Scaravelli Inspired Yoga Events in August
Treat yourself to yoga - you're worth it!
This Scaravelli inspired yoga approach is gentle, yet demanding. We work deeply, but with intelligence, so that the practice raises our awareness, helping us to make sustainable, healthy and nourishing choices, which will affect us and those closest to us, at all levels – physical, psychological and emotional.
Scaravelli inspired yoga, is particularly helpful for those who are working with postural issues, lower back pain, stiff necks and shoulders and for those who are stressed, and need some space to learn how to deeply relax.
Scaravelli Inspired Yoga Classes
Wednesday .... 6:30 - 7:15pm .... (Minehead, Somerset)
Sunday …. 10:00 - 11:00 am .... (online)
Breathing and Pranayama
Would you like to explore your breathing in more depth?
We all know that breathing is a central element of yoga practice, but did you also know it’s key to regulation of your nervous system? Following Covid, there’s more scientific research than ever showing how regular breathing practices can help lower resting blood pressure, reduce stress and anxiety.
In this weekly Breathing and Pranayama class, we’ll spend 30 mins exploring our breathing and how it affects us. We’ll look at simple breath awareness, as well as more structured forms of pranayama and introduce contemporary approaches to supporting those working with Chronic Fatigue, Long Covid and other conditions.
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Regular breathing practice improves our relaxation response leading to:
• lowered blood pressure and heart rate
• reduced levels of stress hormones in the blood
• reduced lactic acid build-up in muscle tissue
• balanced levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood
• improved immune system functioning
• increased physical energy
• increased feelings of calm and wellbeing
Sunday Monring
9:00 – 9:45 am
£6
Breathing and Pranayama + Yoga Class
2 Class Pack
Sunday Mornings
9:15 - 11:00
£15
Yoga Class
Sunday Mornings
10:00 - 11:00
£12
Strength and Resistance
This weekly class draws on the latest sports science to build strength and stamina and improve joint health. We’ll explore the use of resistance and weights to help increase bone density and improve our mental health, sleep, confidence and resilience. Especially important as we age, it’s recommended you bring some resistance bands and small hand weights (if you have them).
Why Strength Resistance?
Is it for YOU?
There are so many reasons why it's beneficial to work more strongly, including:
• Maintain muscle mass and bone density
• Maintain and improve cardiovascular health
• Develop more joint support
• Maintain flexibility and balance
• Help improve strength and stamina
• Improved posture
• Improved sense of wellbeing
• Improved sleep and avoidance of insomnia
• Increased self-esteem
• Get up and down from the floor safely and with ease
• Balance the effects of fluctuating hormones during menopause / andropause
• Fulfil your physical potential and maintain your strength, stability and resilience for the long term
Do you need any equipment?
We will use the following equipment:
• A pack of 5 ‘resistance loop bands’
• A 7" Pilates ball
• Hand weights 1kg or 2kg (can substitute cans of veg in bags)
Monday Morning
9:30 - 10:30 am
£12
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Friday Morning
9:30 - 10:30 am
£12
Scaravelli Inspired Yoga Workshop
Feet - Connection & Grounding
August 24
Saturday
9:00 - 11:00am
online via Zoom
from £10
Bookings via Movement for Modern Life (MFML)
How much do you think about your feet?
All too often, we forget about them until they cause us discomfort or we find we can’t balance or move as easily as we’d like. They are our connection with the ground, transport us from place to place and act as messengers between our bodies and the earth. If you’ve ever experienced issues in your ankles, knees, hips or spine, the chances are that your feet could be involved.
Join Catherine Annis to discover a few simple yoga and self-care techniques which can transform our feet, improve our balance and posture and literally put the spring back in our step!
In this practical workshop, we will:
• Examine the anatomy of the foot, including normal range of movement and how to work with common restrictions and issues
• Learn practical self-massage skills to stimulate and soothe our feet
• Explore the relationship between the feet, knees, pelvis and jaw
• Develop improved stability through the legs and spine
• Find a fresh connection with the ground, and experience a new elastic responsiveness in our movement
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This workshop is for you if:
• You’re a teacher, looking for some extra functional anatomy tips to help inspire your classes
• You’d like to discover ways to improve your balance or grounding in your practice
• You feel you’d benefit from extra functional mobility in your feet or ankles
• You’re interested in the relationship between the feet and the spine
• You have issues with your feet like plantar fasciitis, bunions, stiff or tight feet, flat feet or very high stiff arches
Continuing Professional Development
Each yoga event provides 1 CPD point per hour of practice, depending on your awarding body.
Scaravelli Inspired Yoga Nidra
August 30
Friday
6:00 – 7:15 pm
£15
Online via Zoom
Are you ready to unwind and relax? Do you relish the thought of spending an evening just for you, when you can simply let go?
If you’re tired of doing too much and need some serious chill time, please join us for an evening of spacious yoga and breathing followed by a long luxurious session of yoga nidra.
Yoga nidra translates as “yogic sleep” – it’s a form of guided meditation, where you rest and float in the space just before sleep, aware of everything, yet blissfully detached. Leave feeling calm, refreshed and revitalised.
Suitable for all levels and particularly helpful for those working with stress related conditions and those who would like to improve their sleep.
Yoga Videos
Over the last few years, we've been busy recording and editing all my yoga workshops and courses to make them available in digital form, so you can download and keep them forever.
We’ve also recorded some of my regular yoga classes to offer you the convenience of practicing whenever and wherever you are.
If you need some extra rest, then maybe Yoga Nidra is more your thing. Make yourself comfy, wrap up in blankets and follow my voice as we travel through magical landscapes, dive deep into ourselves and explore the liminal space between waking and sleeping.
Whether you’d like to practice breathing, or learn more about anatomy and how our bodies are affected by our yoga practice, it’s all here for you. If you’d like to dive in deeper, you’ll find the workshops I taught with Gary Carter and if, like me, you are working with lower back issues, join me live, or connect with the recordings of my Yoga for Back Care Course.
I do hope you find something here that’s helpful and nourishing and look forward to hear about your experience. Oh, and if there’s something you’d like to hear more about, let me know – I’d love to hear from you.
All videos are recorded into the MP4 format, one of the most common file formats used on the internet today.
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