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# Like a Flower: My Years of Yoga with Vanda Scaravelli

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Review: Clarity and poetry - This little book is a gem - it gives a fascinating insight into two interesting and important minds. As someone who is interested in the teachings of Scaravelli, I found many fundamental ideas beautifully expressed here. While the author credits Vanda as a poet, I thought that her own expression had a flow and a delicacy that was delightful to read. Highly recommended.
Review: A beautiful book - Sandra Sabatini has a distinctive focus on the breath and its role in encouraging an unfolding of the body & mind. “Like a Flower” is an extended celebration of Sandra’s teacher Vanda Scaravelli. Specific points, such as Vanda’s habit of gently pushing her fist into a students belly to encourage muscular engagement there was something of a surprise - other students of Vanda I have been taught by did not emphasise this, but it does fit well with a spontaneous engagement in the belly that I feel when practising in a Scaravelli inspired way. The playful, eternally curious approach Vanda had to yoga comes across clearly. "Like a Flower" uses the flower as both metaphor and source of beautiful imagery to support the text. Given my rather varied background (Richard Hittleman’s hatha yoga, Iyengar, Ashtanga vinyasa mysore style, Vinny, Inner Yoga Trust, Scaravelli and Gokhale Method influenced practice) the open, almost poetic style of “Like a Flower” is very supportive. On occasion I have felt like a yoga “citizen of nowhere” given my 40+ years meander through different styles. Sandra Sabatini’s teaching, not prescriptive, but inspirational, with inviting proposals for practice is very welcome. When I began practising yoga I wanted to be told exactly what to do. This led me to embrace a rather stern prescriptive approach to yoga, relying on the teacher’s authority, reassured by their certainty. Borrowing from Buddhism there is a point where a yoga practitioner “enters the stream”, the practice becomes (at some level) one's own, with its own life. What gives yoga practice life is not certainty but, quoting from Zen, “beginner's mind” an element of unknowing balancing knowledge, always open to new possibilities. If you cling to theory this is unsettling. If you value experience it is liberating. Sandra’s books: “Like a Flower” & “Whole Body Breathing” are vehicles for cultivating your own yoga experience.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 931,484 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1,176 in Fitness through Yoga 8,046 in Women's Biographies |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (49) |
| Dimensions  | 14.12 x 1.27 x 20.9 cm |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 1905177291 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1905177295 |
| Item weight  | 290 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 128 pages |
| Publication date  | 21 Nov. 2011 |
| Publisher  | Pinter & Martin Ltd. |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clarity and poetry
*by A***M on 18 September 2020*

This little book is a gem - it gives a fascinating insight into two interesting and important minds. As someone who is interested in the teachings of Scaravelli, I found many fundamental ideas beautifully expressed here. While the author credits Vanda as a poet, I thought that her own expression had a flow and a delicacy that was delightful to read. Highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A beautiful book
*by J***R on 5 February 2020*

Sandra Sabatini has a distinctive focus on the breath and its role in encouraging an unfolding of the body & mind. “Like a Flower” is an extended celebration of Sandra’s teacher Vanda Scaravelli. Specific points, such as Vanda’s habit of gently pushing her fist into a students belly to encourage muscular engagement there was something of a surprise - other students of Vanda I have been taught by did not emphasise this, but it does fit well with a spontaneous engagement in the belly that I feel when practising in a Scaravelli inspired way. The playful, eternally curious approach Vanda had to yoga comes across clearly. "Like a Flower" uses the flower as both metaphor and source of beautiful imagery to support the text. Given my rather varied background (Richard Hittleman’s hatha yoga, Iyengar, Ashtanga vinyasa mysore style, Vinny, Inner Yoga Trust, Scaravelli and Gokhale Method influenced practice) the open, almost poetic style of “Like a Flower” is very supportive. On occasion I have felt like a yoga “citizen of nowhere” given my 40+ years meander through different styles. Sandra Sabatini’s teaching, not prescriptive, but inspirational, with inviting proposals for practice is very welcome. When I began practising yoga I wanted to be told exactly what to do. This led me to embrace a rather stern prescriptive approach to yoga, relying on the teacher’s authority, reassured by their certainty. Borrowing from Buddhism there is a point where a yoga practitioner “enters the stream”, the practice becomes (at some level) one's own, with its own life. What gives yoga practice life is not certainty but, quoting from Zen, “beginner's mind” an element of unknowing balancing knowledge, always open to new possibilities. If you cling to theory this is unsettling. If you value experience it is liberating. Sandra’s books: “Like a Flower” & “Whole Body Breathing” are vehicles for cultivating your own yoga experience.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Delightful read
*by Y***N on 21 January 2023*

Beuutiful book

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