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Edition 3 2018

YogaScene

Keeping you up-to-date with news and events in the south-west

Events and news from across the region

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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

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YogaScene Edition 3 2018

Greetings Yogis and welcome to the third edition of 2018. It aims to inspire and uplift your practice! The south-west has some of the

Wheel’s finest teachers, so take advantage of this and spread the word! Please get in touch if you have something to share, we love to hear from our readers. Namaste! Keith

Contents

Contact information 2 Regional Officer’s report 4 Regional Treasurer’s report 6 Regional Training Officer’s report 7 Avon report 8 Gloucs report 9 Somerset report 10 Cornwall report 12 Devon report 13 Dorset report 14 Wiltshire report 15 Events and IST days 17 Events Planner 2017 28 Booking procedures and information 29 Adverts 31

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Regional Officer’s report

Margaret Murray

Hello South West Membership, I wish to thank all the County Reps for arranging their county festivals and IST/Open Days and their hard work during 2018. I am sure all attendes have thoroughly enjoyed themselves meeting the tutors and old friends and hearing all the local yoga news. Next year’s South West Festival is being planned for July 2019 at Exeter University. If you would like to see any particular tutor there please contact Kate Smith, our Festival Organiser, at [email protected] . All Committee members’ new email addresses are on the contact list in each Yogascene as well as the website. If you want to raise any items please inform your County Rep so they can

raise it, or you are welcome to attend yourself. November’s AGM in Wiltshire is rapidly approaching - please come and join us as we have new committee members who joined us during 2018 and I would like our membership to thank them for supporting our region. We are also looking for anyone who would like to become helpers for your County Reps, by supporting them on events, in return for the possibility of a free place on the day. Please contact your County Rep or myself for more details. Finally, our South West Region has lost a dear friend, Mira Love, in July 2018. Mira was a tutor who always volunteered her services by giving yoga sessions, complementary therapies and




healing as a qualified therapist in Reflexology, Massage, Aromatherapy and as a Reiki Master. She will be sadly missed. With Love

Margaret

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Regional Treasurer’s report

Karen Ward

Hi everyone.

I’m standing in temporarily for John Parry who has now taken over as

BWY National Treasurer – and we all wish him well in his new role.

If anyone is interested in being Treasurer for the Region, please do let me

know.

It’s not time consuming as most of the income goes into Central Office,

and payments are made online. There’s no complicated accounting

involved, so if you have an interest in book keeping then we would love to

hear from you.

At the end of July there was £13,322 in the bank, slightly lower than the

£14,990 reported in April.

Just a final note on refunds. The BWY does have a refund policy so we

recommend you familiarise yourself with the policy so that you understand

the circumstances when refunds are made should you need to cancel your

booking at an IST day or event.

Take care,

Karen


Regional Training Officer’s

report

Christine Granville Dear Members, The BWY continually checks the quality and effectiveness of the training days it provides and there is now work in progress to change the way In Service Training Days (IST days) work. The plan is to offer high quality general yoga days which will be available to everyone, teachers and non-teachers. This could also include people from other schools of yoga. Although teachers will still need to provide evidence of their continuing professional development through a form on the website, the current points system will change. Could you get in touch with me at [email protected] with any suggestions, ideas, or even grumbles about the present system, which I can feed back to our National IST Officer. Hot news from the Yoga Festival in Cheddar, Somerset held on 1

September: it was a wonderfully friendly, relaxed, informative, and fun

day. Many thanks to Jo Webb for organising it. We also raised £30 for the

Karm Marg Delhi Children’s Centre by selling our yoga books.

Best Wishes,

Christine



Avon report

Lyndsey Mouland

Dear Avon members, Wow, what a summer! I hope you enjoyed all that warm weather. It certainly brought new meaning to the term ‘hot yoga’. As the summer draws to a close and autumn approaches it allows us time to reflect, check in with our intentions for the year and maybe set new ones. And with the nights drawing in, it also serves as a reminder that it is time to slow things down a bit. This can be applied to our yoga practice too. Why not sign up for a restorative yoga class or even book onto one of the many yoga retreats out there, setting aside time for yourself? On the subject of change, I wanted to let you know I will be standing down as the County Rep at the South West AGM in November, but I am very pleased to announce that we now have a Deputy for the region who will probably take over when I step down. Watch this space! Thank you you for all your support and I wish you well on your yoga journey. Namaste Lyndsey


Gloucestershire report

Katy Hand

Dear Gloucestershire Members I have taken over from Kate Plummer as the new Gloucestershire Representative for the BWY. As a 40th Birthday present to myself I have left behind my previous career in accountancy and payroll and am very much enjoying my new role as a student Yoga Teacher in Cheltenham. I am looking forward to our next IST day on the 14th October, the last one this year! Rajesh David is teaching Nada Yoga - The Yoga of Sound. The day has a variety of interesting topics included. Please don’t leave it too late to book. See page 19 for more details. I will be organising a First Aid IST day in the Spring and if you have any other requests for IST days next year please let me know. Thank you for reading. Best Wishes, Katy


Somerset report

Jo Webb

Hello to all Somerset Members, This is being written in July, when we have enjoyed a long spell of sunshine, by the time you read this we will be moving into Autumn, a time of transition. The vata dosha is most prevalent during Autumn. Vata governs movement in the body, as well as activating the nervous system and the processes of elimination. The qualities of vata are cold, dry, rough, light, changeable, irregular, and moving. Vata is composed of the elements of air and space. Because of vata’s association with the nervous system, its state is often reflected in our mental health. With the abundance of vata energy circulating at this time, our bodies and minds can become overwhelmed and out of balance, so you may feel unsettled, ungrounded and unstable. But while we cannot change the seasonal weather shifts, we can maintain internal balance by adjusting our lifestyles to counter the predominant vata energy in nature. We do this by incorporating yoga poses, food, and lifestyle choices that naturally hold the opposite qualities of the vata dosha. Ideally please book all events via the website, if you have problems you can pay by cheque but please remember to provide membership number, e-mail and phone number as well as the event you wish to book, because we no longer have access to this information. Namaste Jo

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Cornwall report Kathryn Blackie-Taylor

Hello to all our Cornwall members,

I hope you are all very much invigorated by the fabulous summer we have

had.

I have recently moved into Cornwall from neighbouring Devon and have

taken on the role of County Rep. I have been a BWY teaching member

since 2001 and am looking forward to getting to know BWY members in

Cornwall and bringing some quality teaching and events to the county.

Sue will continue to be the Deputy Rep.

I have booked Wendy Teasdill to teach her new IST “The History Of Yoga

In Practice” on Sunday 4th November. This is dedicated to deepening our

awareness of the pedigree of the postures we do every day, backed up by

presentation and handouts, and finishing with a yoga nidra integrating

images of all that has been covered. Wendy is a wonderfully experienced

teacher whose teaching conveys the depth and experience of her practice

and learning.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at this IST day and

at future events being planned for 2019.

Namaste.

Kathryn & Sue


Devon report

Sonja Armstrong

Autumn Greetings to all Devon members, It has been a wonderfully warm summer and now as we move into the mellowness of autumn it can seem like a distant memory. The heat and dryness can however be a problem for people with breathing difficulties as it is often accompanied by air pollution. As a Buteyko practitioner I am looking forward to our training day ‘Freeing the Breath’ in October with Andrea Newman. Please refer to the information in this magazine and on our BWY website to book. Looking ahead to next year, the beautiful Lotus Loft is the venue for our first day in April. Space will be limited for this so please book early! Devon will see a lot more Yoga activity as we have a whole weekend our Festival at Exeter University in July 2019. For those of you that do not use computers you can book through me using the forms herein and remember that I am your first line of contact in the event of any queries, not Central Office. As always – BOOK EARLY PLEASE. I have been asked to arrange training days on a Sunday from time to time. It is proving difficult because of travel restrictions when tutors come a long way to teach, and many of them seem to prefer travelling by train. So, I haven’t forgotten and I will keep on trying. See you at an event soon!

With love in yoga,

Sonja


Dorset report

Michelle Christopher

‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness...’ To Autumn by John Keats Bright Blessings from Dorset. The feeling of autumn is upon us. The isle of Portland is brimming with blackberries, sloes, apples and the harvest from a very hot July. Days are getting shorter and we are beginning to spend a little more time indoors. I am looking forward to watching the leaves begin to change colour and to witness my first view of a dew-drop laden spider’s web. For me it is one of the beautiful visions that signifies autumn is well and truly upon us. June saw us enjoying a wonderfully uplifting and informative day from Rajesh David. His kind, calm and caring demeanor helped us all to relax and enjoy the day. It was an honour to learn from him about the subject of Bhakti yoga. The day contained a perfect mix of spiritual study, self awareness and practical ways to share this with our students. Rajesh is hoping to join us again in the autumn of 2019 to deliver another course on Nada yoga. Sharon and I are busy finalising the details of the Dorset Yoga Festival which will

be held on Sunday 4 November at Dorchester Yoga Centre. There will be lots of

different workshops to choose from, an extended lunch to allow time to meet with

colleagues and friends, and a choice of sound healing therapy using tuning forks,

or Reiki or other therapies to be confirmed. More details to follow via the BWY

website.

Lastly as we embrace the shorter days and longer nights life does tend to get busier towards the end of the year, so do be sure to spend some time using restorative postures to allow the mind, body and spirit to calm.

Om Shanti! Michelle and Sharon


Wiltshire report

Tina Bosley

Hello Everyone,

Take a big breath –the Autumn air is all around us......

Autumn is a transformation beyond just the season. The days become

shorter, the rhythm shifts, the light and heat of summer subside. We move

towards something more mellow and soft, which encourages us to look

within and reflect.

As you slow down, find the time to ponder an Ayurvedic approach to

autumn. Ayurveda is a sister science to yoga, it’s the traditional Indian

medical lifestyle system. The wisdom of Ayurveda is about finding a way

of life that flows with the changes of the seasons, weather, time and place.

Maybe you know your combination of the three doshas, vata, pitta or

kapha. And maybe you know what triggers you out of balance.

The breath becomes a key element of an autumn practice. What better

time to master the art of breathing than in autumn, when there is such high

prana in the atmosphere? You can feel the crisp, sharp, aliveness of the

prana when you breathe.

Clear a space in your day for a regular pranayama exercise, or start your

day with Nadi Shodhana (alternate nostril breathing), helping to purify the

channels of toxins, and especially vata-toxins that accumulate from

tension and constriction of the channels.


As you start to tune into your breath you begin a sort of landscape

maintenance, pruning branches that are no longer useful and letting your

leaves fall.

Our digestion is easily unsettled with the changing seasons. It agitates the

digestive fire. When our digestion is knocked out of balance, then harmful

toxins start to build. Meals should be cooked and ideally served warm,

including your breakfast. Focus on foods which are sweet, sour and salty

and reduce your intake of bitter, astringent and pungent tastes.

Asana practice could support the lungs/breath and intestines/digestion

with some slow sun salutations savouring the breath, twists to cleanse the

intestines, inversions and forward bends. A long Svanasana will help you

feel grounded and encourage a restful sleep.

Simply by tuning into the natural shifts and changes of the seasons like

this, we can adapt our yoga practices to keep us in balance. When we

balance our lifestyle and practice we acquire the capacity to slow down,

take on a little less and savour those autumn colours.

If you are interested in Ayurveda, why not join us for our next IST day in

the lovely village of Holt - Ayurvedic Diet and Lifestyle with Tarik Dervish

on 20 October?

On 17 November we have our Regional AGM, also in Holt Village Hall.

With Very Best Wishes, Tina.


Events

Events and IST days The following pages describe the events being run in the region over the coming months. Bookings Bookings can be taken only when events are advertised both in YogaScene and on the website. For booking forms and procedures, see pages 29 and 30.

Information for teachers about Continuing Professional Development (CPD) A BWY teacher using BWY insurance must collect 15 CPD points a year. IST days provide you with 7.5 points, and for other events you can judge how many points you think they are worth and allocate them yourselves.


Events

Date: 7 October 2018

Time:

10.00am – 4.30pm

Venue:

St Mary's Hall

Magdalene St

Glastonbury

Somerset

BA6 9EJ

Event Organiser

Jo Webb

Cost

Members £40

Non members £45

IST 18/59

Bringing Patanjali to the Mat: Wendy Teasdill

Wendy has been practising yoga for over thirty years and is a DCT and a BWY Modules tutor, currently serving on the education committee as Modules Officer. She has spent many years in Asia and has written two books: Walking to the Mountain, about a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, and Yoga for Pregnancy. Some background reading on Patanjali before the day would be an advantage but not absolutely essential. It would be good to bring a copy so translations can be compared. Handouts include the sequence of postures practised along with the reminder of the sutras we considered.. Iyengar, though famous for his `alignment, is a serious follower of the sutras of Patanjali. All the asana practice of Iyengar is based on the philosophy of Patanjali. While in no way pretending to propagate the Iyengar method of teaching asana, Wendy takes the essential philosophy and applies it to the deeper interpretation of asana through Pratakshya direct experience. We are situated in a beautiful hall with a wooden floor, you may need to bring additional padding for your knees. Bring and share lunch, refreshments available - small donation appreciated. For more information and booking, visit: https://www.bwy.org.uk/southwest/event/518/

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Events


Time:

10.00am – 4.00pm

Venue:

Claverham Village Hall,

Bishops Road,

Claverham, Bristol,

BS49 4NF

Cost:

Members: £40

Non-members £45

Event Organiser

Lyndsey Mouland

IST Ref 18/61 Bones for Life - Walk for Life: Marye Wyvill

Aims of the Morning: To introduce the background

and methodology of Ruthy Alon's "Bones for Life"

programme, which incorporates "Walk for Life", to

demonstrate how distribution of pressure in the foot

affects posture, balance, and mobility, to restore

springiness and flexible articulation to the knees,

and to expand freedom of movement and flexibility

in the hip joint while securing a reliable,

uncompromised alignment of posture.

Aims of the Afternoon: To address problems of over-

flexibility and over-rigidity in the lumbar, to improve

comfort and efficiency in walking by fostering

harmonious co-ordination between all body parts,

and to enhance the pleasure of moving, thereby

strengthening the bones.

Participants will learn practices to align the lumbar

and avoid the compulsive and uncontrolled

exaggeration of a compressed in-curve, and will

work towards encouraging the upper body to

correspond in more harmony and precision to the

lower body whilst walking.

For more information and booking, visit:



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Events


Time:

10.00am – 4.00pm

Venue:

Standish Village Hall

Standish Lane

Standish

Stonehouse

Gloucestershire

GL10 3DW

Cost:

Members £35

Non-Members: £40

Event Organiser

Katy Hand

IST Ref 18/58 Nada Yoga, with Rajesh David

Rajesh David trained at The Yoga Institute, Mumbai,

India. He is also a composer and singer, with a

background in Indian classical music. As a

professional singer he was an A- grade artist for All

India Radio & Television.

Aims of the Morning: To impart an intellectual grasp of the concept of Nada and its philosophical Background, help students appreciate the universality of Nada, explore Nada in asanas, breathing and movement, and sensitise our chakras using Indian music scales Aims of the Afternoon: To deepen our meditative practice using sound, inspire interest in, and a wish to further study, the concept of Nada, learn at least one Indian rhythm pattern and apply it to our practice, explore the various resonating chambers in our body, and develop a practice of meditation using sound and mantra. For more information and booking, visit:





Events


Time:

10.00am – 4.30pm

Venue:

Holt Village Hall

The Street

Holt

Wiltshire

BA14 6YH

Cost:

Members: £40

Non-Members £45

Event Organiser

Tina Bosley

IST 18/54 Ayurvedic Diet and Lifestyle: Tarik Dervish

Tarik has been teaching Yoga for 20 years and Ayurveda for 10 years. He is a DCT BWY Diploma holder and also holds an honours degree in Ayurveda. He specialises in building bridges between the two practices to help improve health and wellbeing and create the foundations for a deeper relationship with Self. He also runs an Ayurvedic clinic in Central London. He runs Foundation courses, Teacher Training courses and a BWY Module in Ayurveda..

This workshop is suitable for all levels. There will be a basic introduction on Ayurveda and the emphasis will quickly move to the recommendations related to Diet and Lifestyle. Ayurveda generally recommends balance in all things but what might bring balance to one may cause imbalance for another. Lifestyle and Food are a very tricky business and ultimately, it is important to build a very personal relationship with what you eat and do. This workshop aims to ultimately raise your awareness of what you do and whether it is working for you or not. Our hall has a lovely wooden floor, please ensure you bring sufficient padding for your knees. 'Bring and Share' lunch (if you choose). Refreshments provided (donations gratefully accepted). For more information and booking, visit:





Events


Time:

10.00am – 4.00pm

Venue:

The Village Hall South

Brent

Station Approach

South Brent

Devon

TQ10 9PJ

Cost:

Members £35

Non-Members: £45

Event Organiser

Sonja Armstrong

IST 18/55

Freeing the Breath: Andrea Newman

Andrea is a BWY teacher and DCT living in Bristol. She is also a Rolfing practitioner having qualified in 2008.

During this workshop we will explore what is meant by the notion of 'good breathing' and we will explore how we might make choices about how to breathe during asana practice and the impact of these. We will consider how we can use asana to release the blocks to free breathing. Maintaining lung capacity and developing adaptability of breath are important for our general health and wellbeing and we will explore useful breathing practices to that end. Use of breath work for stress management will also be covered. The day will include practical asana work as well as discussion and sensitive pair work. You will assess your own breathing patterns in terms of depth, speed, sound, rhythm, activity and passivity; and how these aspects change during and after practice. We will take an in depth look at the anatomy of breathing and consider how this is affected by our individual body structure and posture, the emotions and stress levels. We will consider the role and purpose of pranayama as part of a yoga practice. (Please note that there will not be a pranayama practice included) For more information and booking, visit:





Events

Date: 4 November 2018

Time:

10.00am – 4.00pm

Venue:

Chacewater Village Hall

Church Hill

Chacewater

Truro

Cornwall

TR4 8PZ

Cost:

Members: £35

Non-members: £45

Event Organiser

Kathryn Blackie-Taylor

The History Of Yoga In Practice: Wendy Teasdill

A day dedicated to deepening our awareness of the pedigree of the postures we do every day, backed up by presentation and handouts.

The morning is a practical session with aspects of the history and underpinning philosophies of Yoga drip-fed in.

The afternoon is dedicated to consolidating through discussion and group work what is done in the morning - as well as bringing it all into the present.

It is finished off with a Yoga Nidra integrating images of all that has been covered.

A very busy but hopefully enjoyable day with plenty of food for thought. For more information and booking, visit:




Events

Date: 17 November

2018

Time:

10.00am – 4.00pm

Venue:

Holt Village Hall

The Street

Holt

BA14 6YN

Cost:

Members only: £20

Event Organiser

Tina Bosley

AGM BWY Southwest in Wiltshire

• British Wheel of Yoga South West AGM 2018

• Introducing Somatic Movement Exercise with Nicola Walter.

• Introducing Dru Yoga with Kym Mitchell.

• Introducing Mindful Meditation with Tina Bosley

We will end the day with Nicola and a Journey into Yoga Nidra.

Refreshments Provided.

Bring and Share Vegetarian Lunch.

Bring additional blankets for added comfort.

For more information and booking, visit:




Events

Date: 2 February 2019

Time:

09.30am – 4.30pm

Venue:

St Michael's Parish Hall

6 Park Rd

Shepton Mallet

Somerset

BA4 5BP

Event Organiser

Jo Webb

Cost

Members and non-

members £70

Emergency First Aid Training (Including Defribilation), Alison Hawthorn The Emergency First Aid One Day Course (as set out by the HSE) covers: • Initial Assessment, Airway, Breathing & Circulation, Recovery Position • Resuscitation and chest compressions using training manikins – CPR (including children/babies/infants) • Causes/levels of unconsciousness • Asphyxia – causes and treatment of choking • Heart attack, anaphylaxis, stroke, diabetes, asthma, epilepsy • Wound and bleeding, direct and indirect pressure, treatment of shock • Fractures, sprains and dislocations • Burns and scalds • Maintaining a First Aid Box, Accident Book & reporting of incidents Use of defibrilator included For more information and booking, visit: https://www.bwy.org.uk/southwest/event/540/



Events

Date: 9 February 2019

Time:

10.30am – 4.00pm

Venue:

Draycott Memorial Hall

LatchesLane

Draycott

Somerset

B27 3UE

Event Organiser

Jo Webb

Cost

Members £35

Non members £40

Healing Mantra - developing a personal practice, Sarena Mason Drawing on the Hindu, Buddhist and Tibetan traditions you will explore mantras that heal, support your personal and spiritual development and offer protection. You will also learn a moving meditation from the Bon Po period that opens our inner listening, enhances intuition, and is protective. Periods of silence will allow the sound to settle and deepen our inner stillness. Whether you are new to healing chant or experienced – all are welcome as we approach this with a beginner’s mind. No ‘singing’ ability required (we don’t sing!). About Sarena Mason In 1998 the newly published book "The Mozart Effect” by Don Campbell opened Sarena’s eyes to the healing power of music and sound. She studied with Pat Moffitt Cook at The Open Ear Center in the USA exploring the therapeutic use of cross-cultural music and sound. She was particularly drawn to chant and mantra and in the last 3 years begun Vedic healing chant training, which takes place in Belgium. For more information and booking, visit: https://www.bwy.org.uk/southwest/event/693/



Events

Date: 13 April 2019

Time:

09.45am – 4.00pm

Venue:

The Lotus Loft

Top Floor

25 Southernhay East

Exeter

Devon

EX1 1QP

Cost:

Members £40

Non members £50

Event Organiser

Sonja Armstrong

IST 19/50

Yoga for Special People - teaching yoga to less abled individuals, Richard Kravetz

This training will help practitioners gain an understanding of how to approach teaching Yoga to less abled individuals. It will provide students with the tools to demonstrate how to make yoga’s therapeutic benefits accessible to adults with a variety of specific needs.

The day will include guidance on assisting the elderly towards maintaining a degree of exercise and movement and helping to slow down deterioration in older age.

You will become increasingly confident in making a difference to the lives of those who experience difficulty taking part in traditional yoga classes and learn how anti-rheumatic methods help release tension in the limbs and relax muscular tension in the joints.

You will learn how to structure and plan a Yoga session for adults with learning difficulties or access requirements, and how these can be integrated into a class situation or one to one. You will observe how props can enhance the quality of the physical practice and how pranayama and chanting techniques can be introduced effectively and the benefits of these methods.

The objectives of this training are to provide a solid foundation for participants to approach a yoga class with those with additional needs, and the right guidelines and practices to improve their teaching. For more information and booking, visit:




Events

Date: 20 April 2019

Time:

10.00am – 4.00pm

Venue:

Draycott Memorial Hall

Latches Lane

Draycott

Somerset

BS27 3UE

Event Organiser

Jo Webb

Cost

Members £40

Non-members £45

The 5 koshas - a Dru Yoga masterclass in

Somerset: Padma McIntyre

This Dru Yoga masterclass for yoga teachers follows Padma's highly successful and enjoyable EBR8 masterclass in March 2018. In the ancient science of yoga the philosophers and scientists came to know that the gross and subtle bodies are just layers surrounding our real nature. Making a change in any of these layers will have an effect on the other layers, just as ripples flow out across a pool. During the masterclass we will explore many well-known and well-loved postures. Performed with a heightened awareness of the koshas they take on a whole new depth. During the workshop we will work with some practical exercises to apply our understanding of the kosha model - the five layers of human experience - to enhance and deepen our own and our students' experience. This masterclass is open to Dru Yoga teachers and BWY teachers. For more information and booking, visit: https://www.bwy.org.uk/southwest/event/656/



Events

Events Planner 2018-19 Date/Page Event Location Type of

event Contact

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Bringing Patanjali to the Mat Wendy Teasdill Bones for Life - Walk for Life Marye Wyville Nada Yoga, Rajesh David Ayurvedic Diet and Lifestyle: Tarik Dervish Freeing the Breath: Andrea Newman The History of Yoga in Practice Wendy Teasdill AGM BWY Southwest in Wiltshire Emergency First Aid Training (Including Defribilation), Alison Hawthorn Healing Mantra-developing a personal practice, Sarena Mason Yoga for Special People I- teaching yoga to less abled individuals, Richard Kravetz The 5 Koshas Padma McIntyre

Holt Claverham Stonehouse, Gloucs. Holt South Brent, Devon Chacewater Holt Shepton Mallet Draycott Exeter Draycott

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Jo Webb Lyndsey Mouland Katy Hand Tina Bosley Sonja Armstrong Kathryn Blackie-Taylor Tina Bosley Jo Webb Jo Webb Sonja Armstrong Jo Webb


Events

Booking procedures and information How to book

Simply go to the website events page (www.bwy.org.uk/southwest/events/), select the

event or events, check if a place is available, continue to payment and receive a

booking confirmation.

Payment methods – IST, General and Masterclasses

Our online booking system accepts both credit and debit cards. You will receive a

payment and booking confirmation. If you opt to pay by cheque, the system will reserve

your place for a maximum of seven days and will be confirmed by the event organiser

only on receipt of payment. Post-dated cheques are not accepted. Cheques should

be sent to the event organiser with your name, email address, BWY number and event

marked on the back.

Waiting lists

If an event is full, please contact the organiser to be put on the waiting list. The

organiser will contact you only if a place becomes available.

Refund policy

If you cancel a confirmed place on any event: more than 2 months before the event:

you will be refunded in full. If you cancel between 2 months and 1 month before the

event, you will be refunded 50%. If you cancel between 1 month and 1 week before the

event you will be refunded 25%. No refund will be made for cancellations less than one

week before the event, except in exceptional circumstances, to be approved by the

Regional Officer. If you can find someone to take your place, please advise the event

organiser of the change.

What to bring

Please bring your mat, blanket, blocks and strap, as well as a light lunch. Drinks will be

provided, but bring a mug. Wear comfortable, layered clothing. Anything extra will be

mentioned in the advert describing the event.

Getting there

All events on our website include a link to a map. Alternatively, Google and the AA offer

excellent maps and directions. If you need help, please contact the organiser.


Events

Event booking forms If you are not booking online, please use these slips to book your place on all BWY events. Please print clearly. Cheques should be made payable to BWY Southwest Go to www.bwy.org.uk/southwest/events/ for full details and maps. See page 2 for organisers’ contact details. Confirmation of booking will be emailed. Receipts available on request either by email or SAE.

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

YogaScene – Edition 3, 2018

Devizes, Wiltshire

Yoga Day with Bill Wood 23rd March 2019 Cost: £60

Bill teaches in a way that encourages us to discover a more natural and easeful way

of working with our bodies. A way of unwinding more fully and freely into yoga

practices using less strain or force.

Working with Meditative Yoga Practices with Dave Charlton 27th April 2019 Cost: £60

Using the guidance found in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Chapter 3 vers- es 1 to 8 we will explore the yogic definition of ‘mind’ and look at the three

inner limbs - dharana, dhyana and samadi. In this workshop we will explore

practical meditative yoga practices, including asana and pranayama, within

the framework suggested by TKV Desikachar.

Intuitive Alignment in Yoga with Lisa Peterson 18th and 19th May 2019 Cost: £140

This workshop will explore our relationship to our inner energetic centre

and how to integrate our spine, our limbs and ourselves to this central hub.

We will examine what happens when we learn to establish a strong yet

mobile core, and how the breath is the key to creating this. During the workshop, we will explore the art of vinyasa as a moving meditation, asana and

posture work, breathwork, somatic or guided self-enquiry, intero-reception

(our awareness of subtle, body based feelings or the ‘body-fulness’ of our

experience), and restorative Yoga.

Further Dates for your Diary 29th June 2019 - Yoga in the Tradition of TKV Desikachar with Ranju Roy. 19th October

2019 - A Day of Yoga with Catherine Annis

30th November & 1st December - A weekend with John Stirk.

Full details are on the White Horse Yoga Centre’s website

White Horse Yoga Centre Tel: 01380 816844 or 07505 142285 Roundway Hill Business Centre www.whitehorseyoga.co.uk Devizes, SN10 2LT email [email protected]

http://www.whitehorseyoga.co.uk/



STUDY TOUR TO INDIA

4th – 23rd January 2020 (19 nights)

Following the success of the 2018 trip Wendy is pleased to

announce her next study tour to Southern India

We will visit Chennai and study for five days at the

Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram

Staying for 6 nights at the Raj Palace Sundar Hotel

Travel by coach to Tanjevore for a 5 day retreat

at the Ideal River Resort (6 nights full board)

We continue by coach to Pondicherry for the weekend staying 2

nights at La Promenade Hotel

Last stop the Ideal Beach Resort Mahabalipuram for 4 nights

For further information please contact:

Wendy Haring, [email protected] or 01202 707294


yoga, walking and creativity Halsway Wellbeing Weeks

with Tracey Roberts (BWY teacher) traceyrobertsyoga.wordpress.com

Imagine creative walks in the breath-taking beauty of the Quantock Hills in Somerset

and enjoying deeply nourishing yoga practices in the cosy grandeur of a 15th century

manor house. Throw in some fun, a bit of dancing maybe, some music, good food and

good company and the chance to retreat, relax and re-energise. That’s the recipe for a

Halsway Wellbeing Week!

Mon 14th - Fri 18th January 2019 – Creative ways to set your intentions for a vibrant

year ahead - including fireside storytelling with Sharon Jacksties and cooking with vegan

food expert Chrissie Godfrey.

Mon 22nd – Fri 26th July 2019 – A summertime art and yoga retreat to boost

wellbeing on every level.

Book your place at www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/january-wellbeing-week/

Accommodation options range from single en suite £350, to non-residential £197

For more information contact: [email protected] 01643 822124

Promote your yoga event here – prices start at just

£10 !!!

Full price list available on Page 2 of this issue.

Contact [email protected] for more

details.

http://www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/january-wellbeing-week/




T E A C H / N G P R A N A Y A M A To The Less Experienced

From DAY 1 to the end of YEAR 3

A COMPREHENSIVE COURSE THAT W/LL GIVE A WEEK BY WEEK DETAILED PLAN ON HOW TO

START THE PROCESS OF TEACH/NG PRANAYAMA FROM THE FIRST DAY THAT A STUDENT WALKS

INTO YOUR CLASS. IT W/LL ALSO ENABLE YOU TO FIND A WAY FORWARD IN THE TEACHING OF

MIXED ABILITY CLASSES.

I HAVE SPENT MANY YEARS DEVELOPING STRATEGIES THAT WILL ALLOW THE LESS

EXPERIENCED TO PARTICIPATE IN BASIC BREATHING IN A STRUCTURED AND LOGICAL WAY THAT WILL

GENERATE INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM AND GIVE THE IMPETUS FOR STUDENTS TO PROGRESS INTO

PRANAYAMA.

PHILIP XERRI Light Centre, Victoria, London

8/9 June 2019

FURTHER DETAILS:

www.yogaquests.co.uk [email protected]

Mob 07710185827

http://www.yogaquests.co.uk/



2018/19 YOGA EVENTS

DAILY YOGA CLASSES IN CHELTENHAM: YEAR ROUND

THAI YOGA MASSAGE TRAINING: OCTOBER 2018

RELAXING AND REJUVENATING YOGA HOLIDAYS:

• SOUTH WEST FRANCE: JULY – SEPTEMBER 2018

• BARCELONA, SPAIN: SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018

• MARRAKECH, MOROCCO: OCTOBER 2018

• SICILY: APRIL, MAY & JUNE 2019

• SOUTH WEST FRANCE: JULY – SEPTEMBER 2019

• COTSWOLDS, UK: MAY & SEPTEMBER 2019

YOGA FOUNDATION COURSE: MARCH 2019

THAI YOGA MASSAGE INTRO DAY: APRIL 2019

FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT US:

Gareth Williams 07900 242317 - Chantal Rafferty 07910 530060

[email protected] www.cheltenhamyoga.com

[email protected] www.livingyogaholidays.com

[email protected] www.thaiyogamassagetrainingschool.com


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Can you bring the benefits of Mindfulness and Compassion to others?

Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion is our in-depth, 200 hour teacher

training.

It provides yoga teachers and therapists with immersive training and an

accredited qualification, enhancing opportunities to teach in their private

practice or commercial context.

£100 Discount for BWY members for courses commencing in October

/November 2018

For booking and further information call 01823 323206,

email [email protected] or visit our website

www.mindfulnessuk.com

COURSE START DATES for

2018 /2019

TAUNTON 12th October

CAMBRIDGE 2nd November

LONDON 23rd November

BRISTOL 14th January

• Small training groups – Flexible

training dates

• Accredited by the Counselling

and Psychotherapy Central

Awarding Body (CPCAB)

• Marketing advice for graduates

– Developing bespoke courses

• Member of the UK Network of

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Organisations


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