Scaravelli Inspired Yoga Events in October
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
Yoga For Back Care Classes
Sept 30, Oct 14, 21, 28
Saturdays
10.00 – 11.30 am
£15 / class
Online via Zoom
Are you suffering from back pain?
Has your doctor suggested you join a yoga class?
If so, this series of yoga for back care classes is for you.
Our increasingly sedentary lives have contributed greatly to the back pain epidemic spreading across the Western world and it now affects 8 out of 10 of us at some point during our lives.
Join us for this series of classes each Saturday to improve your understanding of your anatomy and make lasting improvements to your posture and movement. During each class, we'll explore approaches to strength and mobility to help change your experience of movement in both yoga and everyday life.
Yoga for Back Care offers an insight into how and why we experience pain and offers a simple programme of movement to support you in learning to soothe and settle your back, building strength and confidence.
Each class will end with restorative postures to alleviate any discomfort, promoting self-repair and healing.
You’re welcome to attend all classes as a block or drop in on a weekly basis. If you’d prefer to book individual classes, please click here to book.
During the back care classes we will work together to:
* Gently mobilize our joints thereby promoting the natural healing mechanism of the body
* Build awareness of our natural movement patterns and how they may affect our ability to move with ease
* Look at our posture and how we move in our daily lives
* Relax tense muscles to enhance restorative blood flow
* Develop strength, coordination and stability to help us move with confidence
* Challenge our beliefs about pain, weakness and damage
* Reassess our understanding of our bodies as vulnerable and discover the innate resilience of our structure
* Reconnect and restore flexibility and joy in movement
Yoga for Back Care
is suitable for you if:
These back care classes are suitable for anyone with neck and shoulder discomfort, lower back pain, sciatica, sacroiliac issues and general or chronic back pain. Anyone suffering from severe or acute disc injury is encouraged to seek the help of a qualified physiotherapist or osteopath before embarking on a course of yoga.
For all levels of yoga/ movement experience.
Video Option
If you're unable to attend the course in person, there is the option of purchasing the edited videos of the whole course. The price is the same for attendance. Click on the 'Book Course / Videos Now' button below and select the Video option during booking.
All videos will be recorded in the mp4 format.
Scaravelli Inspired Yoga Nidra
October 27
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.
The unique Zoom link for this Scaravelli inspired yoga nidra will be sent out approximately one hour before the scheduled start.
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.
Intelligent Yoga Teacher Training
5 modules over 12 months
Fully accredited and certified
18 Sept 2023 - 25 Aug 2024
From £3,125
London & Online
Intelligent Yoga Teacher Training (IYTT) is unique amongst teacher training courses. We offer an incisive, thoughtful and intelligent approach to yoga teacher training, driven by the most current scientific developments in anatomy and movement research.
Delivered by an elite group of senior yoga teachers at the top of their field, IYTT offers a spacious, immersive modular structure which provides time and space for profound learning, integration and growth. Each of the teaching team draws on decades of practical experience of yoga, including particularly the work of Vanda Scaravelli and somatic, embodied practices.
Described by some as radical and provocative, this approach to practice demands a fundamental shift in our practice and teaching.
"The IYTT programme has radically liberated my movement practice and expanded the way I hold space for others. The programme encourages deep attention to the realities of our bodies - to better support our ability to find freedom and facilitate our students to do the same. The course offers a sophisticated approach to study, rooted in sensorial attunement, philosophical discourse and the most up to date research in anatomy. It is a life changing experience, highly relevant for its insights into Yoga’s past and in its commitment to foster dynamic, curious teachers for the future."
Ben Wright
Choreographer/Movement Artist/Teacher, Artistic Co-Director at Candoco Dance Company (2017-2020), Lecturer in Dance Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Throughout the course, we’ll investigate how our bodies move, how we respond to stimuli and how we can cultivate an atmosphere of authentic enquiry and exploration. We’ll support and encourage you to gain a clear understanding of how you personally engage with yourself through movement and how you can use that knowledge to create new, healthier approaches to living and moving, for yourself and your students.
Meet the Team
Catherine Annis – Course Leader and Core Teacher
Originally a professional dancer, Catherine has been practicing for almost 40 years, and teaching since 2004. She's been teaching yoga teachers since 2011 and is responsible for creating the iytt. She is your core yoga trainer and mentor.
Gary Carter – Myofascial Connections
Gary has been teaching and practicing yoga and other movement practices for over 25 years. What he doesn't know about yoga and the body simply isn't worth thinking about. We're delighted to welcome him to share his understanding and expertise about anatomy, particularly in relation to our understanding of the fascia and connective tissues.
Neville Cregan – Philosophy
Nev is interested in cultural appropriation and exploring whether modern Western scientific knowledge is changing our approach to yoga. He's a yoga teacher and massage therapist too, and will be helping us delve into the mysteries of yoga philosophy through his down-to-earth and accessible approach.
Jody Barber – Introduction to Anatomy
Jody is a Chartered Physiotherapist of 26 years with a special interest in treating people with a neurological diagnosis. She'll be introducing us to anatomy basics, so you're sure to understand your asana from your elbow.
Why is Accreditation Important?
Yoga teaching has evolved, becoming more professional and organised and teachers are now required to hold valid insurance before yoga studios will employ them.
Originally, yoga was passed from teacher to student, on a 1:1 basis. Students would study for many years with their teacher, only beginning to teach once they had their teacher’s blessing. The teaching of yoga has changed, and it’s now much less common for people to work privately. We are more likely to attend class with several other students and the world of teaching online yoga has opened up.
If you really want to follow your dream and begin sharing your love for yoga, it's important to find a course which resonates with you, and which you know will help you develop the skills and experience to be the best teacher you can.
It's also essential to demonstrate to future employers that you have met certain criteria and that you are able to teach safe, intelligent and thoughtful classes. With IYTT, we believe we have created one of the best, most thoughtful and inspiring yoga teacher training courses and we look forward to practising and exploring yoga together.
Finding a course which is registered with a reputable and established accreditation board is essential.
Accreditation & Certification
The IYTT diploma is fully accredited and certified by Yoga Alliance Professionals (UK).
Upon successful graduation from the course, IYTT trainees will receive the following accreditation and certification:
* Intelligent Yoga Teacher Training Diploma certificate
* Eligibility to join Yoga Alliance Professionals at Associate – Level 1 status
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