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Yoga events in BWY East Midlands Region

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Please be aware that although you can turn up on the day to any event, if the event is full, you may not be able to stay. This is because some tutors put a restriction on numbers for their events. Also note that, even if places are available, there is a cost increment for those who turn up on the day but have not booked: Full day: £3 extra · half-day: £2 extra. It is always advisable to contact the organiser, preferably the week prior to the event, to find out if places are available.

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Regional events in 2010

Saturday 13 March
Derbyshire
Jivamukti yoga - the 4 basic classes
Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Tutor Andrea Kwiatkowski
places available: 18/40
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: DER149

close Jivamukti yoga - the 4 basic classes
Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Saturday 13th March 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Andrea Kwiatkowski
Event fee: members £25 | non-members £30

This event must be pre-booked because of limited numbers: there will be no drop-in places, so book early to ensure a place. Enclose a SAE if you want confirmation of your booking.

Please bring a vegetarian lunch to share: drinks will be provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Derbyshire County Rep 01629 57896
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Jivamukti yoga is a method of yoga where the goal of yoga liberation is remembered throughout the practice. Andrea is back for her 4th year in Derbyshire where she will be teaching the 4 class basic system only taught by herself and the Jivamukti London centre in the UK. The day will include asana, pranayama, teaching points and discussion. The morning and afternoon sessions will be physical. Please note that this method of yoga is strong and dynamic, if you are not sure if the session will be suitable for you please contact Sharon.

Jivamukti yoga is one of 9 recognized Hatha yoga styles. It was created in 1986 by Sharon Gannon and David Life in New York. To find out more, visit www.jivamuktiyoga.com. (opens in a new window)

tutor photo Andrea Kwiatkowski trained as a professional dancer and worked extensively around the world where her interest in yoga and eastern philosophy began. She is a DCT for the BWY, and a certified Jivamukti yoga teacher, having completed her certification in New York in 2005 with Sharon Gannon and David Life. She is certified to teach Yin yoga after studying with Sarah Powers since 2003, and is a Restorative yoga teacher under the guidance of Judith Hanson Lasater. She is also 800hrs-certified for Yoga Alliance.

Andrea has studied and taught in India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Spain, Egypt, France, Turkey and Australia. She teaches in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, where she lives, at the Jasmine Trust BWY-approved centre, and also at the Jivamukti centre in London. She leads BWY events, retreats and workshops around the country and taught at the annual Congress last year. She has set up Santoshayoga, a Yoga centre which gives a percentage of all profits to animal welfare and charities both here and abroad, including Azahar - a foundation for teaching yoga to children in the Third World.

Andrea believes that yoga can enable us to become self-aware and fill our lives with compassion and love. She offers thanks and blessings for all her teachers and to her students for constantly inspiring her to do and be better. Be the change you wish to see in the world - Gandhi.

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Saturday 13 March
Leicestershire
Adjusting students with confidence: part 1
IST no. 10/181  7.5 CPD points  [Teachers/student teachers only]

Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Tutor Paul Fox
places available: 12/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) IST event ref: LEI176

close Adjusting students with confidence: part 1
Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Saturday 13th March 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Paul Fox
Event fee: £25

Bring your own lunch; drinks provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Leicestershire County Rep 01509 553994
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

The day will examine and deconstruct six asanas and explore the ways to adjust a range of body types appropriately, as well as group work carrying a body mapping exercise to observe postural patterns.

Event aims:
• To explore a range of potential physical adjustments
• To develop body-reading skills.

Intended learning outcomes include:
• To show understanding of a range of adjustments for six asanas.
• To describe the postural imbalances that commonly occur and to be able to notice these in their students.
• To carry out appropriate adjustments on students with clarity, purpose and safety.

Download the Pre-course information (PDF opens in new window)

tutor photo 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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Saturday 13 March
Lincolnshire
note change of venue

Appointed Person First Aid
Leadenham Village Hall, Main Road, Leadenham, LINCOLN, LN5 0PX
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
places available: 6/16
more information

booking form (opens in new window) AID event ref: LIN181

close Appointed Person First Aid
Leadenham Village Hall, Main Road, Leadenham, LINCOLN, LN5 0PX
Saturday 13th March 2010 | 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
Event fee: £30

Please bring your own lunch. Drinks provided free of charge.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Lincolnshire County Rep 01400 272978
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

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.
Download the Pre-course information (PDF opens in new window)

tutor photo 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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Sunday 14 March
Nottinghamshire
Adjusting students with confidence: part 2
IST no. 10/175  7.5 CPD points  [Teachers/student teachers only]

Papplewick Village Hall, Linby Lane, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB
Tutor Paul Fox
places available: 15/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) IST event ref: NOT180

close Adjusting students with confidence: part 2
Papplewick Village Hall, Linby Lane, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB
Sunday 14th March 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.30 pm
Tutor Paul Fox
Event fee: £25

Please bring your own lunch, drinks will be provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Nottinghamshire County Rep 01623 861207
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

The day will examine and deconstruct six different asanas to those covered in Part One, and explore the ways to adjust a range of body types appropriately. In the afternoon we will explore adjusting in relaxation, the anatomy of twists and how to adjust in a range of twisting postures. It is not necessary to have done Part 1 to attend Part 2.

tutor photo 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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Saturday 20 March
Lincolnshire
Leverage & PNF stretching in Yoga
Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Tutor Frank Lunn
places available: 27/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: LIN183

close Leverage & PNF stretching in Yoga
Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Saturday 20th March 2010 | 10.00 am – 3.00 pm
Tutor Frank Lunn
Event fee: members £15 | non-members £20

Please bring your own lunch. Drinks provided free of charge.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Lincolnshire County Rep 01400 272978
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

You will explore leverage in asana, the relative weights of the parts of the body, the position of the limbs and the effects on muscles. You will be introduced to PNF (Propriocepter Neuromuscular Facilitation). This is a series of safe stretches totally different to the passive and ballistic stretches that are usually used in yoga. Before the final relaxation you will be introduced to some of the techniques involved in ‘Touch for Health’.

tutor photo 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 in yoga asanas, and how leverage can alter the load and strength of postures during a class.

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Sunday 21 March
Northamptonshire
note change of date and venue

Exploring the Sutras of Patanjali Samadhi Pada (book 1)
Broughton Village Hall, Gate Lane, Broughton, KETTERING, NN14 1ND
Tutor Kerry Michelle Clarke
places available: 37/40
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: NOR187

close Exploring the Sutras of Patanjali Samadhi Pada (book 1)
Broughton Village Hall, Gate Lane, Broughton, KETTERING, NN14 1ND
Sunday 21st March 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Kerry Michelle Clarke
Event fee: members £15 | non-members £20

Bring lunch to share; drinks will be available.
Please bring your own copy of the Yoga Sutras.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Northamptonshire County Rep 01788 899266
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Explore Patanjali/Sutra texts, extraction of practical implications on and off the mat. Open discussions of Samadhi Pada (book one).

tutor photo Kerry Michelle Clarke is the founder of Balance Yoga Studio Northamptonshire. The studio opened in 2006 following Kerry’s retirement from the Army, having served 12 years as a Captain. She is a passionate teacher who enjoys philosophy; her own practice has evolved significantly by using Patanjali to support the understanding of principles of yoga. Kerry loves sharing this knowledge with others to bring a depth to the practice. She is currently study for a Doctorate at Northampton University.

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Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th March
Nottinghamshire
BWY Module: The History and Philosophy of Yoga (3)
Farnsfield Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield, NEWARK, NG22 8JN
Tutor Peter Connolly
more information

event ref: NOT095

close BWY Module: The History and Philosophy of Yoga (3)
Farnsfield Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield, NEWARK, NG22 8JN
Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th March
Tutor Peter Connolly
Event fee: £260

Four weekends: 26/27 September, 10/11 October 2009; 27/28 March, 8/9 May 2010
Module fee: £260 (payable in 4 instalments of £65 one month prior to event w/e)


County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

For information about available B&B accommodation, contact Sally Alvey (see above).

This course, which can count towards the Wheel’s in-service training requirements, is for all BWY members and other approved teachers of yoga who want to develop their knowledge and understanding of the yoga tradition. It will explore the emergence and development of yogic ideas and practices in ancient and medieval India.

Key themes will be:
(1) the interplay between orthodox brahmanical traditions (as found in texts such as the Upanisads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutra) and heterodox ones such as Buddhism and Jainism in terms of who borrowed what from whom;
(2) the differences in the world-views of the major yogic traditions and how we can make sense of them;
(3) the identification of common patterns that run through the various forms of yoga, and
(4) the importance of studying original sources rather than people’s interpretations of them. A brief introduction to philosophical and historical methods will also be provided.

All sessions will mix presentations from the course leader with question, answer and discussion slots. Small group work on key texts and practical activities are also a feature of this course. Students will be required to undertake preparatory reading for each session and there will be one formal assessment, an essay of 1000 words.
That said, this course is for you, the participant. So bring along all those questions, queries wonderings and hunches that you have about the history and philosophy of yoga and share them with us.

Download the pre-course information (PDF opens in new window)

tutor photo Peter Connolly studied for BA, MA and PhD degrees in Comparative Religion and Philosophy at the University of Lancaster and a BSc in Psychology with the Open University. He has taught Indian religion and philosophy on BA and MA courses for over 20 years and has worked with various yoga organisations throughout that time. He is interested in how people go about constructing histories of yoga and the methods they use for making sense of yoga texts. He is also fascinated by all forms of altered states of consciousness and has trained in both Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and hypnosis, both of which offer an interesting perspective on the psychology of yoga. His classes are well known for their clarity of exposition and informal style. Some students have suggested that he be cloned so that he can teach more courses.

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Saturday 24 April
Derbyshire
Yoga for your Constitution
Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Tutor Anna Semlyen
places available: 37/40
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: DER169

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Saturday 24th April 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Anna Semlyen
Event fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Please bring vegetarian lunch to share. Drinks will be provided

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Derbyshire County Rep 01629 57896
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Suited to any level of yoga practitioner, enjoy a practical hatha yoga day informed by the Ayurvedic Doshas (constitutions) of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Ayurveda is the sister science to yoga and concerns self-healing. The day includes personal constitution questionnaires to assess what types of yoga postures and approach to practice will most benefit the individual. Like tailoring clothes, the aim is to discover the yoga that suits us best and enhances the benefits and efficiency of practice. Expect to explore physical yoga postures suited to each type with an awareness of the interaction of the five elements - ether, air, fire, water and earth. The area of the body most at risk of disease will also be discussed for each type. Also breathing exercises, affirmation, meditation and relaxation. It will be fun as well as an enriching practice and understanding of how yoga and self-healing interact. There are handouts.

tutor photo Anna Semlyen BWY Dip, MA PPE (Oxon), MSc Health Economics (York) 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 is an IST tutor on Ayurvedic Yoga and Dosha, and tutored on this topic at the BWY National Congress 2009.

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Saturday 24 April
Lincolnshire
Principles to aid depth in Asana
Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Tutor Rowan Raghavan
places available: 23/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: LIN182

close Principles to aid depth in Asana
Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Saturday 24th April 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Rowan Raghavan
Event fee: members £15 | non-members £20

Please bring vegetarian lunch to share. Drinks provided free of charge.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Lincolnshire County Rep 01400 272978
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

"A listening awareness coupled with a focus that penetrates deep into the subtleties of sensation brings a very different quality to asana practice."
A day of hatha yoga, incorporating asana, pranayama and meditation. Exploring ideas and principles that will bring a greater subtlety and relationship to our practice and gaining a deeper understanding of the physiological benefits of yoga.

tutor photo Rowan Raghavan is a certified Integral Yoga Teacher in Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Hatha, Pranayama and Meditation, Raja Yoga and Stress management, and serves as the director of Integral Yoga Dorset. He has a background in Buddhist Philosophy, having lived at a meditation college for six years and trained and lived at Satchidananda Ashram for a year and a half with the Yoga Master Sri Swami Satchidananda. Rowan has a deep interest in whole food and body work and takes his classes with sincerity and heart.

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Sunday 25 April
Leicestershire
Principles to aid depth in Asana
Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Tutor Rowan Raghavan
places available: 25/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: LEI173

close Principles to aid depth in Asana
Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Sunday 25th April 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Rowan Raghavan
Event fee: members £15 | non-members £20

Bring your own lunch; drinks provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Leicestershire County Rep 01509 553994
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

"A listening awareness coupled with a focus that penetrates deep into the subtleties of sensation brings a very different quality to asana practice."
This will be a day of hatha yoga, incorporating asana, pranayama and meditation. You will explore ideas and principles that will bring a greater subtlety and relationship to your practice and will give you a deeper understanding of the physiological benefits of yoga.

tutor photo Rowan Raghavan is a certified Integral Yoga Teacher in Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Hatha, Pranayama and Meditation, Raja Yoga and Stress management, and serves as the director of Integral Yoga Dorset. He has a background in Buddhist Philosophy, having lived at a meditation college for six years and trained and lived at Satchidananda Ashram for a year and a half with the Yoga Master Sri Swami Satchidananda. Rowan has a deep interest in whole food and body work and takes his classes with sincerity and heart.

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Sat & Sun 8 & 9 May
Nottinghamshire
BWY Module: The History and Philosophy of Yoga (4)
Farnsfield Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield, NEWARK, NG22 8JN
Tutor Peter Connolly
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: NOT092

close BWY Module: The History and Philosophy of Yoga (4)
Farnsfield Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield, NEWARK, NG22 8JN
Sat & Sun 8 & 9 May
Tutor Peter Connolly
Event fee: £260

Four weekends: 26/27 September, 10/11 October 2009; 27/28 March, 8/9 May 2010
Module fee: £260 (payable in 4 instalments of £65 one month prior to event w/e)

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Nottinghamshire County Rep 01623 861207
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

For information about available B&B accommodation, contact Sally Alvey (see above).

This course, which can count towards the Wheel’s in-service training requirements, is for all BWY members and other approved teachers of yoga who want to develop their knowledge and understanding of the yoga tradition. It will explore the emergence and development of yogic ideas and practices in ancient and medieval India.

Key themes will be:
(1) the interplay between orthodox brahmanical traditions (as found in texts such as the Upanisads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutra) and heterodox ones such as Buddhism and Jainism in terms of who borrowed what from whom;
(2) the differences in the world-views of the major yogic traditions and how we can make sense of them;
(3) the identification of common patterns that run through the various forms of yoga, and
(4) the importance of studying original sources rather than people’s interpretations of them. A brief introduction to philosophical and historical methods will also be provided.

All sessions will mix presentations from the course leader with question, answer and discussion slots. Small group work on key texts and practical activities are also a feature of this course. Students will be required to undertake preparatory reading for each session and there will be one formal assessment, an essay of 1000 words.
That said, this course is for you, the participant. So bring along all those questions, queries wonderings and hunches that you have about the history and philosophy of yoga and share them with us.

Download the pre-course information (PDF opens in new window)

tutor photo Peter Connolly studied for BA, MA and PhD degrees in Comparative Religion and Philosophy at the University of Lancaster and a BSc in Psychology with the Open University. He has taught Indian religion and philosophy on BA and MA courses for over 20 years and has worked with various yoga organisations throughout that time. He is interested in how people go about constructing histories of yoga and the methods they use for making sense of yoga texts. He is also fascinated by all forms of altered states of consciousness and has trained in both Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and hypnosis, both of which offer an interesting perspective on the psychology of yoga. His classes are well known for their clarity of exposition and informal style. Some students have suggested that he be cloned so that he can teach more courses.

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Sunday 9 May
Northamptonshire
Exploring the practices of Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Broughton Village Hall, Gate Lane, Broughton, KETTERING, NN14 1ND
Tutor Val Davies
places available: 40/40
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: NOR197

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Broughton Village Hall, Gate Lane, Broughton, KETTERING, NN14 1ND
Sunday 9th May 2010 | 10.00 am – 2.00 pm
Tutor Val Davies
Event fee: members £10 | non-members £15

Bring your own lunch; drinks will be provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Northamptonshire County Rep 01788 899266
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

This exploration of the techniques of Bandha and Kriya will focus on strengthening and using the core muscles and using Bandhas in Asanas. Much work will be prohibited for post-abdominal surgery or pregnancy, but the tutor will endeavour to incorporate everyone into the day’s activities.

The first session will focus on exercises to develop core strength, utilise Mula Bandha to strengthen Asana and work towards gaining the control needed to achieve techniques such as Kapalabhati. Following a short break, there will be a focus on using the Bandhas to aid breath control and a simple Pranayama practice.

Intended learning outcomes:
• Understand the purpose of Bandhas and Kriyas.
• Work on strengthening the core muscles.
• Explore the use of Bandhas in Asana and breath control.

Val Davies (Vivekananda Ma) is a BWY-trained teacher, DCT and Verifier, who has been teaching Yoga for almost 25 years and has particular interest in using breath work to initiate an investigation of the inner world. She favours and integral approach to Yoga. Our practice should bring suppleness to the limbs and invigorate all the body systems. It should also induce spaciousness in our thinking and attitudes and open the psyche, enabling an analysis of our character traits in order to release the conditioning that binds us to old habits.

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Saturday 15 May
Derbyshire
Transforming asana to mudra
Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Tutor Brian Cooper
places available: 29/40
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: DER177

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Saturday 15th May 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Brian Cooper
Event fee: members £30 | non-members £35

Please bring vegetarian lunch to share; drinks will be provided

If you are booking workshops on both Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th,
the fee is £50 for both days for members; £60 for non-members

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Derbyshire County Rep 01629 57896
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Transforming asana to mudra: how to get more out of asana practice

session 1: foundations of mudra and bandha
session 2: applying mudra and bandha to asana
session 3: applying mudra and bandha to pranayama

tutor photo The ancient art and science of yoga is as powerful now as it was thousands of years ago. Unlocking its secrets requires patience, perseverance and intense study. After three decades, Brian continues on his path of exploration and discovery. He teaches directly from his personal experience and studies. He lives at his retreat centre which was established as a haven of peace and tranquillity, where the timeless teachings of pure Hatha Yoga can be transmitted unfettered by the usual constraints of everyday living. He also runs teacher training courses approved by Yoga Alliance UK, which is dedicated to setting and maintaining high standards of teaching yoga in Britain and Europe.

Brian has dedicated much time to teaching the benefits of Thai Massage for teachers and students of yoga. These interests have resulted in his new book, The Art of Adjusting, written specifically for yoga teachers.

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Saturday 15 May
Lincolnshire
Creative lesson planning
IST no. 10/182  7.5 CPD points  [Teachers/student teachers only]

Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Tutor Dawn Wesselby
places available: 22/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) IST event ref: LIN185

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Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Saturday 15th May 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Dawn Wesselby
Event fee: £25

Please bring your own lunch. Drinks provided free of charge.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Lincolnshire County Rep 01400 272978
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

The day is very much an exploration, with the intention that the attendees will determine the direction that the sequences will go with some guidance from Dawn. Using some volunteers (preferably not the trainee teachers – am hoping to line some up from weekly class) to demonstrate the postures as the sequences unfold.

We will look at stimulating our creativity by thinking ‘outside the box’ within a group exercise.

We will then look at some philosophical quotes and how they can be linked into postures to help bring yogic concepts into the ‘ordinary’ yoga class. These postures will then be used as the basis to design another lesson plan with a theme decided by the group.

tutor photo Dawn Wesselby is an experienced BWY teacher and a continuing student of yoga philosophy. She has been practising yoga for over ten years and teaching for the past seven. Dawn is a DCT in Lincolnshire and is also qualified in Body Massage, Indian Head Massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Hopi Ear Candling and Crystal Therapy. Whatever area Dawn is working in, her teaching always has two qualities: what is taught is aimed at helping students cope with the challenges that life throws at them. Yoga is a fantastic toolbox of practices and skills to help us find our centre in a busy, and at times, chaotic world. Dawn believes passionately that yoga should be relevant to how we live our lives and aimed at improving our quality of life.

It is fun. Life is serious enough without making yoga another milestone around our necks. Dawn teaches with humour, lightness and a sense of joy - and sometimes mischief.

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Sunday 16 May
Derbyshire
Increasing your flexibility through adjusting
Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Tutor Brian Cooper
places available: 30/40
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: DER178

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Sunday 16th May 2010 | 9.00 am – 3.00 pm
Tutor Brian Cooper
Event fee: members £30 | non-members £35

Please bring vegetarian lunch to share; drinks will be provided

If you are booking workshops on both Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th,
the fee is £50 for both days for members; £60 for non-members

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Derbyshire County Rep 01629 57896
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Increasing your flexibility through adjusting

session 1: tools of adjusting
session 2: adjusting in forward bends and twists
session 3: adjusting in backbends

tutor photo The ancient art and science of yoga is as powerful now as it was thousands of years ago. Unlocking its secrets requires patience, perseverance and intense study. After three decades, Brian continues on his path of exploration and discovery. He teaches directly from his personal experience and studies. He lives at his retreat centre which was established as a haven of peace and tranquillity, where the timeless teachings of pure Hatha Yoga can be transmitted unfettered by the usual constraints of everyday living. He also runs teacher training courses approved by Yoga Alliance UK, which is dedicated to setting and maintaining high standards of teaching yoga in Britain and Europe.

Brian has dedicated much time to teaching the benefits of Thai Massage for teachers and students of yoga. These interests have resulted in his new book, The Art of Adjusting, written specifically for yoga teachers.

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Saturday 22 May
Nottinghamshire
Appointed Person First Aid
Papplewick Village Hall, Linby Lane, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
[No further places. Contact the organiser
to add your name to a waiting list]

more information

booking form (opens in new window) AID event ref: NOT188

close Appointed Person First Aid
Papplewick Village Hall, Linby Lane, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB
Saturday 22nd May 2010 | 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
Event fee: £30

Bring your own lunch. Drinks will be provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Nottinghamshire County Rep 01623 861207
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

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.
Download the Pre-course information (PDF opens in new window)

tutor photo 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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Sunday 6 June
Leicestershire
Yoga from Nepal
Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Tutor Devika Gurung
places available: 30/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: LEI194

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Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Sunday 6th June 2010 | 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Tutor Devika Gurung
Event fee: members £10 | non-members £15

Drinks and home-made biscuits provided free of charge.

All proceeds from this event will go to the Nepali Women's Yoga Project.
To find out more about the project, visit www.beinspiredby.co.uk

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Leicestershire County Rep 01509 553994
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Devika is a practising Tibetan Buddhist, Yoga teacher, and founder of the Nepali Yoga Centre, at Lakeside Pokhara. She will bring to us a morning of asana, pranayama, meditation, and relaxation, Nepalese style.

Devika Gurung is a practising Tibetan Buddhist, Yoga teacher, and founder of the Nepali Yoga Centre, at Lakeside Pokhara. She will bring to us a morning of asana, pranayama, meditation, and relaxation, Nepalese style.

Devika has trained extensively throughout India and Nepal to teach yoga, and also holds diplomas in yoga therapy, Ayurvedic massage, and health food management. She established the Nepali Women's Yoga Project which is designed to help destitute women in Pokhara to become self-sufficient and empowered; providing them with a home, as well as training and skills in holistic therapies and handicrafts.

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Saturday 19 June
Nottinghamshire
Yin Yoga Day
Farnsfield Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield, NEWARK, NG22 8JN
Tutor Andrea Kwiatkowski
places available: 40/40
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: NOT190

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Farnsfield Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield, NEWARK, NG22 8JN
Saturday 19th June 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Andrea Kwiatkowski
Event fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Please bring your own lunch; drinks will be provided
For the practice, bring blocks, blankets, and a bolster or cushion

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Nottinghamshire County Rep 01623 861207
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

This will be a day on yin and yang yoga including a practice on slow passive poses that includes a meditative approach to the practice. Please come prepared to practise a flowing vinyasa style as well as a yin practice.

tutor photo Andrea Kwiatkowski trained as a professional dancer and worked extensively around the world where her interest in yoga and eastern philosophy began. She is a DCT for the BWY, and a certified Jivamukti yoga teacher, having completed her certification in New York in 2005 with Sharon Gannon and David Life. She is certified to teach Yin yoga after studying with Sarah Powers since 2003, and is a Restorative yoga teacher under the guidance of Judith Hanson Lasater. She is also 800hrs-certified for Yoga Alliance.

Andrea has studied and taught in India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Spain, Egypt, France, Turkey and Australia. She teaches in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, where she lives, at the Jasmine Trust BWY-approved centre, and also at the Jivamukti centre in London. She leads BWY events, retreats and workshops around the country and taught at the annual Congress last year. She has set up Santoshayoga, a Yoga centre which gives a percentage of all profits to animal welfare and charities both here and abroad, including Azahar - a foundation for teaching yoga to children in the Third World.

Andrea believes that yoga can enable us to become self-aware and fill our lives with compassion and love. She offers thanks and blessings for all her teachers and to her students for constantly inspiring her to do and be better. Be the change you wish to see in the world - Gandhi.

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Saturday 26 June
East Midlands Region
East Midlands Summer Yoga Festival
Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Tutor Steve Brandon
more information

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Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Saturday 26th June 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Steve Brandon
Event fee: members £10 | non-members £15

In addition to Steve Brandon's 2 sessions, there will be other Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates sessions, complementary therapies, and a market during the day.

Refreshments will be available. There will also be a catering option for lunch; more information and prices will be available soon.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Lincolnshire County Rep 01400 272978
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Insight and Wisdom (Jnana and Vijnana)
The day will consist of 2 yoga sessions, 10.00 - 12 noon & 2 pm - 4 pm led by Steve Brandon, and will be appropriate for yoga practitioners at any level.

From the Yoga viewpoint there are two types of knowledge, secular or worldly knowledge and sacred or spiritual knowledge. The ancient Yoga texts of antiquity, Upanishads, Yoga Sutras and Samkhya Karika, deal with 'Atma Vidya' or 'Soul Knowledge'. For worldly knowledge we can go to a University to study, if we have the correct entry qualifications.

To gain entry to the realm of spiritual knowledge we must also have the correct qualifications; a Sattvic mind and the ability to go into Samadhi. Samadhi is the tool to attain spiritual knowledge. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali describe the possibilities for a person with Samadhi. For the benefit of Yoga aspirants who do not have the Samadhi capability, Patanjali kindly gives a detailed and practical procedure by which this may be attained. The Yoga aspirant is then able to have insight into nature and spirit and knowledge of the true Self.

In these sessions there will be an overview of the path presented by Patanjali, together with the practical means of attaining the goals. Sessions will include lecture, asana, pranayama, meditation, discussion and questions but will primarily be practical with just enough theory to inform what we are doing. The focus being on personal benefits, the sessions will be suitable for everyone at whatever stage they have reached on the yoga path.

Steve BrandonSteve Brandon began Yoga practice in 1996 at The Auckland Yoga Academy in New Zealand. In 1997 he returned to the UK. He completed his BWY Diploma in 2002. Continuing his studies with Viniyoga Britain and his personal tutor Ranju Roy, he completed the V.B. Practitioner Training in 2006. (Viniyoga Britain is now the AYS). During this time he also completed workshops with T.K.V. Desikachar and A.G. and Indra Mohan. Since then he has devoted himself to the practice and study of Krishnamacharya's Yoga.

Since 2007 Steve has been studying with Krishnamacharya’s long term student, Srivatsa Ramaswami. Steve has completed Vinyasa Krama Yoga teacher training with Srivatsa Ramaswami and has studied with him in the UK, India and the USA. He is on The Yoga Register as a Yoga Elder and is a Senior Teacher in AYS.

Steve has a decade of teaching experience and, as well as leading private classes, has taught in schools, health centres, community education and prisons. He has taught students from 7 years to 80 years of age from all walks of life. He is married and lives with his family in Somerset, integrating family life and a comprehensive Yoga practice.

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Sunday 27 June
Northamptonshire
Feeling the power of healing energy from within
Broughton Village Hall, Gate Lane, Broughton, KETTERING, NN14 1ND
Tutor Sandy Tebbutt
places available: 40/40
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: NOR198

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Broughton Village Hall, Gate Lane, Broughton, KETTERING, NN14 1ND
Sunday 27th June 2010 | 10.00 am – 2.00 pm
Tutor Sandy Tebbutt
Event fee: members £10 | non-members £15

Bring your own lunch; drinks will be provided

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Northamptonshire County Rep 01788 899266
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

This will be an informative and fun morning working with energy - releasing the blocks and exploring different methods of how to keep it flowing. To energise, creates a wonderful heat in your body which helps to build up strength, flexibility, stamina, concentration and alertness. When you release these energy blocks from your body and mind it helps the inner healing to start.

Sandy Tebutt has been teaching Yoga for over 30 years. She believes that Yoga is not just for those who are physically fit or spiritually sound.

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Saturday 3 July
Lincolnshire
Relax and revitalize with yoga
Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Tutor Andrea Kwiatkowski
places available: 30/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: LIN193

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Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Saturday 3rd July 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Andrea Kwiatkowski
Event fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Please bring your own lunch. Drinks provided free of charge.
Props are required for this event: bolsters, blankets, eye pillows, sandbags. Some will be supplied, but please also bring your own.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Lincolnshire County Rep 01400 272978
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

To introduce and explore the practices of yoga that calm the nervous system and leave the practitioner refreshed and restored from the practice.

tutor photo Andrea Kwiatkowski trained as a professional dancer and worked extensively around the world where her interest in yoga and eastern philosophy began. She is a DCT for the BWY, and a certified Jivamukti yoga teacher, having completed her certification in New York in 2005 with Sharon Gannon and David Life. She is certified to teach Yin yoga after studying with Sarah Powers since 2003, and is a Restorative yoga teacher under the guidance of Judith Hanson Lasater. She is also 800hrs-certified for Yoga Alliance.

Andrea has studied and taught in India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Spain, Egypt, France, Turkey and Australia. She teaches in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, where she lives, at the Jasmine Trust BWY-approved centre, and also at the Jivamukti centre in London. She leads BWY events, retreats and workshops around the country and taught at the annual Congress last year. She has set up Santoshayoga, a Yoga centre which gives a percentage of all profits to animal welfare and charities both here and abroad, including Azahar - a foundation for teaching yoga to children in the Third World.

Andrea believes that yoga can enable us to become self-aware and fill our lives with compassion and love. She offers thanks and blessings for all her teachers and to her students for constantly inspiring her to do and be better. Be the change you wish to see in the world - Gandhi.

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Saturday 17 July
Derbyshire
YOGA - Opening the heart
Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Tutor Allan Oakman
places available: 39/40
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: DER158

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Saturday 17th July 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Allan Oakman
Event fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch; drinks will be provided.
Please enclose a SAE if you would like confirmation of your booking.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Derbyshire County Rep 01629 57896
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

In addition to studying yoga, Allan became a student of metaphysics and Esoteric Christianity. From this broad base Allan will be conducting a full programme of integrated yoga practice. The programme will have something for everyone, from experienced teachers to the complete novice. The programme will consist of postures to detox and increase strength and flexibility in the morning session. The afternoon session will workshop the reality of the philosophy with full participation to increase the joy in our lives, plus chanting and meditation.

tutor photo Allan’s initial experience of Yoga was via the study of Raja Yoga, which enabled him to make sense of his Christian beliefs and of life in general. Allan met his teacher Gopal Krishna in 1962 in Singapore, where he embraced Yoga in its entirety, returning to Britain to teach Yoga in 1966. Allan currently teaches Yoga locally and nationally and has a passion for holistic health. He runs a complementary health centre, specialising in Kinesiology and Hypnotherapy and runs courses in Touch for Health and Yoga-related subjects including Vipassana breathing Meditation. Allan has taught at Congress for many years and his chanting sessions are always full.

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Sunday 5 September
Northamptonshire
Progressive stages of Pranayama - the groundwork
Broughton Village Hall, Gate Lane, Broughton, KETTERING, NN14 1ND
Tutor Maarten Vermaase
places available: 40/40
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: NOR196

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Broughton Village Hall, Gate Lane, Broughton, KETTERING, NN14 1ND
Sunday 5th September 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Maarten Vermaase
Event fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Lunch: please no uncooked salads; anything else is fine. Drinks will be provided.

Please wear loose warm clothing and bring a mat and a cushion to sit on. Bring pen and notebook. Course notes will be provided. Reading list available on request.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Northamptonshire County Rep 01788 899266
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

This event is NOT suitable for absolute beginners, but for participants with previous experience of breath work: Basic Breathing (such as the Full Yoga Breath), Breathing meditation, Nadi Sodhana and Ujjayi. The day will be mostly practical, with relevant theoretical and philosophical elements. All exercises will be discussed and demonstrated by the tutor and practised together, with ample opportunity for questions and answers. Course notes will be provided.

Intended learning outcomes:
• Demonstrate a recognition of the principles behind 'Basic Breathing techniques', Purification Breathing and Pranayama
• Recognize the connection between breathwork in Asana and Pranayama
• Appreciate the importance of correct natural breathing and Breathing Meditation in connection with Kevala Kumbhaka
• Perform certain Purification Breathing exercises safely and independently

Download the Pre-course information (PDF opens in new window)

tutor photo Dutch born Maarten Vermaase is a DCT for the British Wheel of Yoga and has practised and studied Yoga since the early 1970s. He studied Hatha Yoga under Robert Van Heeckeren, and Tibetan Buddhist meditation, Yoga and healing Exercises with numerous Lamas and teachers from the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions. In 1999, at the suggestion of his teacher Kenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, he started the Mahasiddha Yoga Group. He teaches extensively in Oxford and London, and runs regular workshops, retreats and BWY Meditation Modules for groups nationwide.

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Saturday 18 September
Derbyshire
Practising Yoga: harnessing energy: taming mind
Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Tutor Carolyn Clarke
places available: 38/40
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: DER150

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Saturday 18th September 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Carolyn Clarke
Event fee: members £20 | non-members £25

cost to BWY members: pre-booked £20 - drop in £23
cost to non-members: pre-booked £25 - drop in £28
Enclose a SAE if you would like confirmation of your booking.

Please bring a vegetarian lunch to share: drinks will be provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Derbyshire County Rep 01629 57896
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Japanese haikuJapanese Haiku poetry is simple in its wording and straightforward in its message. Our day of practice will be of a similar nature: when we practise yoga and release tension in the body, we free tied up energy. This can then be used to focus the mind and create 'ekagrata' - one pointedness - a key state within the yoga model. The day will include the use of asana, pranayama, mudra and bandha with contemplation and development of ekagrata as a key component in our process.

Since yoga is personal in nature, work will be modified and varied to suit individual needs.

tutor photo Carolyn has been studying and teaching yoga for over 25 years, and is a DCT in Nottinghamshire. Interested in all aspects of yoga, practical and theoretical, she is always trying to develop and refine her practice and understanding of that practice. ‘As I ‘mature’, my journey is to let Yoga help me to live life with ease and strength and assist me in refining my relationship with ‘self’ and the ever-changing roles I have created for ‘my’ self.’

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Saturday 25 September
Leicestershire
Incorporating Ayurveda into daily living
Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Tutor Sarah Beck
places available: 28/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: LEI186

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Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Saturday 25th September 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Sarah Beck
Event fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Bring your own lunch; drinks provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Leicestershire County Rep 01509 553994
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Ayurveda, a sister science of yoga, is a beautiful system through which we can learn to work with nature to achieve a more balanced lifestyle and to return to health when we are unwell. Unlike most forms of health care, Ayurveda is self-empowering because it requires us to develop our own self-awareness and observational skills and teaches us how to act upon that information. Also, significantly, it asks us to see the world differently, as being a dynamic expression of consciousness, meaning that Ayurveda is simultaneously simple and at the same time extremely profound.

The aim of this workshop is give you a good basis of Ayurvedic understanding and how to apply this knowledge practically to enhance your own health and happiness. There will also be time dedicated to practice and discussion when you can raise any questions you may have.

tutor photo Sarah Beck has been studying Ayurveda for approximately seven years. She has been fortunate to study under the guidance of Dr David Frawley and Vaidya Atreya Smith, two of the leading western authorities on Ayurveda. More recently Sarah has completed a clinical internship with Dr Alaknanda Rao B.A.M.S. and Dr Deepa Kshire B.A.M.S. at the Panini Clinic, Pune, India.

Sarah works as a B.W.Y. Diploma Course Tutor running teacher-training courses on the Wirral and has a small Ayurvedic practice at her home.

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Saturday 25 September
Lincolnshire
Yoga and Sound
Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Tutor Blu Cottam
places available: 30/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: LIN221

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Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Saturday 25th September 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Blu Cottam
Event fee: members £15 | non-members £20

Please bring a light packed lunch. Drinks will be provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Organiser 01529 488355
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Sound can have a profound effect on restoring right resonance and therefore, harmony, to the Chakra System, so it combines beautifully with yoga to increase further our potential for true well-being, a peaceful mind, and to finding our centre within a radiant heartspace.

The day will bring together Sound with a programme of Hatha Yoga for balancing the Chakras, Mantra, Sacred Chants from around the world and a Sound 'Bath' employing the deeply purifying, 'unblocking' and harmonizing qualities of instruments , such as a Chinese Wind Gong, Shamanic Drum and Tibetan Singing Bowls. A total fine-tuning for all levels of the being#

Blu's fascination with all that nurtures body, mind and spirit has been the main focus of most of her life. She first discovered the joy of Yoga and its wholistic effect in 1976 and has been teaching (BWY) Yoga since 1989. Her next major study was colour through the Aura-Soma Colour Care system, in which she qualified as a Practitioner and Teacher. A Sound workshop at a BWY Congress later inspired Blu to complete the training with the College of Sound Healing to become a Sound Healing Practitioner and Teacher, further complementing her work also with Seichem-Reiki, again, giving healing treatments and Initiations.

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Sunday 26 September
Derbyshire
Appointed Person First Aid
Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
places available: 10/16
more information

booking form (opens in new window) AID event ref: DER179

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Sunday 26th September 2010 | 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
Event fee: £30

Please bring your own lunch, it will not be a shared lunch. Drinks will be provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Derbyshire County Rep 01629 57896
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

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.
Download the Pre-course information (PDF opens in new window)

tutor photo 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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Saturday 9 October
Derbyshire
What makes a balanced lesson/Sadhana?
IST no. 10/179  7.5 CPD points  [Teachers/student teachers only]

Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Tutor Helen Barker
places available: 20/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) IST event ref: DER151

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Saturday 9th October 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Helen Barker
Event fee: £25

Enclose a SAE if you would like confirmation of your booking.

Please bring a packed lunch: drinks will be provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Derbyshire County Rep 01629 57896
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

This day will assist you to consider the components of Kriya Yoga (Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras 2.1) and the doshas of Ayurveda with respect to personal practice (sadhana) and/or lesson planning. There will be discussion, group work and time for reflection as well as an opportunity to be taught vinyasa from Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy by Mukunda Stiles.

Helen Barker (Shakti Bhakti) is a British Wheel of Yoga Diploma holder, BWY Diploma Course Tutor and Structural Yoga Therapist. She has been teaching yoga classes for more than 10 years and training yoga teachers since 2003. She has practised yoga with many teachers and is currently inspired by her teacher Mukunda Stiles to assist students to develop harmony in their lives.

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Sunday 10 October
Nottinghamshire
Yoga for busy people
IST no. 10/177  7.5 CPD points  [Teachers/student teachers only]

Papplewick Village Hall, Linby Lane, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB
Tutor Sarah Ryan
places available: 28/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) IST event ref: NOT191

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Papplewick Village Hall, Linby Lane, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB
Sunday 10th October 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.30 pm
Tutor Sarah Ryan
Event fee: £25

Please bring your own lunch; drinks will be provided

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Nottinghamshire County Rep 01623 861207
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

This will be a day of practice and discussion about how yoga can help people nowadays. Nearly everyone nowadays is extremely busy, often to the point of exhaustion. We shall explore the possibility of giving our students short practices, involving body, breath and mind, to make it easier for them to practise at home.

We shall also look at the ideas of karma yoga presented in the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, to see whether they could help make our lives, and those of our students, more meaningful and rewarding.


Download the Pre-course information (PDF opens in new window)

tutor photo Sarah Ryan has taught yoga since 1970. She was a BWY DCT and has served on the Education Committee, for three years as its Chair.
Since 1987 she has studied in the tradition of Krishnamacharya. She is a Teacher Trainer for the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation and is doing their four-year Yoga Therapy course. She teaches the Yoga Journey course which gives yoga teachers the skills they need to teach on a one-to-one basis.

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Saturday 30 October
Leicestershire
A Morning of Hatha Yoga
Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Tutor Beryl Norton
places available: 24/24
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: LEI195

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Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Saturday 30th October 2010 | 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Tutor Beryl Norton
Event fee: members £10 | non-members £15

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Leicestershire County Rep 01509 553994
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

'Yoga has two parts: inner actions and outer actions. Our outer actions are controlled by our inner actions, yet few care or know about the inner actions.' Hari Rama Das

This will be a practical morning working with, and exploring - through yoga - our inner actions and the way they can affect our everyday life. A constant process of learning about yourself. Some yoga experience is necessary.

Beryl began practising yoga many years ago with Wilfred Clarke in Derbyshire. Since then she has worked with some of the great teachers, including TKV Desikachar. Alongside teaching her own classes for over 40 years, Beryl has trained many teachers, having run countless BWY Diploma courses in the Midlands.

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Saturday 13 November
Leicestershire
Strength in Asana
IST no. 10/176  7.5 CPD points  [Teachers/student teachers only]

Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Tutor Zoe Knott
places available: 27/30
more information

booking form (opens in new window) IST event ref: LEI172

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Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Saturday 13th November 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.30 pm
Tutor Zoe Knott
Event fee: £25

Bring your own lunch; drinks provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Leicestershire County Rep 01509 553994
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

The day will explore:
1. The principles of working with strength in asana
2. Specific techniques to develop core strength
3. How to move in and out of postures in the safest way

Download the Pre-course information (PDF opens in new window)

tutor photo Zoe Knott has practised yoga for 30 years with many different teachers from a variety of traditions. She uses a combination of these styles in her own teaching. However one of the key areas of her teaching comes from a point of safety and Zoe has developed a style of working with strength in asana to protect the body from stress. A Teacher Trainer (DCT) for the Wheel, Zoe has also taken the additional BWY modules in Pranayama and Pregnancy and provides In Service Training around Great Britain.

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Saturday 27 November
Derbyshire
Strengthening spine-supporting muscles to overcome back pain
Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Tutor Rosemary Bennett
places available: 38/40
more information

booking form (opens in new window) event ref: DER152

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Saturday 27th November 2010 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Rosemary Bennett
Event fee: members £20 | non-members £25

cost to BWY members: pre-booked £20 - drop in £23
cost to non-members: pre-booked £25 - drop in £28
Enclose a SAE if you would like confirmation of your booking

Please bring a vegetarian lunch to share: drinks will be provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Derbyshire County Rep 01629 57896
County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

It is almost inevitable in any yoga class that there will be someone with a back problem. In this workshop, we will explore movements and postures that can help to strengthen the muscles which support the spine. They may, if practised regularly, help to overcome back pain.

tutor photo Inspiring national and international teacher Rosemary Bennett is a BWY Diploma Course Tutor and has been practising and teaching yoga for over 30 years. She has held many volunteer posts for the BWY such as Education Vice Chair, Special Developments Officer and County Representative. She has been influenced by many teachers and styles of yoga over the years and encourages a combination of strength and flexibility, alignment and dynamism; as a spiritual seeker, you will find this at the heart of her teaching. Rosemary runs a complementary therapy business, which offers reflexology and The Bowen Technique.

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