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Spring 2018

Yoga London

New Year, New Team

BWY events and news from across the region www.bwy.org.uk

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2 Yoga London – Spring 2018

The British Wheel of Yoga is the Sports England recognised National Governing body for Yoga. Disclaimer: Please note that the views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of the editor nor the British Wheel of Yoga. Any advertisements are accepted in good faith and no responsibility can be accepted for the contents. British Wheel of Yoga Central Office 25 Jermyn Street Sleaford Lincolnshire, NG34 7RU Tel. 01529 306851 www.bwy.org.uk

Regional Officer Michele Misgala 07796 967422 [email protected] Vice Chair Katja Patel [email protected]

Regional Treasurer Jean Nicholas 01895 673138 [email protected] Regional Training Officer Laura LeFeurve [email protected] Regional Secretary Alex Yates [email protected] Editor Alex Reed [email protected] City & North London County Rep Jaz Mullings-Lambert [email protected] Deputy Rep Lisa Hemmings [email protected]

South London County Rep Anna Ferla [email protected]

South London Deputy Rep Alex Reed [email protected]

NW London & Middx County Rep Jacqueline Ghose [email protected]

NW London & Middx Deputy Rep Marta Swiezynska Marketing Emily Garrod [email protected] Festival Director Colin Dunsmuir [email protected] Festival Co-ordinator Carol Hici [email protected] Festival Bookings Natasha Malik [email protected] Safeguarding and Diversity and Child Protection Officer Rebecca Morris [email protected] 01529 306851 07738 946320 CPD enquiries Email [email protected]

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Yoga London Spring 2018

Welcome to the Spring edition of the BWY London newsletter. It’s all change on the committee

so update your contacts using the details opposite, particularly the new email addresses. Events are listed in the centre pages, including some great new IST days. Important dates for your diary – International Day of Yoga, London Festival and members’ open days. See you there. Namaste, Alex Reed London Editor [email protected]

Contents Contact information 2 Regional Officer’s report 4 Committee member’s reports 5 Articles 8 Events Planner 2018 14 Booking procedures 15 Events and IST Days 16 BWY Courses 20 Advertisements 22

Publishing Policy Please send adverts and articles to the editor. Word documents or Jpegs are most helpful. Payment is by cheque or bank transfer. If you wish to take advantage of members’ rates, you will need to provide your BWY membership number. If you are part of a registered charity VAT will be deducted. Listings for BWY foundation, modules and teaching diploma courses within the region are free.

Advertising rates (incl. VAT) Members/Accredited Others Half page £15.00 £30.00 Full page £25.00 £35.00 Back cover (colour) £40.00 £75.00

Issue Date sent out Copy deadline (Adverts and editorial) Edition 2 2018 June 2018 April 26 2018 Edition 3 2017 October 2018 August 30 2018 Edition 1 2019 February 2019 January 1 2019 Please note: goods or services advertised are not necessarily BWY accredited. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the editor or the committee. Advertisements are accepted at the discretion of the committee, and are included on a first-come, first-served basis as space allows. Advertising of courses that offer ‘yoga teacher training’ will only be accepted if the course is BWY or accredited to the BWY.


REPORTS


Regional Officer’s report Michele Misgalla

We are ringing in the new at BWY London with a new committee, new programme of events, a new-look London Festival…. it’s all happening this year and I really hope you will be a part of it! We say goodbye with many thanks for all their incredibly hard work to Beena Chotai, our web admin, Katrina Heather, Vice Chair and director of the BWY London Festival for many years and Jacqueline Purnell , Regional Training Officer. I am delighted to welcome Laura Lefeuvre, the new Regional Training Officer, Katja Patel, who stays on the committee as Vice Chair, Anna Ferla who takes on the County Rep role for South London and Emelie Garrod, the new Marketing Officer. We are still looking for a new web admin, please get in touch if you can help. I look forward to meeting many of you at the many exciting IST, Open Days, Teachers Forums and Members Afternoons planned for the coming year. And don’t forget the BWY London International Day of Yoga celebration on 23 June, we had such fun last year, this year’s event is sure to be a massive success. Wishing you all the best for the coming year. Namaste, Michele

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Committee member’s report Jaz Mullings-Lambert City & North London County Rep

Greetings… Thank goodness Spring is on its way! This year we have some exciting new, experienced Yoga teachers facilitating our master classes in City and North London. Come and join Babs Lehner-Platts for Mindfulness & Yoga on Saturday 26th May 10am – 4pm. I introduced Babs to our Members afternoon in November 2016 which was fully booked and her teaching was received with a zest for more. Along with teaching Mindfulness Babs is also a psychotherapeutic counsellor, she teaches Mindfulness programmes to corporate companies and her students in and around Fleet. Our second master class is with Imani Francis-Pennant on the 14th July from 10am – 4pm; come and try something new and a different concept for Yoga, which is getting more and more popular - African and Khemetic Yoga. African Yoga is relatively new, it uses rhythmic movement to help warm the body in order to perform postures as it focuses on body and breath awareness with deep connections to the four elements and Khemetic Yoga uses a range of simple to more complex geometric shapes. It was developed by studying, translating and interpreting the commonly called hieroglyphic texts of Kemet (ancient Egypt) and the images of Yogic postures that are clearly pictured on the walls of the Khemetic temples. Looking forward to seeing you on your mats!

Jaz

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Committee member’s report Anna Ferla South London County rep

At the AGM in November I was delighted to be elected as the new South London Rep, with Alex Reed as a deputy rep. I am very excited to start this interesting and challenging role after having been on the London committee for two years as New Media Officer. I would also like to thank Michele Misgalla for proposing me and for the great job she has done as South London rep. I wish her all the best as a Regional Officer. Alex and I are getting our heads around the new roles and we already have some new events in the pipeline for this year. At the moment we have a first aid training course booked for the 21st April and we are planning a second one for early autumn. We are lining up tutors for a Teachers’ Forum on Mantras and voice work, and we are proposing a masterclass based on either anatomy or Feldenkrais after the success of Dan Gelblum’s event last year. Also under discussion is a gong bath! We’ll keep you posted and hope to see you soon. Namaste, Anna

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Festival Update Colin Dunsmuir BWY London Yoga Festival Director

This year our London Yoga Festival returns to a new venue in central London on October 13 and 14, 2018 – save the date! Our inspiring guest yogis have completely dedicated their lives to yoga and to using its ancient wisdom in order to bring significant change to the lives of others. As such we are hugely grateful to have them working with us over this learning weekend as they share their knowledge, experience and passion. We’re delighted to confirm that over the weekend there will be exciting sessions led by: Mark Singleton, author of Yoga Body, The Origins of Modern Posture Practice and co-author of the soon to be a yoga classic, Roots of Yoga. Heather Mason, founder of the Minded Institute, and a leader in yoga and healthcare. Satish Kumar, activist and editor of Resurgence and Ecologist magazine, and director of programmes at the Schumacher College. David Sye, creator of Yoga Beats, whose focus is using yoga to overcome situations of serious conflict. Ruby and Christabel Reed, young founders of Advaya Initiative, inspiring activism for healthier, more environmentally aware and globally considerate lifestyles. Gary Carter, founder of the Natural Bodies Centre, the anatomy and movement specialist. Françoise Freedman, founder and director of Birthlight, the leading knowledge of yoga for pregnancy, birth and babies. To register your interest, get early bird tickets, be kept up to date with these and the other yogis that will be working with us this year, go to: www.bwylondonyogafestival.com Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram: londonyogafestival Looking forward to seeing you there! 13th/14th October 2018

http://www.bwylondonyogafestival.com/


ARTICLES


Deepening our connection to ourselves - Meditation and the Energy System Kay Baxter BWY Module Tutor: Meditation & Personal Development

‘Being oneself’ is the ultimate ease of being that many people long for. It is the affinity with a ‘naturalness’ whereby we are easy and fluid in our connection and responsiveness to ourselves, to others and to all that presents in our lives. Many people have lost connection with this naturalness and are often undermined by their own unhelpful thought patterns, judgement and criticism. These patterns can be firmly entrenched and pervasive and have an enormously destructive effect on lives, determining the way we feel; our moods and states, our decisions and relationships. At the same time great quantities of our energy are wastefully used. These mental patterns often operate below the threshold of awareness, presenting as an insidious background hum and

flavour, like wallpaper or supermarket music. Meditation and practices that focus on the body and the breath in stillness, provide a wonderful container through which we can begin to get to know ourselves better, including the patterns that operate to sabotage our best intentions and potential. We begin a process of getting to know our minds, through the awakening and application of witness consciousness; the ‘watcher’ who ‘sees’. And in this awakening and ‘seeing’ we are no longer lost in the story. As we practice over time, this deeper witness aspect is strengthened. We are no longer a puppet to the ‘established order’, but rather are more and more able to see clearly.

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At the same time we develop our ‘feeling’ connection; our capacity to feel deeply into our body where we find all the tensions, contraction and restrictions that have built up in our bodies. In the process we become more fully embodied. And the hold of the unproductive, unhelpful mind is loosened. This aspect of mind is a foreign installation that has ousted us away from our naturalness through unhelpful early experience. These include child rearing and educational practices, where criticism, judgement and ensuing punishments and/or humiliation have driven awareness and attention away from the body. There ensued a flight into the mind and away from the intolerable discomfort of ‘being’ in the body, under such circumstances. A mind state busily trying to work it all out, in an attempt to protect oneself and find ways of being that would not deliver these torturous consequences. Unfortunately in the midst of ongoing unhelpful societal systems and practices, that are essentially inhospitable to humanity, we are delivered further away from our essential connectedness and naturalness of being. And the mind through an absorption of experience and

the general milieu, takes on the judgement, condemnation and tormenting that drove us out of connection in the first place. These have become internalized and often function below consciousness. It is an insidious chipping away that wears down and undermines, leaving in its wake vulnerability and unsureness of self. It is not surprising that mental illness (which broadly speaking affects the vast majority in one way or another) and prescription/street drugs to control these, have reached epidemic proportions. A scourge stretching through all classes and categories of peoples, and at the root of all dysfunction. There is a way back; it is a process, it is a practice, it takes time, but little by little we begin to reclaim our true nature and towards a greater natural ease of being. It is finding and practising ways of going within, in order to switch on a light. It is a journey towards ‘sufficient’ stillness such that we can begin to ‘see’ and ‘feel’ in a fuller way. It is the work of building a strong self. It is the work of life. Kay’s BWY module on Meditation & Personal Development starts next January – see course listings on page 20.

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Obituary: Sarah Mackintosh DCT Messages from her students

Sarah Mackintosh’s Celebration of Life party brought together people from all walks of life and it became very apparent that she was so many things to so many people. Some of her yoga students offered to share their experiences and insights into what Sarah meant to them, and what it means to be ‘a very special yoga teacher’. “For 25 years Sarah WAS my Wednesday evening and I would rarely miss a class. It was so important to me as she supported me through my evolving and ever more challenging teaching career, a role that not many yoga teachers would take on. She encouraged me to have faith in my abilities when I doubted myself, and my painful back and stiff joints gradually disappeared. She was able to nourish and support both the mind and the body for her students, a very rare quality. There were times of quiet meditation in class which I carry with me when rushing about my daily life, and enabled me to approach difficult situations from a different viewpoint and gave me the strength and wisdom to deal with them.” Alison Squire “Sarah’s Wednesday evening yoga classes were special in so many different ways - Sarah went through a phase of sharing her vast knowledge of the Yoga Sutras through readings at the end of class. As a scholar, she could interpret the Sanskrit and meanings with such clarity and simplicity that it gave me a genuine understanding and a longing to

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learn more. To join one of Sarah’s classes, you were immediately invited into a group of caring and supportive people who became friends. Sarah had such a broad and intellectual understanding of most things that she could drop into conversation anything that was in some way relevant, helpful and supportive to an individual’s life or in the world in general.” Celeste Michael “I first met Sarah at a class in Crouch End around 21 years ago. Sarah taught me so much, not least to leave my competitive edge at the door. I’d come from a classical ballet background which left me feeling inferior in some aspect, not strong enough, not high enough, not loose enough. A new quiet respect for my body grew whilst Sarah’s translations of Patanjali opened my mind. Infused through these classes were Sarah’s brilliant observations, wisdom and vast knowledge from painting and Latin names for plants to classical poetry and very silly rhymes! I had hoped to continue training with her but sadly her mother became ill with dementia and Sarah took over her care. Later when my own mother developed the same disease, Sarah held my hand through some of the worst. She shared in the joys of the birth of my two children and even encouraged me to bring my son to class where he wriggled around the room. Sarah opened my life and heart to yoga and she will forever remain in my heart with grateful thanks” Sarah Stone

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Yoga Therapy: A Sensitive & Intuitive Approach Judy Hirsh Sampath BWY Module Tutor: Yoga Therapy

“I am not a doctor nor do I have a physical therapy license. I treat the delusion of not knowing your Self and how to find your way past pain and suffering. I guide you, not treat you” Mukunda Stiles, Yoga Therapist It was on my first day teaching yoga in an NHS mental health unit 15 years ago that I realized I was ill-equipped, lacked knowledge, and had issues around self-confidence. My lesson plan started with the students lying in a semi-supine position. This was partly to give them time to settle, relax and feel safe before we started some warm ups and move into asana, and it also gave me a way to settle myself and have a few moments when they weren’t looking directly into the eyes of a nervous yoga teacher. As I entered the room, one woman was huddled in a corner crying helplessly, another was standing and fidgeting with eyes wide open, one young man was sitting on the floor with a very curved spine and very long hair so I couldn’t even see a face – a lot of self-doubt and lack surfaced in me. Somehow I got through the class – that’s another story but needless to say, the lesson plan was dropped and I had to use intuition to create some yoga and hold a safe space. As I walked across to the Forensic unit


for my next new class, I could only imagine who I would meet, and decided I definitely needed some yoga therapy training! Over the years, these two classes turned out to be the best learning I ever received, as a yoga teacher and as a human being. Since then, I have met people with mental health issues, infertility, aging, grief, loss of identity, and probably common to all - an ailing spirit. People often arrive with physical tension and pain. The body expresses mental and emotional tension through physical tension so the approach greets the body as a messenger. Tuning into direct experience is often described as ‘remembered’ or as a ‘coming home’, re-establishing deeper psychological, therapeutic universal connections. As a yoga therapist, this way of healing starts with You! Yoga Therapy is fast becoming a recognised and scientifically proven mind/body system in offering people improved physical, mental, and emotional health. With over-stretched health services, high rates of absenteeism at work due to illness, and pharmaceutical quick fixes, yoga therapy works alongside other treatments to support healing and wellness. Judy is running an IST Day in March, a foundation course in April and a BWY module in Yoga Therapy starting in April and September – see course listings on page 20.

EVENTS


Events Planner 2018 Date/Page Event Location Type of

event Contact

Feb 10

Squatting & the Pelvic Floor Judy Cameron

Light Centre City, 114 London Wall, EC2M 5QA

IST 18/218 Laura

Feb 24

Emergency First Aid Colin Fordham

St Andrews URC Church. Mount Park Road, Ealing W5 2RS

EFA Jacqueline

Mar 17

Yoga as Therapy Judy Hirsh Sampath


IST 18/219 Laura

Apr 21 Emergency First Aid

Colin Fordham Effraspace, 21 Effra Parade Brixrton SW2 1PX

EFA Anna

May 13 Emergency First Aid

Colin Fordham 3rd Southgate Scout HQ, Wilson Street, N21 1BP

EFA Lisa

May 26 Mindfulness & Yoga

Babs Lehner-Platts TBC Masterclass Jaz

Jun 9

City and North London Members Event

TBC Members Event

Lisa

Jun 23 International Day of Yoga

Alex, Jaz, Michele, Jacqueline

Hugh Cubitt Hub, 48 Collier Street, London, N1 9QZ

Free afternoon workshop

Jaz

Jul 14 African & Khemetic Yoga

Imani Pennant TBC Masterclass Jaz

Sep 1 Emergency First Aid

Colin Fordham TBC EFA Lisa

Sep 15

West London Members Event

TBC Members Event

Jacqueline

Sep 29 Pair Work

Rosie Wright Light Centre City, 114 London Wall, EC2M 5QA

IST 18/220 Laura

Sep 30 Exploring Twists

Zoe Knott Light Centre City, 114 London Wall, EC2M 5QA

IST 18/221 Laura

Oct 13-14 London Festival

Various Tutors Marylebone, London, W1 Festival &

AGM Colin

Oct 27 The Yoga of Sound and

Vedic Chanting Gill Lloyd


IST Laura


Nov 3-4 NLP

Antonia Boyle Light Centre City, 114 London Wall, EC2M 5QA

IST Laura

Nov 17

City and North London Members Afternoon

TBC Members Event

Lisa

Dec 1 The Bhagavad Gita

Paul Harvey Light Centre City, 114 London Wall, EC2M 5QA

IST Laura

Booking procedures and information Event bookings can be made on the website: www.bwy.org.uk The easiest way to view London events as a BWY London Member is as follows:

• Login using the Member Login button on the homepage • Scroll down the page until you can see the event calendar, to the

right of the calendar is a What’s On box listing the next five London events

• Click the View All button at the bottom of the What’s On box, this will display a page listing all the London events in date order

To view London events if you live outside the region: • Login using the Member Login button on the homepage • Go to www.bwy.org.uk/london/events, this will display all London

events in date order To book an event:

• Click on the title of the event • Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ticket Types • If you are logged in, but can’t see any ticket types it means you

are not eligible to book onto this event, ie; teacher only events • Select type & number of tickets you want & complete the form • Click submit

Please email queries to [email protected]

http://www.bwy.org.uk/

http://www.bwy.org.uk/london/events


EVENTS


Time: 10am – 4pm Venue: Light Centre City 114 London Wall London EC2M 5QA Cost: Members: £45 Non-members: £70 Event organiser: Laura CPD information: CPD points: 7.5

IST 18/218

Squatting & the pelvic floor Saturday 10 February

This day provides an introduction to review current guidelines relating to squatting in pregnancy - to explore the relevant anatomy and physiology in relation to preparation to squat - to relate the squatting position to childbirth - to understand the relationship between squatting and the action of the pelvic floor Judy Cameron Judy has practised Yoga for many years and has been teaching Pre and Postnatal Yoga since 1996. She gained her Diploma in Teaching Yoga with the British Wheel of Yoga in 1999 and has also completed a Diploma in Baby Yoga with Birthlight, and Yoga for the Special Child at The Special Yoga Centre in London. She also has a strong interest in the use of hypnosis in childbirth. Judy is a registered midwife. She runs her own classes in Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth Preparation Workshops, Postnatal and Baby Yoga. She also teaches Yoga for the Special Child to school children, and offers Birth Preparation and HypnoBirthing privately. As Director of the YogaBirth Teacher Training course and Tutor for the BWY Pregnancy and Postnatal Modules, she has a deep interest in passing on her knowledge to other teachers. She teaches courses in Scotland, the North of England and London.


Venue: Various London venues, see events table on page 14 Cost: Members: £60 Non-members: £85 CPD information: This event does not contribute to CPD

Emergency First Aid Saturday 24 February Saturday 21 April Sunday 13 May Saturday 1 September Saturday 22 September Colin Fordham The course covers Emergency First Aid, including resuscitation, care of the unconscious and control of bleeding, but as Colin is also a qualified BWY Yoga Tutor, and has been organising First Aid Days for Yoga and Pilates teachers for several years, we get a more ‘relevant to the yoga situation’ approach to our First Aid, and Colin is happy to answer questions related to the yoga/pilates situation that might not be addressed in a standard First Aid Day. What to bring: pens, paper, layers for warmth. (mats are not provided/ needed) You may like to bring a packed lunch although there are usually shops nearby.

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Time: 10am – 4pm Venue: Light Centre City 114 London Wall London EC2M 5QA Cost: Members: £45 Non-members: £70 Event organiser: Laura CPD information: CPD points: 7.5

IST18/219

Yoga as Therapy: A journey to self understanding, insight & healing Saturday 17 March

This experiential body/mind/spirit workshop invites teachers to think and plan less, and to tune in to the body’s wise domain, and trust its innate wisdom and guidance to teach from within. This powerful yet gentle approach is the gateway to healing and creates a steady foundation for yoga therapy. We will be moving the body with warm ups, asana, & pranayama, tuning into the body through mindfulness, silence, stillness, discussion. We will also explore the nervous system through restorative yoga and the power of receiving through Yoga Nidra. We will engage mindfulness within the practice specifically to notice what is held in the bodies' internal landscape and integrate the information received to take the practice from the mat and out into life.

Judy Hirsh Sampath is a BWY yoga teacher, relax & renew practitioner, and a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist certified with the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She is co-founder of Yoga United Education. As a yoga therapist, she takes yoga, meditation, embodied mindfulness and yoga therapy into health spas, offices, schools, mental health & fertility settings. She runs BWY foundation courses and a BWY module in Yoga Therapy.


Obituary: Nina Lewis Written by Richard Kravetz NINA LEWIS British Wheel of Yoga Dip, BWY TOPT, Member of the World Society for Clinical Yoga and Holistic Healing and author of book “All you wanted to know about Yoga but were afraid to ask” sadly passed away on 18 November 2017. Nina Lewis was a popular and experienced Yoga teacher who gave a great deal to many people during her yoga career. Nina taught classes in Bushey and North London for many years and her teaching covered all aspects of natural health through Yoga and how to apply it to everyday living. Nina attended the Yoga for Peace conference held in Israel in the early nineties which featured luminaries such as the late Indra Devi. T.K. Desikachar and Howard Kent . Her vast experience and vibrant personality inspired many students. My own experience was attending her classes in the nineties at Bounds Green Scout Park, where she ran up to 5 classes, many of which were referrals from the local doctor’s surgery. Her classes included many mature yogis including one couple in their eighties who credited their longevity to her teachings.

BWY COURSES


BWY Foundation Course Level 1 Starting September 2018 1-2 sessions each month

Held in a bright, spacious home studio in South East London. Led by Michele Misgalla, BWYQ, assisted by Anna Ferla, BWYQ

The course comprises 60 hours of teaching over nine months covering many facets

of yoga rarely touched on in a weekly yoga class including: Yoga philosophy with study of the key yogic texts inc The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Pranayama, concentration and meditation Asana with a detailed overview of key basic yoga postures

Anatomy and physiology Developing a home practice

Cost: £600 plus £60 registration fee to BWY. You must also become a BWY

member (£34) prior to registering on the course. For more details email: [email protected]


BWY COURSES


BWY Foundation Course Level 1 Starting April 2018, North London

& BWY Yoga Therapy Module

Starting April 2018 and October 2018, North London

Over 8 full days, we cover theory of yogic practices, ways of being present, learning how to apply them in our personal and professional relationships. Your body and your breath have been with you since before you were born. The body’s sensations hold a great intelligence which becomes blocked by the mind and conditioning. This course offers many ways to attune to the body’s wisdom for therapeutic purposes and a new perspective on self and life. Judy Hirsh Sampath, Yoga Teacher (BWYdip, Yoga Elder IYN), Yoga Therapist (PRYT600, C-IAYT, CNHC) www.yogaunited.com [email protected] 07956 375 607

BWY Meditation and Personal Development

Module

7 Saturdays over 7 months Starting in January 2019

50 Gloucester Place, London, WIU 8EA

This course is for people who would like to work deeply with meditation and the energy system towards increasing awareness, sensitivity and understanding of themselves. The practices help us to slow down and connect in to ourselves in a deeper and more meaningful way.

Kay Baxter

0117 329 3804 / 07815 726918 [email protected]

www.meditationtomindfulness.co.uk

http://www.yogaunited.com/


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Yoga Teacher Training 2018-2020 Inspired by the approach of Vanda Scaravelli and Mary Stewart, this British Wheel of Yoga Established Accredited Group training starts April 2018

This 500 hours BWY Approved two year course gives you the practical abilities to teach yoga safely and with confidence

Outstanding teaching of philosophy, anatomy and physiology directly related to yoga by experts in the field

Benefit from an exploratory approach to asana practice Work with a team of inspirational and creative teachers, two of whom

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HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE of YOGA SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY www.himalayaninstitute.org.uk Charity 1048336.

4-day retreat at Domus Mariae Convent, Chigwell, Essex Fri 25th – Tues 29th May 2018

MEDITATIONS from the BHAGAVAD GITA

with Rolf Sovik PsyD, President of the Himalayan Institute USA, Honesdale, PA. The Bhagavad Gita combines four messages each charting, with unequalled variety and human richness, a pathway from relentless activity to peace of mind & enlightenment. Clearly, practically, and framed with universal appeal, the Gita’s dialogue opens the way to spiritual self-discovery, with meditation as an essential part of its vision of spirituality.

• Practice a deeply satisfying and universal method of meditation.

• Use silence and stillness to enhance your meditation experience.

• Explore key roles of Karma-, Bhakti-, Jnana- and Raja-yoga in daily life.

• Examine the therapeutic qualities of the Gita’s message, & • Fully grasp the “Wheel of Karma” as an experience shared

by all humans. Comfortable venue. Vegetarian food. Bookshop to browse.

Come for all or part of this event. Fees; £400 (whole retreat) or £110 per 24 hrs.

( deposit £100 , payable by mid-February)

For information & booking, contact Lisa Schlotmann at 020 8567 8889

[email protected]

http://www.himalayaninstitute.org.uk/


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REDUCE STRESS by UNDERSTANDING

KARMA Saturday 24th February 2018

9.15am – 4.00pm Friends’ Meeting House, 17 Woodville Road, W5 2SE The eastern teachings about Karma (action) suggest that

events only become stressful because of how we perceive & react to them. Karma Yoga (Yoga of action) teaches how the apparent stress of daily life may be reduced by

calming the mind and acting wisely. Programme; 9.15am Registration 9.30. Guided relaxation 9.45. Understanding Stress. 10.45. Coffee. 11.15. Understanding Karma – sowing & reaping. 12.15pm. How to meditate 12.30 LUNCH 1.45 Mindful Walking. 2.00. Karma yoga – acting wisely. 3.00. Break. 3.15. Questions & answers. 3.45 Guided meditation 4.00 Depart.

Light vegetarian lunch provided. CPD’s available. Members £35 Non-members £45

[email protected] or 020 8567 8889. Why not become a member (£25pa)

http://www.himalayaninstitute.org.uk/


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SIMPLY SUTRAS 3

With WENDY HARING Following on from the study of Chapters One and Two, this is a dedicated course on selected themes from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras Chapter Three. The afternoon will start with chanting of the selected sutras of the day – meanings, theory and discussion – followed by a moving meditation of

asana and pranayama to bring the theme into practice. The course will be held at Yoga Junction, The Old Flower Shop, 93a Weston Park, Crouch End, N8 9PR on the following Sunday afternoons from 2-5.30 p.m.:

DATE 2018 THEME 17th June The transformations of the mind III.9-

15 5th August First series of samyamas including

celestial bodies and chakras III.16-34

16th September(to be confirmed)

First warning III.37 and second series of samyamas III.38-49

28th October A glimpse of the ultimate goal kaivalya and one last warning III.50-55

29th November Recap of chapter Three 9th December Introduction to Chapter Four

Chapter Three of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is very rarely taught, and it is hoped that the participants will gain an in-depth understanding of it following on from Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 to be able to bring this knowledge into practice in their everyday lives. It is not necessary to have studied Chapters One and Two with Wendy. The cost of the course is £330. To book your place and pay a £50 non-refundable deposit (the balance due one month before start of course) please contact Wendy: [email protected] or 07719 879798

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MGM Training Limited is holding a regular schedule of Emergency First Aid at Work courses for Yoga Teachers and Student Yoga Teachers. Holding regular courses for Yoga Junction in Crouch End, you can be sure these high quality courses are aimed at Yoga Teachers by a Trainer who specialises in First Aid Course Provision. The schedule is:

Thursday 22 February – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £65 per person Saturday 17 March – Horsham (RH13 8NN) - £85 per person Sunday 18 March – Crouch End (N8 9PR) - £75 per person

Tuesday 20 March – Luton (LU3 2HX) - £60 per person Thursday 22 March – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £65 per person

Sunday 08 April – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £70 per person Thursday 19 April – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £65 per person

Saturday 28 April – Aylesbury (HP20 1BQ) - £70 per person Sunday 29 April – Luton (LU3 2HX) - £65 per person

Wednesday 16 May – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £65 per person Sunday 20 May – Crouch End (N8 9PR) - £75 per person Thursday 24 May – Luton (LU3 2HX) - £60 per person

Thursday 21 June – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £65 per person Sunday 24 June – Luton (LU3 2HX) - £65 per person

To book your place please visit www.mgmtraining.co.uk

(Please note off-line bookings incur an additional administration fee) MGM Training Limited also offers ‘in-house’ courses for Studios, groups, IST, or Teacher Training Classes, where we will visit your venue and provide a course for up to and including twelve students. We are able and willing to travel to remote TTCs within the UK and outside the UK. In-house courses are charged on an extremely competitive course price; please telephone us to discuss your course needs. For further details of an ‘in-house’ course please telephone 08445 041549

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