Louise Simmons 

 SCARAVELLI inspired YOGIC BODYWORK

TO NOURISH & ENERGISE

FINDHORN, Forres and Orcas Island, WA, USA

Phone 01309 690768  mobile (text): 07765274098
US: 1-360 376 3447   Email: louiseyoga@lineone.net

EXPERIENCE 
I became fascinated by the body/mind/breath connection through the dramatic arts and running theatre games workshops and this took me deeper into the 'stories' our bodies tell us! I have been teaching yoga and hands-on bodywork since 1991 and exploring the Scaravelli approach to Hatha yoga since mid-nineties, working with my mentor, Diane Long, but also with Sophy Hoare and John Stirk. I work with a wide variety of individuals and groups of all ages, experience and abilities and run workshops in Europe and the States. I also work with women specifically for pregnancy/childbirth and train teachers in ante-natal / post-natal work. I now also offer individually-shaped yoga retreats and holidays on beautiful Orcas Island (WA) where practice can be studio-based or taken into how we use our bodies in activities such as walking, kayaking and dancing.

PRACTICE LOCATIONS 
Park or client's own home when in Findhorn.Yoga retreats/holidays on Orcas Island - Pacific NW coast of USA.
Online 1:1 sessions via Skype and I-Chat.

PRACTICE DAYS / TIMES 
By arrangement- email for programme of where/when; holidays/retreats according to individual needs/requests; online sessions available daily.

TRAININGS
Ongoing personal exploration with Diane Long ("Awakening the Spine")
UK, India and Australia - exploring a wide variety of yoga disciplines. Yoga Therapy with Yoga Biomedical Trust, RL Homeopathic Hospital, London WC1 Yoga for Pregnancy/Childbirth - Birthlight Trust, Cambridge. Zero-Balancing.

QUALIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL BODY 
Britiish Wheel of Yoga; Yoga Biomedical Trust & Birthlight Trust BA ( Hons ) Theatre & Dramatic Arts (University of Birmingham UK) Life!

FEES
Approx. £35 for 1-hour. Skype sessions £30 1-hour. Findhorn LETS also negotiable.

SPECIFIC EMPHASIS 
Yoga is perhaps the oldest system of holistic personal development in the world, freeing us from the rigidity of ingrained and often unrealised habits and unleashing our potential to be vibrant, beautiful beings happy and at ease with our forever changing environments.

Scaravelli yoga is suitable for every body - any age, fitness level, experience. It works deeply with gravity, breath and awareness to 're-awaken' the potential of our spine to bring a new freedom and fluid strength to the body. In time our bodies reveal a whole new language of movement - born from the spine and expressing itself in beauty and a 'whole-body' approach which releases blocks and allows us to truely 'be' in the moment. Asana and Pranayama are no longer fixed techniques which we impose on our bodies, but vital and surprising expressions of a deeper understanding of the body/breath/mind union. All can benefit - to ease discomforts from ailments, to increase wellbeing and vitality, or to deepen and balance existing practices. When I am with you, this is a hands-on session in which I work intuitively and lovingly to assist and guide your body in discovering the delightful benefits of working 'from the inside out'.

For the online Skype sessions, you need access to a computer with webcam and microphone and enough space for the camera to give an image of you and a yoga mat! The most important aspect is that I can see you, but I also demonstrate and instruct via my own camera as appropriate. Although I cannot be 'hands-on;, clients still find a strong energetic connection and healing effect and a powerful way of finding their own practice in their own homes. Give it a go!