Scaravelli Inspired Yoga Events in July
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.
Workshop : Yoga for Hips & Lower Back Pain
July 18
Friday
7:00 - 8:30pm
from £15
Movement for Modern Life (MFML) Event
Online via Zoom
Would you like to feel stronger, build stamina and improve your joint health?
Do you ever wonder whether you’re doing enough of the right movement to support bone density and maintain muscle mass as you get older?
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If so, join me for the second part of this strength focused workshop to explore how we can work intelligently with our upper bodies. If you’ve ever felt that you need more upper body strength, this is the workshop for you. Not only will we examine how to maintain and even build strength in our arms, abs and shoulders, we’ll also learn how to move intelligently, so we can access our existing power without strain.
Join us for this practical workshop where we’ll learn how to:
• Have always believed they have weak arms / shoulders / abdominals (be prepare to challenge your beliefs!)
• Would like to explore fresh approaches to mobility in their shoulders and strength in their physical core
• Would like to increase strength when experiencing fluctuating hormones, e.g. anyone experiencing peri-menopause, menopause and andropause
• Would like to increase their body confidence, self-esteem and stamina
• Would like to explore their physical potential and maintain their strength, stability and resilience for the long term
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Suitable for everyone, regardless of experience, age, or gender.
Can't make it live?
MFML will be offering an on-demand playback of the workshop for 30 days afterwards, so you don’t have to miss out! Just book as normal and MFML will send you the link to the workshop recording as soon as it's downloaded onto their system.
Cost
We know that some of you are facing some real cost-dilemmas and we know that sometimes our wellbeing practices are the first to suffer when life gets hard.
We want you to know that we are there for you.
Therefore, all MFML workshops and live events are offered on a ‘Pay As You Can’ basis.
There is a suggested price, which MFML ask you to pay, if you have the means. The suggested price is the ‘true cost’ of running the workshop, and this is £35.
If finances might get in the way of you joining, you can pay what you can afford, and therefore you are still able to join. The minimum that MFML can accept is £15.
Continued Professional Development
Each yoga event provides 1 CPD point per hour of practice, depending on your awarding body.
Yoga Retreat : Dorset, Bonhays
July 14-17
Monday - Thursday
from £545
Bookings via Yoga-on-a-Shoestring
Bonhays is a beautiful eco-retreat centre, nestled in the hills of West Dorset, between Bridport and Lyme Regis and just two miles from the sea. The setting is secluded and peaceful, surrounded by beautiful countryside.
Set around a central courtyard with the soft curves of the straw buildings and the hills beyond, there is quiet and stillness here. Bonhays has lovely communal areas to relax and chat in as well as many peaceful and secluded spots for quiet and reflection. There is also an indoor heated swimming pool.
The coast and beaches are just two miles away if you want to get a dose of sea air and enjoy a beach walk or you may simply want to enjoy a peaceful moment on the decking and watch the sunset, swim peacefully in the pool, share wonderful meals in the conservatory, practice yoga and meditation; be and rejuvenate.
The ultimate Dorset yoga weekend retreat experience.
Accommodation
Single, shared twin or double rooms are available. Bathrooms, shower and toilet facilities are shared.
There is also a charming shepherd's hut set in a quiet corner looking up the Marshwood Valley and a magical little house tucked away in the woods. The hut and the little house both have a double bed, electricity, a wood burner and are fully insulated. The hut has an outside tap and access to shared bathroom facilities close by.
Camping with your own tent or camper van is also an option.
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Treat yourself to some Dorset yoga
Yoga Sample Schedule
A wonderful opportunity for you to relax your mind, rejuvenate your body and reawaken your spirit in the peaceful countryside in Dorset. You will enjoy these Dorset yoga classes which focus on movement, breath and relaxation
There will be a yoga class with Catherine on Tuesday evening at 5pm and yoga nidra after dinner. On the following days there will be two yoga classes, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon, which will include meditation and breathwork. There will also be plenty of time to walk, rest, relax or take a dip in the pool or even the sea.
As you develop a stronger connection of your alignment and movement patterns, you will gradually release and unwind, letting go of long held tensions.
A Scaravelli yoga retreat at Bonhays is a wonderful chance to relax and unwind. Enjoy extra long yoga classes which give plenty of time for individual attention, in the beautiful surroundings
Below is a sample daily schedule for this on this Dorset yoga weekend retreat.
Food
The chef at Bonhays, sources organic ingredients locally and produces lovely looking, healthy and very tasty food. All the food is vegetarian.
Things to do
Referred to as the capital of the Marshwood Vale, Whitchurch Canonicorum is an attractive mix of farms and cottages.
Whitchurch Canonicorum is where you can find the very ancient church of St. Candida and the Holy Cross.
It is unique in being the only parish church in England to contain the remains of an ancient saint.
The surrounding area offers an abundance of walks if you fancy exploring further afield.
Testimonials
Somatic Yoga + Yoga Nidra
July 25
Friday
6:30 - 7:15 pm
£15
Online via Zoom
• Are you ready to unwind and relax?
• Would you like to access the amazing creativity and inspiration of your subconscious mind?
• Would you like to explore some gentle, somatic movement followed by a deep dive into a long-guided meditation?
If you’re feeling tired or overwhelmed or are looking for some serious chill time, please join us for an evening of spacious yoga and breathing followed by a long luxurious session of yoga nidra.
The class is an hour and fifteen minutes and we spend the first half exploring subtle somatic yoga inspired movements, which enhances our awareness, calms our body and mind and draws our attention inward, in preparation for the yoga nidra element.
Video Option
If you can’t join the class but would like a recording, simply ask for the video during your booking (all recordings are available to view for one week).
Yoga Nidra
Yoga nidra translates as “yogic sleep”. It’s a form of guided meditation, which, as the name suggests is practiced lying down. We’ll share some breathwork and movement first, before making ourselves comfortable and diving into the main event.
Yoga nidra helps allow our subconscious thought to rise to the surface and was practiced by artists and scientists such as Salvador Dali, Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein. They discovered its ability to reveal their full creative potential, thereby helping to solve complex artistic and scientific questions.
During yoga nidra, we rest and float between sleeping and waking, aware of everything, yet remaining blissfully detached. As our waking consciousness wanes and we drop towards sleep, we enter a hypnogogic state where we can access the limitless creativity of our subconscious, allowing us to explore our full potential.
Whether you’re looking for a deep rest or seeking inspiration, yoga nidra provides unexpected insights, revealing your our previously hidden capacity for growth and expansion.
Expect to leave feeling as if you’ve taken a big deep breath of cool, fresh air - calm, revitalised, with more inspiration and the added bonus that you may sleep really well that night.
Scaravelli Inspired Yoga Classes
Wednesday .... 6:30 - 7:15pm .... (Minehead, Somerset)
Sunday …. 10:00 - 11:00 am .... (online)
£12 drop in
£44 for 4 classes : valid for 5 weeks from date of purchase
£100 for 10 classes : valid for 12 weeks from date of purchase
If you’d like to pay for a block of classes, please email us direct and we will set this up for you
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Venue in Minehead
Quaker Meeting House
9 Bancks Street,
Minehead, TA24 5DJ
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Yoga may be particularly helpful for those working with long term joint issues, cranky backs, or regular aches and pains and good for stress and sleep issues.
I teach yoga which offers a fresh and truly accessible approach to yoga. Each class will follow a theme which evolves from my personal research and explorations, so each class builds and develops from the material we covered in the previous week.
Although I’d love to see you each week and there are definite benefits from regular practice, I always take time to carefully explain the focus and what we’re doing in each pose, so you won’t miss out if you can’t make it.
Classes generally follow a similar structure – we begin lying on the floor, to breathe and settle, before gradually building into stronger or more challenging practices and then dropping back down into Savasana to rest at the end.
When I speak of “challenging practices” I’m not referring to pretzel-style poses – my approach to yoga focuses on building depth and awareness in simple positions. We may place our attention on one phase of the breath, or a specific body part or element of our physiology.
Whatever material we cover in class you can expect to:
• Move with more ease and clarity
• Learn approaches to downregulate your nervous system
• Undo and dissolve unnecessary tension
• Enhance your understanding of your body
• Explore your relationship with yourself, and others
• Relax and unwind with restorative breathwork and simple, meditative movement
• Leave feeling refreshed, calm and with a sense of quiet peace
Strength for Yoga
Monday Morning
9:30 - 10:30 am
£12
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Friday Morning
9:30 - 10:30 am
£12
These weekly classes draw 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)
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.
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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