The British Wheel of Yoga

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Saxon Hall, Thorpe Street, Raunds, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN9 6LT click to display map
Saturday 5th July | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: £25

Bring your own lumch : drinks provided

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Karen Hobbs, Nottinghamshire CR

The course is designed to enable teachers to understand how specific practices of Yoga can assist people in managing depression and anxiety/tension, and to help teachers feel more confident in teaching such students.

The day will consist of practical sessions, group work and discussion.

Sannyasi Amarajyoti has been practising Yoga and Meditation for 30+ years and teaching since 1987. She now works with the teachings of Swami Satyananda of the Bihar School of Yoga and spent 6 months in Mandala Yoga Ashram in 1994 and six months in the Ashram in Munger in India 1994–1995. She then moved to the West of Ireland for two and a half years, to continue her studies. During this time she researched practices for working with yoga in the context of mental health.

She teaches weekend training sessions for teachers in this field and has worked in day centres and psychiatric units teaching yoga. She has worked with her own mental health issues since adolescence. She teaches regular meditation and chakra courses and teaches yoga in prison.

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Knighton Parish Centre, Church Lane, LEICESTER, LE2 3WG click to display map
Mondays, 7th July to 18th August | 7.00 pm–8.30 pm

cost to BWY members: £5 per class / £22.50 per 5 classes
cost to non-members: £5.50 per class / £25 per 5 classes

insert relevant dates and cost on downloadable booking form after printing

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Anne Roy, CR

Teachers:
7th July : Jenny Wilson -- Yoga with Reflexology
28th July : Libby Jelly -- Kundalini Yoga
4th August : Fiona Randles -- Shanti Yoga
11th August : Barbara Jackson -- Yoga for the Back
18th August : Richard Wojack -- Yin Yoga

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The Cottage, Babworth, RETFORD, DN22 8EW click to display map
Saturday 12th July

This event is FREE to BWY members, £10 for non-members (free if you make yourself a member on the day). Download the full Programme as a PDF file.

This year’s Yoga festival is being held in Nottinghamshire at The Cottage BWY Approved Regional Yoga Centre, set in beautiful countryside and surrounded by tranquil gardens. Our hosts are Carolyn and Dave Clarke, both dedicated and experienced Yoga practitioners. There is ample car parking.

Join in the sessions of Yoga and Astrology with Sarah McCrae. Yoga and Alexander Technique with Angela Thompson, Tai Chi with Chris Jolly, Meditation, Relaxation and Philosophical Story Telling with Carolyn Clarke. Two sessions of Yoga for Children with BWY YFC qualified teachers are planned. (Due to BWY child protection guidelines, numbers are limited: places need to be booked on arrival.) You can choose from a wide range of complementary therapies carried out in private rooms by qualified, professional therapists. These will be bookable on arrival and payable to the therapist on the day. A full list of therapies and costs will be on the detailed forthcoming programme. Mandala making and Storytelling for children and adults will also be included during the day, along with other Children’s entertainment.

A market , comprising of stalls selling yoga equipment, yoga clothing, yoga books, jewellery, ornaments, Aromatherapy and tree oils, natural body and beauty products will be provided by BWY Yoga Shop, Alison Bell Clothing, Carita House, Angela’s Books and more!
Catering A light vegetarian lunch will be available at a small cost (must be pre-booked 2 weeks prior to the event). You can bring your own packed lunch if you prefer.
Refreshments will be provided throughout the day, and strawberries and cream and ice creams can be purchased.

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU click to display map
Saturday 19th July | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch : drinks provided
Pay on the door on the day

Send booking form to Chris Jolly, CR

The day will consist of strong Yoga postures in the morning – defining which meridian lines are being activated by specific stretches, which charkas are being activated by specific postures and finishing with relaxation before lunch. The afternoon will be working with a therapy called Emotional Freedom Technique designed to unblock any stuck energy which may be causing any problems. This treatment works extremely well on addictions, phobias and past traumatic events.

The East believe that it does not matter what is wrong with your body – any “dis-ease” is caused by a blockage in the energy system. The energy system, in this case, is the “Meridian Lines” This is made up of both male energy (Yang flows down the back) and female energy (Yin flows up the front) creating a constant flow working in, through and out of the system. Problems are caused when energy get “stuck” so cannot flow freely. Each Meridian line is associated to a main muscle in the body and is known by the internal organ that the line runs through e.g. Kidney, Heart, Liver etc.

Joyce Waring is a very positive, caring person, with many years of Yoga experience—having been practising yoga for 24 years, and teaching for 16. She came to yoga because she wanted some relaxation and calm in her life. After 2 years of being a student, her yoga teacher, who was giving up her lessons, suggested that Joyce should take the teacher training course. Having a stammer, Joyce could only see the negatives i.e. getting students into postures and then not being able to get them out of them; so she did the course simply for her own benefit.

Practising yoga on a regular basis gave her the confidence to complete the course with good results, becoming a renowned teacher. This has also led her to pursue other ‘alternative’, energy therapies which, in turn, have convinced her that Yoga is and was the original complete holistic therapy.

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Farnsfield Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield, NEWARK, NG22 8JN click to display map
Mondays, 28th July to 18th August | 7.00 pm–9.00 pm

cost: £6 per session / £20 for all 4 sessions

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Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Sally Alvey, CR

Teachers:
28th July : Sally Alvey -- Let's Twist Again
4th August : Lisa Ferraby -- Warming to the Warrior
11th August : Amanda Keast-Southall -- Towards the Light
18th AUgust : Katherine Rushton -- Sun Power Yoga: Dynamic Hatha, Pranayama and Meditation

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU click to display map
Saturday 2nd August | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch : drinks are provided
Pay on the door on the day


Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Chris Jolly, CR

Pam has a practical approach to teaching, based on many years of experience and the day will include a morning of asana practice on five different levels of a mixed ability, continuous practice for all practice. A Yoga day to provide a totally involved ‘doing’ session for all abilities. There will be the opportunity for those who wish, to extend the strength of the practice.

The afternoon will be a Relaxation, and then mainly a sitting session based on a wide variety of yoga based practices - All the Little Bits of Yoga, for eyes, hands, feet, nose, ears, etc. Stimulating without being tiring.

All abilities will be able to join in both sessions

Pam Horton is on the BWY Education committee and is the Distance Learning Officer, designing Training material for the Diploma and In-service Training, as well as being a Course Verifier.

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU click to display map
Saturday 6th September | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: members £25 | non-members £30

Bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch; drinks are provided
Pay on the door on the day

Send booking form to Chris Jolly, Derbyshire CR

Throughout this workshop we will be exploring the remarkable quality of the fascial network and its crucial role in posture.
We will explore how we influence this network through movement and asana.
We will learn more about the “spring loaded” freedom that Tensegrity has to offer, and explore exactly what it is within our bodies.

Gary Carter has an extensive history of over 30 years’ experience in movement, physical training, anatomical study and bodywork practices. His background incorporates athletics, competitive cycling, competitive natural bodybuilding, martial arts and yoga along with the manual therapies of CranioSacral Therapy, Nutritional Therapy, Shiatsu and KMI Structural Integration. He is a Personal Trainer (LTG Dip) having studied with the BAWLA, Yoga Teacher (YTTC). He has also studied with Mary Stewart, Sophy Hoare, and was an apprentice to Vanda Scaravelli and Diane Long. From this diverse background Gary has created his own unique way of working with the body and he incorporates this into both his practical and theoretical lectures.

His present work involves training and encouraging others to develop kinaesthetic awareness, ease of movement and efficient body use in exercise and sport. He continues to develop and evolve his understanding of balance, integration and functional movement by working with other anatomists in the USA and Europe and with movement teachers from the fields of dance, contact improvisation, Tai Chi, Pilates, Gyrotonics and martial arts.

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Botcheston Village Hall, Main Street, Botcheston, LEICESTER, LE9 9FF click to display map
Saturday 6th September | 10.00 am–5.00 pm
fee: £30

Bring a packed lunch, drinks are provided

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Sally Alvey, Nottinghamshire CR

All British Wheel of Yoga student teachers need to produce a valid first aid certificate during Unit One of the Diploma Course and all Diploma holders are subsequently advised to renew that qualification every three years. If you do not have a valid certificate or need to renew your existing one, this day is appropriate for your needs.

Part of the day’s work will be to integrate the essential aspects of First Aid within the role of Yoga teaching so it becomes ‘real’. Focus will be on dealing with an emergency situation in a safe and effective way, and will include short lectures, CPR on manikins, placing a person in recovery position, bandaging, putting on slings and care in secondary illness. Questions and answers will be an integral part of the day.

A comprehensive booklet and first aid kit are provided

Sandra Kirkham is a RGN and works in a GP practice. She is also Regional Officer for BWY East Midlands and a Yoga teacher, and runs several yoga classes for differing age ranges. She has completed various courses on Anatomy and Physiology, nursing and yoga with main qualifications of ‘First Aid at Work’ and ‘Paediatric First Aid’.

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Papplewick Village Hall, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB click to display map
Saturday 20th September | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch: drinks are provided

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Sally Alvey, CR

During this day we shall explore the opening asanas of the Primary Series, focusing on breath and bandha, and have fun working with and exploring foundation through the hands.

It is the sequential nature of Ashtanga yoga that enabled me to begin, little by little, to build an effective and regular self practice. Whether you are wondering ‘how to begin’, what Ashtanga yoga really is, or for those just needing a little inspiration for an existing self practice, this day will lay the foundations for you.

Please note this workshop is aimed at beginners or relative beginners to Ashtanga yoga, but is not suitable for complete beginners to yoga. A relative level of fitness is required as it is a dynamic, moving type of yoga.

Sandra Howling started practising yoga to relieve the symptoms of much illness after the birth of her son, and later Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga with world-renowned and certified Ashtanga Yoga teacher John Scott, more recently completing his ‘Advanced Ashtanga Intensive’ in 2007 and‘Ashtanga Vinyasa Intensive’ in 2008. She continues to develop her own practice and study under the guidance of John and Lucy Scott and also with her British Wheel of Yoga diploma tutor Swami Vivekananda Ma (Val Davies).

Her inspiration for sharing the practice comes from her teachers, John and Lucy Scott, but Sandra has also had the benefit of practising and studying with Sri K Pattabhi Jois (‘Guruji’ - founder of Ashtanga), Sharath (director) and Saraswati, when they visited London in 2005.

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Saxon Hall, Thorpe Street, Raunds, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN9 6LT click to display map
Saturday 27th September | 10.30 am–3.30 pm
fee: members £12 | non-members £15

Please bring a packed lunch : drinks are provided

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Karen Hobbs, Lincolnshire CR

An Introduction to PNF (Propriocepter Neuromuscular Facilitation) Stretches

The Seminar will start with a series of linked Asana sequences to warm the body. The group will then be introduced to the methods of stretching the body using PNF techniques. This is a system of very safe stretches which are totally different to the passive and ballistic stretches that are usually used in the yoga class, sometimes giving remarkable results.

During the session the group will also be introduced to the principles of leverage in postures, showing how the body reacts mechanically when doing Asanas.

Frank Lunn is a BWY Diploma holder and teaches in health clubs and private classes in the Lincoln and Grantham area. He has studied yoga in India, and has travelled the world for many years. As an engineer he is very interested in the mechanics of the body during yoga asanas, and how leverage can alter the load and strength of postures during a class. Frank is also a ‘Touch for Health’ practitioner.

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU click to display map
Saturday 4th October | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch : drinks are provided
Pay on the door on the day


Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Chris Jolly, CR

This will be a day to explore Ashtanga Yoga, including lots of work on core strength. Paul specialises in introducing the foundations of Ashtanga Yoga and making this method of practice accessible to all students. We will work on breath, bandha and drishti and use them to tackle the Primary Series sequence of postures – examining ways in which these seemingly challenging asanas can be modified and adjusted to make them accessible to all.

The day is suitable for those with experience of Ashtanga Yoga and those new to this tradition of hatha yoga.

Paul Fox is a British Wheel of Yoga Diploma Course Tutor and teaches and practises Core Strength Yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. His approach to what he calls Core Strength Yoga is influenced by his own experience of working with bandhas (energy seals or locks) in Ashtanga Yoga. He found he was bringing a lot of that work into his general, gentler hatha yoga classes.

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Bramcote Memorial Hall, Bramcote, NOTTINGHAM, NG9 3HD click to display map
Sunday 5th October | 10.00 am–4.15 pm
fee: £25

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch : drinks are provided

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Sally Alvey, CR

A day of yoga with Paul Fox DCT, exploring ways in which we can approach asana practice from the core of the body. Physically this means developing breath and bandha; energetically it means connecting to mooladhara and manipura chakras.

During this day you will practice asana with enhanced core stability – the inner body supporting the outer body. There will also be practical anatomy, including the use of anatomical models and slides.

Paul Fox is a British Wheel of Yoga Diploma Course Tutor and teaches and practises Core Strength Yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. His approach to what he calls Core Strength Yoga is influenced by his own experience of working with bandhas (energy seals or locks) in Ashtanga Yoga. He found he was bringing a lot of that work into his general, gentler hatha yoga classes.

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Welbourn Village Hall, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ click to display map
Saturday 11th October | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: members £10 | non-members £15

Please bring vegetarian dish to share for lunch : drinks are provided

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Frank Lunn, CR

Day of Yoga
There will be a morning yoga session which will include pranayama and guided meditation.

The afternoon will begin with an opportunity for questions about the morning session, leading to a more open discussion. This will be followed by an afternoon yoga session.

Billy Doyle qualified with the BWY in 1980. He has also studied Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Eutony, and Cranio-Sacral Therapy. He teaches yoga in the Kashmir Tradition, which was brought to the West by Jean Klein. Billy met Jean Klein in 1982 and worked with him for 15 years. This approach emphasizes working with the energy body. Through a letting go and listening without anticipation we allow the body sensation to unfold. We discover in the process, our real body to be light, transparent and expanded in space. In our practice we avoid all mechanical movement and end-gaining, but live moment to moment in the sensation. Practising yoga in this way has a completely different quality. Old patterns melt away and we are open to deeper dimensions of ourselves. Yoga brings us to know ourselves in silence.

Billy teaches in North London and Kew, and runs retreats in UK and Greece. He is the author of ‘The Mirage of Separation’, a book on non-dualism.

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU click to display map
Saturday 1st November | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch : drinks provided
Pay on the door on the day


Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Chris Jolly, Derbyshire CR

The morning will include Asana/Movement with Awareness/Control of the Breath then conclude with a Relaxation and Meditation.

The afternoon will start with a short group session on Yoga Philosophy then include Asana/Stillness/Yin style, Pranayama and Meditation.

Gillian Gee is interested in all aspects of Yoga, Asana, Pranayama, Meditation and Yoga Philosophy with a keen interest in different Yoga styles, which is reflected in her teaching.

Gillian has been teaching since 1990. She teaches regular classes, the BWY Foundation, Diploma and Integration Courses.

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Judge Meadow College, Evington, LEICESTER, LE5 6HP click to display map
Saturday 1st November | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: £25

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch : drinks are provided

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Anne Roy, CR

Core sequence and Pain relief poses in the ‘Yoga For Healthy Lower Backs Course’ devised by Alison Trewhela IYA (UK) for a large, randomised controlled trial of 12 weeks of yoga classes for sufferers of chronic low back pain. See www.yogatrial.co.uk for details.

Anna Semlyen BWY Dip, MA PPE (Oxon), MSc Health Economics (York)
Anna is a BWY yoga teacher and researcher with the University of York’s Health Sciences Department. She qualified in 1999 and is joint author of the 'Yoga For Healthy Lower Backs' manuals for students and teachers, and the relaxation CD made for the University of York’s trial, funded by the Arthritis Research Campaign.

Anna trained in back care with Alison Trewhela IYA (UK), who has run specialist Better Backs courses since the early 1990s. She has attended BWY ISTs on back care with Swami Satyaprakash and Maureen McCarthy.

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The Cottage, Babworth, RETFORD, NG22 8EW click to display map
Starting in November 2008

In-depth study and practice for BWY teachers and serious students who have completed ‘Meditation and Personal Development’ Level 1 and who wish to pursue further studying in Lojong.

More information: 01777 719 80 and speak to Carolyn or Dave Clarke dave(at)jasminetrust.co.uk

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Northgate Special School, Kingsthorpe, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6LR click to display map
Sunday 2nd November | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Drinks are provided; please bring veggie food to share for lunch. For any other other information, contact the organiser, Annette Ananda (see 'Our Region' page)

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Karen Hobbs, CR

A day of yoga exploring ways in which we can approach asana practice from the core of the body. Physically this means developing breath and bandha; energetically it means connecting to mooladhara and manipura chakras.

Core Strength Yoga is an approach to hatha yoga that emphasises the importance of using the inner body to support the outer body. This means developing awareness of core muscles, including the pelvic floor; the transverse abdominus and the deep back postural muscle, multifidus. Awareness of, and work on, the iliopsoas and other abdominal muscles is also important in developing a strong sense of core around which a stable and aligned posture can be held. In hatha yoga, core muscles should be strengthened and used to stabilise the centre of the body so that we are supported from within when doing our asanas. There will also be some practical anatomy, including the use of anatomical models and slides to assist our understanding of this principle.

Please don’t be put off if anatomy & physiology is not your thing, Paul’s wealth of teaching experience and patient, informal approach ensures that we all get the message! The day will be suitable for all abilities as everyone benefits from working with core muscles. As a result our posture improves and we are less prone to back pain as the structure of the body comes into better alignment around gravity.

Paul Fox is a British Wheel of Yoga Diploma Course Tutor and teaches and practises Core Strength Yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. His approach to what he calls Core Strength Yoga is influenced by his own experience of working with bandhas (energy seals or locks) in Ashtanga Yoga. He found he was bringing a lot of that work into his general, gentler hatha yoga classes.

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Escape Yoga Centre, Unit 1, Olde Englishe Road, MATLOCK, DE4 3RR click to display map
Saturday 15th November | 10.00 am–5.00 pm
fee: £30

Bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch : drinks will be provided.
Pay on the day

Send booking form to Chris Jolly, Nottinghamshire CR

All British Wheel of Yoga student teachers need to produce a valid first aid certificate during Unit One of the Diploma Course and all Diploma holders are subsequently advised to renew that qualification every three years. If you do not have a valid certificate or need to renew your existing one, this day is appropriate for your needs.

Part of the day’s work will be to integrate the essential aspects of First Aid within the role of Yoga teaching so it becomes ‘real’. Focus will be on dealing with an emergency situation in a safe and effective way, and will include short lectures, CPR on mannequins, placing a person in recovery position, bandaging, putting on slings and care in secondary illness. Questions and answers will be an integral part of the day.

A comprehensive booklet and first aid kit will be provided.

Sandra Kirkham is a RGN and works in a GP practice. She is also Regional Officer for BWY East Midlands and a Yoga teacher, and runs several yoga classes for differing age ranges. She has completed various courses on Anatomy and Physiology, nursing and yoga with main qualifications of ‘First Aid at Work’ and ‘Paediatric First Aid’.

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Papplewick Village Hall, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB click to display map
Sunday 16th November | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Sally Alvey, Derbyshire CR

Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy of life, particularly relating to the “human condition”. It focuses “within” rather than “without” the physical form. It rests within subtleties not grossness, on deepening “Self” sensitivity not on mechanical performance and on acceptance not on competition at any level.

This day is thus influenced by Sree Chakravarti’s book “A Healer’s Journey” and Muz Murray’s Mantra Workshops. It will be a day exploring how Mudra and Mantra may be practised as simple and highly effective routes on the path of Yoga. A day to develop our experience and understanding of the mind/body connection using Yoga Mudra, Mantra, Asana and Pranayama.

Linda Arnold has studied and practised Yoga since 1968, teaching from 1979 on gaining the BWY teaching Diploma. She trained in therapeutic/remedial yoga with Howard Kent, Bill Feeney and other invaluable teaching input at the Yoga for Health Foundation in 1997/8. Linda went on to work as a residential teacher for the Foundation for the following two years. Here Linda met and worked with many respected teachers in the field of Yoga including Debbie and Eddie Shapiro who inspired interest in the “Mind/Body connection”. Linda attended workshops on Yoga Therapy and Mantra in the UK with Dr. M. V. Bhole (Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, Lonavala, India). It was during the “healing journey” initiated by breast cancer in 1996 that Linda came across Sree Chakravarti’s book. This led her to a year’s daily practice of Prana Mudra with other Mudra’s and Mantra enjoyed as part of a continued physical and spiritual health commitment. Since that time Linda has devoted time to inspiring others to use yoga as a therapy and a way of life.

She currently teaches for The Sheffield Yoga for ME/CFS Group, Derby MS Society, Chair Yoga at a local Day Centre and “Yoga for children” at a local Catholic Primary School. Linda supports and helps the charity, New Approaches to Cancer and other than Yoga is trained in Remedial Massage, Aromatherapy, and Astrology and is a Reiki Master/teacher/therapist.

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU click to display map
Saturday 22nd November | 10.00 am–4.30 pm
fee: £30

Bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch; drinks are provided

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Chris Jolly, CR

Intended learning outcomes
• To develop participants’ awareness and practice of all the aspects involved in the role of Recorded Teaching Practice Observer
• To recognise their part in the process of student teacher training

Eligibility
Any teacher who has held the BWY diploma for one year. This day training qualifies as IST.
Priority will be given to Derbyshire teachers.

Carolyn Clarke (Nottinghamshire) and Gillian Gee (Derbyshire) are both DCTs in the East Midlands region.

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close A day of Iyengar Yoga
Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU click to display map
Saturday 6th December | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch; drinks provided
Pay on the door on the day

Send booking form to Chris Jolly, CR

A day of Iyengar Yoga, working with alignment, direction and extension. Suitable for all levels including teachers.

Iris Pimm has been a practitioner of Iyengar Yoga for 30 years. She qualified as an Iyengar teacher in 1997 and teaches from her fully equipped yoga studio, a converted barn at Alport near Bakewell. On three occasions (1999, 2005 and 2008) she has studied with the Iyengar family in Pune, India, for a month or two

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close A Christmas Feast of Yoga
Papplewick Village Hall, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB click to display map
Sunday 14th December | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch; drinks are provided

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Sally Alvey, Nottinghamshire CR

A day to enjoy the wondrous array of gifts that yoga brings to mind, body and heart.
A variety of asana, pranayama and contemplation techniques will help us to encourage our presence into the present.

Carolyn will develop themes of giving and receiving throughout the day in line with the teaching of the ancient yogis and help those who attend to find a place within where peace may reign. Just right for the week before Christmas!

Give yourself a present and come and be present!

Carolyn has been teaching for lots of years and loves yoga to bits!

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Saxon Hall, Thorpe Street, Raunds, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN9 6LT click to display map
Saturday 4th April | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch; drinks will be provided

Send booking form and cheque (payable to BWY East Midlands)
to Karen Hobbs, Northamptonshire CR

Outline: There will be five mini but complete yoga sessions, each one focusing on an element. The mini sessions will include asana, pranayama, mudra and bandha, mantra, yantra, and guided meditation/relaxation. In a sense, they are taster sessions to explore how various techniques can be brought into our personal practice to create greater focus on specific facets of our life. The aim is to offer ideas that will enhance and enrich your own practice.

Angie Blowers has been practising yoga and meditation for over 30 years, and teaching (BWY) for 12 years in the Coventry area. She is an experienced Foundation Course Tutor, having run five level 1 and two Level 2 courses. Angie also runs a Yoga Philosophy & Everyday Living course.

Her style is a blend of many schools but always emphasizes the breath and awareness in practice. Her particular interest is interpreting the underlying philosophies of yoga and bringing them into yoga practice and everyday life for healthy, joyful and skillful living.

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