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...

36. Everything you do... 6 December 2025 Download... main video group video ... should be in service to the awakening spine 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. < Previous Back to list Next >

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 (1) Sat 06 Dec Online - via Zoom - Registration c/w ticket Details & Booking Heart, Twickenham (1) Date and time is TBD Twickenham United Reformed Church Hall Details & Booking

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35. The root of flying 29 November 2025 Download... main video group video Releasing the spine from the root 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. < Previous Back to list Next >

8. Standing 22 February 2025 Download... main video group video ... understanding it by lying down 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). < Previous Back to list Next >

1. Awakening movement from the spine of the heart 4 January 2025 Download... main video group video The 4 quadrants of the ribcage 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. < Previous Back to list Next >

4. All you need to know... 25 January 2025 Download... main video group video Several foundational ideas that can form the basis of a life-long practice The wifi was unstable during this workshop, but somehow there was enough content to give you a lifetime of practice.... < Previous Back to list Next >

18. All about the core and the limbs 24 May 2025 Download... main video group video Discovering unity between inward and outward actions 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 < Previous Back to list Next >

Embodied Living 1 - the fundamental principles. This is the first of a series of 6-week online yoga courses designed to transform your day to day life Embodied Living - 1 Scroll the Principles of Practice Free access for Platinum members .... a 7-week course to change your life Content 7 videos approx 90 mins each Cost: £47 ~ Enroll now Ask a question top description Introducing Acquaviva Yoga 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 - there are 7 sessions in total and you will have access for life. The live courses were run with one session per week, and I strongly recommend organising this same structure for yourself: Each week (at the same time if you can) watch and participate in the workshop of the week, giving yourself the following 6 days to practice and apply the principles. The courses are constructed to work in this way, and if you overload with too much information by moving on too quickly you will simply miss the process. During the first 45-60 minutes of each session, I will guide you through specific practices and relationships based on the theme for the week. The second part of the session involves Q & A with the live participants, and I offer practical yoga solutions. 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 Introductory Workshop General Principles of Practice Session 1 Making friends with your touch. Session 2 Making Space Session 3 Finding your Centre Session 4 The Practice - finding your flow Session 5 The Breath is the key 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. 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. At 58 I feel like I am at the beginning of my life! and I want to share this possibility with the rest of the world. contact CONTACT US Top of page Sign up here to join our Newsletter Feel free to connect with Marc and Abigail and they will be happy to respond to any questions you might have . Success! Message received. Send Click here to apply for Short Courses, CPD and Trainings . Acquaviva School of Yoga 15 Ranelagh Villas, Hove BN3 6HE.

16. First Principles in Practice 3 May 2025 Download... main video group video Learning to give the body the conditions it needs for yoga (and truth) to reveal itself 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. < Previous Back to list Next >

12. All about the neck 5 April 2025 Download... main video group video Awakening the spine behind the heart. 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. < Previous Back to list Next >

2. Moving from the Heart p.2 11 January 2025 Download... main video group video Grounding diagonally (from above the heart) 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. < Previous Back to list Next >

23. Your daily pranayama 28 June 2025 Download... main video group video A sequence that can be the model for your approach to any breath work. 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... < Previous Back to list Next >

6. The face, and the spine behind the heart 8 February 2025 Download... main video group video ...the central source of all of the most harmonious body relationships 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... < Previous Back to list Next >

11.The deep core 29 March 2025 Download... main video group video ... how to activate deep inner support, to experience freedom in everything you do. 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. < Previous Back to list Next >

29. All questions answered... 20 September 2025 Download... main video group video Bringing clarity and simplicity to practice 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.... < Previous Back to list Next >

26. A true Yin Yoga class 19 July 2025 Download... main video group video Healing the body through precisely supported release. 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) < Previous Back to list Next >

15.Opening the heart from above down 26 April 2025 Download... main video group video The involvement of your face's relationship to space for whole-hearted extension of the spine 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 < Previous Back to list Next >

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 workshop started with people feeling a little tired and fragile, so I began with a slow-build of energy from the ground up with some reclining, twists and leg extensions, with a particular focus on how to free up the head and neck, and developing into including looking after the knees... deep as usual Head neck and knees 22nd January 2022 Download... main video group video A gentle build up to strength and ease This workshop started with people feeling a little tired and fragile, so I began with a slow-build of energy from the ground up with some reclining, twists and leg extensions, with a particular focus on how to free up the head and neck, and developing into including looking after the knees... deep as usual All workshops

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 Saturday re-treat was all of my regulars, so I simply spent the time working with how to liberate particular local issues that, in the end, everyone needs to pay attention to. The outcome was pivotal for many of the participants. A general workshop dealing with specifics that people brought. 13th March 2021 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat This Saturday re-treat was all of my regulars, so I simply spent the time working with how to liberate particular local issues that, in the end, everyone needs to pay attention to. The outcome was pivotal for many of the participants. 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 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

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Continuing on from the the previous week's theme of 'decoupling' actions so we can see what individual aspects of our bodies and movement can do by themselves in order to piece things together again with more confluence... This workshop we did our best to 'leave the neck and throat' out of things (so that the rest of the body can develop better ways of supporting you that don't rely on the neck) A workshop for the neck & throat 26th February 2022 Download... main video group video A development of support that liberates the neck and shoulders. Continuing on from the the previous week's theme of 'decoupling' actions so we can see what individual aspects of our bodies and movement can do by themselves in order to piece things together again with more confluence... This workshop we did our best to 'leave the neck and throat' out of things (so that the rest of the body can develop better ways of supporting you that don't rely on the neck) All workshops

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

This one began as usual with some deep exploration of how our 'breathing earth' can lead to a deeper responsiveness from within - I then guided through some postures to take advantage of this new inner strength Waking up the core 27th February 2020 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat This one began as usual with some deep exploration of how our 'breathing earth' can lead to a deeper responsiveness from within - I then guided through some postures to take advantage of this new inner strength All workshops 10:30am - 1:00pm

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

19. the 'Heel' of the base 31 May 2025 Download... main video group video The natural way to use the resting point of your base to release your spine into elongation. This understanding of things can give you an enlightening approach to all postures and movements. (Reveals the chakras) < Previous Back to list Next >

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

33.Bringing life to the sleepy heart 8 November 2025 Download... main video group video What 'Awakening the spine' really is... 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. < Previous Back to list Next >

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 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

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

30. How to free your hips and lower back. 11 October 2025 Download... main video group video Learning to find support through and move from - the spine behind the heart. 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. < Previous Back to list Next >

32. All about the head 1 November 2025 Download... main video group video How to be strong enough to not need to hold your 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. < Previous Back to list Next >

This was a general kindness-to-the-body-and-breath workshop that ended up with a powerful engagement that brings the spine and core into united action - leading into a potential to RELEASE into anything you choose to do.... Discovering the centre 2nd October 2021 Download... main video group video Gathering towards the heart This was a general kindness-to-the-body-and-breath workshop that ended up with a powerful engagement that brings the spine and core into united action - leading into a potential to RELEASE into anything you choose to do.... All workshops

25. The ideal body map 12 July 2025 Download... main video group video Moving from the thorax - the solution to all peripheral issues (neck/lower back and all joints of the limbs) 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) < Previous Back to list Next >

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

9. The Spine 1 March 2025 Download... main video group video ... the central expression of your experience. Liberating the spine with the head. -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 < Previous Back to list Next >

This one 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... The breath and support (incl. headstand) 9th April 2022 Download... main video group video Awakening movement from the centre This one 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... All workshops

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

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

A deep exploration of the various fundamental choices we have in our breathing, and the relationships of breathing 'actions' to our support. (A prequel to 'Sacred Breath II' - A live and interactive course to run on Sundays from early September 2021. Check '1:1s & Workshops for details. The Sacred Breath II - introductory workshop 21st August 2021 Download... main video group video The choices we have in our breathing... A deep exploration of the various fundamental choices we have in our breathing, and the relationships of breathing 'actions' to our support. (A prequel to 'Sacred Breath II' - A live and interactive course to run on Sundays from early September 2021. Check '1:1s & Workshops for details. 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

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

13. All about the hips 12 April 2025 Download... main video group video Awakening the core 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. < Previous Back to list Next >