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

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

This is where you will find both recorded and live online yoga courses for dedicated teachers and practitioners, with Marc J Acquaviva. On-Demand & CPD Courses sensory The ultimate anti-stress course Appropriate for all Guided 10- 30 minute deep relaxation sessions that gently and effortlessly build the full body enviro-somatic energy map. Guided sessions to take you into a blissful state whenever you like, that can also 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. FREE access for all Premium members Cost: Just £19.95 Course Info & Content Enroll now! Embodied Living 1 Suitable all levels of experience The Embodied Living Courses are a series of gentle guided practice sessions for all. These courses are suitable for anyone to do at home (recorded live with a small group of people) that will give you an entry level experience of the Enviro-Somatic Principles in Practice. Embodied Living 1 offers the fundamentals over 7 weeks FREE access for Platinum members Cost: £97 Course Info & Content Enroll now! Embodied Living II Embodied Living 1 required This is part 2 of the Yoga for Embodied Living Series. This second (12 part!) guided series explores how to bring embodied relationships into daily life. This series was recorded with two groups so you have morning and evening versions of the practices.. You will need part 1 under your belt to make the most of this follow-up course FREE access for Platinum members Cost: £97 Course Info & Content Enroll now! The Sacred Breath I Intermediate ~ CPD for (2yr + practitioners) T he Sacred Breath is a comprehensive 7-part pranayama course for 2yr+ practitioners Offering a a broad exploration our base-line breathing patterns & preferences, the course builds to an organic and powerful pranayama sequence you can use regularly for your own personal development on both a physical and emotional level. FREE access for Gold & Platinum members Cost: £97 Course Info & Content Enroll now! Haptic Intelligence I Next-Level CPD - for dedicated practitioners PART 1 The Haptic Intelligence Series is a 7-week guided next-level CPD course. And it involves a deep exploration of the relationship between the quality of our touch, and the body's natural responses... a foundation principle of Marc J Acquaviva's ground-breaking enviro-somatic approach to body-work. FREE access for Platinum members Cost: £97 Course Info & Content Enroll now! Proprioceptive Intelligence I Next-Level CPD - for dedicated practitioners PART 2 The Proprioceptive Intelligence Series is an 8-week next-level CPD course. And you will be guided through adeep exploration of our physical relationships to the space that we occupy and, the body & breath's natural responsiveness to the way we are relating... a second founding principle of Marc J Acquaviva's enviro-somatic approach to body-work. 8 sessions. FREE access for Platinum members Cost: £97 Course Info & Content Enroll now! Core Intelligence I Next-Level CPD - for dedicated practitioners PART3 The Core Intelligence Series is a 8 week advanced course for experienced practitioners. You will be guided exploration of the innate wisdom of the breath & the spine that arises, when our physical relationships to the world and the space we occupy are in harmony with our intentions... The third Enviro-Somatic principle. FREE access for Platinum members Cost: £97 Course Info & Content Enroll now! Structural Intelligence I Next-Level CPD - for dedicated practitioners PART 4 The Structural Intelligence Series 1 ~ the bones and the sacred spaces between.. This a 6 part intensive advanced course for experienced practitioners. A guide to an embodied map of the most confluent and powerful relationships between all key structures of the body - the outcome is fluid strength that transforms movement into an effortless release FREE access for Platinum members Cost: £147 including 1x 60min 1:1 Course Info & Content Enroll now! Enviro-Somatic Intelligence I Next-Level CPD - for dedicated practitioners PART 5 The Enviro-Somatic Intelligence Series 1 ~ the Wave ~ This an 8 part intensive course for experienced practitioners. This course begins with the generic w hole-body release into wave-like movement that arises when your breathing relationships to Earth and the Space you occupy are harmonised and unite. Then 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. ( FREE access for Platinum member Cost: £147 including 1x 60min 1:1 Course Info & Content Enroll now!

This workshop followed my yearly Acquaviva intensive retreat, and the whole week led to me writing one of my 'practice poems' - a memorable and practical guide to physical practice. A Poem for your Practice 22nd August 2020 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat This workshop followed my yearly Acquaviva intensive retreat, and the whole week led to me writing one of my 'practice poems' - a memorable and practical guide to physical practice. All workshops 10:30am - 1:00pm

For this workshop I shared a way of being with the breath in 3 significant areas of the body : lower body/navel/pelvis, head and throat/neck, the chest/ribcage/upper spine. The outcome is potential freedom for the spine in all 3 areas. Kindness to the spine through the breath 28th August 2021 Download... main video group video A Saturday re-treat workshop For this workshop I shared a way of being with the breath in 3 significant areas of the body : lower body/navel/pelvis, head and throat/neck, the chest/ribcage/upper spine. The outcome is potential freedom for the spine in all 3 areas. All workshops

Here you will find all the resources you need to support your very personal yoga journey. Online 2.5hr Sacravelli-Inspired themed Workshops on demand. Yoga Solutions mii classes on specific postures and areas of the body, and intensive CPD courses for Teachers and Experienced practitioners to bring your embodied understanding of yoga to a new level... top Yoga Solutions top picks & Courses Collection 1 ~ A foundation for Practice Buy this Collection Inner Space - Inner Support ... for anyone that would like to feel lighter & stronger '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, which in turn offers you a strength that leaves you free in your movements through space... Enroll for this this class Your Class is here 10% of proceeds goes to Heart Twickenham THE best way to use your limbs If you think your limbs aren't strong enough - this one will change your mind Most people's yoga practice is sourced in their teacher's instructions - following those instructions causes us to do things in quite unnatural ways, and one of the most unnatural things you can do with a limb is t o hold it up in a position, with no real purpose other than to 'follow instructions'. Here I offer a simple explanation of how the limbs most naturally support us. And when we do so, we illicit more natural whole-body actions and end up with supportive relationships from our touch all the way back through to our spines. Then I guide your through applying these relationships in your practice. Enroll for this this class Your class is here 10% of proceeds goes to Heart Twickenham Opening the Hips Stiff hips? Tight lower back? This one is for you. '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. Enroll for this this class Your class is here 10% of proceeds goes to Heart Twickenham Freeing up the Shoulders Rather than shoulders that have to hold your arms up, w ould you like wings that can help you fly ? 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) Enroll for this this class Your class is here 10% of proceeds goes to Heart Twickenham UNDERSTANDING THE BREATH IN POSTURE WORK Practice with this for a little while - it could well be one of the most significant short classes you've ever done! 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 purpose of pranayama. And understanding the true nature of the breath, makes complete sense of how to experience the true nature of postures ! Enroll for this this class Your class is here 10% of proceeds goes to Heart Twickenham

Embodied Living - 3 Scroll The Heart of Practice ~ the solution The third series of 6-week courses with Marc J Acquaviva ... an integration of your transformed relationships to body & the world around you... Best to book this one if you have already done Embodied Living 1 & 2 top Content 6 main videos approx 90 mins each. (with several 15 min bonus videos) 3x easy payments of £27 - Enroll now! Ask a question description Acquaviva Yoga The third wave The Heart of Practice This is the third of my online courses ~ and it's job is to take us back to the very centre of our being. This inward journey is usually where natural seekers begin when they come to yoga practice. But before understanding that the experience we meet within is actually a direct function of the quality of our engagement with our outward actions, making that inward journey often leads us down misdirected rabbit-holes, mostly based on (mis)interpretations of what we find. These sessions take us to the real solutions - our central responses to the world about us - and this inward journey is entirely applicable to our outward lives. To get the most out of this series, it is important that you have worked with the principles and practices offered on Yoga for Embodied Living 1 & 2 so that the quality of your actions forms the framework for self-referral. This third wave brings you to a place that invites you to acknowledge, engage with and refine the inner responses to your outward actions. The third Condition is a game-changer. It turns everything on its head and makes for a radically different experience of movement and support. 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 further structured support for the process that this initiates. If this kind of awareness finds its way into your daily life, then you will naturally develop a way of living that is embodied. 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. This course comes with bonus workshops for some of the parts lifted from the secondary sessions with a very small group. All sessions are recorded with live participants, and I always adapt content in direct response to the individual needs of the people I have in front of me, so no two workshops can ever be the same. - Marc J Acquaviva - This Course If you have access, click below to enter the class Session 1 - Bringing the quality of kindness to your touch Session 2 - Embrace 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? This being the third of the series, it is better if you have experienced the first two Embodied Living Courses, so that you have a familiarity with the terms and references. Other than that, no particular experience of Yoga or level of health is needed for you to dive deep into this 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. As we move through the series, a familiarity with previous 'Conditions' becomes more necessary, which is why it is better to do them in sequence (as they were recorded) 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)... 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 'Creating space to heal' workshop will change your body-map! After some time of deep guided inner release, we spent the day exploring how to support a relaxed spine and the spaces within from our periferal actions. Then we followed by working the other way round - from the deep core responses that arose from the first experiment ... engaging through a relaxed periferal body. Then finding the natural breathing rhythm between the two 'ways' of supporting ourselves. From without to within | From within to without 17th July 2021 Download... main video group video Creating the space to heal 4 This 'Creating space to heal' workshop will change your body-map! After some time of deep guided inner release, we spent the day exploring how to support a relaxed spine and the spaces within from our periferal actions. Then we followed by working the other way round - from the deep core responses that arose from the first experiment ... engaging through a relaxed periferal body. Then finding the natural breathing rhythm between the two 'ways' of supporting ourselves. All workshops

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

This workshop was an exploration of the possibility of sourcing our movements from deep within. The fluid core and the ribcage/thoracic spine relating to each other and to the world around you. Moving from the deep spaces within 10th April 2021 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat This workshop was an exploration of the possibility of sourcing our movements from deep within. The fluid core and the ribcage/thoracic spine relating to each other and to the world around you. All workshops 10:30am - 1:00pm

A powerful global map of the way we interact with the world that resolves most local join and spinal issues.... The core and the hands, the spine and the feet... 29th January 2022 Download... main video group video Flying from within, and grounding from above A powerful global map of the way we interact with the world that resolves most local join and spinal issues.... All workshops

This is where you will find both recorded and live online yoga courses for dedicated teachers and practitioners, with Marc J Acquaviva. Anchor 1 The Sacred Breath - 1 A 6 part entry level complete Pranayama Course for 2yr+ practitioners. A broad exploration our base-line breathing patterns & preferences ~ with the intention of bringing equality of choice. Influencing the movements of the breath through functional action 7 key pranayama practices - from a new ground-up perspective. Each pranayama developed from an exploration of how it arises naturally. Builds to an organic and powerful pranayama sequence you can use regularly for your own personal development on both a physical and emotional level. Part 1 The Sacred Breath 1 -Part1 Our fundamental breathing choices and a fundamental practice for deep exploration. Part 2 The Sacred Breath 1 - Part2 Influencing our breathing choices through the quality of our physical actions Part 3 The Sacred Breath 1 - Part3 Some pranayama practices: Fire breath/Bhastrika & the breath of love - Sitkari Part 4 The Sacred Breath 1 - Part4 Introducing Kapalabhati A very important daily practice that teaches us to trust inner support over external tension. Part 5 The Sacred Breath 1 - Part5 Sacred breath retention part 1: 'The Pause' Viloma (ladder breath) Refinement of our relationships to space. Part 6 The Sacred Breath 1 - Part6 Sacred breath retention2: 'Pause with a purpose' Learning to release into uprightness. Plus a full pranayama sequence Part 1 Daily Practice 1 Our fundamental breathing choices and a fundamental practice for deep exploration. Part 2 The Sacred Breath 1 - Part2 Influencing our breathing choices through the quality of our physical actions Part 3 The Sacred Breath 1 - Part3 Some pranayama practices: Fire breath/Bhastrika & the breath of love - Sitkari Part 4 The Sacred Breath 1 - Part4 Introducing Kapalabhati A very important daily practice that teaches us to trust inner support over external tension. Part 5 The Sacred Breath 1 - Part5 Sacred breath retention part 1: 'The Pause' Viloma (ladder breath) Refinement of our relationships to space. Part 6 The Sacred Breath 1 - Part6 Sacred breath retention2: 'Pause with a purpose' Learning to release into uprightness. Plus a full pranayama sequence

What is a 121 with Marc like? Get the student experience of in-person and online classes for real results in your practice and your body wisdom. top The Student Experience of 121s 121 Yoga Mentoring with Marc ~ in person or online Whether you are just starting your yoga , or have been practicing most of your life, Marc offers expert guidance that will help you build a practice and a way of physically engaging with life that will massively expand your horizons at the same time as best serving your ongoing needs. Check Availability Yoga is a moment-to-moment practice of being entirely present to what is. So if the purpose is transformation, the only way to guide it is in direct response to people that are right there in front of you. And when I get to do this 121, I can follow every nuance, every breath, and guide things to a point of total integration. The outcome can be mind-blowing for the individual, and deeply satisfying for me. Rachel Walsh Hi Guys! As most of you know i have been dealing with a rotator cuff injury. To begin with i couldn't lift my arm at all and was in a lot of pain doing the most simple of things (putting a jacket on was quite special) BUT i have been lucky enough to spend some with Marc J Acquaviva just one hour last week and half an hour yesterday. Not only have i got a full range of motion back in my shoulder but i feel like for the first time perhaps ever i am really living inside my body and there is a new connection there in terms of my yoga practice like i've learning to move for the first time all over again... It's fucking amazing. Anyway i'll stop rambling on now and say EVERYONE MUST GO AND SEE HIM. About Online 121 Tutoring Hands-on is a very rapid way of transmitting the work, but Marc also offers an online service via Zoom for those that don't live nearby. The outcome is surprisingly effective. Marc discovered that even online he could pick up on the most subtle of nuances in people's movement and simply 'read' what was going on for them as if they were directly in the room with him, so can offer clear, userful instructions for your practice in your own home. Check Availability Online vs. in person... Some people prefer the experience of online work with Marc, simply because physical progress is at precisely the rate that the mind can assimilate things. Without hands-on, Marc's job is to find ways of expressing things that makes sense to the individual, and the changes in the body follow the development of understanding. Those that prefer in-person and hands-on are generally more eager to have a new and direct experience of the relationships that Marc gives people. With direct hands-on sessions, there can be enormous physical transformations, but understanding is more somatic than intellectual, so although the body changes rapidly, it is the understanding that develops with practice. Either way, online is a very effective way of directly working 121 with Marc. You can do it in the comfort of your own home and sessions can be recorded. Check Availability Yoga Therapy - Solutions-based support for remedial issues Groundbreaking new bodywork - directtly with tts originator Marc developed his unique approach to practice by resolving a myriad of postural and joint issues of his own directly through practice, and he has since expanded the remedial aspect of his work in many directions. At first he extrapolated the principles that he used to relieve chronic symptoms of sciatica and a collapsing knee-joint, into solving other joint and postural complications that he hadn't personally experienced. When he applied his technique in manually guiding others, it worked so well that he was encouraged to take things further. He went on to develop solutions for common complications such as migraine, fibromyalgia, ME & chronic fatigue, even osteoarthritis in fingers, fallen arches and bunions, and of course the ubiquitous problems of hips and shoulders backs and necks - pretty much most things. Problems with organ function? He can also help you modify practice so that you can safely and effectively develop your health through practice, even if there is a specific organ issue going on (heart disease, liver disease, kidney problems etc etc.). People’s experience is generally that health can then improve because of the practice, and the specific relationships given also allow organ function to improve. Does it really work ? There are hundreds of people out there who have experienced massive improvement directly, through 121s, on his Courses, the occasional spontaneous healing on a workshop, and even once in a while on a group class online. Without extensive blind-testing with thousands of people to 'prove it' in medical terms, the only evidence that is works is anecdotal and by word of mouth... (there are a few of the most recent testimonials below) However Marc insists that he is not 'doing the healing' - he says that he is simply helping to 'Create the Conditions that allow the body to heal itself .' Check Availability What to expect from a Yoga Therapy session with Marc The way that Marc works with these things is entirely in response to each individual. It will depend on things such as the degree of the issue, and of the discomfort that goes with it, the amount that the issue is impacting on life, and how much and how quickly the person wishes to be free of the complication. If it is a result of an injury or surgical procedure, the age of the issue will be a factor. And of course the state of body-mind that the person is in at the time... Yoga Therapy can be entirely gifted to the person, as gentle, supportive manipulations (there is no 'cracking' of joints or any other hard manipulations required). It can be done fully clothed and cushioned by a few yoga mats. As the recipient, you can simply relax and allow Marc to do the work for you... he will occasionally ask you to breathe into what he is doing, or to visualise something particular as he works with you, but it can be a virtually passive experience (and you can ask for that if it is what you are looking for) If you are ready for it and it is appropriate, he will also give you specific things to do, where you can practice the relationships for yourself. And it will be this that takes it beyond simple relief, towards a complete and longterm solution - ie. a life untroubled by the issue (and you can request this too if it is your preference) The majority of physical issues end up being directly healed by the process. Others become reminders to practice - in that when you return to the 'old' way of doing things, the body will remind you by re-presenting the 'old' issue. However, once you have physically reminded yourself of better ways of 'being', symptoms simply disappear again with the practice. If you wish to make your 121 session with Marc a Yoga Therapy session, you simply click the ' This is Yoga Therapy session ' box before you select your spot. And it is probably a good idea to let Marc know what the issue is, so that he can directly work out what you need beforehand. Check Availability Check Availability If you want to know how I do it, I simply guide people's bodies to place where there is no longer the condition of 'conflict' between parts itself. The new relationsips I give people will by definition, be 'different', but in some other way the person will recognise it as 'right' because the somatic sense in that moment, as well as being unfamiliar, will have the quality of ease, together with a marked absense of the usual symptoms. I then show people how to stay in these relationships in action - yes, in 'postures' but mostly in day to day life, which includes what they actually like to do in life. This new relationship to what they do, and to life itself, then becomes their Practice. And it also becomes their very own Yoga. Yoga therapy what to epect

A gentle guided workshop to take the whole body into enviro-somatic release... by the end you'll have an embodied idea of how to relate between earth and space criss-cross style Front back and sides 31st October 2020 Download... main video group video Saturday morning re-treat A gentle guided workshop to take the whole body into enviro-somatic release... by the end you'll have an embodied idea of how to relate between earth and space criss-cross style All workshops 10:30am -1:00pm

This was the third of the 'Creating space to heal' workshops. It was once again exceptionally deep, starting with a practice to offer a direct experience of a spacious spine, and a principle for all practice made clear by the experience. The Spine and the viscera 10th July 2021 Download... main video group video Creating the space to heal 3 This was the third of the 'Creating space to heal' workshops. It was once again exceptionally deep, starting with a practice to offer a direct experience of a spacious spine, and a principle for all practice made clear by the experience. All workshops

Membership options: Platinum - access all areas with monthly 1hr 121 l Gold - view only online class monthly 30min 121 l Silver - 25% discount on class 15 min 121 Choose your pricing plan Platinum membership £ 97 97£ Every month Access all areas (workshops, CPD courses), monthly 1:1s (see below) Buy Now Benefit from direct guidance from Marc (2x1-1s/month) Weekly Saturday workshops free attendance and replays On-demand access to ALL CPD courses (value < £1000)!! FREE access to all 'Yoga Solutions' recordings (160+) Access to ALL on-demand classes (100+) Access to all on-demand Saturday morning re-treats (150+) 2 x Complimentary monthly 1/2hr online 1:1s with Marc Limited number of Platinum memberships available Free membership £ 0 0£ Benefit from blog posts, and be 1st to hear updates & offers Free Plan Buy Now Earlybird discounts as well as last minute places Free 5-day Spring & Autumn Pranayama-Cleanse program (Blog) Free workshops and classes (There are a few on the Blog) 10% off when booking workshops Silver Membership £ 14.95 14.95£ Every month Huge resource of 'Yoga solutions' and 'Pranayama' classes Buy Now Unlimited access - all Yoga solutions (200+classes) You can book a free 15min session with me each month! 25% discount on Acquaviva-booked workshops FREE access to 'The Art of Letting Go' : entry level course FREE access to The Sacred Breath 1: CPD course (value £97) Best Value Gold Membership £ 49.95 49.95£ Every month Expert guidance on demand. Deep dive workshops, & classes (see below) Buy Now Unlimited access to ALL on-demand classes (100+) Unlimited access to ALL on-demand Saturday morning re-treats 100% FREE place on live weekly Saturday workshops FREE access to all Yoga Solutions classes (160+) FREE access to the Ultimate anti-stress course FREE monthly 30min online 1:1 to help with any query. This service is valued at ~£60/month: Last chance discount.

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.

Sat, 31 Aug | Online - via Zoom - Registration c/w ticket Your weekly deep dive - A Saturday morning experience with Marc These weekly 2.5hr Saturday re-treats are gentle and deep workshops that build into a flow to explore new relationships to the world in movement and breathing. for Platinum & Gold members. Silver members get 25% discount, and free members get 10% off. Register Now Time & Location 31 Aug 2024, 10:30 – 13:00 BST Online - via Zoom - Registration c/w ticket About The Event Join me for my regular celebration of the body re-treat! These workshops are informal, informative and based on the needs of participants. So feel free to turn up with questions about a particular posture, or an area of the body you have trouble with - anything really and answers to your question will be incorporated in what we practice... And whatever we explore it will be for the discovery and enjoyment of new, natural and harmonious relationships between ourselves and the body, so there is always an approach to postures that means there is a version for everyone from initiate to seasoned teacher... Themes usually build into an elegant flow class that expresses the harmony of the relationships we have uncovered. There is always time for a guided deep relaxation at the end to integrate things. Also if you are a yoga teacher looking for how to run groups online - I have a great deal of experience, and you could pick some tricks up as well as have a deep and meaningful experience. I have been teaching groups of people online and live for over 10 years now, and I have always been surprised at how much I can actually pick up through the screen. A live and interactive place on these workshops means I can respond directly to your questions and your practice, and with the live places limited to just 12, I will be able to see everyone clearly enough on my large screen to be able to pick up on what is needed just as if it was a workshop in a studio. You also get the view of my lovely garden, so you get a 'retreat' feel from being with me as I guide you through your pratice. NB. if you are unable to book a live and interactive place it means these places have sold out, but you can always choose a 'view-only' place - you can still be there for the live event and you still get access to the recording - all for half price. (You must take full responsibility for your own body if you do this though, as Marc won't be able to monitor what is going on for you ). Read More > Membership Offer Buy a membership and get up to 100% off this event at checkout Show Details Tickets Ticket type Saturday workshop - live place More info This ticket is for a live and interactive place for the Saturday morning workshop date you are booking for, ONLINE via Zoom (www.zoom.us/j/7866512885). It is FREE for Platinum & Gold members (for Gold, please take a view only ticket), and its 25% off for Silver, and 10% for free members. The workshop will be recorded and Marc can give you access - It is hosted on the website for Gold/Platinum, others can request download links. Price £35.00 Quantity 0 Ticket type Saturday workshop - view only More info This ticket gives you a 'view only' place for the Saturday morning workshop date you are booking, ONLINE via Zoom (www.zoom.us/j/7866512885). It is FREE for Platinum & Gold members, and its 25% off for Silver, and 10% for free members. The workshop will be recorded and hosted on the website for Gold/Plat members (download links for others). Please remember to mute your audio and hide your video before the start of the session. Price £25.00 Quantity 0 Total £0.00 Checkout Share This Event

Anchor 1 Anchor 2 1:1 Consultations Expert guidance in the comfort and privacy of your own home View 1:1 discount packages here A complimentary 15 min 1:1 consultation for everyone Just book your slot below NB. I put time aside on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for 1:1s. If you need to request a different slot, contact me Looking for something? FREE 15min 1:1 Some body issue to solve?Yearning for authenticity & depth?Let's talk ... Read More 15 min FREE FREE Request booking 30min Online 1-to1 with Marc J Acquaviva Real Yoga Solutions in the comfort of your own home (Gold members can ... Read More 30 min 35 British pounds £35 Book now 45m Online 1-to-1 with Marc J Acquaviva Real Yoga Solutions in the comfort of your own home. Read More 45 min 49 British pounds £49 Book now 1hr Online 1-to-1 with Marc J Acquaviva Real transformation - expertly guided. (Platinum members can book 1/mo... Read More 1 hr 60 British pounds £60 Book now In person, Hove: 60mins1-to-1 with Marc Yoga Solutions transmitted hands-on, for you to experience directly Read More 1 hr 70 British pounds £70 Book now In person, Hove : 90min 2-to-1 with Marc Yoga Solutions transmitted hands-on two friends Read More 1 hr 30 min 90 British pounds £90 Book now

The Blog Free access for All members Below you will find lots of useful clips from my 'Yoga Solutions' classes, my thoughts & opinions on all aspects of yoga, there are even full workshop recordings, and a nutrition & pranayama course! Enjoy! And if you would like to access the full 'Yoga Solutions' classes, there are collections you can buy, or you can sign up for any premium membership subscription (from Silver up) Explore Membership options All Posts Nutrition Yoga in Everyday Life Courses Search Marc J Acquaviva Dec 19, 2023 1 min A meditation to set you up for every day.... Meditation is a key practice that is mostly skipped over, simply because of how difficult it is to both still the mind and remain... 136 views 0 comments 1 like. Post not marked as liked 1 Marc J Acquaviva Dec 15, 2023 1 min Happy hips... How to truly free up the Psoas and the 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... 111 views 0 comments Post not marked as liked Marc J Acquaviva Oct 18, 2023 1 min Releasing Neck Tension: 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... 162 views 0 comments 2 likes. Post not marked as liked 2 Marc J Acquaviva Sep 29, 2023 1 min How the sacrum, pelvis & legs like to move Hips are quite a tricky thing to understand because what people understand as 'hips' depends on where they 'feel' them. Articulations... 61 views 0 comments Post not marked as liked Marc J Acquaviva Aug 30, 2023 1 min 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... 76 views 0 comments 2 likes. Post not marked as liked 2 Marc J Acquaviva Aug 25, 2023 1 min 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... 75 views 0 comments 2 likes. Post not marked as liked 2 Marc J Acquaviva Aug 18, 2023 1 min 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... 81 views 0 comments 1 like. Post not marked as liked 1 Marc J Acquaviva Aug 10, 2023 1 min Yoga Solutions: 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... 70 views 0 comments 3 likes. Post not marked as liked 3 Marc J Acquaviva Jul 26, 2023 2 min Triangle - solving the tight-front-hip issue Triangle (all versions from all traditions) is quite a difficult posture in terms of 'finding the yoga of it'. The bigger wider versions... 36 views 0 comments 2 likes. Post not marked as liked 2 Marc J Acquaviva Jun 22, 2023 3 min Yoga Solutions: REAL transformation It is regularly stated that the physical practice of yoga is only a part of what yoga is, but even by those that say this, it is treated... 98 views 0 comments 1 like. Post not marked as liked 1 Marc J Acquaviva Jun 2, 2023 2 min Do you believe in Chakras? THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF 'YOGA SOLUTIONS' ... Developing a true somatic experience and practical understanding of what they actually... 88 views 0 comments 1 like. Post not marked as liked 1 Marc J Acquaviva May 25, 2023 2 min Yoga Solutions - NECK & SHOULDERS ... A definitive understanding of how to permanently free yourself of ongoing nagging neck/shoulder pain and the tiredness that this... 59 views 0 comments Post not marked as liked Marc J Acquaviva May 11, 2023 2 min WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU LOWER BACK SEIZES UP... Yoga Solutions Many people end up hurting their lower backs through some kind of physical labour whilst being bent over - and I am no exception. I... 194 views 0 comments Post not marked as liked Marc J Acquaviva May 5, 2023 2 min '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... 138 views 0 comments 1 like. Post not marked as liked 1 Marc J Acquaviva Apr 13, 2023 2 min '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... 110 views 0 comments Post not marked as liked Marc J Acquaviva Apr 1, 2023 1 min Postural Strategies and 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... 57 views 0 comments 1 like. Post not marked as liked 1 Marc J Acquaviva Mar 25, 2023 1 min A DIY facelift :) Something you can do lying down that will make a huge difference to your face, jaw and sense of calm... This was lifted from today's... 208 views 0 comments Post not marked as liked Marc J Acquaviva Feb 15, 2023 1 min If you want 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... 62 views 0 comments 1 like. Post not marked as liked 1 Marc J Acquaviva Feb 9, 2023 1 min 'Gathering together' ... what it means and why it works Yoga Solutions: There is a familiar principle in Scaravelli inspired yoga of 'gathering together ' before 'opening out'. It is an idea... 64 views 0 comments Post not marked as liked Marc J Acquaviva Dec 27, 2022 0 min An interview with someone that knows me rather well <3 92 views 0 comments 1 like. Post not marked as liked 1