Teaching Schedule
Wednesdays
Scaravelli Yoga 13.00 - 14:00 PM
Term dates 2020
Tuesdays from 29th October, new this autumn
22nd Jan - 22th April
‘I attend Carolyn Fuest’s Wednesday class and she has been an absolute godsend. I’m doing a two-year yoga teacher training course and Carolyn’s classes and advice are proving invaluable on my journey. I really appreciate and learn from the way she breaks down (and then builds up) the poses. To me, she is the epitome of what a good yoga teacher should be.’ Clare
‘If we are sensitive to the requests of the body, it will respond spontaneously in an unexpected effortless way.’ Vanda Scaravelli, Awakening the Spine
In a yoga class with Carolyn, close attention is paid to the relationship between gravity, the breath and the spine in order to release tension and find ease in movement. Her teaching style is approachable and friendly with clear incisive teaching. Everyone is welcome and supported to learn at his or her own pace. Carolyn’s classes include clear directions to teach the techniques of the asanas, or yoga positions. Time is given to explore how these relate to each student’s body and experience, and how to make the connection between the mind, the body, its movement and the breath in order gently to reduce strain and tension.
Classes are small and students are given close attention so that they can work within the range of their own stage of yoga practice. Her focus is on improving strength, balance and alignment by careful attention to the breath and gravity. Time is given for breathing and meditative sitting.
Practising yoga on and off since her teens, Carolyn’s enthusiasm for yoga really took off when she started Bridget Thornborrow’s classes and discovered that yoga made her feel so much better mentally and physically and that it was an ideal balance to a busy job and five small children. Workshops with Lisa McRory and Giovanni Felicione led her to train as a teacher on the London Teacher Training Course which is founded on the teachings and yoga of Vanda Scaravelli and Mary Stewart, two teachers whose approach to yoga emphasises the relationship between gravity, breath and the spine. She qualified as a teacher in 2015, and continues to study with Chloe Fremantle and Bridget Thornborrow.
Since early 2017 she has been a regular teacher for the charity OURMALA which delivers specialist yoga classes for people seeking international protection in the UK, such as refugees.
She has recently received additional training through the ‘Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs Institute’ (accredited by UK yoga governing body British Wheel of Yoga as a Recognized Centre of excellence in training and standards). Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs (YHLB) is an evidence-based, recommended mind-body approach to improving back health & function. It is gentle, enjoyable and beginner friendly and is effective for long-term self-management.
