British Wheel of Yoga (East Midlands Region) | yoga classes, training and events in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire

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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Saturday 11th February 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.30 pm
Tutor Howard Crosthwaite
Event fee: BWY teachers £25 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £35

Please bring your own lunch; drinks will be provided

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
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Derbyshire County Rep 01246 241985
Derbyshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

The aims of the day are:
(1) To give the students a basic understanding of Sanskrit pronunciation, enabling them to pronounce correctly the names of asana practices and pranayama techniques.
(2) To present the practice of Vedic Chanting in such a way as to encourage students to continue their studies of it.

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Howard Crosthwaite read English at Durham University and went on to train for the Anglican priesthood at St Stephen's House, Oxford in 1959. It was there that he developed an interest in Anglican plainsong chant which continued during his ministry. He was introduced to Yoga in 1984 by his teacher, Pat, who went on to become his wife. He qualified as a teacher himself gaining the British Wheel of Yoga teaching diploma in 1994. In 1992 he attended a week's training with TKV Desikachar and met Paul Harvey for the first time. He went on to do the 4-year Yoga Practitioner course with Viniyoga Britian (now the Association for Yoga Studies), qualifying in 1998.

Howard's first taste of Vedic chanting came with a weekend spent with Muz Murray on one of his annual visits to Britain. It reminded him very much of the plainsong chant which he loved and he soon became addicted. During the Practitioner course he worked first with Paul Harvey and then with Chris Preist before visiting the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai in 2000 and becoming the individual student of Radha Sundararajan, the Director of Vedavani, the KYM's Vedic Chant Directorate. Howard is also a graduate teacher with the Krishnamacharya Yoga and Healing Foundation (KHYF).

Howard teaches a monthly chant group in his home in Doncaster, runs study courses and Retreats and has a growing number of individual students. He pays annual visits to the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai, South India, to study with Radha and he has written an instruction manual on Vedic Chanting, The Art of Vedic Chanting available either from him or through Amazon.

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Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Saturday 11th February 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Andrea Kwiatkowski
Event fee: members £20 | non-members £25

Please bring a light packed lunch. Drinks will be provided.
Equipment blocks, straps, blankets, mats, wall space

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Lincolnshire County Rep 01400 272280
Lincolnshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Practice and Detachment are the foundations of yoga practice, the actual practice and commitment to it and the detachment of the results of that practice. This day will be for any yoga student who would like to be reminded of these two interlinking qualities, it will also be in memory of our dear friend and yogi Frank Lunn who studied and worked with Andrea many times. The day will be a celebration of Frank's yoga commitment with stories, teachings and music that he used in his classes. It will be a day of remembrance and joy not sadness and a percentage of the cost of the day will be donated to RNLI a charity close to Frank's heart. If anyone has a yoga story they would like to share about Frank please email Andrea on info[at]santoshayoga.co.uk

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 an Advanced certified Jivamukti yoga teacher. She is also certified to teach Yin yoga, having studied with Sarah Powers since 2003, and is a Restorative yoga teacher under the guidance of Judith Hanson Lasater.

Andrea has studied and taught in India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Spain, Egypt, France, Turkey, Germany and Australia as well as teaching in Cambridgeshire where she lives. She set up Santoshayoga giving 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. She continues to teach and be involved at the Jivamukti yoga centre in London’s Notting Hill and assists her teachers on Immersions in the UK. Andrea leads BWY events, retreats and workshops around the country and teaches at the BWY Congress and yoga festivals.

Andrea believes that yoga can enable us to become self-aware and fill our lives with compassion and love.

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Papplewick Village Hall, Linby Lane, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB
Saturday 18th February 2012 | 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
Event fee: BWY teachers £45 | non-teachers/teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £60

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 07765 050678
Nottinghamshire 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.

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Sandra Kirkham is a RGN, BWY dip and qualified first aid instructor. She is also Regional Training Officer for BWY East Midlands and 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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The Flore Millennium Hall, 56 The High Street, Flore, NN7 4LW
Saturday 25th February 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Gillian Gee
Event fee: BWY teachers £25 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £35

Please bring your own lunch (not food to share); drinks will be provided.

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Northamptonshire County Rep 01604 451507
Northamptonshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

This day will examine the inclusion of philosophical Yoga concepts in weekly Yoga classes, and will be divided into practical and discussion time.

We shall explore the concept of the Prana Vayus in a practical Yoga Session, and examine Mudras to ascertain the appropriate student level when teaching to weekly classes. Attendees will participate in movements, asanas, and breathing techniques with the inclusion of concentration on Prana Vayus and Mudras. Time will be allowed for discussion on the relevance of these and other philosophical topics in weekly classes.

Any pre-course reading on Prana Vayus and Mudras will be helpful for reviewing these topics and for participation in discussions.

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Gillian Gee is interested in all aspects of Yoga, Asana, Pranayama, Meditation and Yoga Philosophy. Her keen interest in different Yoga styles is reflected in her teaching. Since starting her Yoga Journey in the 1980s, she has practised with many teachers from different traditions and has completed the Pranayama Module and Yin Yoga Training.

Gillian recognises the importance of good alignment, pelvic position, with the need for strength, not just flexibility in Asana. Her teaching displays a good understanding of breath awareness and the need for a positive mental attitude to life and Yoga practice. Her gentle approach encourages the best from her students.

Gillian has been teaching since 1990. She teaches regular classes, the BWY Foundation, Diploma and Integration Courses, and currently holds the post of NISTO on the BWY Education Committee.

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Bidford on Avon Primary School, Bramley Way, Bidford on Avon, B50 4QG
Sunday 26th February 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.30 pm
Tutor Sarah Ryan
Event fee: BWY teachers £30 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £40

For more information, visit BWY West Midlands website (opens new window)

This event is an in-service training day for yoga teachers designed to give you a theoretical yoga foundation for your own practice and teaching of yoga today. We will be looking at the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita. Please bring your favourite translations along. It is a practical day, please bring all your usual yoga equipment.

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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Papplewick Village Hall, Linby Lane, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB
Saturday 3rd March 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Marye Wyville
Event fee: BWY teachers £25 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £35

Please bring your own lunch; drinks will be provided.
Bring yoga equipment, pens & paper

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Nottinghamshire County Rep 07765 050678
Nottinghamshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

In this course we will look at what limits our potential for optimal movement, and explore techniques to help us overcome these limitations. Through the concept of body-mapping, we will discover how we organise our posture, and by developing harmonious co-operation of all our body parts we will learn to associate effortless movement with pleasurable movement. The day will include work with body and breath, meditative practices, and an afternoon session of Yoga Nidra.

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Marye Wyville was trained in the Satyananda tradition by Julie Freideberger and Swami Dharmananda, and later spent four years as a resident of Mandala Yoga Ashram in Wales. She has a keen interest in the transformative potential of movement and has for several years been a practitioner of the discipline of Authentic Movement, whose emphasis on the development of a compassionate inner witness informs her practice and teaching of yoga. She is currently undergoing training in Ruthy Alon's Bones for Life programme, which focuses on stimulating bone strength through natural movement and weight-bearing posture.

Marye is co-tutor with Rajesh David on their Nada Yoga courses, and in addition to joining Rajesh on some of his CDs of devotional music, has produced 2 Yoga Nidra CDs

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Walton Village Hall, Green Gore Lane, Walton, Stafford, ST17 0LD
Saturday 3rd March 2012 | 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
Tutor Marilyn Buckham
Event fee: BWY teachers £30 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £35

For more information, visit BWY West Midlands website (opens new window)

To remind ourselves of the definition of Pranayama from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and be able to describe the obstacles and fruits of a Pranayama practice

Marilyn Buckham has been practising yoga for about 30 years and this is her 12th year of teaching. Her initial teacher training was with the British Wheel of Yoga and she has subsequently studied pranayama, yoga nidra and meditation. Marilyn teaches regular weekly classes, runs Silent Yoga days and weekend retreats and teaches IST days on the Mahat Yoga Pranayama.

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Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Saturday 10th March 2012 | 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Tutor John McKeogh
Event fee: members £10 | non-members £15

Drinks will be provided. Please bring a blanket, yoga mat and strap.

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

This workshop will begin with a sequence designed to increase the range of motion in the neck and shoulders. We will then bring our attention to the pelvis with work designed to release tension and holding in the lower back and a sequence to ease restriction in the hip sockets. Throughout the workshop there will be an emphasis on combining breath and movement with deep inner listening.
This workshop is open to all members.

John McKeogh qualified as a yoga teacher with the Sun Power Yoga School in 2003. He has also undertaken teacher training intensives with Tias Little and Aadil Palkhivala at Yoga Campus in London,and is an accredited teacher with the BWY. Since 2003 he has taught a regular weekly class at the Abbey Sports Centre in Leicester.

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Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Saturday 17th March 2012 | 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Tutor Dawn Wesselby
Event fee: members £10 | non-members £12.50

Drinks will be provided.

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Lincolnshire County Rep 01400 272280
Lincolnshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

To introduce students to the practice of Kundalini. The day will include Kundalini Kirya and Meditations as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Kriya are a set of actions that are each done for a specific time and work on the body's energy. Kundalini meditations are usually active meditations involving music and/or chanting. We will be working with kriya and meditations that will help to remove blockages in the physical body to help us recognise our divinity. We will also look at what holds us back in living as our true selves.

Dawn Wesselby (Atamjeet) is a BWY tutor and DCT. In 2005 she experienced her first Kundalini Yoga class and found the experience transformational. Since then she has undertaken the Teacher Training with the Sahej Academy, when she took her spiritual name, and is now running classes and workshops to share this amazing practice.

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Our Lady & St Teresa's School, Windmill Hill, Cubbington, Leamington, CV32 7LN
Saturday 17th March 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Antonia Boyle
Event fee: BWY teachers £30 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £40

For more information, visit BWY West Midlands website (opens new window)

Course pre-requisites
completion of part 1 of the NLP for Yoga Teachers INSET course, or completion of the Alpha Waves Foundation NLP Course, or completio of an NLP Practitioners Course with a recognised NLP training organisation

Antonia Boyle has been a yoga tutor with the BWY since 1976 and is a retired DCT. She has trained many yoga tutors for the BWY over a period of 22 years. A number of the teachers who trained with her are now well respected and nationally known DCTs in their own right.

Antonia qualified as a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming in 1994. After her initial professional training, she continued to study NLP and specialised in NLP and health. She uses this technology in her own yoga teaching, coaching and talking therapy, and in developing courses such as meditation, CPD and INSET training for yoga tutors and physiotherapists. She has worked side by side as a coach on NLP professional courses with some of the foremost trainers in the world.

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Calow Community Centre, Allpits Road, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5AU
Saturday 24th March 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Lynn Neller
Event fee: members £20 | non-members £30

Please bring own lunch; drinks will be provided

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Derbyshire County Rep 01246 241985
Derbyshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

The day will focus on Anahata Chakra. We will use postures, gentle breath, sound, colour, relaxation and meditation to open our heart centre and aim to bring strength, peace, stillness and an open heart to our mind and body.

Lynn Neller has been practising yoga for over 25 years and teaching since 1991. She originally trained with the BWY and furthered her studies in aYS (1 and 11 - formerly Vini Yoga), and has worked with teachers such as Paul Harvey, Bill Feeney and Katie Appleton. Lynn teaches seminars, retreats and has taught yoga in India. She holds a BTEC in Complementary Health and is a qualified Reflexologist. She works as a Health Trainer supporting people to healthy lifestyle changes to reduce long-term health inequalities. She also teaches weekly classes and seminars, and has taught at BWY congress as well as in India.

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Holyport War Memorial Hall, Moneyrow Green, Holyport, SL6 2NA
Sunday 25th March 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Antonia Boyle
Event fee: BWY teachers £30 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £40

For more information, visit BWY South website (opens new window)

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is now recognized worldwide as the way forward for applied psychology. Its applications are manifold. You might have come across NLP in relation to therapy or coaching, however, NLP is equally at home in advanced communication skills used by exceptional teachers and trainers.

This day is very practical. There will be an introduction to the principles and historical background of NLP, incl. Q&A. There will be plenty of Asana work using NLP practically, i.e. doing and discussing so there is a clear understanding of what is actually happening; including a ‘standard’ model for helping students achieve more than they thought possible. You may be surprised#

Antonia Boyle has been a yoga tutor with the BWY since 1976 and is a retired DCT. She has trained many yoga tutors for the BWY over a period of 22 years. A number of the teachers who trained with her are now well respected and nationally known DCTs in their own right.

Antonia qualified as a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming in 1994. After her initial professional training, she continued to study NLP and specialised in NLP and health. She uses this technology in her own yoga teaching, coaching and talking therapy, and in developing courses such as meditation, CPD and INSET training for yoga tutors and physiotherapists. She has worked side by side as a coach on NLP professional courses with some of the foremost trainers in the world.

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Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Saturday 28th April 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Peter Connolly
Event fee: BWY teachers £25 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £35

Please bring your own lunch; drinks will be provided.

Please note: you will need to bring at least one copy of the Hathayogapradipika (the more the better) and be prepared to contribute to discussions.

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

One of the main aspects of the day will be challenging some common beliefs about tantrism, cakras and kundalini. This day will be exploratory, informative, raising questions, sharing and discussing ideas around the HYP and ending with a Guided Meditation.

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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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Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Saturday 28th April 2012 | 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
Event fee: BWY teachers £45 | non-teachers/teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £60

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
Lincolnshire County Rep 01400 272280
Lincolnshire 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.

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

Sandra Kirkham is a RGN, BWY dip and qualified first aid instructor. She is also Regional Training Officer for BWY East Midlands and 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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Glebe Field Centre, Crich, MATLOCK, DE4 5EU
Saturday 5th May 2012 | 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
Event fee: BWY teachers £45 | non-teachers/teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £60

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 01246 241985
Derbyshire 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)

Sandra Kirkham is a RGN, BWY dip and qualified first aid instructor. She is also Regional Training Officer for BWY East Midlands and 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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Calow Community Centre, Allpits Road, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5AU
Saturday 12th May 2012 | 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Tutor Anna Semlyen
Event fee: BWY teachers £25 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £35

Bring your own lunch. Bring your usual yoga equipment (mat, block, blanket, belt; a pillow is optional)

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Derbyshire County Rep 01246 241985
Derbyshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

This will be a therapeutic hatha yoga day on yoga as medicine, based on a large randomised trial run for sufferers of chronic low back pain by the University of York. Teaching of pain relief and core sequences devised by Alison Trewhela for the largest piece of yoga research to date, costing almost £250,000. The results were a clinically and statistically significant 30 benefit in improvement in back function of being offered specialist yoga compared to the usual care control group. There will be colour photographic handouts, and the opportunity to buy the book and Relaxations CD co-authored by Trewhela and Semlyen. www.yogaforbacks.co.uk has a 4-minute video and links to the research paper pdf in the Annals of Internal Medicine, one of the world's top five medical journals.

Aims of the day
(1) To present the methods and results of yoga research for sufferers of low back pain conducted by the University of York in 2007-2010.
(2) To expand on the subject of low back care yoga research with the use of articles and handouts.
(3) To present practical teaching of the Pain Relief Postures used in the trial for acute pain, plus breathing and relaxation.
(4) To present details on the anatomy of the back, prevalence and causes of low back pain.
(5) To teach a practical lesson on CORE A sequence with appropriate hatha yoga practices for maintaining back health, including modifications, contraindications and placement of props, plus relaxation.

Objectives of the day
After the day, participants will be familiar with spinal anatomy and the basic diagnostic and yoga solutions for different types of back pain. Participants will have experienced CORE A yoga practices for Yoga for a Healthy Lower Back.

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Anna Semlyen 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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Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Saturday 12th May 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Lesley Dike
Event fee: BWY teachers £25 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £35

Please bring your own light packed lunch; drinks will be provided.

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Lincolnshire County Rep 01400 272280
Lincolnshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

A healthy nervous system is essential for a happy, healthy body. Yet the neural system is often neglected in our anatomy training. his day is an introduction to the major nerves of the body and incorporates this learning into asana practice. The signs and symptoms of an unhealthy nervous system will be discussed and ways to deal with this in asana are explored.

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Lesley Dike qualified with the BWY in 1981 and has been teaching yoga ever since. After qualifying as a physiotherapist in 1992 her work has been dealing with musculoskeletal problems. Her physio career totally influenced how and what she teaches in her yoga classes. Her passion is empowering people by helping them to understand how the body works and how to deal with its malfunctions. Lesley runs her own clinic Physio for Yoga in Sheffield and has been teaching about the anatomy of yoga for ten years.

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The Flore Millennium Hall, 56 The High Street, Flore, NN7 4LW
Saturday 16th June 2012 | 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
Event fee: BWY teachers £45 | non-teachers/teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £60

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
Northamptonshire County Rep 01604 451507
Northamptonshire 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.

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

Sandra Kirkham is a RGN, BWY dip and qualified first aid instructor. She is also Regional Training Officer for BWY East Midlands and 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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Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Saturday 23rd June 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Michelle Helstrip
Event fee: members £20 | non-members £25

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

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
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Lincolnshire County Rep 01400 272280
Lincolnshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Dru yoga is a graceful, gentle yet potent form of yoga, based on soft flowing movements, directed breathing and visualization. The day will: introduce some of the unique Energy Block Release sequences designed to increase positive energy flow; demonstrate new ways to approach your meditation practice using visualization techniques; give you the opportunity to enjoy one of the deep guided relaxations that Dru is famed for. Suitable for all levels.

Michelle Helstrip has lived and practised yoga in the US, UK, Dubai, Singapore and Australia. She is a Teacher Member of the Register of Dru Yoga, Yoga Australia, and the British Wheel of Yoga, and enjoys teaching around the world. Dru Yoga is a gentle yet potent form of yoga which harnesses the power of body mind and spirit to effect positive change in our physical and mental state.

Michelle is a firm believer that yoga is for all, and tries very hard to make her teachings available to those who would not normally venture into a yoga studio. She has taught in offices, hospitals, osteopath clinics - and even the local police station. Michelle also writes yoga related articles for Yoga Today, which is the YA magazine for Australian yoga teachers.

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Papplewick Village Hall, Linby Lane, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB
Saturday 30th June 2012 | 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
Event fee: BWY teachers £45 | non-teachers/teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £60

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 07765 050678
Nottinghamshire 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.

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

Sandra Kirkham is a RGN, BWY dip and qualified first aid instructor. She is also Regional Training Officer for BWY East Midlands and 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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Scraptoft Village Hall, Scraptoft Rise, Scraptoft, LEICESTER, LE7 9TF
Saturday 1st September 2012 | 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
Event fee: BWY teachers £45 | non-teachers/teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £60

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
Leicestershire County Rep 01509 553994
Leicestershire 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.

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Sandra Kirkham is a RGN, BWY dip and qualified first aid instructor. She is also Regional Training Officer for BWY East Midlands and 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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Bramcote Memorial Hall, Church St., Bramcote, NOTTINGHAM, NG9 3HD
Saturday 8th September 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Peter Hersnack
Event fee: members £35 | non-members £45

Please bring something vegetarian to share for lunch. Drinks are provided

Fee for BWY members also attending on 9 September: £30 (£60 for 2 days)
Fee for non-BWY members also attending on 9 September: £40 (£80 for 2 days)
If you book both days, please amend the fee on your booking form accordingly

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Nottinghamshire County Rep 07765 050678
Nottinghamshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

The dialogue between dynamic and static postures
• Dynamic postures favour circulation, open our perception and allow us to inhabit our body as well as the space around us.
• The use of static postures favours inner communication and creates an intense dialogue between inside and outside. Static postures purify inner space and free our vital energy.
• A well-balanced use of dynamic and static postures opens a living space for being in the body and in the world.

Peter Hersnack, who is Danish, is a yoga teacher trainer linked to The French Institute of Yoga (Institut Francais de Yoga). He studied full time with T.K.V. Desikachar during four years between 1970 and 1975. Today he lives in Montpellier in France.

Peter invites his students to question the inner meaning of practice and teaching. Together they explore states of body and breath that allows inner presence as well as living relationship with what is. He transmits an approach to yoga, which is original and coherent in a constant dialogue with tradition.

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Papplewick Village Hall, Linby Lane, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB
Sunday 9th September 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Peter Hersnack
Event fee: members £35 | non-members £45

Please bring something vegetarian to share for lunch. Drinks are provided

Fee for BWY members also attending on 8 September: £30 (£60 for 2 days)
Fee for non-BWY members also attending on 8 September: £40 (£80 for 2 days)
If you book both days, please amend the fee on your booking form accordingly

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Nottinghamshire County Rep 07765 050678
Nottinghamshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

The dialogue between dynamic and static postures
• Dynamic postures favour circulation, open our perception and allow us to inhabit our body as well as the space around us.
• The use of static postures favours inner communication and creates an intense dialogue between inside and outside. Static postures purify inner space and free our vital energy.
• A well-balanced use of dynamic and static postures opens a living space for being in the body and in the world.

Peter Hersnack, who is Danish, is a yoga teacher trainer linked to The French Institute of Yoga (Institut Francais de Yoga). He studied full time with T.K.V. Desikachar during four years between 1970 and 1975. Today he lives in Montpellier in France.

Peter invites his students to question the inner meaning of practice and teaching. Together they explore states of body and breath that allows inner presence as well as living relationship with what is. He transmits an approach to yoga, which is original and coherent in a constant dialogue with tradition.

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Papplewick Village Hall, Linby Lane, Papplewick, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 8FB
Saturday 22nd September 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Andrea Kwiatkowski
Event fee: BWY teachers £25 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £30

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 07765 050678
Nottinghamshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

The day will be exploring various themes that could be used for yoga, with handouts and practical sessions on how to deliver these ideas. Be prepared for a physical session as well as group discussion work. It may be helpful to bring a copy of The Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads to the day.

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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 an Advanced certified Jivamukti yoga teacher. She is also certified to teach Yin yoga, having studied with Sarah Powers since 2003, and is a Restorative yoga teacher under the guidance of Judith Hanson Lasater.

Andrea has studied and taught in India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Spain, Egypt, France, Turkey, Germany and Australia as well as teaching in Cambridgeshire where she lives. She set up Santoshayoga giving 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. She continues to teach and be involved at the Jivamukti yoga centre in London’s Notting Hill and assists her teachers on Immersions in the UK. Andrea leads BWY events, retreats and workshops around the country and teaches at the BWY Congress and yoga festivals.

Andrea believes that yoga can enable us to become self-aware and fill our lives with compassion and love.

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The Pilates Studio, The Old Sawmill, Surrey Street, Glossop, SK13 7AJ
Saturday 13th October 2012 | 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Tutor Sandra Kirkham
Event fee: BWY teachers £45 | non-teachers/teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £60

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
Organiser 01457 850844
Organiser'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.

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

Sandra Kirkham is a RGN, BWY dip and qualified first aid instructor. She is also Regional Training Officer for BWY East Midlands and 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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Welbourn Village Hall, Beck Street, Welbourn, LINCOLN, LN5 0LZ
Saturday 20th October 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Tutor Andrea Kwiatkowski
Event fee: BWY teachers £25 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £35

Please bring with you:
• your own light lunch; drinks will be provided
• notebook for creative work
• usual yoga equipment needed for practical yoga session

Make your cheque payable to 'BWY East Midlands Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Lincolnshire County Rep 01400 272280
Lincolnshire County Rep's postal address is printed on the booking form

Sequencing in a yoga class will include both a practical and a theory session during the day: a morning practical with Andrea using sequences that include kneeling, preparation of asana, standing, backbending, forward bending and twisting; a group practical creative session in the afternoon and a teaching part to show your skill in vinyasa krama. A question and answer session at end of day to assess how sequencing can become a valued part of a yoga class. Suitable for beginner student teachers, teachers with experience and knowledge of the BWY syllabus.

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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 an Advanced certified Jivamukti yoga teacher. She is also certified to teach Yin yoga, having studied with Sarah Powers since 2003, and is a Restorative yoga teacher under the guidance of Judith Hanson Lasater.

Andrea has studied and taught in India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Spain, Egypt, France, Turkey, Germany and Australia as well as teaching in Cambridgeshire where she lives. She set up Santoshayoga giving 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. She continues to teach and be involved at the Jivamukti yoga centre in London’s Notting Hill and assists her teachers on Immersions in the UK. Andrea leads BWY events, retreats and workshops around the country and teaches at the BWY Congress and yoga festivals.

Andrea believes that yoga can enable us to become self-aware and fill our lives with compassion and love.

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Quorn Village Hall, 64 Leicester Road, Quorn, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8BB
Saturday 17th November 2012 | 10.00 am – 4.30 pm
Tutor Carolyn Clarke
Event fee: BWY teachers £25 | teachers not paying BWY teacher subscription £35

Please bring your own lunch; drinks will be provided.

Please note:
• Attendees should have completed the Diploma course prior to attending this IST.
• All attendees should bring bring copies of HYP & PYS for use during the day.
• All attendees should bring a list of practices that they are using in current classes and be ready to discuss their teaching progress within the group.

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

An exploration into evaluation - Is our teaching getting stale? Do we need to lift our game? Reflection on 'moving a class forward' in terms of practical application. Will be theoretical as well as practical and will include some professional teaching elements - e.g. assessment, aims and objectives, evaluation, discussion etc.

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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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