our energy and physical/emotional/mental health. Here I give you the idea with an example or two and show you how to shift this life-dimming paradigm directly through your practice. (Apologies for the echo 5 mins in - it was a feedback between the FBlive and my microphone... It stops v. soon after) Continue A very different Yoga Solutions A pranayama practice (breath retention) that can be used directly to shift state of mind, and to help deprogram ourselves out of unhelpful thought loops. Continue Deconstructing the humble forward bend Forward bending is something everyone can do to some degree or other, but how easy and comfortable forward bending is, depends entirely on how you got there. The simplest of postures offer the most value and content, IF you are prepared to genuinely let go of habit, in favour of exploration of what is both possible and natural... Here I offer you the reasons forward bending can be restrictive or uncomfortable for you, and give you a way of approaching the movement that should make total sense to your body... Continue Understanding back-bends UNDERSTANDING SPINAL EXTENSION Most of us do back-bending by habitually hyperextending the lumbars and/or neck. Doing so is not a particularly useful practice and can aggravate and exaggerate postural habits... Here I explain what needs to happen for you to extend your spine in a useful and pleasurable way. Continue Opening the Hips 'Hip opening postures' often have the opposite effect for people.... they try and stretch their hips open, and the outcome leaves them even tighter in the groins/psoas/adductors & lower back. Here I unravel the problem and show you what 'hip opening' actually feels like, so that you can carry a new relationship to your hips with you, that will ALLOW them to open. Continue Demystifying the body and the breath When you do things TO the body and the breath, you might develop control of how you move and breathe, but you will be exaggerating the separation between yourself and your body. And separation is at the source of any physical/emotional issue you are using your yoga to redress... Here I offer a clear and practical explanation of the difference between this, and relating to the world THROUGH your body and breath, which unites you with both. Follow my suggestions and feel the difference in yourself ... if you like the feeling, it will change your practice forever... If you have a few yoga years under your belt and would like to do my deep dive into pranayama course, go to https://www.acquaviva.yoga/the-sacred-breath-1 Continue How to let go of any issues around your lower back, hips neck and shoulders... All of these things are to do with how we hold our weight up ... Here I show you how to become light, by giving your weight to to ground instead of to your back and joints... Enjoy! Continue My go-to 15min practice Leg extensions - the way to do it that makes you want to do it all the time.... Continue Shoulders in dog pose (plus my thoughts on Astanga) Continue Bow pose/ Crescent pose How to liberate the upper spine for the true 'yoga' experience of these extension postures. Continue THE solution to tight hamstrings "The solution to tight hamstrings... When your hamstrings are tight, it is usually because they are overly involved with your support strategy. Here I explain what might cause this, and then offer a practice that is very likely to lead to a completely different somatic experience of opening out the legs, together with actually being able to let go of the habitual hamstring resistance, so they can be 'stretched' without the usual problems that go with attempting to do this." Continue The FEET! The best way to massage them, and how to do any kind of balance. Continue Click for Previous Yoga Solutions >

A very pleasurable workshop exploring the importance of whole-hearted expression in movement, taking your attention to the things that really matter.. A Celebration of the Body 9th January 2021 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat A very pleasurable workshop exploring the importance of whole-hearted expression in movement, taking your attention to the things that really matter.. All workshops 10:30am - 1:00pm

Deeper into saluting the sun! Rhythms of Practice 12th September 2020 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat Deeper into saluting the sun! All workshops 10:30am - 1:00pm

Another deep-reaching workshop build around releasing common limb joint problems through developing a central/centred relationship to the world around us (the breath and its core responsiveness to support). And we finished with a physical exploration that relieves the head/neck/throat from the job of control, followed by a deep relaxation to integrate... The limbs the core and the head 4th December 2021 Download... main video group video Integrating everything with the centre. Another deep-reaching workshop build around releasing common limb joint problems through developing a central/centred relationship to the world around us (the breath and its core responsiveness to support). And we finished with a physical exploration that relieves the head/neck/throat from the job of control, followed by a deep relaxation to integrate... All workshops

So on this workshop I began with my signature Mahapranayamasana (the breathing earth practice) and I invited participants to tune into some of the responses and benefits of relating to support in a situation where it is possible to relax. I then invited them to try out something else (dog pose was the first thing) to see if they could transpose the experience and movements they had felt in an oppositionally different position... The outcome is surprising! Try it out in another posture! 9th October 2021 Download... main video group video How to understand what the body needs to do... So on this workshop I began with my signature Mahapranayamasana (the breathing earth practice) and I invited participants to tune into some of the responses and benefits of relating to support in a situation where it is possible to relax. I then invited them to try out something else (dog pose was the first thing) to see if they could transpose the experience and movements they had felt in an oppositionally different position... The outcome is surprising! All workshops

This workshop was centred around how to wake up proprioceptive support responses from within (the core responses within the pelvis) and from without (the limbs in support and the actions around the pelvis) - all for the purposes of taking strain off the groins and lower back. The outcome is a new somatic sense of the hips and how they celebrate in movement. (I taught this one from my phone, so quality is a little impaired - but the content is fantastic) A celebration of the hips 11th September 2021 Download... main video group video Learning to let go of the internal holding of the hips so that they can support you! This workshop was centred around how to wake up proprioceptive support responses from within (the core responses within the pelvis) and from without (the limbs in support and the actions around the pelvis) - all for the purposes of taking strain off the groins and lower back. The outcome is a new somatic sense of the hips and how they celebrate in movement. (I taught this one from my phone, so quality is a little impaired - but the content is fantastic) All workshops

This workshop had a bit more of an educational lilt in terms of understanding how the whole thing works - I talk about options for the spine, flexion and extension from different parts. I of course bring the breath and interaction with the earth into the mix, along with appropriate use of the limbs... A good one for those that want to understand things directly through the body. The whole thing ... 15th January 2022 Download... main video group video Our options and favourable ways of doing things This workshop had a bit more of an educational lilt in terms of understanding how the whole thing works - I talk about options for the spine, flexion and extension from different parts. I of course bring the breath and interaction with the earth into the mix, along with appropriate use of the limbs... A good one for those that want to understand things directly through the body. All workshops

This was a rather special workshop where I guide people through various 'innocent' relationships between the body and itself, between the person and action, and between action and the world around you .... people ended up doing whatever the body felt like doing and the instructions were the same for everyone... The return to Innocence 24th April 2021 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat This was a rather special workshop where I guide people through various 'innocent' relationships between the body and itself, between the person and action, and between action and the world around you .... people ended up doing whatever the body felt like doing and the instructions were the same for everyone... All workshops

This week we went into a depth of work that would normally be reserved for a course - finding movements that are sourced in spacious relationships between two fundamental chakras to the world around (through touch and space - a bit of an offshoot from the ongoing Enviro-somatic Intelligence series... The Solar Plexus and Throat 17th October 2020 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat This week we went into a depth of work that would normally be reserved for a course - finding movements that are sourced in spacious relationships between two fundamental chakras to the world around (through touch and space - a bit of an offshoot from the ongoing Enviro-somatic Intelligence series... All workshops 10:30am - 1:00pm

So this started with a gentle investigative approach to simply lying down, taking time to make sure that you can 're-invent' things to make whatever your habitual complication is feel better (i mentioned specifics for all individuals on the group). We then deconstructed and rebuilt shoulder stand up into a new experience for everyone... Taking care of YOUR issue during practice, and Shoulderstand 30th October 2021 Download... main video group video Taking care in shoulder stand So this started with a gentle investigative approach to simply lying down, taking time to make sure that you can 're-invent' things to make whatever your habitual complication is feel better (i mentioned specifics for all individuals on the group). We then deconstructed and rebuilt shoulder stand up into a new experience for everyone... All workshops

This week we were looking at resolving whole-body complications by exploring how the ribs and the core responses within the pelvis work together. We tried it in a few things including a gentle sun salute Inner pelvis & the ribcage 28th November 2020 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat This week we were looking at resolving whole-body complications by exploring how the ribs and the core responses within the pelvis work together. We tried it in a few things including a gentle sun salute All workshops 10:30am - 1:00pm

I refer to this title as the ultimate healing because the majority of our restrictions and physical dysfunctions are sourced in a distortion in ourselves - born of being physically pulled away from our centre. Re-discovering the natural experience of the centred movement and breath leads to new ease and a different kind of strength. Moving breathing and living from the Centre 24th July 2021 Download... main video group video The ultimate healing I refer to this title as the ultimate healing because the majority of our restrictions and physical dysfunctions are sourced in a distortion in ourselves - born of being physically pulled away from our centre. Re-discovering the natural experience of the centred movement and breath leads to new ease and a different kind of strength. All workshops

This workshop evolved from the fact that most participants were feeling less than top form, including someone with covid symptoms. What followed was a very deep exploration centred in causing zero physical stress. It was fabulous I think! The deepest and kindest of explorations... 23rd October 2021 Download... main video group video A workshop for if you are feeling rough.. This workshop evolved from the fact that most participants were feeling less than top form, including someone with covid symptoms. What followed was a very deep exploration centred in causing zero physical stress. It was fabulous I think! All workshops

Embodied living 2A - body relationships part B. - This is the follow-up - the second of a series of 6-week online yoga courses designed to transform your day to day life. Embodied Living - 2B Scroll Body Relationships - part2 Free access for Platinum members Part 2 of the 2nd of a series of 6-week courses with Marc J Acquaviva, to transform your relationship to body & the world around you - the evening sessions top Content 6 videos approx 90 mins each. Enroll for 2A and get this for free Embodied Living 2A is here description Acquaviva Yoga The second wave - the evening sessions - This is the second of my online courses taking us into an exploration of specific relationships between parts of ourselves and the space we occupy. There were two courses running concurrently on this theme, and although the themes of each are based on the same principles, the delivery and specific content was geared to each participating group, so each of these courses shine a light on the same subject from a different angle, often working with different relationships of the body. As always, these recordings of my live online 6-week courses are designed to give you a complete guided tour of the body, bringing awareness to key relationships through action and breath, using simple functional postures and movements as the framework. Week by week you be guided in specific practices that bring you directly in touch with the body's innate intelligence. The course acts as structured support for the process that this initiates. Sessions are around 90minutes each. Once you have access to a recorded session, you have access for life. 45-60 minutes of each session, I guide you through specific practices and relationships based on the theme for the week. Either at the beginning or end of the session I invite Q & A with the live participants, and I offer ideas and practical yoga solutions to whatever is going on for them. People that go through the recorded version of this course have said that this part is just as relevant to their in-the-moment practice as if they were there live. With the recordings, you also have the advantage of being able to pause, rewind and redo parts that catch your attention. To make the most of this course, my advice would be to practice a little bit daily. 10 or 15 minutes will do, although if you are enjoying it, and have the time to do more I have found that there is no actual limit to how long I could practice if I wanted to. If you start with something that caught your interest on the session, the body will begin to remind you of other things.. It could be a principle, a direction of attention, or some relationship that I invite you to explore. If this kind of awareness finds its way into your daily life, then you will have begun the process of embodied living. It is quite a natural outcome of the practice, but only if you invite it. It is this that changes people's lives - there is an empowerment that comes with listening directly to the body's own intelligence. It gives us accurate clues about how we truly feel about things, and its voice can act as the wisest of guides through life. It is this particular realisation and experience that my students find to be one of most profound benefits of practice. - Marc J Acquaviva - This Course If you have access, click below to enter the class Session 1 - Action & Outcome Session 2 - Owning your space Session 3 - Moving & Living from the heart Session 4- The Pulse - finding natural rhythm Session 5 - The Breath is the answer Session 6 - Letting go into the outcome What sort of experience or fitness do I need to follow this course? No experience is required, and no particular level of health is needed for you to begin a journey that will improve both health and quality of life. This work is appropriate for everyone from total beginner with a curiosity about the body-mind relationship, through to fully experienced teachers looking for new depth, new inspiration and real solutions to the common issues encountered in yoga. The baseline requirement is a willingness to explore new ways of looking at things, together with a desire for change. How long do I have access to the course? You should have access for life - as long as the internet and the Acquaviva School of Yoga are alive. Frequently asked questions Each course promises to change my relationships to body and mind... How do these courses differ from each other? That's a big question! Before you experience it the best answer I can give is this: The principles behind my work involve working out how to create the conditions that will allow ANY body to find deeper integration. I have discovered and have been working with 6 fundamental conditions, each of which offers its own path to freedom with practice and time, and each could be considered a 'type' of yoga. But when practiced in conjunction and in natural sequence, effectiveness of practice is off-the-scale, and transformation is inevitable. Each Course takes your through the entirety of these Conditions in sequence, but each individual Course, in sequence, centres around one of the fundamental principles. Also, I am responding in the moment to the live participants, so specific content will be guided by specific groups. Basically, principle-based content is infinitely expandable despite being based on simple principles (in the same way that you can look at the same thing from an infinite number of angles)... I hope that answer wasn't too confusing! You will understand how it works and evolves, as soon as you have experienced one course. Meet the author of the approach Marc J Acquaviva Yoga saved my soul... I began practicing yoga in the 'Scaravelli-inspired' style at the age of 30 in1991, and I used the fundamental principle of 'listening to the song of the body' to find my way out of a great deal of chronic physical pain. In the process I discovered that there were other ways of relating to the body, and to life, that can almost instantly relieve the symptoms of a wide range of very common physical issues, and my discoveries have allowed me to help others also become free of theirs. In practicing new relationships, the issues simply fade away, along with the historic complications that put the issue in place, so the natural outcome is nothing less than personal transformation. And this is possible for absolutely anyone that is willing to apply themselves to what I have discovered. I have been sharing my work with people since 1999. Its effectiveness has led me to define my own style (and School) of Yoga: running courses, workshops, retreats and teacher trainings. My mission is to spread this work as far as I can, and with the advancement of online technology, this is becoming more possible. I'm fast approaching 60 and I feel like I am at the beginning of my life! and I want to share this possibility with the rest of the world.

This started as a gentle reclining sequence for releasing neck and shoulders, and ended up as a deep practical exploration of the 'gathering towards' quality of touch. Neck, shoulders & back to the spine! 26th September 2020 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat This started as a gentle reclining sequence for releasing neck and shoulders, and ended up as a deep practical exploration of the 'gathering towards' quality of touch. All workshops 10:30am - 1:00pm

Over this workshop we gently built up a picture of how the upper body and chest, can rest into and use the support of the ground to move you freely in space, and how the contents of the lower half can take the weight off the spine and invite the upper body to ground. Coming home ~ to the centre of release. 19th June 2021 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat Over this workshop we gently built up a picture of how the upper body and chest, can rest into and use the support of the ground to move you freely in space, and how the contents of the lower half can take the weight off the spine and invite the upper body to ground. All workshops

Today's workshop was centred around the understanding that the 'goal' in any posture is to let go into it, and that the only way that this can happen (well) is when the movements of breathing act equally as our support - for this to happen, these movements need to relate to where we are in contact with the ground... Pranayama and Posture 14th November 2020 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat Today's workshop was centred around the understanding that the 'goal' in any posture is to let go into it, and that the only way that this can happen (well) is when the movements of breathing act equally as our support - for this to happen, these movements need to relate to where we are in contact with the ground... All workshops 10:30am - 1:00pm

This exploration of your breathing relationships with the Earth and the Space above in a series of simple postures .... My game-changing new approach in practice. The breathing Earth 23rd January 2021 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat This exploration of your breathing relationships with the Earth and the Space above in a series of simple postures .... My game-changing new approach in practice. All workshops 10:30am - 1:00pm

On this one I covered everything from the psoas and emotions, the core and extension from below, the ribs and extension from above ... I thought it was kind of random, but the participants loved it.... A broad-reaching workshop 18th December 2021 Download... main video group video An exploration and celebration of the body & breath On this one I covered everything from the psoas and emotions, the core and extension from below, the ribs and extension from above ... I thought it was kind of random, but the participants loved it.... All workshops

On this second part of 'Creating the space to heal' we looked at how the spine of the upper body can find support from the earth and the (breathing) relationships between the head shoulders and ribcage can lead to an awakening of the upper spine. The neck, head & shoulders 3rd July 2021 Download... main video group video Creating the space to heal 2 On this second part of 'Creating the space to heal' we looked at how the spine of the upper body can find support from the earth and the (breathing) relationships between the head shoulders and ribcage can lead to an awakening of the upper spine. All workshops

The workshop began with experiencing how inner tensions (like the groins) are usually tense because of the way we arrive into a position. What followed was a deep exploration of how the 'breathing gear' can respond to surrender of your weight... Learning the power of letting go 12th June 2021 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat The workshop began with experiencing how inner tensions (like the groins) are usually tense because of the way we arrive into a position. What followed was a deep exploration of how the 'breathing gear' can respond to surrender of your weight... All workshops

This workshop began with asking the group what they need: the answer was basically solutions for everything from the head to hips and of course the spine in between. So I began with addressing the most prevalent issue for people - the base of the spine - and took through a deep exploration of how the breath and its release in the area can change everything. (Some of the content of my next course) The solution is the breath! 7th August 2021 Download... main video group video An accidental prequel to 'the Sacred Breath 2' This workshop began with asking the group what they need: the answer was basically solutions for everything from the head to hips and of course the spine in between. So I began with addressing the most prevalent issue for people - the base of the spine - and took through a deep exploration of how the breath and its release in the area can change everything. (Some of the content of my next course) All workshops

'Gathering in to open out' is a principle that works, but is full of misconception that can stay stuck (because it still works)... in this workshop we explored the individual and very personal relationships to the world in action that can unravel any confusion. Clarity about 'gathering in to open out' 12th March 2022 Download... main video group video Sourcing outward action from the centre 'Gathering in to open out' is a principle that works, but is full of misconception that can stay stuck (because it still works)... in this workshop we explored the individual and very personal relationships to the world in action that can unravel any confusion. All workshops

Here is a list of all the up coming workshops, retreats and other events, where you can get a chance to directly experience what can happen when you apply yourself to Acquaviva Yoga (Scaravelli inspired). Anchor 1 Go to the Members Area for the replays Online Yoga Workshops & In-person Events Multiple Dates Your weekly deep dive - A Saturday morning experience with Marc (9) Sat 20 Jun Online - via Zoom - Registration c/w ticket Details & Booking Heart, Twickenham (2) Date and time is TBD Twickenham United Reformed Church Hall Details & Booking

From a question about a restricted shoulder, this workshop evolved into a fantastic exploration of how to use the limbs in a way that brings you back to your centre through the breath and its release. A masterclass in the relationship between pranayama and posture... The Limbs, the Core & the Breath 27th November 2021 Download... main video group video A masterclass in pranayama and posture From a question about a restricted shoulder, this workshop evolved into a fantastic exploration of how to use the limbs in a way that brings you back to your centre through the breath and its release. A masterclass in the relationship between pranayama and posture... All workshops

The baseline understanding behind my work is that the body's responses, are a perfect reflection of the qualities with which we physically engage with the world about us.. The secondary understanding of this principle is that if we can refine the quality of our phsyical relationships with .... The Haptic Intelligence I Free access for Platinum members The first of a new ground-breaking series of Online Courses that explores the potential that arises when we listen to the innate intelligence of our sensory feedback systems... Next-level Development Courses for dedicated teachers & practitioners. A 7-week guided deep exploration of the relationship between the quality of our touch, and the body's natural responses. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Content 7 workshops ~ 90 mins each (+bonus videos) Cost: £97 ~ Enroll now Haptic Intelligence - the fundamentals: The baseline understanding behind my work is that the body's responses, are a perfect reflection of the qualities with which we physically engage with the world about us.... The secondary understanding of this principle is that if we can explore and refine the quality of our engagement with the world, then we have the opportunity to witness the body reflecting the changes we are making. Essentially this is direct embodiment of the karmic principle - refining our natural embodied intelligence through our haptic feedback system - directly witnessing the outcome of our actions. What to expect : Over these 6 sessions, I will be guiding you as you explore and refine the quality of a full range of 'kinds' of supportive touch, together with developing the natural deep-core responses of a body that is free of holding patterns. This is the first principle, or condition, that will allow the body mind and breath to become united and entirely confluent in action. Each session will begin with an introduction to the specific theme of the workshop and move into a guided physical practice. The framework will be a few specific key functional movements and yoga postures (and as a participant you can also bring other things you would like to explore to the table). There is usually between 15 and 30 minutes of Q&A, where you will find some of of your own questions might be covered, a summary of the day's principle and its application to both your practice and your life, and usually we have time for a guided deep relaxation. Whether you are a live participant or following this course via the recordings, you can expect your body mapping to improve immensely, and you will discover surprising new connections and relationships, together with subsequent new freedoms in the spine and joints. And as part of your course, you can claim your free 121 time with me to iron out any confusions or specific sticking points in your practice or somatic understanding... on occasion, participants give permission for a particularly enlightening 121 session to be shared with the group - these act as bonus videos for you to watch and take part in. By the end of the course, your body will have changed, and you will have at your fingertips a whole new repertoire of 'how to' in approach to body work of any kind, either for your own practice, or for how you work with others. Haptic Intelligence Course workshops week 1 - Introductory workshop week 2 - Solar Plexus & touch Week 3 - The Neck and Throat Week 4 - Lower belly & Hips Week 5 - the Head & 'gathered to your touch' Week 6 - haptic relationships put to practice Week 7 - haptic relationships practical 2 Anchor 1

On this Saturday re-treat, I was once again inviting people to find the 'breathing earth' but then expanded into how the central spaces of the body can be connected to the space above and all around you... We included the solar plexus and then in standing postures, particularly the throat... The Breath and the space all around 6th February 2021 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat On this Saturday re-treat, I was once again inviting people to find the 'breathing earth' but then expanded into how the central spaces of the body can be connected to the space above and all around you... We included the solar plexus and then in standing postures, particularly the throat... All workshops 10:30am - 1:00pm

We began with my signature practice - which I call 'mahapranayamasana' - a practice that simple in appearance, but through engagement and breath can reveal everything you need to know about practice. We then worked with wheel (backbend) - deconstructing /reconstructing it to a point of integration Exploring your relationships to above and below. 6th November 2021 Download... main video group video Looking at 'wheel'. We began with my signature practice - which I call 'mahapranayamasana' - a practice that simple in appearance, but through engagement and breath can reveal everything you need to know about practice. We then worked with wheel (backbend) - deconstructing /reconstructing it to a point of integration All workshops

So this session was spent learning to 'de-couple' habitual compensatory reactions to the actions of the limbs to discover how they can support a relaxed spine, followed by an exploration of how the core and breathing gear (spine) can move us whilst the limbs relax ... in order to put them back together in harmony rather than conflict. Understanding support from within and without 19th February 2022 Download... main video group video Simplifying and strengthening movement and support So this session was spent learning to 'de-couple' habitual compensatory reactions to the actions of the limbs to discover how they can support a relaxed spine, followed by an exploration of how the core and breathing gear (spine) can move us whilst the limbs relax ... in order to put them back together in harmony rather than conflict. All workshops

I began this by planting a seed about state of mind - and how you can play with 'directions' of the senses together with 'expression' to find good mental balance in relationship to your environment. We went on to explore awakening with whilst relaxing without - moving towards our outward actions supporting inner release... A gentle building awakening of the spine for the Spring 26th March 2022 Download... main video group video Senses, physical expression, the core and the spine. I began this by planting a seed about state of mind - and how you can play with 'directions' of the senses together with 'expression' to find good mental balance in relationship to your environment. We went on to explore awakening with whilst relaxing without - moving towards our outward actions supporting inner release... All workshops

On this one, I invite you to fully release the hips in movement and support, for the purpose of freeing up the full natural extension response of the spine... Natural hips, open heart 2nd March 2022 Download... main video group video Helping you liberate the spine behind the heart On this one, I invite you to fully release the hips in movement and support, for the purpose of freeing up the full natural extension response of the spine... All workshops

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Free weekly online classes - Yoga Solutions - Marc answers questions and offers practical solutions to all of the most common difficulties in yoga. A vast resource of free online content. top FREE Classes on the blog... I put up some of my public broadcasts, classes and workshops in the Acquaviva Blog - there is a 5-day pranayama detox, some 5-minute yoga sollutions and some of my musings on the subject of Yoga and Life... Free for all members The Acquaviva Blog is here Yoga Solutions Live broadcasts.... Every Tuesday at 10:30am (UK time), Marc broadcasts a live class in his Facebook group & Youtube channel in direct response to people's questions about the body, yoga practice and how to resolve physical complications in practice. There are also interviews and workshop snippets on the Youtube channel and Instagram/IGTV You can join these sessions live for free on Facebook or Youtube. But they are recorded and kept exclusively for Silver and Gold subscribers of this website (and for anyone on one of the Acquaviva Yoga & Teacher Development Courses Silver/Gold/Platinum members - Watch 'Yoga Solutions' videos now Its easy to become a Premium member - click below to see what comes with premium mebership (from £9.95/month): Membership Options FREE CLASSES - ONLINE Anchor 1 If you would like to support my mission to spread this work far and wide, become a proud patron and supporter of my work by clicking the 'Donate' button below. You will be helping me to continue to provide free content for the wider yoga community. (You can help me save the world from pain and misunderstanding for as little as £1/month :-) Many thanks!

This workshop got us awakening and working from a very deep place, which inevitably comes from the part of the spine that is very stuck in most people.... we all felt really quite good by the end. Freeing up the heart & neck 11th December 2021 Download... main video group video Awakening the nature of movement from the heart. This workshop got us awakening and working from a very deep place, which inevitably comes from the part of the spine that is very stuck in most people.... we all felt really quite good by the end. All workshops

Yoga for Embodied Living - A series of 6-week online Yoga Courses with Marc J Acquaviva - Scaravelli inspired. top Embodied Living A series of 6-week online courses that will change your life Direct access is here: Embodied Living 1 - Course Info & Content Embodied Living 2 Info & Content Each course, progressively guides you through an experience that re-awakens the whole body - in relationship to itself, to the earth below, and the space you occupy. The process brings you into the very centre of your being, and closer to your essential self, simply through opening direct access to the innate and ancient wisdom of your own body... Anchor 2 Embodied Living 1 - the Principles of Practice A 6-week course to change your life. (with a bonus introductory session) 7 workshops included in this Course £47 Course Info & Content Enrol now Embodied Living 2 - Body Relationships in life The second, follow-up 6-week series to transform relationship to body . 12 workshops included in this Course !! £97 NB. please only book this if you have completed Embodied Living 1 Course Info & Content Enrol now Embodied living faq What sort of experience or fitness do I need to follow these courses? No experience is required, and no particular level of health or flexibility is needed for you to begin a journey that will improve both health and quality of life. This work is appropriate for everyone from total beginner with a curiosity about the body-mind relationship, through to fully experienced teachers looking for new depth, new inspiration and real solutions to the common issues encountered in yoga. The baseline requirement is a willingness to explore new ways of looking at things, together with a desire for change. How long do I have access to a course? You should have access for life - as long as the internet and the Acquaviva School of Yoga are alive. Each course promises to change my relationships to body and mind... How do these courses differ from each other? That's a big question! Before you experience it the best answer I can give is this: The principles behind my work involve working out how to create the conditions that will allow ANY body to find deeper integration. I have discovered and have been working with 6 fundamental conditions, each of which offers its own path to freedom with practice and time, and each could be considered a 'type' of yoga. But when practiced in conjunction and in natural sequence, effectiveness of practice is off-the-scale, and transformation is inevitable. Each Course takes your through the entirety of these Conditions in sequence, but each individual Course, in sequence, centres around one of the first three fundamental principles. Also, I am responding in the moment to the live participants, so specific content will be guided by specific groups. Basically, principle-based content is infinitely expandable despite being based on simple principles (in the same way that you can look at the same thing from an infinite number of angles)... I hope that answer wasn't too confusing! You will understand how it works and evolves, as soon as you have experienced one course. Frequently asked questions Meet the author of the approach Marc J Acquaviva Yoga saved my soul... I returned to my childhood passion of yoga at the age of 30 in1991, practicing in the 'Scaravelli-inspired' style , and I used the fundamental principle of 'listening to the song of the body' to find my way out of a great deal of chronic physical pain. In the process I discovered that there were other ways of relating to the body, and to life, that can almost instantly relieve the symptoms of a wide range of very common physical issues, and my discoveries have allowed me to help others also become free of theirs. In practicing new relationships, the issues simply fade away, and the historic complications that put the issue in place can simply dissolve in the light , so the natural outcome is nothing less than personal transformation. And this is possible for absolutely anyone that is willing to apply themselves to what I have discovered. I have been sharing my work with people since 1999. Its effectiveness has led me to define my own style (and School) of Yoga: running courses, workshops, retreats and teacher trainings. My mission is to spread this work as far as I can, and with the advancement of online technology, this is becoming more possible. I'm fast approaching 60 and I feel like I am at the beginning of my life! and I want to share this possibility with the rest of the world. author

Embodied living 2A - body relationships part A. - This is the second of a series of 6-week online yoga courses designed to transform your day to day life. Embodied Living - 2A Scroll Body Relationships - part1 Free access for Platinum members Part 1 of the 2nd of a series of 6-week courses with Marc J Acquaviva, to transform your relationship to body & the world around you - the daytime sessions top Content 6 videos approx 90 mins each. (plus a bonus meditation session) Cost: £97 ~ Enroll now Embodied Living 2B comes free with this description Acquaviva Yoga The second wave - the daytime sessions - This is the second of my online courses taking us into an exploration of specific relationships between parts of ourselves and the space we occupy. There were two courses running concurrently on this theme, and although the themes of each are based on the same principles, the delivery and specific content was geared to each participating group, so each of these courses shine a light on the same subject from a different angle, often working with different relationships of the body. As always, these recordings of my live online 6-week courses are designed to give you a complete guided tour of the body, bringing awareness to key relationships through action and breath, using simple functional postures and movements as the framework. Week by week you be guided in specific practices that bring you directly in touch with the body's innate intelligence. The course acts as structured support for the process that this initiates. I offer new ways of understanding movement and support, that will greatly enhance your practice, whether you are a complete beginner or experienced Yoga practitioner from any style of practice. Sessions are around 90minutes each. Once you have access to a recorded session, you have access for life. 45-60 minutes of each session, I guide you through specific practices and relationships based on the theme for the week. Either at the beginning or end of the session I invite Q & A with the live participants, and I offer ideas and practical yoga solutions to whatever is going on for them. People that go through the recorded version of this course have said that this part is just as relevant to their in-the-moment practice as if they were there live. With the recordings, you also have the advantage of being able to pause, rewind and redo parts that catch your attention. To make the most of this course, my advice would be to practice a little bit daily. 10 or 15 minutes will do, although if you are enjoying it, and have the time to do more I have found that there is no actual limit to how long I could practice if I wanted to. If you start with something that caught your interest on the session, the body will begin to remind you of other things.. It could be a principle, a direction of attention, or some relationship that I invite you to explore. If this kind of awareness finds its way into your daily life, then you will have begun the process of embodied living. It is quite a natural outcome of the practice, but only if you invite it. It is this that changes people's lives - there is an empowerment that comes with listening directly to the body's own intelligence. It gives us accurate clues about how we truly feel about things, and its voice can act as the wisest of guides through life. It is this particular realisation and experience that my students find to be one of most profound benefits of practice. - Marc J Acquaviva - This Course If you have access, click below to enter the class Session 1 - Action & Outcome Session 2 - Owning your space Session 3 - Moving & Living from the heart Session 4- The Pulse - finding natural rhythm Session 5 - The Breath is the answer Session 6 - Letting go into the outcome Bonus Meditation What sort of experience or fitness do I need to follow this course? No experience is required, and no particular level of health is needed for you to begin a journey that will improve both health and quality of life. This work is appropriate for everyone from total beginner with a curiosity about the body-mind relationship, through to fully experienced teachers looking for new depth, new inspiration and real solutions to the common issues encountered in yoga. The baseline requirement is a willingness to explore new ways of looking at things, together with a desire for change. How long do I have access to the course? You should have access for life - as long as the internet and the Acquaviva School of Yoga are alive. Each course promises to change my relationships to body and mind... How do these courses differ from each other? That's a big question! Before you experience it the best answer I can give is this: The principles behind my work involve working out how to create the conditions that will allow ANY body to find deeper integration. I have discovered and have been working with 6 fundamental conditions, each of which offers its own path to freedom with practice and time, and each could be considered a 'type' of yoga. But when practiced in conjunction and in natural sequence, effectiveness of practice is off-the-scale, and transformation is inevitable. Each Course takes your through the entirety of these Conditions in sequence, but each individual Course, in sequence, centres around one of the fundamental principles. Also, I am responding in the moment to the live participants, so specific content will be guided by specific groups. Basically, principle-based content is infinitely expandable despite being based on simple principles (in the same way that you can look at the same thing from an infinite number of angles)... I hope that answer wasn't too confusing! You will understand how it works and evolves, as soon as you have experienced one course. Frequently asked questions Meet the author of the approach Marc J Acquaviva Yoga saved my soul... I began practicing yoga in the 'Scaravelli-inspired' style at the age of 30 in1991, and I used the fundamental principle of 'listening to the song of the body' to find my way out of a great deal of chronic physical pain. In the process I discovered that there were other ways of relating to the body, and to life, that can almost instantly relieve the symptoms of a wide range of very common physical issues, and my discoveries have allowed me to help others also become free of theirs. In practicing new relationships, the issues simply fade away, along with the historic complications that put the issue in place, so the natural outcome is nothing less than personal transformation. And this is possible for absolutely anyone that is willing to apply themselves to what I have discovered. I have been sharing my work with people since 1999. Its effectiveness has led me to define my own style (and School) of Yoga: running courses, workshops, retreats and teacher trainings. My mission is to spread this work as far as I can, and with the advancement of online technology, this is becoming more possible. I'm fast approaching 60 and I feel like I am at the beginning of my life! and I want to share this possibility with the rest of the world.

This was a large-ish class with most areas of the body needing to be covered, so I went for a central solution to all local issues (neck, shoulders, knees and elbows, hips and groins). Here is a powerfully transformative workshop on how the outward release of tension through the limbs depends on a direct connection of them to pivotal points along the spine that can be accessed through core engagement related to support. Between the centre and your hands & feet 12th February 2022 Download... main video group video From the hands & feet to the core and throat This was a large-ish class with most areas of the body needing to be covered, so I went for a central solution to all local issues (neck, shoulders, knees and elbows, hips and groins). Here is a powerfully transformative workshop on how the outward release of tension through the limbs depends on a direct connection of them to pivotal points along the spine that can be accessed through core engagement related to support. All workshops

One fundamental understanding behind my work is that the body's responses, are a perfect reflection of the qualities with which we physically engage with the space we occupy. If we can explore and refine the quality of our engagement with the space around us through breathing & release, we can... The Proprioceptive Intelligence Series Free access for Platinum members Next-level Development Courses for dedicated teachers & practitioners. Course workshops Intro-1: What is Proprioception? Course 1 - The Crown & above Course 3 - Spine & the space in front Course 5 - Learning to float Intro-2: Our History & space behind Course 2 - Ground & the space within Course 4 - learning to fly! Course 6 - Letting go into the outcome The second of a new ground-breaking series of Online Courses that explores the potential that arises when we listen to the innate intelligence of our sensory feedback systems... Content 8 workshops ~ 75-90 mins each. (2 x intro workshops + 6 x course) Cost: £97 ~ Enroll now Proprioceptive Intelligence - the fundamentals: The baseline understanding behind my work is that the body's responses, are a perfect reflection of the qualities with which we physically engage with the world about us - which through breathing and other actions, includes our physical relationships to the space we occupy... Anchor 1 Our proprioceptive nervous system is a sophisticated part of our sensory intelligence, that is not only responsible for know where parts of ourselves are in space in relationship to each other, but it is also capable of mapping out the actual space around us. The way we physically respond to the space we occupy is written by each of our uniquely individual histories - causing us to retract from contact or from space in some parts of ourselves, and to push defiantly outwards in others. All of us hold combinations these patterns of responses in the way we move and breathe, which in turn dictates how we feel within ourselves. This is where an intelligent approach to Yoga can step in - If we can become directly present to how we are physically relating to space we occupy, we can objectively shift our engagements. The result will be an entirely different experience of our environment, which leads to an entirely different experience of being in our bodies . What to expect : On the introductory workshops, I will offer general guidance on the practical aspects of 'working with space' together with an overview of some of the most common 'retractions' that lead to postural holding patterns. I will also be including some specific pranayama practices to help you find the direct experience of 'support from space'. What people say .... Alison Koslowski (Edinburgh) “The online class format worked really well and I was surprised how much it allowed me to deepen my practice - perhaps even more than an in person class. The course has totally rewired my perception of my spine in really helpful and fun ways. It has given me loads to work with! I look forward to going back over the videos of the classes again…and again…” Over the 6 course sessions, together with the included 121s, I will be guiding each of you explore particular relationships to space that will free you of the need to 'hold yourself up' , and over the course, we will cover the patterns of engagement from all of the major articulations of the limbs and body and each of the key areas of the spine. Each session will begin with an introduction to the specific theme of the workshop and move into a guided physical practice. The framework will be a few specific key functional movements and yoga postures (and if you are a live participant you can also bring other things you would like to explore to the table). There is usually between 15 and 30 minutes of Q&A, a summary of the day's principle and its application to both your practice and your life, and usually we have time for a guided deep relaxation. If you just try out the base-line content by taking the intro workshops only (both for only £25) or if you would go straight for the full course (just £197, but this also includes 3 121s), you can expect both your body mapping, and your spacial awareness to improve immensely. You will discover surprising new patterns of connection together with subsequent new freedoms in the breath and in movement And as part of your course, you need to claim your free 121 time with me to iron out any confusions or specific sticking points in your practice or somatic understanding. (NB. 121s are not included with intro-only attendance ) By the end of the course, your body will have changed, and you will have a brand new somatic embodiment of 'how to' in approach to body work of any kind, either for your own practice, or for how you work with others. Course workshops Introductory 1 - what is Proprioception? Intro 2 - Our history & the space behind us Course 1 - The Crown and the space above Course 2 - the ground & the space within Course 3 - The Spine and the space in front Course 4 - Learning to fly! Out thru fingers/toes Course 5 - Learning to float ! The pause, in space & time Course 6 - Letting go into the outcome About Marc Marc J Acquaviva has been passionate about yoga since his early childhood (since 1968), and from 1991 he studied and practiced exclusively with people that have worked directly with Vanda Scaravelli, such as Diane Long and Sophy Hoare, as well as with the highly respected osteopaths that have been called to further understanding of her work, such as Pete Blackaby and John Stirk. During his intensive yoga study years, in the spirit of following Vanda Scaravelli's influences, Marc also explored and has drawn from other wellbeing practices, such as Feldenkrais Qi Gong and Thai yoga massage. After 8 years or so he eventually decided to teach, and qualified in 2000 with Natural Bodies of Brighton, doing Gary Carter's anatomy for yoga course. He developed his own unique take on the work after suffering from a prolapsed disc during training. The prolapse meant he wasn't able to walk, but he found that it was possible, through his own innate somatic sense of the body-relationships involved, to relieve the symptoms and restore function... He 'healed' the prolapse for himself within a few weeks, and has been developing and using his unique approach to help others ever since.

An open ended 30 minute gently guided deep relaxation session, that can help you relieve many common stress-related symptoms including but not limited to migraine, whiplash, sinus issues headache, neck issues, lower back issues & breathing difficulties. Just £7 for life long access. The Art of Letting Go... - the ultimate anti-stress course For migraine, headache, or any stress-related issue A 30 minute gently guided deep relaxation to help you re-set Experience a total release from stress in just 30 minutes. Use any time: Access for life & downloadable to your device A whole enviro-somatic body-map experience Releases energetic blocks in the pranic system Can help relieve symptoms of migraine Effective for any cranial nerve impingement (eg. whiplash) Also effective for neck ache & lower back issues Offers a direct somatic heart-opening experience How the whole body relates to itself & through breathing Buy this now - Just £19.95 Your video is here

This Saturday morning re-treat was a celebration of the relationships between the neck/throat, the wings/shoulders, and the face! It is the way we 'hold' ourselves in space that cause these common physical complaints, and it is the way we interact with the world and with the sense of weight that can change everything - The outcome is freedom for the neck and shoulders... A whole-body solution to neck and shoulders 18th September 2021 Download... main video group video 'The breath of Atlas' This Saturday morning re-treat was a celebration of the relationships between the neck/throat, the wings/shoulders, and the face! It is the way we 'hold' ourselves in space that cause these common physical complaints, and it is the way we interact with the world and with the sense of weight that can change everything - The outcome is freedom for the neck and shoulders... All workshops

I am Marc J Acquaviva, Scaravelli Yoga Practitioner for over 40 yrs. I specialise in helping people find solutions for longterm physical limitations, including old and more recent injuries. I also offer a Yoga Teacher Mentoring service & 1:1 guidance for anyone on the Yoga path. Online & in Hove UK. top Are you looking for something more from your Yoga ? Are you open to a fresh perspective ? Do you want to heal your body? Welcome to a very different way of understanding your body ... it is a way that your body will recognise. And with time & practice, it will be your body that teaches you everything you need to know, for a pleasurable life that is life well-led. - A 10 minute explanation of the way I work and why - About Marc I have been passionate about yoga since early childhood (since 1968), and from 1991 I studied and practiced exclusively with people that have worked directly with Vanda Scaravelli, such as Diane Long and Sophy Hoare, as well as with the highly respected osteopaths that have been called to further understanding of her work, such as Pete Blackaby and John Stirk. During my earlier intensive yoga study years, in the spirit of following Vanda Scaravelli's own influences, I also explored and have drawn great value from other wellbeing practices, such as Feldenkrais Qi Gong, Thai yoga massage, Tantra and various different meditative practices. Unable to imagine doing anything else with my life, I eventually decided to teach, and qualified in 2000 with Natural Bodies of Brighton, doing Gary Carter's anatomy for yoga course. I actually began to develop my own take on the work after suffering from a prolapsed disc whilst doing the training. The prolapse meant I wasn't able to walk, but I found that it was possible, through my own innate somatic sense of the structural relationships involved, to relieve the symptoms and restore function... I 'healed' the prolapse for myself within a few weeks, and I have been developing and using my unique approach (based on 'what actually works) to help others ever since. More recently (2019/2020), in realising that my work involves an entirely different understanding of how a natural body actually works, I coined the term 'Enviro-Somatic' as a description of the methodology. It refers to the fact that someone's experience of themselves through the body, is a direct reflection of the way they physically respond to the environment they find themselves in, which in turn is influenced by how they feel, what they think and believe about what they are doing and why, and many other 'subtle' aspects of who they are as a person... more...

Anchor 1 Structural Intelligence: “ The western way of looking at how the body works involves a base-line idea that muscles and tissue are for carrying you, your weight and your structure around, and therefore it is the muscles and connective tissue that are responsible for support. So how they do this has become the focus when we are trying to work out how to move and support ourselves ... To my understanding of things, this thinking is the wrong way round. Of course muscles work when we move and assume any position, but in natural movement they are simply responding to the intention to move or to be supported in place. HOW those muscles work will depend on an infinite number of variable factors, including what the person thinks they are doing, what they are expecting to feel, how they feel about what they are doing, where they are in the cycle of the breath, what is going on in their lives, their minds, emotional body etc. – constantly changing influencing factors that are simply too numerous to list... However there is an axial, un-felt space that lives at the centre of our entire selves, the bones, and they are the framework through which the person must guide their efforts in order to be actually supported in space by the way they engage with the earth. And the way we organise those forces is through the way we relate to and engage with the space we occupy. We call the articulating fluid spaces between bones 'joints', but it would be more accurate to call them 'relationships', because these fluid spaces are defined by the way the bones relate axially through to each other. So if we can visualise the body as bones and structures, with fluid spaces between these these relating things, we can organise ourselves in space, and our supportive efforts through to contact, in ways that can potentially cause zero conflict at these incredibly important zones of relationship we call joints, as well as between whole structures - the relationships that define our felt-sense of the innermost workings of our bodies - between the head, ribs and pelvis. And when we can create and experience this harmony in action, ALL the energy that previously went into 'holding' and 'carrying' the body around is freed up – and can be experienced directly by 'who we are' – within the spine - the body and soul. And this liberated energy can be assigned to life itself " - Marc J Acquaviva - The course itself is a 6-part intensive (recorded live with a small group of people on an online retreat with Marc), and consisting of 3 hour sessions, covering in depth all the most significant relationships between bodily structures, as evolved from Marc's approach to body work - Enviro-Somatic integration, the Acquaviva method. There are also two bonus 75-90min Q&A practical sessions (answering questions that arise for the students) A second Structural Intelligence Course will run as a live and interactive weekly program (to follow) The Structural Intelligence Series 1 The the bare bones ~ and the fluid spaces between. Next-level Development Courses for dedicated teachers & practitioners. Free access for Platinum members This is the fourth of Marc J Acquaviva's ground-breaking series of Online Courses that explores the potential that arises when we listen to the innate intelligence of our sensory feedback systems... Content: 8 workshops 6 x 3HR practical + 2 x 75-90min Q & A Cost £147 icl free 1hr 1:1 ~ Enroll now Course workshops DAY 1 From the Feet back. DAY 2 From the Hands back DAY 3 Between the Spine & the Heels DAY 3 + Day 3 Q& A session DAY 4 Hands, Head, Feet, Pelvis & Spine DAY 5 The axial Breath DAY 5 + Day 5 Q& A session DAY 6 Integration - natural flow & solutions

This week , inspired by a 1:1 request for some help with getting inspired again when teaching sun salute, we had a go at it as a group, and participants took the opportunity to ask about particular sticky points in postures and transitions... Sun Salute revisited 5th September 2020 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat This week , inspired by a 1:1 request for some help with getting inspired again when teaching sun salute, we had a go at it as a group, and participants took the opportunity to ask about particular sticky points in postures and transitions... All workshops 10:30am - 1:00pm

This first workshop of 2022 was a rather wonderful exploration of how inward moving actions, engagements and releases can be integrated with and supported by our outward engagements through the limbs. The second half started with a far-reaching pranayama which we took into standing postures Integrating inward with outward. 8th January 2022 Download... main video group video The breath, the spine, and interaction with the world This first workshop of 2022 was a rather wonderful exploration of how inward moving actions, engagements and releases can be integrated with and supported by our outward engagements through the limbs. The second half started with a far-reaching pranayama which we took into standing postures All workshops