#fluidcore

“You must only undo. The more you undo, the more you are and the more things come to you. Don’t try to become; you are.” - Vanda Scaravelli This way of practicing is like a homecoming to the body and a evolutionary remembrance of where our yoga practice originated from: the breath. It’s a way into understanding how the body holds habits and patterns and how to refine our attention and how to rediscover completeness in being and movement with more presence, curiosity and joy. Since I met Diane Long, Vanda's student for almost 25 years, for the first time this approach has been infusing not just my yoga practice and teaching, but everything I do. The way I cook, wash dishes, speak, learn, surf and make love. It’s about freedom. It’s about listening to and trusting my intuition. ... read more on the blog www.bit.ly/scaravelliyogafascia (link in bio) Newcastle friends: See you tomorrow at @yogaloftnewcastle for my workshop 'Fascia Vinyasa - Where Science meets the Soul' [o] @pete_longworth @wanderlustausnz #fluidcore #fasciayoga #scaravelliinspired

Heaven.. ☁️ I'm in Melbourne! Not that I'm a big city fan... my kind of heaven this weekend looks like learning from the best, talking all things fascia related to movement and hands on bodywork. Whatever you do, remember the feeling is inside...because the movement is inside, the feeling is inside. It’s a feeling of freedom that you don't achieve or own. Never think what you want to do but rather what the body and heart can accept. #openinside #fasciavinyasa #fluidcore

// Myofascial Unwinding //Part of my early practice before teaching my Valentines-tribe this morning. Here I am moving around and along my connective tissue slings to juice the fascia a little and to prepare my body for a balanced, even force- and load distribution. The rotations progressively increase until I spiral myself up into sitting, adding gentle side and back bends. This particular sequence is part of the #FasciaVinyasa warm up. The intention of this fascia work (beyond what we do in yin yoga) is to support the connective tissue cells in their task to create an elastic, smooth and youthful whole body suit. Fascia fitness is a beautiful addition to any kind of movement practice. But know that the collagen of fascia is not building itself in one day, it takes time. Fascia minded movement is a long term investment, which pays out for a long time. The incentive is youthfully stronger connective tissue and a smoother, more flexible and responsive body. Fascia research has now advanced that much that we can determine which movement simulations are suitable to create a healthy fascia matrix. I'm thrilled to be sharing more of this in the future. Fascia Vinyasa workshops and -trainings are going to be offered in #Newcastle and surrounds in the next few months. Stay tuned and let me know if you have any questions! Happy unwinding my sweet Valentines! #fasciavinyasa #fluidcore #lustforlife

I am in LOVE with fascia. This for many reasons: Fascia is our internal ocean. Plus for me the current fascia research brings everything together what I learned through surfing, meditation, from my teachers Eve, Diane Long (Scaravelli Yoga) and in Kundalini Yoga. It involves our mental attitude towards the practice (and our lives), our internal spacial awareness and the different ways of working with our bodies to create a dynamic stability and a multidimensional freedom of movement. Our fascia, or connective tissue, is found everywhere in our bodies. Connective tissue is mostly fluid. It's everywhere (think 3-D)! Moving with 'fascial' awareness we can dive really deep physically, emotionally and spiritually ! For me it’s the best way to teach and practice the essence of asana practice: A genuine balance between effort and ease. Fascia is our organ of support, it is the fluid system which every cell relies on for proper functioning and it’s also seen as our biggest sensory organ. Nerves innervate fascia. It’s our organ of proprioception and interoception (the ability to sense your body from the inside, to get a feeling of innerness). The more we work with the different methods that engage the fascial matrix (fascial release, bouncing, stretching, micro movements, ect.) the more juicy, resilient, adaptable and flexible it will become. And with it our minds will too. Trough practicing yoga with fascial awareness and knowledge our being is connected and moved with more ease and fluidity and with an increased internal awareness and improved postural efficiency. In this video you may notice how I question my own alignment in the process - I realign again and again... It’s because all I want is to create space in the joints, muscles and a tensional integrity (biotensegrity) within my structural alignment which creates a feeling of inner freedom and lightness. I forget about the pose and focus on the inner feeling - the feeling of being free. 'Fascia is our organ of innerness. The soul is dwelling in the connective tissues'. ~ Andrew Taylor Still #fasciavinyasa #fasciayoga #fluidcore #surfonearth #anatomytrains

Sandy sunrise shadhanas guiding me into the flow of the day... Sadhana means daily spiritual practice. It is the foundation of all spiritual endeavor. Sadhana is your personal, individual spiritual effort. It is the main tool you use to work on yourself to achieve the purpose of life. It can be done alone or in a group. Sadhana is whatever you do consistently to clear your own consciousness so you can relate to the infinity within you. It doesn't matter if it's 10 min of meditating in the morning before your family gets up, your surf at dawn, a yin class or run after work. It is something you do for your soul. It's selfishness redefined, because when you feel anchored and well, others around you will too. Take this serious. It's your life! 💗 #surfitlikeayogi #fluidcore #vinyasaflow (at Paradise is in your heart)

This morning's warm up before I filmed a restorative sequence for my client's online course. It was freezing!!!! I thought my toes are falling off! ⛄️ Nevertheless... I just love, love, love the magic of (getting over myself 💪) moving at dawn, breathing the salty air and to start the day like I'm on a holiday (...or like I'm very keen yogi! 😎✌️) #fluidcore #yogamovesme