Acquaviva Yoga
AY
Yoga Studios
Acquaviva Yoga
2, Hove BN3 6HE
# Acquaviva Yoga
Acquaviva Yoga, based in Hove, offers a distinctive approach to yoga instruction that diverges significantly from mainstream practice. Marc, the founder, has spent over five decades studying yoga, training extensively with practitioners who worked directly with the renowned Vanda Scaravelli. His methodology draws from complementary disciplines including Feldenkrais, Qi Gong, Thai yoga massage, and various meditative practices.
What sets Acquaviva Yoga apart is Marc's development of "Enviro-Somatic" practice—a unique framework recognising that bodily experience reflects how individuals physically respond to their environment, influenced by emotions, beliefs, and personal characteristics. Rather than prescriptive poses, this approach teaches the body to recognise and understand its own structural relationships.
Marc's methodology emerged from personal experience: whilst training, he suffered a prolapsed disc that severely impaired mobility. Through somatic awareness and understanding structural relationships, he resolved the condition within weeks—an experience that fundamentally shaped his teaching philosophy. He has since refined this "what actually works" approach to help others heal their bodies and achieve genuine functional improvement.
The business serves individuals seeking deeper body awareness, those experiencing physical dysfunction or pain, and anyone open to understanding yoga as a pathway to body knowledge rather than mere exercise. Marc qualified in 2000 with Natural Bodies of Brighton and has continuously developed his practice based on tangible results rather than tradition alone.
Acquaviva Yoga represents a genuine alternative for those wanting transformative rather than conventional yoga instruction.
Acquaviva Yoga, based in Hove, offers a distinctive approach to yoga instruction that diverges significantly from mainstream practice. Marc, the founder, has spent over five decades studying yoga, training extensively with practitioners who worked directly with the renowned Vanda Scaravelli. His methodology draws from complementary disciplines including Feldenkrais, Qi Gong, Thai yoga massage, and various meditative practices.
What sets Acquaviva Yoga apart is Marc's development of "Enviro-Somatic" practice—a unique framework recognising that bodily experience reflects how individuals physically respond to their environment, influenced by emotions, beliefs, and personal characteristics. Rather than prescriptive poses, this approach teaches the body to recognise and understand its own structural relationships.
Marc's methodology emerged from personal experience: whilst training, he suffered a prolapsed disc that severely impaired mobility. Through somatic awareness and understanding structural relationships, he resolved the condition within weeks—an experience that fundamentally shaped his teaching philosophy. He has since refined this "what actually works" approach to help others heal their bodies and achieve genuine functional improvement.
The business serves individuals seeking deeper body awareness, those experiencing physical dysfunction or pain, and anyone open to understanding yoga as a pathway to body knowledge rather than mere exercise. Marc qualified in 2000 with Natural Bodies of Brighton and has continuously developed his practice based on tangible results rather than tradition alone.
Acquaviva Yoga represents a genuine alternative for those wanting transformative rather than conventional yoga instruction.
Services offered
Private yoga instructionGroup yoga classesBody healing and rehabilitationSomatic awareness trainingPostural assessment and correctionMovement re-educationYoga for injury recoveryConsultation and guidance