Autumn 2019
BWY North West
Events and news from across the region www.bwy.org.uk
Front cover: Regional Officer Merseyside and North Photograph taken on the Wirral Janet Long Wales County Rep Circular Trail by North West 07809 886 485 Hajnal Littler Member Liz Horsefield. [email protected] 07702 021 031 See more member photos from [email protected] page 18. Regional Treasurer And if you’d like to submit a photo Sarah Peter Lancashire County Rep for our front cover, contact: 07962 038269 Brigid Middlehurst [email protected] [email protected] 07901 767343 [email protected]
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Welcome to your Autumn Contents North West Regional Newsletter. We have so Contact information 2 many congratulations to share in this edition, it’s Noticeboard 4 3 incredible to see what Regional Officer’s report 6 amazing expertise we have County Rep report - Lancashire 9 around the region. My main County Rep Report – GMcer & IOM 9 goal when I took over as Regional Editor was County Rep Report - Cheshire 10 to champion the talent we have in the North Regional Training Officer Update 11 West so it’s especially pleasing to see all the Book Review 13 Foundation and Diploma Course graduates. Interview with Pam Smith 14 As part of this commitment, I’m always on the Photos from the North West 18 hunt for members who have a story or specialist subject that they’d like to share, if Event Planner 2019/20 21 that’s you, drop me a line I’d love to hear from Regional Events / IST Days 23 you and I’m sure others could benefit from Regional Tutors 25 your perspective too. I was also thrilled at how Advertisements 27 many people responded to my call out for photographs in the last edition, I hope you enjoy the selection I’ve chosen on page 18 and of course, if you have a contribution to make to your newsletter whether it be an article, or a photograph get in touch [email protected]
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to Paul Wooding’s BWYT Foundation 1 students on their final day of the course, held at the Stonewater Zen Meditation Centre, Liverpool Sept 18 – June 19. Back Row: Left to Right: Beth Harrington, Chloe Keher, Janet Thorpe, S.T., Heather Sharma, Lorraine Jackson, Nikki Byrne, Anne Bailey, Charlotte Alcock, Cat Walsh, Lyndsey Martin, Alison Mackenzie. Second Row: L to R: Georgia Tsakiri, Lisa Hargreaves, Christine Bridge, Karen Knowles. Not in picture but present: Martin Griffiths, Front: Paul Wooding (Tutor)
Congratulations to Janet Long’s BWY Foundation 1 Course Graduates who completed their course in July. From left to right: Catherine Connor- Guscott, Caroline Miller, Alan Clare, Angela Dobric, Veronica Watson. Not pictured Beth Penfold.
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to Rosemary Bennett's Sulini Course who have successfully gained their BWYQ Level 4 Diploma in Teaching Yoga.
From left to right: Andrea Cooper, Katy Bett, Jane Shaw, Angela Hesketh, Jan Edwards, Rachel Hunt, Jane Langan, Mike Klymko, Lindsey Jones, Sally Davies, (Kerry Nicholson still to complete), Deborah Hewertson- Tisdall, Aeron Gates, Sue Sheard, (Dominica Wakelam still to complete)
Congratulations also go to North West Teacher and Member Alison Tumilty who has completed the BWY Post-Natal Module with Judy Cameron
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Regional Officer’s report
Janet Long
I am always fascinated as to where my yoga journey takes me. It certainly isn’t always the direct route I had hoped for but it always seems to lead me in the right direction – even if it is via a more circuitous tour!
This reminds me that as per the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita, the important thing is to keep working on our dharma but without attachment to the result. This is so often a real challenge as human nature and in particular the ego-self have very definite desires and aversions.
The Gita is a text book that I read during my yoga teacher training and if truth be told put back on the book shelf until I needed to re-aquaint myself with it when I started teaching the Foundation Course a couple of years ago. I think this often happens with things we learn, they sit at the bottom of our “yoga toolbox” maybe even getting a little rusty, then suddenly we bring them out and realise how useful they really are and wonder why we neglected to use them for so long. I have certainly enjoyed going back to this text, examining different translations and commentaries too.
The current leg of my journey is working towards being a DCT, something that I felt drawn to when I started my diploma course 10 years ago but for various reasons has only come to fruition this year. With the benefit of hindsight, this has certainly been no bad thing as the intervening years have given time for my own practice to mature and for me to hone my teaching skills.
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So as I sit at my computer looking out at a sunny Autumn morning, I am extremely grateful that I found my calling to pass on the many benefits of a yoga practice not only to my students but in the not too distant future to the next generation of yoga teachers. It is the most rewarding and humbling thing to facilitate the journey of others.
Namaste,
Janet x
Members enjoying lunch in the autumn sunshine at the recent Sequencing Postures CPD Day.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Sequencing Postures CPD Day in September led by Marguerita Colley, we hope you enjoyed the day!
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County Rep report – Lancashire
Brigid Middlehurst
Hi Everyone,
As autumn and winter approach, November sees National Stress Awareness week, starting on the 4th of November and this year’s focus will be resilience.
Resilience, ‘the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties’ is not something we are born with, yet it’s something we can all work towards building and achieving. We can start the process by acknowledging and accepting that the struggles we face are valid and what stresses us, is legitimate.
Identifying ways in which we are already resilient helps. What have been your toughest times? How did you get through these challenges? Chances are, you already know a few things about resilience. Over the years, being on my mat was certainly a place that my resilience grew, and as a teacher it’s positive when students share little anecdotes of how their practice has helped them find balance during tumultuous times.
Yoga is certainly a practice that increases resilience and reduces stress in any number of ways, as yogis know. An asana practice can offer basic stepping stones to increasing resilience. Encouraging yourself to step onto the mat and make the physical effort to move through the poses, increases emotional strength and the act of self-enquiry throughout practice, can encourage self-care and compassion both on and off the mat.
Yoga can offer that inner stillness and sense of calm and knowing that this is within reach through a yoga practice, has supported many yogis through difficult times. But it’s only when we come back to the practice time and time again, that yoga will continue to deliver it gifts including resilience. Love Bea x
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County Rep Report – Greater Manchester and IOM
Richard Fowler
Hi Everyone So Autumn is well and truly upon us. At this time of year, Mother Nature seems to be working hard to remind us of our connection to her. Those crisp refreshing mornings, that damp earthy smell in the air and the riot of colour in the leaves on the trees, we can find opportunities and timely reminders to slow down and reflect as the world around us seems to slow down in preparation for the winter months.
As energy levels dwindle, we can adapt our practice accordingly and turn our attention inwards to nourish ourselves and give ourselves plenty of time to rest. For me this means more time dedicated to meditation, more time for yoga nidra (such a wonderful practice!) and, of course, lots of hearty, warming food.
It’s the season of letting go and taking stock. As the trees shed their leaves, they seem to be reminding us to follow their lead and let go of what we no longer need: our worries, our attachments, beliefs that no longer serve us, Letting go of our identification with the movements of the mind, which is of course Patanjali’s definition of yoga: yogash chitta-vritti-nirodhah (Yoga Sutra, 1:2).
Such beliefs might include the idea that we should always be in ‘doing’ mode, rushing through our busy lives from one task to the next. So as we move through Autumn, let’s see if we can take the time to stop and breathe, and drop out of ‘doing’ mode into ‘being’ mode, and spend some quality time with ourselves. Namaste, Richard
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County Rep Report – Cheshire
Jackie Hudson
Hi everyone,
Hope you have all had a good summer with plenty of opportunities to enjoy the long days and warmer weather.
By the time you are reading this I will probably just be getting back from a DIY yoga retreat in Halkidiki. I go at this time of year with my friend and we get a really cheap out of season deal in lovely hotels - do loads of yoga, swim, walk, eat lots of fresh food, read, sleep and meditate.
As the autumn weather draws in and the days get shorter it can be a good time to give yourself a little bit of a yoga retreat at home. In times of change (whether it’s the shift between seasons, work, family, health, age etc)...our yoga is the underlying constant that we can dip into whether it’s a five minute Nadi Shodhana or a five day yoga retreat, let your focus be on acceptance, self-compassion and mindfulness.
Finally, I’m really looking forward to catching up and meeting new friends at the squatting CPD day in October and our annual Members day with Jane Craggs and Lou Tanner in November, hope to see you there.
Love and Light Jackie
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Regional Training Officer’s Update
Christine Royle
Hello Members, As I write this report it is August, just before I go away for my holiday to refresh myself ready for the new term in September.
September brings the Autumn Equinox, and of course harvest time. The equinox is the time when day and night are equal, before the days start getting shorter, the Sun is also about to enter the sign of Libra, the balance. This is my time of the year as I am a Libra sign. I hope you have all had a good year with your classes.
We have had some very interesting CPD events with good feedback. Excellent tutors such as Darren Cockburn who taught a day on Mindfulness earlier in the year is back by popular demand at the end of September.
We also had BWY Chair Richard Adamo in the North West in July and Marguerita Colley on sequencing postures in early September.
It was lovely to see so many of you at our International Yoga Day in June with Angela Ashwin. She gave us an excellent day on the many paths of yoga and the true meaning of Hatha Yoga, Pranayama and the Pranic body.
Our last CPD event is on the 19th October with Tutor Judy Cameron on Squatting and the Pelvic Floor.
We can now look forward to our Autumn Yoga Day the 9th November with Tutors Jane Craggs and Lou Tanner. At Tithebarn Lane, Melling. L31 1EE. This is a free day for BWY Members, so don’t forget to book early.
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Remember that all IST events carry 7.5 CPD points, which you can put towards the 15 points that you are required to collect per year. Log in to the BWY website to update your CPD record.
You can make up your points with other events in the region. Such as the International Yoga Day and the Autumn Yoga Day. Also any other yoga organisations events attended, one CPD point per hour.
The Cheshire Yoga Teachers Association are holding their Autumn Day 23rd November at Rixton with Glazebrook Community Hall. Tutor Lindsay Jones. Bookings with Sue Hargreaves. Email [email protected]
Don’t forget to record all your CPD points online by February at the latest. We are already busy organising next year’s events calendar for the region, so if you have any suggestions for topics and tutors please let me know as soon as possible. Email [email protected]
Autumn Blessings. Christine.
How to log your CPD points:
• Login to www.bwy.org.uk • Click on your profile at the top of the page • Once in your profile page, click on “Log CPD Points” in the green box on the right of the screen and shown in the upper image opposite
• On the left-hand side of the
page you will then see a menu of choices to add your points (shown in lower image opposite)
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Book Review from the Yoga Library
Buddha in Blue Jeans by Taj Sheridan Kindly reviewed by Helen Kimber
I love this book, Tai Sheridan is a poet, philosopher and Zen priest. Buddha in Blue Jeans is an inspirational accessible book of poems and short verses that are beautiful in their simplicity. I read one of verses aloud to my students at the end of their yoga classes whilst they are in Savasana and I’ve had many positive comments about the poems. The simplicity of them and the author’s ability to make us realise that meditation is not some magical talent that only true yogic scholars are allowed to practise is to me really refreshing in todays’ society.
The book begins with a simple description of how to sit quietly and connect with the breath, the way that it is explained makes it accessible to everyone. There then follows a series of 13 poems which tackle subjects from caring for your body, living each moment well, listening to others, being surprised, being authentic and living gratefully. There are others- these are just a few of the subjects he covers. Each poem is written in simple un-pretentious language but the words are very powerful and thought provoking. At the end of each poem the same statement is always repeated- “You will learn this sitting quietly” This book has not only provided me with beautifully written poems to read to myself and to others. It has helped me sit quietly and take a step back from the busy wheel of life. Find out more about Helen Kimber via her website: www.herolifestyle.co.uk
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Yoga Teacher Interview with Pam Smith
By Hajnal Littler BWY Teacher and County Representative for Merseyside and North Wales
I feel privileged having a teacher like Pam Smith, she is my inspiration and the reason why I completed my yoga teacher training course. At 77 years of age Pam is tall, slim, still very attractive and fitter than many who are half her age, which she puts down to yoga entirely. Even now when Pam is in her later years, she still finds it easy to kneel as she shows me all the pictures of the old days in yoga.
Pam and Gordon Smith were taught by none other than the founder of BWY, Wilfred Clark 50 years ago, at a time when yoga teachers were few and far between in England. Both Pam and Gordon were drawn to the philosophy of yoga: the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Vedas and the Upanishads. Pam claims that Hatha yoga helped her to release all the negative inputs inflicted at the earlier years of her life.
I met Pam in one of the local gyms where she still teaches Hatha Yoga, and her passion for yoga was so obvious that you found yourself infected and wanting to learn more.
She tells me that teaching yoga in the early days was a battle with authorities and the church, who saw Yoga as a foreign religion. In the 1980s Pam and Gordon founded and ran Faith House in New Brighton with alternative therapy rooms and yoga classes. It was a long journey and sometimes a struggle, but Pam and Gordon never regretted any of it. They were regularly running yoga classes, workshops and teacher trainings, and even now, many of the yoga teachers in the Wirral have been taught by Pam at some point. During this time many Swamis visited Faith House, including Swami Shivapremananda, Dr.
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Rammamurti Mishra, Vivian Worthington (author of History of Yoga) and Eugene Halliday, who was the main inspiration in both of their lives. Such was their success that they expanded to the point where they employed 20 people.
Today Pam is still teaching Yoga. She has a YouTube channel as well as hosting different workshops either on her own or with fellow teachers. You may want to look up her website - www.nirvana-essence.co.uk
Pam recognises that Yoga has changed through the years as it became more available to the public with Doctors now encouraging people to take up yoga rather than medicate. But she truly believes yoga is not just physical exercise and urges teachers to remember that yoga is more than that: Asana is only one limb of the eight limbs of yoga.
When I asked what it takes to be a good yoga teacher, Pam replied
“To be open hearted, to listen to our intuition (inner learning) to be compassionate and feel the need to help people, but only when they are ready. You are ready to become yoga teacher when you have an irresistible urge to teach people. Gurus are here to show the way.”
Pam continues; “As a yoga teacher, you will have to learn as much as possible about the human body and you will have to keep learning. To avoid any burn out or injuries you will must give up your ego, and just listen to your own body, understand that everybody is different, and everyday is different. Know how changes of the season and life affect your own and your students’ practice, and more importantly accept these changes and adapt your practice and your teaching.”
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When I asked how we find the right teacher or the right Guru for our own practice, her advice was that the teacher will come to you when you are ready and will leave when he/she thinks it is time to go.
There are so many different yoga styles nowadays: Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga….and the funny ones: beer yoga, gin yoga, doggy yoga, goat yoga… there is a style of yoga for everything and everybody.
When you look deep inside yourselves, you will find your own path, the path you are drawn to. I count myself lucky to have found a teacher who has inspired me, who was there for me at the right time, so certainly Pam is right: she has found me. Pam is very passionate about yoga and self-care, and she is my role model. She is fit and healthy with a good and open heart.
She did surprise me when she turned up to one of our IST training days, as with her experience it must be difficult to find something new. She is still teaching several classes a week and still finds time and energy to look after Gordon, who unfortunately broke his back in eight places five years ago.
I have to say I would love to be as fit and healthy and inspirational as Pam at her age, and this is my life goal. I thank Pam and Gordon for not giving up when yoga was not fully accepted, and for carrying on teaching when the times got hard. Thank you.
Namaste
Praise for Pam “Pam Smith is such a warm, kind-hearted friend and teacher whose energy is directed towards developing the uniqueness that lies within each individual. She is truly living proof of the absolute power and life-changing benefits of yoga, which she demonstrates with her unstinting vibrant energy and enthusiasm. For me it was a life changing moment when I met inspirational Yoga Elder Pam in 1979 and settled into regular yoga practice with her at Faith House in New Brighton where I was the fortunate recipient of the expert guidance in so much of my yoga journey, to the commencement of my yoga teaching in 1996.” Ann Simmonett www.yogayousanctuary.co.uk
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“I first met Pam in the mid 70’s when I was directed to her classes at the Grange in Wallasey by my then yoga teacher. Pam and Gordon were starting a teacher trainer course for the BWY and asked me if I would be interested in applying. I was so grateful to attend that course. Pam is so inspirational and dedicated to yoga and her students and has been my guide and inspiration ever since.” Janet Irlam former BWY Merseyside County Rep
Event booking procedures and information
How to book To book your place at one of the BWY CPD Days, go to www.bwy.org.uk/northwest and the payment can be made online.
Refund policy If you have booked your place at a BWY NW CPD Day and can no longer attend, please contact the event organiser as soon as possible. The organiser will either arrange to move your booking to another event (subject to availability) or offer you a refund based on the following: Cancellation made: Two months or more before the event 100% refund Between one and two months before the event 50% refund Between one month and one week before the event 25% refund After this period 0% refund
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Photos from around the North West You may remember that in the summer edition, I asked if we had any budding photographers amongst us who might like to submit a photo for inclusion in our magazine or even on the cover. I’m pleased to say, that I received several submissions and as well as one of them making it as our cover star, I thought it would be nice to include a selection below. It just goes to show, we have a community of talented yogis and photographers in the North West. If you’d like to submit a photo for the New Year edition of the newsletter then I’d love to hear from you. Email me on: [email protected]. Hollie, Editor
As well as submitting the wonderful cover photo, Liz Horsefield also sent in this shot taken on Cubbins Green, Wirral. I don’t know about you, but I really felt a sense of peace when I saw this photo, I could almost imagine myself sitting on the bench in the evening sun practising a little quiet contemplation.
Liz also said the following: “My pictures show the local landscape around where I live and where I practice yoga. I moved to the Wirral from London a few years ago and the big, open skies and a feeling of space really complimented my yoga practice in a way that wasn't possible in London. I was desirous of calming some of the stressful thoughts in my mind at the time and both the yoga and the fresh, peaceful coastal surroundings helped me to do this. One of the pictures is taken at Cubbins Green, a small, well- hidden piece of coastline that my yoga teacher at the time talked about. I would never have discovered it if she hadn't mentioned it during a class.”
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The above images were sent in from Angela Hesketh who is also based on the Wirral. I personally love the reflections of the clouds in the water in the image on the left, and the beautiful sunlight in the image on the right. What thoughts and feelings do these images conjure up for you?
This lovely image was submitted by Anna Smithers from Crewe who said:
“This image is inspired by my practice. I believe beauty is in everything and everything is a beauty. The only difference is our perception. Even grass looks like a beautiful flower from the right perspective.”
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And finally the following images were submitted by our very own Greater Manchester and Isle of Man County Rep, Richard Fowler. I loved these images and they perhaps make a lovely object of meditation for your practice?
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Events Planner 2019/2020 Date/Page Event Location Type of Contact event October BWY Foundation Course 1 Timperley Janet Long Page 28 Janet Long Congregational hall, Course Timperley. WA15 6EA
Nov 9th FREE MEMBERS DAY Tithebarn Lane, Melling Workshop BWY NW Page 24 Jane Craggs and Lou L31 LEE Tanner
Nov 16th The Five Koshas Friends Meeting House, Workshop Lancashire Marilyn Heginbotham School Lane, Lpool, L1 Yoga Assoc. 3BT Nov 16th Teaching Yoga Whittle-le-Woods Village Workshop Feel Now Page 36 Therapeutically Hall, Chorley, Lancashire Yoga Debbie Farrar PR6 7LN Cheshire Nov 23rd From Autumn to Winter Rixton with Glazebrook Workshop Yoga Page 30 Lindsay Jones Community Hall Teachers
Dec 14th Rest, restore and replenish Whittle-le-Woods Village Feel Now Hall, Chorley, Lancashire Page 36 Debbie Farrar Workshop Yoga PR6 7LN
Whittle-le-Woods Village th Jan 11 Get Your Move On Hall, Chorley, Lancashire Workshop Feel Now Page 36 Debbie Farrar PR6 7LN Yoga
Jan 25th The Winter Warmer Woodbourne Rd Scout Workshop Richard Page 31 Richard Fowler Hut, Sale. M33 3TQ Fowler Yoga
Feb 1st A journey through the Quaker Meeting House, Workshop Merseyside Page 34 Chakras. Pam Smith School Lane, Liverpool. Yoga Assoc. L1 3BT
Feb 8th Relax, Renew, Replenish Elton Community Workshop Lancashire Page 32 Rosemary Bennett Centre, Bury, BL8 1SB Yoga Assoc.
Feb 22nd Goa-style Practice 1 Woodbourne Rd Scout Workshop Richard Page 31 Richard Fowler Hut, Sale. M33 3TQ Fowler Yoga
Southport / Ormskirk Spring 2020 BWY Foundation Course 1 Course Pam Barton
Page 27 Pam Barton
Bebington Civic Centre, Mar 7th Yoga in everyday life Workshop Merseyside CH63 7PN Page 34 Sad Hussain Yoga Assoc.
Elton Community Mar 21st Moving towards peace. Workshop Lancashire Centre, Bury, BL8 1SB Page 32 Helen Barker Yoga Assoc.
Woodbourne Rd Scout Mar 21st Body Breath Mind Workshop Workshop Richard Hut, Sale. M33 3TQ Page 31 Richard Fowler Fowler Yoga
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April 4th & 5th SAVE THE DATE University of Warwick Congress BWY BWY Congress Full details on Website www.bwy.org.uk
April 4th An Afternoon of Yoga Quaker Meeting House, Workshop Merseyside Page 34 Debbie Radcliff School Lane, Liverpool. Yoga Assoc. L1 3BT April 25th Exploring the 8 Limbs of Woodbourne Rd Scout Workshop Richard Page 31 Yoga. Richard Fowler Hut, Sale. M33 3TQ Fowler Yoga
May 2nd Embracing Change Elton Community Workshop Lancashire Page 32 Emma Lloyd Centre, Bury, BL8 1SB Yoga Assoc.
May 16th Let it go and go with the flow. Workshop Merseyside Bebington Civic Centre, Page 34 Kate Knowles Yoga Assoc. CH63 7PN
May 30th The Art of Balance Workshop Richard Woodbourne Rd Scout Page 31 Richard Fowler Hut, Sale. M33 3TQ Fowler Yoga
th June 16 An afternoon of Yoga Quaker Meeting House, Workshop Merseyside Page 34 Rosemary Bennett School Lane, Liverpool. Yoga Assoc. L1 3BT June 27th Summer Vinyasa Workshop Woodbourne Rd Scout Workshop Richard Page 31 Richard Fowler Hut, Sale. M33 3TQ Fowler Yoga
June 27th From bondage to bliss Elton Community Workshop Lancashire Page 32 through Bhakti. Bev Wheale Centre, Bury, BL8 1SB Yoga Assoc.
July 25th Deconstructing the Sun Woodbourne Rd Scout Workshop Richard Page 31 Salutation. Richard Fowler Hut, Sale. M33 3TQ Fowler Yoga
August 22nd Goa-style Practice 2 Woodbourne Rd Scout Workshop Richard Page 31 Richard Fowler Hut, Sale. M33 3TQ Fowler Yoga
Sept 5th Topic TBC Elton Community Workshop Lancashire Page 32 Carol Burke Centre, Bury, BL8 1SB Yoga Assoc.
Sept 5th An afternoon of yoga Workshop Merseyside Quaker Meeting House, Page 34 Camilla Connolly School Lane, Liverpool. Yoga Assoc. L1 3BT
th Sept 26 Autumn Chakra Tune-Up Woodbourne Rd Scout Workshop Richard Page 31 Richard Fowler Hut, Sale. M33 3TQ Fowler Yoga
Oct 2020 BWY Teacher Training Course Sarah Beck Page 28 Certificate Course. Sarah Willaston, Wirral Beck Oct 24th Autumn Vinyasa Workshop Woodbourne Rd Scout Workshop Richard Page 31 Richard Fowler Hut, Sale. M33 3TQ Fowler Yoga
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Squatting and the Pelvic Floor
Judy Cameron
Saturday 19th October
This workshop relates both to pregnancy and to squatting in general for all of us (so may be of Time: interest to non-pregnancy teachers) and will 10am – 4pm cover the following:
• To review the current perspectives on Venue: squatting Timperley Methodist Church, • An exploration in movement of the relevant Holy Cross, 97 Park Road, anatomy and physiology in relation to Timperley WA15 6QG. squatting
Cost: • to relate the squatting position to everyday BWY Accredited Price: £30 movement; the activities of daily living; Full Price: £40 general health; yoga; childbirth • To understand the relationship between squatting and the action of the pelvic floor CPD information: • explore a variety of ways in which to CPD points: 7.5 reconnect with the process of squatting. • explore a range of squats safely to develop Booking: an understanding of how different bodies might move in different ways. This CPD Day is now • relate how squatting might be helpful in FULLY BOOKED evacuation (toileting); resting; pregnancy If you wish to be added to the and/or childbirth waiting list please contact • discuss the differing views surrounding Cheshire County Rep Jackie pelvic floor exercises Hudson contact details on • teach pelvic floor awareness, and pelvic page two. Alternatively, floor exercises safely and appropriately - head to www.bwy.org.uk for relating any of these practices to yoga details of availability for all where appropriate. our forthcoming events.
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Annual BWY North West Autumn Yoga Day
Jane Craggs and Louise
Tanner
Saturday 9th November FREE for BWY Members Returning to the Roots of Yoga: the philosophical foundations of the Yoga Sutras
Time: Many yoga classes are in truth asana classes. 10am – 4pm In this workshop we remind students how much more yoga has to offer. Venue: We will explore some key elements of The Tithebarn Lane Yoga Sutras to reveal the precious mindfulness Melling, Liverpool, practices that build mental strength and can Merseyside, L31 1EE transform our lives.
Cost: What topics will be covered: BWY Accredited Price: • A re-introduction to the Yoga Sutras and £FREE the key elements that develop mental strength through mindfulness
• Kriya Yoga - Understanding the nature of CPD information: the mind and how yoga uses its tendencies 1 CPD point per hour to move from distraction towards mental Booking: focus. To book your place please go • Sthiram and sukham, using the support of to: www.bwy.org.uk/northwest our breath to practice asana mindfully Or contact Cheshire County in support of satvika; physical health and Rep Jackie Hudson contact mental strength; optimal panic flow. From details on page two. the Eight Limbs, the Yamas and Niyamas - guides to support mindfulness during daily life. The day will consist of a combination of presentations, talks and practice.
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NORTH WEST FOUNDATION COURSE TUTORS
CHESHIRE LANCASHIRE Linda Bullen Rick Calligaro Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tanya Greaves Jacqueline Fantom Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Susan Miller Felicity Leigh Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Nalini Snape Ted Marshall Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Brenda Waddington Philippa Wade Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Brenda Ward Email: [email protected]
Beverley Anne Wheale Email: [email protected]
GREATER MANCHESTER AND MERSEYSIDE ISLE OF MAN Rosemary Bennett (Sw. Premananda) Maureen Davies Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Pam Barton Marilyn Heginbotham Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Anna Kewn Candice Jones - Isle of Man Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Susan Watson Janet Long Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Angela Walker Sue Woolley - Isle of Man Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Paul Wooding Email: [email protected]
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NORTH WEST PREGNANCY YOGA CLASSES
CHESHIRE GREATER MCER & IOM Mandy Church Sarah Hague [email protected] [email protected] Alison Colyer Susan Hartley [email protected] [email protected] Katya Greer Jenny Kennedy [email protected] [email protected] Maryline Higham Caroline Mostenski [email protected] [email protected] Jackie Hudson [email protected] LANCASHIRE Janine Hurley Kim Atkinson [email protected] [email protected] Adele Offland Amanda Hurst [email protected] [email protected] Alison Tumilty Karen Duke [email protected] [email protected] Janice Wong Susanne Page [email protected] [email protected] Anna White [email protected] MERSEYSIDE Rosemary Bennett (Sw. Premananda): [email protected] Ann Simmonett [email protected]
NORTH WEST DIPLOMA COURSE TUTORS CHESHIRE MERSEYSIDE Rick Calligaro Pam Barton (Trainee) [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Felicity Leigh Sarah Beck [email protected] [email protected]
Philippa Wade (Trainee) Rosemary Bennett (Sw. Premananda): Email: [email protected] [email protected]
GREATER MANCHESTER Susan Watson (Trainee) Janet Long (Trainee) Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
ISLE OF MAN Sue Woolley (Trainee) Email: [email protected]
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Yama and Dharana by Susan Lodge MA (Ed), BWY Dip.
Susan Lodge MA (Ed), BWY Dip. has been practising yoga for 20 years and teaching for 15. She works with local students in the North East and trains teachers across the UK through BWY CPD. Susan is a personal student of Paul Harvey, who was a long- term personal student of TKV Desikachar. She uses key foundation texts to inform and support her personal practice and teaching and has a particular interest in Patanjali’s Yoga Sūtra, which she has studied for 20 years. Susan was a primary school teacher for 25 years meaning lesson planning and course development are well honed skills. Susan now shares these skills through writing yoga course handbooks. Each handbook presents a complete six-unit course which is firmly rooted in the teachings of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra. The handbooks can be used in two ways: as a source of direction and guidance for personal practice and as a framework for teachers to use in their planning. They are practical companion texts, presented in an accessible and highly usable format. The courses are designed so that readers can use them as a whole or choose specific practices to bring fresh ideas to existing plans. There are currently two titles published – Yama and Dharana, with a third Niyama to be published in Spring 2020.