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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] Regional Training Officer & Deputy Regional Committee Member Officer Sue Hargreaves Christine Royle 01925 819904 803 Altrincham Road [email protected] Brooklands Manchester M23 9AH 0161 945 2077 Please note that for 2019 [email protected] we have some new committee members with Regional Secretary updated contact details, Lorraine Coxon please do take a moment 07513 156168 to review and update your [email protected] records where required Editor Hollie Costigan 07976 294 781 [email protected] Web Administrator Russell Smithers The British Wheel of Yoga is the 07712 610 120 Sports England recognised [email protected] National Governing body for Yoga. Cheshire County Rep Safeguarding and Jackie Hudson Disclaimer Please note that the Diversity and Child 07702 711 021 views expressed in this Protection Officer [email protected] newsletter are not necessarily Rebecca Morris the views of the editor nor the [email protected] Greater Manchester & British Wheel of Yoga. 01529 306851 Isle of Man County Rep 07738 946320 Richard Fowler Any advertisements are 07840 149651 accepted in good faith and no [email protected] responsibility can be accepted CPD enquiries for the contents. Email [email protected] British Wheel of Yoga Central Office 25 Jermyn Street Sleaford Lincolnshire, NG34 7RU Tel. 01529 306851 www.bwy.org.uk 2 BWY North West Newsletter – Autumn 2019 BWY North West Autumn 2019 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] Publishing policy Please send adverts and payment to the regional editor, Hollie Costigan. Print-quality pdfs or high- resolution jpegs preferable; Word documents with images as separate jpeg files are also acceptable. 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 (ads and editorial) Winter / Spring 2020 Early February 2020 Friday 20th December 2019 Summer 2020 Late June 2020 Friday 1st May 2020 Autumn 2020 Late October 2020 Friday 4th September 2020 Payment Please email the regional editor, Hollie Costigan to book an ad, contact details on the opposite page. Payment is by cheque or bank transfer and to take advantage of members' rates, please provide your BWY membership number. 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. BWY North West Newsletter – Autumn 2019 3 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. 4 BWY North West Newsletter – Autumn 2019 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 BWY North West Newsletter – Autumn 2019 5 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. 6 BWY North West Newsletter – Autumn 2019 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! BWY North West Newsletter – Autumn 2019 7 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.