Deep within lies a real and everlasting joy. A human being is born to dive deep into the stream of life, find hidden treasure and attain eternal fulfillment.
~ Srimad Bhagavatam
Integrative Yoga
Integrative Yoga is best described as ‘meditation in movement’: the fluidity, softness and natural yielding it encourages leads to lightness of body and stillness of mind.
Based on the revolutionary spine centered practice inspired by Vanda Scaraveli*, it will teach you how to free the spine and find ease, fluidity and depth in your movement. Your flexibility and back-bending ability will grow as you awaken the fullest potential of your spine. You will learn how to strengthen your core and work with the energetic body through the breath.
A “Philosophy in Form”, it harmonises the body, breath, mind, emotions and intellect through its integration with Yin Yoga, Breathing practices, Yogic Kriyas**, Mindfulness, Meditation, Deep Relaxation and Philosophy.
At its core are the wisdom teachings of some of the foremost masters of Yoga and Meditation such as the:
• Scaravelli Inspired Yoga teaches us how to move from the spine with fluidity ease and lightness. When one’s body is aligned with gravity, the breath naturally flows along the spine like a wave, awakening and elongating the spine.
• Yin Yoga teaches us how to surrender and yield to the vast intelligence within. It enhances flexibility, joint mobility and circulation of chi/life force around the body.
• Yogic Kriyas & Pranayama helps to cleanse, energize, enliven the body and bring clarity to the mind
• Mindfulness & Meditation empowers us to cultivate equanimity, mental clarity, emotional intelligence and the ability to relate to others and ourselves with kindness, acceptance and compassion.
• Yoga Nidra is the experience of a deep state of relaxation which is healing and restorative and in which one is freed of deep rooted tensions in the gross & subtle body
• Qi gong develops internal heat and concentration and helps to ground and center us.In Integrative yoga you are taught to move from inside out. When your practice comes from a place deep within you, you will experience a kind of bliss that permeates every cell of your body.
• Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and Advaita Vedanta Philosophy
• Ayurveda and the Yogic Diet
Our Philosophy
We are passionate about helping you find your inherent power and uncover your dormant potential. The core principle of Integrative Yoga is that of cultivating awareness in everyday life. We believe that meditation is not separate from the physical asana practice or from life itself. Our practices will instil in you clarity of mind, peace and contentment. It will enhance the quality of whatever you do and imbue it with renewed freshness.
We approach Yoga holistically through our classes and workshops which are designed for you to appreciate all facets of health and well-being- physical alignment in postures, diet, sleep, breathing, deep relaxation, cleansing practices, mindfulness and meditation.
*Vanda Scaravelli: author of the book-“Awakening the Spine”
** Kriyas are special internal cleansing practices
There is so much to thank you for, in this practice of Integrative Yoga!
Thank you for unifying and seamlessly presenting a powerful synthesis that harmoniously integrates disparate branches of mind-body knowledge. Yours is a method superbly suited to awakening the natural intelligence of the body, the better to be equipped for true personal fulfillment – not in what we expect of life; but what life expects of us.
Thank you for your unique alchemy of knowledge, experience, insight and research. Under your experienced tutelage, for the first time I was able to fully grasp the purpose and practice of Pranayama. Where I had previously encountered headaches, shortness of breath, and dizziness with the more energetic Pranayama options, I now feel the tangible benefits of the practice in my body; owing to your structured clarity of teaching. You have cleared away the cobwebs of misconception; brought together the scientific, psychological, neurological, and the traditionally spiritual.
Thank you for your nurturing facilitation, for creating the conditions to learn and practice, the permission to experiment and to question, a safe space to be challenged and grow.
Thank you, for Integrative Yoga – not only re-integrating the disjointed parts of our physical bodies, our consciousness, and our identities as social beings; but also beautifully integrating the different branches of knowledge that ultimately come from the same Source, the same tree.
Warmest regards,
Kathleen
“Coming to your classes really changed my life and it was while studying with you that I felt the true power of yoga to transform and the urge to teach it as well. I realised however, that I had a lot of work to do on myself first. The journey has led me to giving up alcohol which I realised was the main problem holding me back. I finally managed to quit smoking too, for which I remember asking for your advice! Now that I’m clear of those substances, I have started my teacher training knowing I’m ready. Whenever I practice I almost and always think of you at some point! Your voice and words of wisdom have stayed with me. I wanted you to know this because I am very grateful. I can’t imagine a life without yoga now. Thank you so much.”
~Alice Faricy