Helen on Scaravelli Yoga

“Practising yoga is like being on a body holiday”

 Vanda Scaravelli

Scaravelli herself was interested in unravelling tension from the body. She evolved her yoga practice into an ever-expanding exploration of what occurs naturally in our body as we move through life. For me, those principles remain the guidelines that allow me to discover how we can co-ordinate our intellectual understanding with our physical movement.

Ideally yoga should be easy, as it compliments gravity and the body’s natural responses. It can therefore require effort and focus. At times it’s confrontational and challenging. Exactly why it can be fun as well as stimulating.

Ultimate fitness through yoga for me is to be grounded and stable and to have a quality of softness. I encourage myself and others to create body awareness and consequently release hidden tension through spiralling movements.

I wish to invite authenticity, honesty and openness without judgment in my yoga classes and invite an energy of joy and lightness.

“Yoga takes you by the scruff of the neck and takes you on a journey whether you like it or not!”

Vanda Scaravelli