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Vanda Scaravelli

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Vanda Scaravelli (1908-1999) was an influential yoga teacher whose intuitive approach helped shape the practice of yoga in the West. She began studying in her fifties with B. K. S. Iyengar, who taught her asanas, and T. K. V. Desikachar, who guided her in pranayama. Working without a formal lineage, she developed a gentle method centered on breath, gravity, and the natural movement of the spine. With longtime students Diane Long and Esther Myers, her approach continued to evolve and inspire new practitioners. Scaravelli requested that no school be named after her, though many today teach what is called Scaravelli-inspired yoga. ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 458 ratings · 49 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors

Awakening the Spine: The Stress-Free New Yoga that Works with the Body to Restore Health, Vitality and Energy

4.21 avg rating — 458 ratings — published 1991 — 11 editions

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“The art of teaching is clarity and the art of learning is to listen.”
― Vanda Scaravelli

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“Movement is the song of the body.”
― Vanda Scaravelli, Awakening the Spine: The Stress-Free New Yoga that Works with the Body to Restore Health, Vitality and Energy

tags: dance, movement, yoga

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“To relax is not to collapse, but simply to undo tension.”
― Vanda Scaravelli, Awakening the Spine: The Stress-Free New Yoga that Works with the Body to Restore Health, Vitality and Energy

tags: inspirational

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