Scaravelli Inspired Yoga Workshops, November 2017: Edinburgh, Scotland
Scaravelli inspired yoga teacher Catherine Annis is delighted to have been invited to Scotland again to teach a series of yoga workshops 4-5th November 2017. There will be three workshops in total, and participants are invited to attend all or any of the workshops on offer.
All yoga workshops are suitable for all levels, from beginners through to more experienced practitioners.
About Catherine
Catherine is a member of the yoga teacher training faculty at London’s top yoga studios of triyoga in London, and is well known for her imaginative and practical approach to yoga.
Originally a professional dancer, she discovered yoga as a teenager, and has been practicing for over 35 years. Having studied various styles of yoga including Sivananda, Iyengar, Astanga and various forms of Hatha yoga, she eventually gravitated to the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli.
Catherine’s daily yoga practice and teaching focuses on deepening physical awareness and alignment to reveal and release the natural freedom of the body, particularly the spine.
She holds a Masters degree in ballet studies, and is a qualified Thai massage practitioner, and it is this interest in the body which informs and inspires her teaching.
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Yoga Workshop: Fascia – the organ of structure
Date: 4th November, Saturday, 2017
Time: 10.30am – 1.00pm
Venue: St Margaret’s House, 151 London Rd, Edinburgh EH7 6AE, Scotland
Cost:
£35 per individual workshop;
£65 for both workshops on Saturday;
£95 for all three workshops.
Booking: Please complete the booking form below
Fascia has become the latest trend in yoga and bodywork. Practitioners and experts from all fields of movement are discussing and researching it, and it’s revolutionizing our understanding of how the body moves. We’re beginning to throw away the old paradigms and move towards a new fluid approach to movement practice.
If you’d like to find out more about this magical, almost liquid, connective tissue, and its impact on our yoga practice, join Catherine for this practical yoga workshop to:
- Learn more what fascia is and how it affects us in yoga
- Develop approaches to unwind the fascial web in a variety of yoga poses
- Release habitual holding patterns and areas of restriction
- Understand the importance of fascia to our structural stability
- Cultivate a fresh approach to yoga that will return us to free, easy movement
Suitable for all levels
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Yoga Workshop: The Art of Touch
Date: 4th November, Saturday, 2017
Time: 2.00 – 4.30pm
Venue: St Margaret’s House, 151 London Rd, Edinburgh EH7 6AE, Scotland
Cost:
£35 per individual workshop;
£65 for both workshops on Saturday;
£95 for all three workshops.
Booking: Please complete the booking form below
The art of touch is so important both for humans and animals. When we stroke animals with care and attention, they respond by leaning into us, enjoying the contact. Touch is the first form of communication between mother and child, and can be a valuable tool in drawing attention to forgotten or sleepy areas of the body.
In this workshop, we’ll explore different approaches to touch, and how we can develop our yoga practice to discover:
- how the quality of our touch can improve our sensitivity and awareness
- the value of touch in revealing more supple and fluid approaches to movement
- how touch can help us develop an ever evolving, responsive and inspiring yoga practice
- how the concept of touch moves beyond the physical and into the psychological
Suitable for all levels
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Yoga Workshop: Gravity and Grounding
Date: 5th November, Sunday, 2017
Time: 10.30am – 1.00pm
Venue: St Margaret’s House, 151 London Rd, Edinburgh EH7 6AE, Scotland
Cost:
£35 per individual workshop;
£65 for both workshops on Saturday;
£95 for all three workshops.
Booking: Please complete the booking form below
Join Catherine Annis to explore gravity and the sensation of grounding, and how these elements combine to release and awaken the spine, and bring a sense of lightness and natural ease into our yoga practice.
During this workshop, we’ll develop a deep attentiveness and inner awareness of how we move into, and within, the asanas. We’ll learn how to work with gravity to gently encourage the body to open, creating space and lift through the body.
In this workshop, you will learn to:
- understand and explore how gravity affects the mechanics of our movements
- harness the grounding power of the earth to create ease in movement
- use the pull of gravity to unwind old patterns and replace them with new beneficial approaches
- invite our movements to gradually release and reveal space and simplicity in our asana practice
Suitable for all levels
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Venue
The venue is home to Art’s Complex, a charitable organisation which aims to redress the imbalance between the number of artists working in Edinburgh and the affordable work-space that is available to them. It was a lengthy process between the years of 2008 and 2010 to secure leases for the various floors of the vacant St Margaret’s building.
Today, the space aims to inspire creativity in the local community through exhibitions, educational events and workshops, and through the it also week hosts a varying schedule of activities such as yoga, pilates and theatre. And of course there’s a range of studio and gallery spaces of all different sizes to hire for artists looking to exhibit their work in and around the city.
Getting There
Directions
On foot
Our main pedestrian entrance is accessible from London Road, via a footbridge with two sets of steps. You will find us beside the Registers of Scotland building.
By car
The entrance to the parking area is via Restalrig Road South. Take a left before the bridge into the car park of the Registers of Scotland building, then follow the railway line to the back of the brown brick building behind theirs. Access to our building is available via a big blue door at our basement entrance.
Some limited parking spaces are available to visitors and residents. Please note that you may only park in the spaces directly underneath St Margaret’s House. Free on-street parking is available within a close proximity.
Public transport
St Margaret’s House has several frequent bus services which connect it with the city centre, Waverley train station, the bus station and other parts of the city.
Lothian Buses routes 4 5 15 15a 26 x26 44 44a 45 113
First bus routes x6 x8 x24 106 124
