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    Hi. I’m Laura Marchetti and I offer Scaravelli inspired and Somatic yoga classes in Watford, Hertfordshire,
    West Hampstead and North West London. I also offer Somatic Movement (Body-Mind Centering®) sessions.

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    My yoga and somatics classes are for you if…

     

    You would like to try a deeper and gentler approach to healthy movement, based on modern biotensegrity and neuroplasticity principles.

    You suffer from persistent tension, pain, reduced mobility, fatigue, depression, anxiety or emotional overwhelm.

    You would like individual attention and a tailored approach that creates lasting solutions.

    You would like to experience the energy of a truly alive body, the clarity and resilience of a calm mind, and the joy that comes with connection to yourself and others.

  • How Somatic Yoga works

    All somatic movement practices are based on refining one's internal perception of the body ("soma" in Greek), in order to encourage a gradual repatterning of body and mind. This can only happen if the body feels heard, experiences safety and is allowed to find undirected expression in movement. During my thirty years of experience in body-mind work I have found that imposing our mind's will and therefore prescriptive systems on a body that's out of balance is totally futile and even counterproductive. As my yoga teacher John Stirk used to say, "we need to get out of our own way".

    Somatic Yoga classes typically (but not always) involve smaller, slower and more intuitive movements, as well as natural breathing practices, which foster internal awareness, regulate the nervous system and dismantle the habitual patterns that are stored within it. My students are often surprised by the effectiveness of this gentle, but deeply mindful practice in restoring freedom of movement, stability and psychophysical balance.

    Thanks to my background in both Scaravelli inspired yoga and somatic practices (Body-Mind Centering® in particular), I can meet each student where they are, by offering a more structured or more creative practice depending on their needs.

    *Body-Mind Centering® is a registered service mark of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, used with permission

  • What my students say

     

    My students often report a newfound sense of freedom and aliveness in their body, a clarity of mind, and a peacefulness that allows them to sleep better and establish better eating habits.

     

    Chronic pain (especially back pain) lessens in intensity and frequency and sometimes disappears entirely.

     

    Many of my students have also welcomed a shift in their thought patterns, helping them feel more adaptable and resilient.

    Click on the dots below for testimonials.

  • Please don’t delay getting the help you need

    Please get in touch now so I can help you take the first steps towards restoring your natural equilibrium.

    Find out more about me and what I can do for you here.

    Find out more about taking yoga lessons with me here.

    Email me for more information on my group yoga classes, one on one yoga sessions and care home/assisted living sessions here.

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