‘Mind’ 2018 NAMASTE News South East

Events and news from across the region www.bwy.org.uk/southeast Facebook: @bwysoutheastregion

www.bwy.org.uk/southeast Facebook: @bwysoutheastregion Regional Officer Surrey County Rep Sarah Ann Hallett Sarah Ann Hallett Firbanks, Old Kiln Lane, Churt, Surrey Firbanks, Old Kiln Lane, Churt, Surrey GU10 2HX GU10 2HX 07949 483166 07949 483166 [email protected] [email protected]

Regional Treasurer West Surrey Deputy Rep Helen Saaler Fiona Garrod 124 Carlton Road, Reigate, Surrey RH2 0JF 07832 262338 01737 772456 [email protected] [email protected] Sussex County Rep Regional Training Officer Rachel Claridge, Jan Palmer 370 Upper Shoreham Road, 1 Hillary Road, Maidstone, Kent ME14 2JP Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5QD 01622 755206 01273 386121 [email protected] [email protected]

Regional Secretary East Sussex Deputy Rep Gill Carter Melanie Johnson 7 Church Close, Brookwood, Surrey GU24 0AB The Old Vicarage West, High Street, Buxted, 01483 797722 East Sussex TN22 4JZ [email protected] 01825 732748 [email protected] NamaStE Editor

Michelle Renno Safeguarding and Diversity and 79B Vale Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Child Protection Officer East Sussex, TN37 6PX Rebecca Morris 07981 003116 [email protected] [email protected] 01529 306851

Kent County Rep 07738 946320 Jan Palmer 1 Hillary Road, Maidstone, Kent ME14 2JP BWY Central Office 01622 755206 General enquiries: [email protected] [email protected] 01529 306851 North Kent Deputy Rep Sabine Smith CPD enquiries: 14 Oakley Drive, Keston, Bromley, Kent BR2 8PP [email protected] 07900 915134 [email protected] [email protected]

East Kent Deputy Rep Nina Dhiman 16, John Newington Close, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9SG. 07971 090927 [email protected]

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NamaStE ‘Mind’ 2018 (October 2018 – January 2019)

Welcome to ‘Mind’, the Contents autumnal edition of the south 2 Contact information east newsletter. There is an 4 Notice Board exciting and varied 6 Finding your True Self and programme of events liking it 8 Ashtanga Vinyasa : available over the next few assisted self-practice months so I’m sure you will find a training day 10 Sanskrit unscrambled that inspires you. 12 Introduction to the new BWY This edition has interesting articles, BWY Chair courses and plenty of adverts for holidays, 14 General/IST days workshops and First Aid courses. Don’t forget 18 Diary of Events 2018/2019 to have a look on the Notice board which is full 20 General/IST days of useful information. 24 Event booking procedures If you have an idea for an article or you 25 Future events in 2019 want to share something with the region 26 BWY courses please don’t hesitate to get in touch. 29 Advertisements Namaste, Michelle

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NOTICE BOARD

Local Teacher Network in Maidstone We are looking to build a network of yoga teachers in and around Maidstone, a supportive community who would like to come together to share ideas over coffee and cake or wine and waffles. We would like to find the camaraderie that we had as Trainee Teachers where we were spending time with like-minded people, working together. Does this sound like something that you would like to be part of? To find out more, contact Mary ([email protected]) or Rebecca ([email protected])

Event times in 2019 Instagram We have listened to your feedback We now have an Instagram page about event times and so in 2019 they which is bwysoutheast, so we would will change. All events will start at 10:00 but finish at 15:45 with 45 love to receive photos of you and minutes for lunch. yoga “in action”. We want to encourage a We would like to extend our sincere community feel to the page and condolences to Helen, our Regional your input will be really important Treasurer, and her children in achieving that. The photos could John and Zoe on the sudden be of you or your family doing yoga loss of Ken her partner. at home, or a class you teach or maybe a retreat or workshop you Small yoga chanting group near attended. Maidstone welcomes anyone Please make sure that you have the interested in joining us for gentle 'call permission of anyone else in the and response' chant sessions – photo for it to be put online. good for relaxing and opening hearts: no experience needed. Please send your photos to Fiona at Contact [email protected] [email protected]

BWY Yoga Fest 2019 Yoga Fest (previously called Congress) takes place from April 05-07 2019 at Warwick University. Yoga Fest is an exciting, stimulating learning experience where teachers can refresh their knowledge and become inspired on the next part of their yoga journey. For non-teaching members, Yoga Fest provides an opportunity to dive in and drink deep from the well of

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International Yoga Day 2019 We are looking for ideas of ways to celebrate IYD in 2019. See page 23 for details

A quick reminder to all teachers that BWY membership, which includes insurance, is tax deductable!

Congratulations to the following yoga teachers who either passed a module or completed a course Please accept our apologies for not listing this before but these details have only just been released. 2017 Douglas Canning, Jeanette Craske, Guy Edwards, Sarah Macdonald, Johanna North, Lesley Pulfer, Noemie Rimmer, Lucy Amusan, Kate Batchelor, Angela Brier-Stephenson, Samantha Dawson, Najah Ebbitt, Louisa Ebdon, Odette Fortune, Shannon Hart, Kasia Holowonia, Tara Lohn, Janette Williams, Katy Wood, Katya Borisova, Regine Skarubowiz, Patricia Docherty, Juliet Hammond, Georgia Keal, Elena Martinez, Katherine Stone

2018 Jude Bow, Emma James, Joanna Labon, Rosalind Latham, Sarah Gott, Bethan Peach, Sharon Playle, Kay Sharp, Katerina Arnold, Zoe Brown, Lisa Nightingale, Angelika Hajdecka, Louise Simkiss, Madeline Best, Christopher Brett, Bernie Butler, Hannah Cowley, Mimi Davies, Owen Elphick, Sarah Grice, Hayley Manger, Maggie Martin, Diane Bex, Rossella Pagano, Adrienne Van Der Borgh, Shelley Allen, Gillian Aylward, Su Bowler, Parmjeet Brah, Amanda Jayne Buchanan, Lesley Coyle, Venetia Davidson, Melanie Davies, Belinda Emberson, Rachel Hendry, Megan Khatkar, David Macdonald, Jill Nash

Articles

Finding your True Self and liking it

Sandy Chubb explains how to let go and discover who you really are

he true self is one radiant And when you learn to love pearl.” This was the jewel silence, you can still teach in that “T the 9th-century Chinese silence, verbalising what comes up monk Xuansha held out to help a without disturbing the mystery that student release himself so that he each student is discovering. could see what the self truly is. One Silence can be trusted to work in bright pearl in all directions! its own way in each person, releasing possibilities over time which help people feel safe to keep letting go in their standing and sitting postures, in breathing practices and in relaxation. Most of us yearn to let go and come to terms with who we truly are. And at heart we know it requires a gigantic generosity of giving everything away. Emptiness is letting go of visualisation, mantra and all the practices we hold dear (that you are still free to revisit anytime.) But when you reach the point of really wanting to know who

you are - you have to let them go! Sandy Chubb Then you can wake up and see what is right here all around us in Yoga teachers continually absorb plain sight, clearly visible. Who you themselves in the breath looking are! Dumb-founding! The sense of within at the bottomless unfolding of wonder at being alive can make you the self. In their compassion, they shake! extend this help to their students too And when you can’t clear your since we are all students of the Way. vision to see it – oh! the frustration! Although the unfolding only occurs in How can you release yourself from silence, people need some trappings of duality? How can you let instructions in and go of the conditioning and familiarity . Stretching and of ordinary life and discover who you pranayama are glorious ways to help truly are? relax the knots in the mind.

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Until quite recently – say 200,000 real beauty of discovering the true years ago – humans were in the self is that you see nothing is middle of the food chain but as soon separated in it. as the brain became self-aware, we You all know the feeling of awarded ourselves top position. In practising yoga on the breath until our stampede to dominate we forgot you find yourself not thinking, then to ask ourselves who we are, so that suddenly jerking aware to the fact today we are full of fears and you are “lost”. As soon as you anxieties which can make us cruel realise it, it’s gone… but it’s so and dangerous to each other and encouraging. And when you start to the planet. free yourself from the limits you put on yourself, you start seeing right ‘The sense of here an amazing universe, one wonder at being bright pearl every second, gleaming and shining. alive can make you shake!’

Even lovely yoga teachers are taught to attain more, be better and Sandy Chubb guides The Oxford keep achieving their potential. It can Zen Centre. Formerly she taught feel a colossal pressure and we all yoga and to prisoners in fall under it. So the sooner we let all the UK and abroad for The Prison that go and start touching something Phoenix Trust. She is a BWY and in us which we know is our true Albion yoga teacher. home, the sooner we learn to like Sandy is running an IST day in ourselves just as we are. Then it’s th impossible not to like others just as Surrey on this subject on April 7 . they are. Then learning comes Details can be found on page 16. naturally. You can’t help laughing at the frail ego at times because the

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Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga: assisted self-practice

Deena Davis enlightens us on the joys and challenges of the Ashtanga Yoga system

ften I hear people say or Despite what many think, you describe Ashtanga as “very don’t have to be an advanced yogi to O dynamic”, “hard” and begin this practice, we can start from “challenging”. I have to be honest, it a complete beginner and at any age can be all these things. It is a as it is possible to tailor the practice discipline – a dynamic moving to the individual. Strength, flexibility breathing system of yoga. Equally it and ease of movement come with a can also be therapeutic, soft and fun. regular practice. It doesn’t matter I’ve also heard it described as what we can or cannot do. The joy of being “gymnastics”, “circus the practice is the practice itself. performing” and even “dangerous”. I I was asked to write a short piece believe Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga isn’t about Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga – these things although it depends on assisted self-practice. To really our intention as a practitioner and understand and appreciate this type sometimes on how it is being taught. of yoga, I believe it has to be practiced and experienced over time. I was drawn to yoga because, like many of us, I had a very busy mind together with a lot of fear, worry and anxiety and I didn’t know how to relax. When I discovered Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga I found the practice to be wonderfully energising and strengthening and at the same time it gave me the tools to begin to find calm in everyday life - something I had never truly experienced before. The beauty of this transformative system of yoga is that is it designed to be a self-practice giving us the opportunity to become more aware. Aware of our body and how it feels, of how we breathe and how we move with body and breath. At an

8 NamaStE – ‘Mind’ 2018 Articles assisted self-practice class, we also The attraction of learning in this learn the wonderful Sanskrit count way is that we can learn at our own which links with our body-breath pace and practice each pose in a movement – acting like a rhythmic way that suits our body. Our teacher mantra throughout our practice. This offers modifications, advice and gives us a way of drawing ourselves adjustment if appropriate and with back to something neutral if we find dialogue with the student. our mind wandering or in not such a By attending an assisted self- helpful place. practice class once or twice a week, At an assisted self-practice class this can give us the inspiration, we begin to learn the Primary series confidence and discipline to roll out of postures called Yoga Chikitsa the mat on our own at home. meaning yoga therapy. Each time As International Ashtanga we come to class we practice the Vinyasa Yoga teacher John Scott sequence of poses to where we says “it is not just an exercise or list have been taught. It often takes time of postures but a philosophy and a to learn the sequence and that is way of liberating life”. He likens the completely OK. Postures are added practice to a “sword or rock” to to our sequence as our bodies resource us for the day. become stronger and balanced. It By allowing ourselves a little time can be like having a mini one-to-one every day to synchronise our body within a group setting. and breath and be with the Sanskrit Count, we find this can bring our mind into focus, be calming and provide an inner strength to carry with us into daily life.

Deena teaches Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in Bromley, Kent. She is a BWY teacher and she also trained with the Sivananda School of Yoga in France.

Deena is running a General day in Kent on this subject on Nov 10th. Details can be found on page 17.

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Sanskrit unscrambled

Michelle Renno helps to unlock some of the mysteries of yoga pose names

work in the translation industry three elements: Ut, Tan and . and find languages fascinating. We already know what Asana I When I started my yoga teacher means so that just leaves Ut and training I was determined to learn Tan. You might think one means the Sanskrit words for common standing and one means forward poses but it wasn’t easy as the bend but in fact Ut means Intense words seemed really long and very and Tan means Stretch so similar. However, as with any other Uttanasana simply means Intense language, learning the pose names Stretch Pose. This might seem just takes time and practice. confusing but once you know the Some pose names are written as meaning of these three elements it one long word, with all the separate will help with several other posture elements pushed together – imagine names such as Paschimottansana, this in the English name, Parsvottansana and Purvottanasana. Downwardfacingdogpose. Once you The first of these, know how the name breaks down Paschimottansana, is a Seated into the individual words, the Forward Bend and is made up of Sanskrit becomes clearer. Paschima and Uttanasana. We Most pose names end in the know what the last bit means word Asana. This means Pose already. Paschima means the West or Posture and is pronounced (as in the compass point) so aar-sen-er with the emphasis on the Paschimottansana means “Intense first syllable. The rest of the pose Stretch of the West”. The West name denotes its shape or benefit. refers to your back so this is a back For example Mountain Pose is stretch. Tadasana. Tada means Mountain You might have noticed that and Asana means Pose. Similarly, “Uttanasana” is written here as Vrksasana is Tree pose: Vrksa “Ottanasana”, and this highlights an means Tree and Asana is Pose. You interesting Sanskrit grammar rule: will note that for both of these when A and U are written together postures, there should be a double they mutate to the single letter O. “a” in the middle i.e. Tada and This pose is made up of Paschima Asana should be Tadaasana but the and Uttanasana. So with this double “a” becomes just one. grammar rule in mind, when put Now let’s look at Standing together, Paschimauttanasana Forward Bend. In Sanskrit this is becomes Paschimottanasana. You Uttanasana. This is made up of will probably have already come

10 NamaStE – ‘Mind’ 2018 ArticlesArticles across this rule in the mantra OM. To finish, here is a simple This is really made up of A, U and M suggestion to help learn posture and is sometimes written as AUM, names. Create simple memory cards but applying the rule, AUM becomes out of pieces of paper. Put the OM. English pose name on one side and Let’s look at one more posture, the Sanskrit equivalent on the other the common pose Down Face Dog. and then pick them up one at a time In Sanskrit this is Adho Mukha and try to name the pose in the other Svanasana: Adho (Downward), language. It’s a cheap and easy way Mukha (Face) and Svanasana (Dog to learn the words and you can test Pose). So if I tell you that Handstand yourself anywhere at any time. is Adho Mukha Vrksasana, what do you think the Sanskrit for Handstand *It’s Downward Facing Tree! means?* I’ve listed below a few of the more common words that are used in several posture names:  Pada – Leg or foot Michelle Renno is the manager of a  Sirsa – Head translation company in East Sussex.  Eka – One She is also a BWY teacher and  Dvi/Dwi – Two editor of this newsletter.  Tri – Three  Salamba – Supported  Parivrtta – Revolved or twisted

 Parsva – Side or lateral

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Richard Adamo – BWY Chair

Richard Adamo is the new Chair of the BWY. Here he introduces himself and his yoga history

and I went with the BWY as they were a more friendly organisation. I was lucky enough to do my teacher training with Sarah Mackintosh and was on her first course and am still in touch with a couple of people who trained with me. When I was forty I moved to Wales and as there were really no other teachers around, I fell back on my own resources, started a daily practice (still going) and trained to be a DCT. I noticed that my own have been a member of the practice was very similar to the BWY for around thirty years, Ashtanga sequence, so I changed I joining when I started my teacher the order round and began to training course. practice Ashtanga, though it wasn't For the first ten years of my yoga what I mainly taught. experience I was in London where I I was at a BWY Congress, and had a very busy life, running a one of the tutors didn't show up, so I garage, doing fitness classes and approached the organisers and taking advantage of the range of pointed out they had virtually no yoga teachers on offer. I was nearly physical yoga on offer and always the only man in the class, suggested they let me put on some which didn't bother me as I also did classes. So I became the first aerobics occasionally which had a person to teach Ashtanga yoga at similar mix! I started, and stayed, BWY Congress and have always with the BWY and also began to been interested in improving the practice Ashtanga yoga during this standard of asana being taught and period, along with Iyengar, Albion practised in the Wheel. and other yoga schools. I have trained many excellent Both the Iyengar and the BWY teachers for the BWY, have taught teachers suggested to me I might workshops and events all over the like to do teacher training (standards country, and have been BWYT and were much lower in those days!), now BWY Chair.

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I teach six classes a week and Life is not just yoga, although run a series of weekend workshops since becoming BWY Chair it seems in mid Wales which is where I live. I that way... I have another job in have been one of the first to bring property management and yoga into the sports and fitness maintenance and like to keep active, areas, specifically in the sports swim regularly and enjoy being department of Aberystwyth outside. I have many interests University where I have taught for outside yoga ranging from over twenty years. It has taken some beekeeping and gardening to time, but I now have classes full of motorbiking and sailing. I am people who do other sports, lots of interested in philosophy, psychology, cyclists, runners and rugby players economics, and how to develop and even a few jockeys, who along critical thinking and find these areas with mountain bikers are the most all have a great overlap with the injured people I have come across! philosophy and system of yoga.

We will be welcoming Richard to teach at the south east AGM in 2019.

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General/IST days The following pages outline the General/IST days available over the coming months. Information for teachers about CPD points All BWY teachers using BWY insurance must collect 15 CPD points (Continuing Professional Development) a year. There are several ways you can do this:  Distance Learning IST course = 7.5 points  IST day = 7.5 points  General day (incl. days such as the International Day of Yoga) = 5 points  Directed Private Study = 5 points but you must do at least 7.5 hours study  Master classes, book study or attendance at other non-BWY workshops can be counted as 1 point per hour, if the teacher feels that they have justifiably learnt something for personal development as a teacher.

As you can see from the list above, attendance at two IST events will earn the 15 CPD points you need in a year. However if you attend two events and one is a General day you will have accrued only 12.5 points so you will still need to earn another 2.5 points. This is where Directed Private Study (home study) can help.

Here is an example: You attended the General Day on Dru Yoga. This inspired you to study further, and to use that study to develop your professional teaching. You read through your notes, remembered and embodied certain practices, and researched the topic further using references such as websites articles and books that the tutor recommended. Having done all this, you were able to further consider what aspects of Dru Yoga you might incorporate into your teaching to enhance your student's experience. This is Private Study and is worth 5 CPD points but you have to do at least 7.5 hours study to qualify.

So you do not necessarily have to attend IST days to gain CPD, but if you undertake Private Study you need to be able to provide evidence of what you have done and how is has developed your teaching. Please note that if you earn more than 15 CPD points in any one year, up to 5 points can be carried forward to the following year.

Please note: The following event is cancelled: December 01 – Hands and Feet – Cara Bowen The following event is sold out: contact the organiser to be put on the waiting list. October 28 – Understanding the Impact of the Golden Years on the Body – Gary Carter

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Understanding the Impact of the Golden Years on the Body: Gary Carter Sun, Oct 28: 10am-4pm IST BWY members £30 / non-members £50 St John’s Memorial Hall, St John’s, Woking, Surrey, GU21 7SQ Organiser: Sarah Ann Hallett This new workshop will look at the impact of aging on the human body: the changes in physiology of joints, muscles and connective tissue within our bodies as we age. Gary will explain how these changes affect movement and flexibility and will guide students through various movements and postures to maintainSOLD flexibility OUT and prevent muscle loss. He will offer strategies for students to enable them to continue or take up new ventures so as we live longer, we live life fully. This day is mainly lecture orientated. Influenced deeply by the work of Vanda Scaravelli, Gary Carter brings over 25 years of experience of movement physical training, anatomical study and bodywork practices. Gary has lectured extensively on the anatomy of yoga in the UK, Europe and America. He is the founder of the Natural Bodies centre in Brighton. Gary is committed to teach, train and encourage kinaesthetic awareness, ease of movement and efficient body use.

Journey to Eka Pada Galavasana: Hugh Grainger and Zoe Knott Sun, Nov 18: 10am-4pm GEN BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Betchworth Village Memorial Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF Organiser: Sarah Ann Hallett Zoe will lead us through an enjoyable all-round practice with focus on hip flexibility and upper body strength ready for the final posture. In the afternoon Hugh will enlighten us and guide us into a staged approach to this 'challenging' posture having had enough time to digest lunch! There is much laughter together with a fantastic tale accompanying us along the journey to a posture rarely explored or taught in a regular class. This workshop isn’t restricted to those fully flexible, this is an opportunity to explore and find ways to achieve the best version of this pose that you are capable of with the mind and body that you bring on the day. Hugh is a BWY Teacher and Zoe a Diploma Course Tutor. Many of you will have worked with this lively couple regionally, nationally or at Congress. They teach in a clear, unique and detailed, manner which is delivered in a stimulating, original and open-hearted way.

Hands and Feet: Cara Bowen Sat, Dec 01: 10am-4pm IST BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Oxted Community Hall, 53 Church Lane, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9NB Organiser: Sarah Ann Hallett Cara will show how hands and feet can provide the focus for a holistic yoga class that nourishes the individual on all levels. Students will gain an experiential understanding of a number of specific practices for hands and feet drawn from Scaravelli-inspired yoga, the Feldenkrais Method, mindfulness meditation and barefoot running. By the end of the workshop, students will be able to understand,CANCELLED practice and teach a number of simple and accessible exercises to increase hand and foot flexibility and strength as well as meditative practices focusing on hands and feet. Cara Bowen’s teaching is inspired by Vanda Scaravelli and Mary Stewart. She trained with Peter Blackaby. Cara is part of the London Yoga Teacher Training Group (LYTTG).

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Let’s Boldly Go: Bob Insley Sun, Feb 17: 10am-3:45pm GEN BWY members £30 / non-members £50 St Johns Village Memorial Hall, St Johns Lye, Woking, Surrey, GU21 7SQ Organiser: Sarah Ann Hallett “Let's boldly go”: taken from the Star Trek TV series, encourages us to go beyond what appears to be the end of the asana. We will explore suggestions about where if allowed the posture can lead us, within its own shape. Further, where it may lead to another asana and beyond, if we are prepared to open our minds to possibilities. We can consider observing a “cloaking device” that we may remove and observe similar asana hidden within itself. Perhaps stretch our pranayama practice, so that it becomes our warp drive for life. Who knows? Bob began yoga in the eighties with Astanga Vinyasa under the guidance of the late Derek Ireland and later studied the Iyengar system for 8 years. He has been teaching yoga for nearly 20 years and has continued to study with many different tutors, developing those practices that have worked best for him. He calls his own approach to yoga asana “Moving into Space” functioning to the maximum with the minimum.

A Fresh Look at Asana: Zoe Knott Sat, Mar 23: 10am-3:45pm IST BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Oxted Community Hall, 53 Church Lane, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9NB Organiser: Sarah Ann Hallett Do you teach everyday asana regularly and almost automatically? In this workshop Zoe will ask us to think of using a fresh approach to everyday asana, focus on areas that need to be strong, areas that need to be flexible and most importantly how to incorporate relevant preparatory techniques into general class teaching. Zoe is a popular teacher with over 30 years of yoga practice with many different teachers from a variety of traditions. This has resulted in an eclectic style of teaching that has been influenced by all those she has worked with. Her fundamental approach is to build strength as the cornerstone of practice and from there all poses become possible.

Finding Your True Self and Liking It: Sandy Chubb Sun, Apr 07: 10am-3:45pm IST BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Holmbury St Mary Village Hall, Felday Glade, Holmbury St Mary, Surrey, RH5 6PG Organiser: Sarah Ann Hallett Most of us yearn to let go and come to terms with who we truly are, and at heart we know it requires a gigantic generosity of giving everything away. Emptiness is letting go of visualisation, mantra and all the practices we hold dear (that you are still free to revisit anytime.) But when you reach the point of really wanting to know who you are, you must let them go! This thought-provoking workshop with Sandy enables students to quieten the mind through concentration on the breath. Students will be invited to experience self-forgetfulness in asana, pranayama and meditation. Sandy Chubb was Director of The Prison Phoenix Trust, She is a qualified Albion Yoga teacher and British Wheel of Yoga teacher and spent 25 years teaching in prisons and secure hospitals all over the UK, Ireland and abroad. In 2010 she became an Assistant Zen Teacher with Sanbo Zen school of Meditation, Kamakura, Japan.

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Cranio-Sacral Rhythms: Gary Carter Sat, Oct 27: 10am-4pm IST BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Bluebell Hill Village Hall, Robin Hood Lane, Bluebell Hill Village, Kent, ME5 9QR Organiser: Jan Palmer This is an opportunity to gain an anatomical understanding of the cranio-sacral system and how this system interfaces with yoga practices. Gary will outline the theory of the cranio- sacral system and relate this to connective tissue and tensegrity so that you can explore the relationship of the cranio-sacral system to the movement of body and breath. You will notice how the cranio-sacral system touches the different senses especially the kinaesthetic sense, developing a greater subtlety within postures, breathing practice and pranayama. Gary is a Cranio-Sacral Therapist and has over 30 years’ experience in movement, physical training, anatomical study and bodywork practices. He is the founder of the Natural Bodies Centre in Brighton, dedicated to the work and approach of Vanda Scaravelli, which was not so much about executing postures but cultivating the conditions that allow the body’s natural intelligence to awaken.

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga – Assisted self-practice: Deena Davis and Lee Monk Sat, Nov 10: 10am-4pm GEN BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Shoreham Village Hall, 35 High Street, Shoreham, Kent, TN14 7TB Organiser: Sabine Smith The aims of this day are to review and re-cap the importance of the Sanksrit Count; observe key landmarks in the Primary series; practice foundation and bandha; explore transitions and lightness. The morning will consist of workshop style theory and practice, and the afternoon we will come together in a Counted Ashtanga class. Deena Davis is a BWY Foundation course tutor and a newly qualified Diploma Course Tutor. She has studied Ashtanga with John Scott and Lucy Crawford and has also been awarded a 500-hour teaching Ashtanga qualification. Lee Monk studied with John Scott, Lucy Crawford and Manju Jois. His knowledge and experience includes teaching Sanskrit counted assisted self-practice classes and led classes.

Body Wisdom: Rosie Wright Sat, Dec 08: 10am-4pm IST BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Bluebell Hill Village Hall, Robin Hood Lane, Bluebell Hill Village, Kent, ME5 9QR Organiser: Jan Palmer This day is aimed at those who would like to connect more consciously with the wisdom of their body in their teaching and practice. Rosie will introduce us to the idea of Body Wisdom - through yoga, by listening to and working with the body harmoniously and using natural principles of strength and flexibility in movement with pranayama. This will enable us to reconnect more consciously to the heart quality of yoga in our practice and teaching. Rosie’s teaching focuses on alignment principles and opening the heart. She trained with the BWY in the 1980s with Ken and Angela Thompson, and John Cain. In her personal practice Rosie has studied a variety of styles, including Iyengar, Astanga, Tibetan Heart and Anusara yoga and has studied yoga philosophy with Carlos Pomeda. Rosie teaches weekly and runs diploma training courses, workshops and retreats.

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Diary of Events 2018/2019 Date Event Location Type of Contact event

Oct 13 Mindset for Yoga Millennium Centre IST 18/118 Melanie Stephen Braybrook RH17 7PG – West Sussex Johnson

Oct 27 Cranio-Sacral Rhythms Bluebell Hill Village Hall IST 18/116 Jan Palmer Gary Carter ME5 9QR – Kent

Oct 28 Understanding the Impact of IST 18/117 Sarah Ann the Golden Years on the Body SOLD OUT Hallett Gary Carter

Nov 10 Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga – Shoreham Village Hall General Sabine Assisted self-practice TN14 7TB – Kent Smith Deena Davis and Lee Monk

Nov 17 Understanding the Pelvis High Hurstwood Village Hall IST 18/119 Rachel Frances Lumley TN22 4AD – East Sussex Claridge

Nov 18 Journey to Eka Pada Betchworth Village Hall General Sarah Ann Galavasana RH3 7DF – Surrey Hallett Hugh Grainger and Zoe Knott

Dec 01 Hands and Feet IST 18/120 Sarah Ann CANCELLED Cara Bowen Hallett

Dec 02 Mental Health – The Centre of High Hurstwood Village Hall IST 18/122 Melanie our Well-being TN22 4AD – East Sussex Johnson Sabine Dahn

Dec 08 Body Wisdom Bluebell Hill Village Hall IST 18/121 Jan Palmer Rosie Wright ME5 9QR – Kent

Please note that in 2019 events times will be 10:00 - 15:45 with 45 minutes for lunch

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Diary of Events 2018/2019 Date Event Location Type of Contact event

Jan 13 Acro Yoga Millennium Centre General Melanie 2019 Neilon Pitamber and Shena Grigor RH17 7PG – West Sussex Johnson

Jan 19 Journey towards Kurmasana Bromley Common Methodist General Sabine Hugh Grainger and Zoe Knott Church BR2 9RZ – Kent Smith

Feb 17 Let’s Boldly Go St John's Village Memorial Genera Sarah Ann Bob Insley Hall GU21 7SQ – Surrey Hallett

Feb 23 Theories of Movement Adastra Hall General Rachel Peter Blackaby BN6 8QH – West Sussex Claridge

Mar 09 The Reality of Yoga Bluebell Hill Village Hall IST Jan John Stirk ME5 9QR – Kent 19/001 Palmer

Mar 17 Welcome to the Wonderful World ARCA Hall General Jan of Children’s Yoga CT1 3XE – Kent Palmer Michael Chissick

Mar 23 A Fresh Look at Asana Oxted Community Hall IST Sarah Ann Zoe Knott RH8 9NB – Surrey 19/002 Hallett

Mar 30 Chair Yoga Ashington Centre IST Rachel Mary Mackie RH20 3PG – West Sussex 19/003 Claridge

Apr Yogafest, aka Congress Warwick University Congress Kate 05-07 Various D’Arcy

Apr 07 Finding Your True Self and Liking It Holmbury St Mary Village IST Sarah Ann Sandy Chubb Hall RH5 6PG – Surrey 19/004 Hallett

Apr 13 Age-old Teachings in Today’s Harrietsham Village Hall IST Jan World ME17 1AP – Kent 19/005 Palmer Gill Lloyd

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Journey Towards Kurmasana: Zoe Knott and Hugh Grainger Sat, Jan 19: 10am-3:45pm GEN BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Bromley Methodist Church, Bloomfield Road, Bromley, Kent, BR2 9RZ Organiser: Sabine Smith In the morning Zoe will lead us through an enjoyable all round practice with focus on hip flexibility and upper body strengthening ready for the final posture. After lunch Hugh will enlighten and guide us into a staged approach to this ‘challenging’ posture having had enough time to digest lunch! Hugh is a BWY teacher and Zoe a diploma course tutor. Many of you will have worked with this lively couple and will be familiar with their clear, detailed, precise and accessible style of teaching delivered in a stimulating, original and open-hearted way. There is always much laughter together with a fantastic tale accompanying us along the journey to this challenging posture.

The Reality of Yoga: John Stirk Sat, Mar 09: 10am-3:45pm IST BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Bluebell Hill Village Hall, Robin Hood Lane, Bluebell Hill Village, Kent, ME5 9QR Organiser: Jan Palmer This workshop will focus on primal movement, a way of being with one’s body and one’s self that predates yoga and its techniques. You will be invited to uncover a deep and natural way of movement that reduces ideas and structures around what we should be doing. We will move through a skeletal, soft tissue and fluid experience into an ancient healing rhythm. John is one of the UK’s leading yoga teachers and his work has been evolving for over 40 years. He lectured in biomechanics and practical osteopathy at the College of Osteopaths in London. His work is influenced by RD Laing, with whom he ran body/mind workshops, BKS Iyengar and Vanda Scaravelli.

Welcome to the Wonderful Word of Children’s Yoga: Michael Chissick Sun, Mar 17: 10am-3:45pm GEN BWY members £30 / non-members £50 ARCA Hall, Ashford Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3XR Organiser: Jan Palmer As schools look for new ways to develop their pupils’ well-being and life skills, some are incorporating yoga into their curriculum. Improved co-ordination, balance, concentration and calmness are natural outcomes of practice but it also enhances a child’s sense of self-worth. Michael will be guiding us through two workshop sessions, both of which will be packed with fun-filled games and nuggets of teaching; firstly show-casing how yoga can transform children’s social skills and self-esteem, and secondly how to engage children and young people, especially those with Autism, a common reason for a diagnosis of special needs. Michael Chissick has been teaching yoga to children in primary mainstream and special needs schools for twenty years. The author of several best-selling books on children’s yoga, Michael continues to train and mentor those who want to teach yoga to children. Michael’s sessions are unique, challenging, educational, interactive, realistic, inspiring and great fun.

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Age-old Teachings in Today’s World: Gill Lloyd Sat, Apr 13: 10am-3:45pm IST BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Harrietsham Village Hall, Church Lane, Harrietsham, Kent, ME17 1AP Organiser: Jan Palmer Our 21st-century lives are often incredibly tension rich and time poor. The ancient teachings can give us the ability to ground and reconnect with our Self. Gill will explain how this ancient literature can resonate with us and has relevance in our 21st-century yoga practice. She will guide us through discussion and a practice of chanting, asana and pranayama designed to connect us and establish the conditions necessary for health and well-being. Gill’s book, ‘Yoga - The Early Story’, is renowned nationwide as a key to unlocking the somewhat impenetrable texts, and through her clear understanding of these important teachings she makes them instantly accessible. Gill teaches individuals, supervises training courses and runs workshops. As a teacher with over forty years’ experience, she was a personal student of TKV Desikachar and continues her own study with Radha Sundararajan.

Mindset for Yoga: Stephen Braybrook Sat, Oct 13: 10.30am-4.30pm IST BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Millennium Centre, Lewes Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 7PG Organiser: Melanie Johnson In this fascinating mind-brain-body workshop you will learn the fundamentals of mind-brain integration and how this translates into movement. Stephen will guide you through four processes both theoretically and practically, of how the mind and brain affect our movement through ‘Brain Move’. By the end of the workshop participants will have a fuller understanding of practical mind and brain science and a ‘tool box’ of mind and brain drills that can be implemented within their yoga practice to assist with enhanced flexibility, freedom of movement and a stronger mental capacity. Stephen Braybrook, known as The Movement Man, is a human movement expert, author of The Evolution of Biomechanics and the creator of Brain-Move. He helps experts to understand human movement from a fresh, integrated perspective.

Understanding The Pelvis: Frances Lumley Sat, Nov 17: 10am-4pm IST BWY members £30 / non-members £50 High Hurstwood Village Hall, Chilles Lane, High Hurstwood, East Sussex, TN22 4AD Organiser: Rachel Claridge This day is prepared for yoga teachers and trainee yoga teachers to enable them to better understand the functional pelvis, how yoga can help improve and maintain maximum function with minimal stress and the relevance of pelvic dynamics in understanding yoga asana. During the day Frances will give short informative talks on the anatomy and biodynamics of the pelvis and its normal function. This will be interspersed with practical sessions consisting of pelvic movements, asana and observations. Frances qualified as a BWY teacher in 1996 and continued to train as an osteopath. She has gone on to use both these areas of expertise to aid her patients and yoga students towards an awareness and understanding of their bodies in order to achieve and maintain health and well-being.

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Mental Health - The Centre of our Well-being: Sabine Dahn Sun, Dec 02: 10am-4pm IST BWY members £30 / non-members £50 High Hurstwood Village Hall, Chilles Lane, High Hurstwood, East Sussex, TN22 4AD Organiser: Melanie Johnson This day will be a fascinating insight into mental well-being and will be a vital day if you are interested in teaching, or teach, yoga to students with mental health difficulties. Sabine will explain the different states of mind and how the teaching of Kriya yoga will benefit your students. She will also present tools from the Yoga Sutras around which an 8-week course can be built, and will teach a practice which will reflect their development during this time. Sabine has been involved in yoga for over 30 years and first qualified as a yoga teacher in 1996. Her classes included people with many physical and emotional difficulties such as anxiety and depression, panic attacks, ME, Parkinson’s, fibromyalgia, asthma and back pain.

Acro Yoga: Neilon Pitamber and Shena Grigor Sun, Jan 13: 10:30am-4:15pm GEN BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Millennium Centre, Lewes Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 7PG Organiser: Melanie Johnson Acro Yoga is a fun and beautiful practice that combines the dynamic wisdom of acrobatics, the breath and balance of yoga and the healing, loving nature of Thai massage. Working with one or more partners, these three disciplines are fused into sequences of inversions, flows and balances. Newcomers welcome! Be prepared to have fun and enjoy this inspiring style of yoga, and be open-minded about working with a variety of partners during the day. The day will involve a short warm up, a few drills and a round of games to help you feel comfortable regarding touch and interaction. From then you will start to take flight, base or spot. No experience is necessary and there is no age restriction, just a reasonable yoga practice. Shena and Neilon are both experienced BWY yoga teachers and teach in Woking and Brighton respectively, where they have a large Acro Yoga following. Neil is level 2 certified and Shena has been teaching with him for a couple of years at workshops and at Congress.

Theories of Movement: Peter Blackaby Sat, Feb 23: 10am-3:45pm GEN BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8QH Organiser: Rachel Claridge These days there are a wide variety of yoga styles and techniques for students to choose from. How do we decide whether some are more suitable than others? This day will explore the theme of ‘natural human movement’ so we can form rational decisions about what is and what isn’t safe to teach. We will also explore the anatomical variations in people that might make certain postures more or less accessible to individuals. Peter has been a student of yoga for over 28 years and teaching for over 20 years, originally as an Iyengar teacher. His subsequent studies in osteopathy and meetings with other yoga teachers led him to change his direction, pursuing a more bio-mechanically friendly approach to asana work. Recently this has developed into a broader ’humanistic’ perspective, with the intention of making yoga more accessible to the western mind.

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Chair Yoga: Mary Mackie Sat, Mar 30: 10am-3:45pm IST BWY members £30 / non-members £50 Ashington Village Hall, Foster lane, Ashington, West Sussex, RH20 3PG Organiser: Rachel Claridge This interactive and practical workshop, based on the Eight Limbs of Yoga, will help develop our knowledge of common conditions found in an ageing population along with an understanding of some chronic conditions causing disabilities. By the sharing of ideas in a workshop style we will learn how to build a flowing chair based yoga practice to enable yoga for the less able or elderly. This will bring an increased state of physical and mental well- being both in the class setting, at home and in off-the-mat activities of daily living. Mary originally trained as a nurse, specialising in the continuing care of the terminally ill and bereavement, eventually working as a nurse practitioner in general practice. Having practised yoga since 1978 and taught since 1985, her style has evolved and she now draws inspiration from the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli as well as many of her other teachers.

Yoga Fest (previously called Congress) 05-07 April 2019 Warwick University, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV4 7AL Congress is an exciting, stimulating learning experience where teachers can refresh their knowledge and become inspired on the next part of their yoga journey. For our non-teaching members, Congress provides an opportunity to dive in and drink deep from the well of knowledge provided by our expert line-up of teachers. Most of all Congress is fun, a chance to catch up with old friends and come together as a community and to share our passion for yoga. Why not arrange a diploma or certificate course reunion at Congress? And don’t forget that, for teachers, it all counts towards your CPD. We hope to see you there.

International Yoga Day (IYD) 2019 – Friday June 21st The South-East Region wants to help you, our wonderful creative members, celebrate IYD in 2019 by ‘Getting yoga out into the wider community’. Any initiative that introduces yoga to interested beginners could be supported, such as yoga in schools, community groups (e.g. scouts or guides), special needs, or special interest groups. Previously we have diverted the £500 available from BWY Central Finds for IYD to an already planned event as our contribution to celebrating the day, but next year we would like to support our members to organise an event themselves to promote the benefits of yoga. Funding can be given towards venue hire, refreshments, props, advertising etc. The funds will be paid out on production of invoices. Any initiative will be given free advertising in the February edition of NamaStE. Applications from any fully paid up SE Region member would need to be submitted by November 14th to obtain approval and meet the ad copy deadline. Depending on the number of members that apply, once the applications were approved by the committee, we would divide up the funds appropriately. To discuss this further please email Jan on [email protected]

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Booking procedures and information

How to book: Booking has just become even easier. Simply go to the BWY website, www.bwy.org.uk. Enter the website as a member, select the South East Region (if you do not enter the site as a member you will only see the non-member price options), select the event or events, check if a place is available, continue to payment. You will receive a booking confirmation to your email address. Payment methods: Our online booking system accepts both credit and debit cards. You will receive payment and booking confirmation. If you want to pay by cheque, the system will no longer reserve a place. If you see places are still available then post your cheque* asap to the event organiser. Post-dated cheques are not accepted, cheques must have your name, contact email address, BWY number and event clearly marked on the back. *Posting a cheque does not guarantee you a place as the online booking system may have sold all the remaining places by the time the event organiser receives the cheque. If in doubt, contact the event organiser prior to sending a cheque. AGM: The AGM, which lasts the maximum of an hour, is free to any South East member to attend but you must register your interest prior to the day to the Regional Secretary. The AGM is followed by a general class 11.00-16.00 open to all at a cost of £10, payable online or by cheque. Waiting lists: If the event is full, please contact the event organiser directly to be put on the waiting list. The event organiser will only contact you if a place becomes available. BWY refund policy: All refunds are subject to a £25 admin fee. Refunds for events are on a sliding scale. Written/email cancellation received between:  Opening of booking to 2 months – 100% of the fee paid less £25 admin fee  2 months to 1 month – 50% of the fee paid less £25 admin fee  1 month to 1 week – 25% of the fee paid less £25 admin fee  1 week to the event – 0% of the fee paid For exceptional circumstances please email [email protected] or contact the event organiser. A full refund will be offered if the event has been cancelled or transferred by the organiser to another day/venue which is not convenient to the attendee. If the event is full and there is a waiting list, the organiser can offer your place to the waiting list, the waiting list attendee would directly pay you. Alternatively, you can find someone else to attend in your absence but you must notify the event organiser a minimum of 24 hours prior to the event. 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.

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‘Save the date’ – future events in 2019 The following events are taking place later in the year and full details will appear in future editions of NamaStE. In the meantime make a note in your diary to book up as soon as they appear on the website – visit www.bwy.org.uk/southeast Date Event Location Event type Contact

May 11 Song of the Heart TBC General Rachel Rajesh David Sussex Claridge Special offer: £50 joint ticket for Sat. and Sun.

May 12 Nada Yoga Godmersham & Crundale IST 19/006 Nina Rajesh David Hall CT4 7DR – Kent Dhiman

May 18 TBC TBC General Sarah Ann Stephen Braybrook Surrey Hallett

Jun 08 Transforming Menopause with TBC General Rachel Ayurvedic Yoga Sussex Claridge Kim Kriyasagar

Jun 16 Unravelling the Spine Betchworth Village Hall IST 19/007 Sarah Ann Natalie Wiltshire RH3 7DF – Surrey Hallett

Jun 23 Maintaining a Healthy Weight ARCA Hall IST 19/008 Jan Palmer with Yoga and Ayurveda CT1 3XR – Kent Tarik Dervish

Jul 06 Prana Vidya – Feeling Our Onslow Hall, GU21 7QX – General Sarah Ann Energy in Asana and Surrey Hallett Pranayama Special offer: £50 joint Dave Charlton ticket for Sat. and Sun. Jul 07 Introduction to the Art of Adastra Hall General Rachel Individual Teaching and Yoga BN6 8QH – Sussex Claridge Therapy Dave Charlton

Jul 13 Opening to the Expression of TBC IST 19/009 Sabine Simply Being Kent Smith Andrew Wrenn

Aug 03 Departure, Destination and Scaynes Hill IST 19/010 Melanie Direction RH17 7PG – Sussex Johnson Andy Curtis-Payne

Sep 15 Finding Mobility in the spine Betchworth Village Hall General Sarah Ann and the ribs through turning RH3 7DF – Surrey Hallett and twisting: Sabine Blackaby

Sep 21 The Language of Yoga Pulborough IST 19/011 Rachel Ginny Kempster RH20 2BF – Sussex Claridge

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BWY PRANAYAMA MODULE 2019

6 Monthly Sunday Meetings starting

Sunday 14 April 2019 (9.30-4.30) at Samtosha Studio, Newhaven, E. Sussex, BN9 9DY Course Fee: £660 (via 3 instalments)

Designed as a self-development course, as well as being suitable for those who are preparing to incorporate the teaching on of this valuable component and feel the time is right to share this with their regular weekly class participants.

Student Teachers will be guided via experiential learning plus in-depth study which will increase their confidence, as well as enhance their own competence and ability to share the importance of this wonderful coping tool easily with others.

Limited to 10 participants - send deposit cheque for £220 to:

Janet Bond, 80 Court Farm Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9DY (or) payment via BACS to: Nat West Bank, account: 57603294 Sort Code: 601510

01273 512 306 [email protected]

Google venue: www.samtosha4u.com

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NEW BWY Module Yoga Sports Science® Foundation Course Yoga for Athletes

October 6th and 7th 2018 Also February 2018 (dates tbc) St Mary's University, Twickenham, London

The first part of the BWY Module is online The second part is just one weekend of live training

Following several successful Yoga for Athletes IST Day and the free YSS resources now available to BWY members, the BWY has launched this new Module.

 It bridges the gap between the science of yoga and sports science

 It provides a powerful base from which to guide athletes in your classes through sports-specific yoga practice helping prevent injury and enhancing their athletic performance

 Elevate your teaching, cueing and innovative sequencing to keep athletes coming back for more

Lead by Hayley Winter, founder of the Institute for Yoga Sports Science®, and her team of YSS tutors.

www.yogasportscience.com/bwy-module-yoga-for-athletes To book, email [email protected]

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NEWHAVEN - EAST SUSSEX BRITISH WHEEL OF YOGA (FAST TRACK) FOUNDATION COURSE (1) Starting: Sunday 7th April 2019 DESIGNED FOR THOSE ATTENDING YOGA CLASSES & DESIRE TO KNOW MORE Senior Diploma Course Tutor invites applications from a maximum of 10 participants (to ensure individual support and attention) Especially those who wish to study deeper & learn more about Yoga, via self-development, (or) plan to apply for a place on a B.W.Y. Teacher Training Course. This is a Student Centred, Student Led Interactive Course, meeting in a purpose built fully equipped Yoga Studio in Newhaven situated on the South Coast Road between Brighton/Eastbourne. 10 Sunday meetings – (9.30 to 4.30 pm) 7 & 28/4, 19/5, 2/6, 28/7, 11 & 25/8, 29/9, 13 & 27/10 (Course Fees payable via 3 instalments) We enjoy shared Alfresco Style Buffet Lunches in our Beautiful Terraced Garden, (weather permitting), with views over Newhaven Marina, the River and Historical Fort. Contact: Janet Bond – 01273 512 306 [email protected] www.samtosha4u.com

SPRING YOGA RETREAT Friday 24th to Sunday 26th May 2019 At Sarum College, Salisbury, a Grade I listed building devoted to peaceful contemplation. Set in the quiet location of the Cathedral Close. Meetings and practice sessions are in a room with a view across to the Cathedral. ‘THE INNER FORM OF ASANA’ Yoga postures are meant to be more than just a position we hold, but something to be experienced from the inside out. As one of Patañjali’s Eight Limbs, Asana has some of the qualities of the other seven. Liz and Michael will be leading an exploration of āsana at all levels, body, energy, mind and beyond, with the aim of helping us feel stronger in every way Led by Teacher-Trainers Michael Hutchinson (DCT) and Liz Murtha Cost £370 (single), £320 (sharing) including all meals, guided walk and en- suite accommodation. Standard singles also available at £295 all in. Details at www.twobirdsyoga.com or from [email protected] N.B: 15 Training Hours CPD or CPU Book at above 2018 prices until 31st December

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Emergency First Aid at Work Course

Specialised first aid training for yoga teachers and students that focuses on the type of emergencies that you may come across in the yoga classroom (including CPR & defibrillation). A fun one day course for £70 Level 2 Award - Certification valid for 3 years Small groups - maximum of 12 students Courses will run throughout the year on the following dates and locations: BRIGHTON: Falmer Village Hall 27th Jan, 10th Feb, 31st March 4th May, 19th May, 6th July, 14th July 2019 more dates to follow MAIDSTONE: Leeds and Broomfield Village Hall 23rd March, 8th June, 19th October 2019

To Book training please contact Vanessa Carter on : [email protected] or call 07906 450041 or 01273 590776

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SATYANANDA YOGA CLASSES & YOGA THERAPY at: The Yoga Room, Otterbourne House, Chobham Road, Ottershaw, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0QF

Weekly Satyananda Classes for health and relaxation – daytimes and evenings – for both beginners and the more experienced of any age Pregnancy Classes Mon evening for students from 12 weeks to birthing Baby Yoga Classes Mon morning for babies from 2 days old to walking Meditation Class once a month – usually first Friday at 8.00pm General Yoga One to One Individual Yoga Therapy for many diverse medical conditions Monthly Yoga Courses held at weekends throughout the year Saturday and Sunday Workshops

Various audio yoga tapes always available

SWAMI SATVIKANANDA SARASWATI 01932 872587 / www.satvikyoga.co.uk

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A POSSIBLE TASTER DAY FOR A NEW BWY PRANAYAMA MODULE to follow via six monthly Sunday meetings starting on 14 April 2019 Designed for all who desire to develop their personal practice as well as deliver this MIKE and JANET BOND NOW OFFER valuable component to SPRING WORKSHOPS their own weekly yoga class participants WE INVITE YOU TO ENJOY A SMALL GATHERING OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FOR A FUN DAY OF SELF DEVELOPMENT VIA VENUE: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SAMTOSHA YOGA INCORPORATING – 80 Court Farm Rd BREATH/MOVEMENT & SOUND. NEWHAVEN East Sussex Saturdays: 26 January, 23 February, 23 March BN9 9DY 10am – 3pm (£50 per Day) 01237 512 306

Bookings recommended for any or all dates [email protected] (maximum of 10 participants for each day) samtosha4u.com Payment via BACS to Barclays Account No: 80170879 – Sort Code: 204976. Please email to confirm space available before making payment then use your initials plus date of session as reference.

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Two Workshops at Canterbury Yoga Three Steps —De-stress and connect with Charles Lambrou Saturday November 17th 10.00 -4.00 pm Charles is a healer, meditation teacher and author of the transformational book “The Alchemist's Way.” He Lives in India and teaches internationally. Charles' fusion of meditation, tantra, qigong, Hara Yoga, breath work and movement for a healthy mind, body and spirit started in the 1990s, he has studied with masters in India and Japan. For more information about Charles go to www.harahealthexercises.com The three steps is a technique that will deepen your meditation, help you becoming embodied and shift long standing difficult patterns of emotion, behaviour and thinking. It is a simple yet powerful way of working with the nervous system and to experience the body's self-regulating forces in action. Self- regulation is the key to health, wellbeing and to healing the symptoms of stress, so you can become aware of the stillness and silence within. Cost £70.00 or £50.00 if booked by November 3rd Practice, Perception and Patience with Peter Blackaby Saturday December 1st 10.00 – 4.00 pm Peter is a popular yoga teacher and author of the book Intelligent Yoga who will share his deep knowledge of anatomy and physiology and will encourage us to foster a spirit of enquiry into how our practice feels. Perception is a key aspect to the practice of yoga, and the interpretation of what we perceive can have a strong influence on how we feel in the world. We may unconsciously overlay a psychological value to a physical perception, and this is often useful. A feeling of excitement that accompanies the perception of a racing heart, faster breathing and tensing muscles is quite appropriate; but a feeling of fear at the mention of the word head-balance might not be so useful! Cost £70.00 or £50.00 if booked by November 18th Each day takes place at Canterbury Yoga’s purpose-built studio with easy access from the M2 / A2 and high speed rail services at 15 mins walking distance. For both days wear loose comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat and blanket. Bring your own packed lunch but tea and coffee will be provided. New for 2019! Yoga holiday in Goa Feb 17th – March 2nd. Teaching morning and evenings with Cora Kemball-Cook and Charles Lambrou. Cost approx £1,700 inclusive. Full details http://www.harahealthexercises.com/goa-india-holiday/ Booking with Cora Kemball-Cook [email protected] or Tel: 07711 830275 For further information about other workshops see the Studio website www.canterburyoga.co.uk

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2018 Emergency First Aid In the Workplace

This day based on Experiential LEARNING & FUN, A 3 Year certificated course that looks at “First Aid within the Yoga Classroom”. This includes defibrillator training MAXIMUM OF 12 STUDENTS

NEWHAVEN: Samtosha Yoga Studio, East Sussex, BN9 9DY Saturdays: 6th October --- 3rd November---1st December

MAIDSTONE: Leeds and Broomfield Village Hall, Kent Saturday: 20th October

THESE ARE MIKE’S FINAL COURSES PRIOR TO HIS RETIREMENT “Thank you Yogis for laughing and learning with me over the years, it’s been a gas” I am passing over my teaching of First Aid to VANESSA CARTER ([email protected])

Bookings: – send “stamped addressed envelope” plus £65 cheque payable to M J BOND (PRINT - Full Name/Address PLUS Course Date on reverse of cheque) (or) Pay via BACs to National Westminster Bank: M J Bond: A/C 04245717 Sort Code: 601309 (Reference with FAW plus YOUR NAME - email Mike to confirm this transaction)

Mike Bond R.G.N.(Rtd) “SAMTOSHA” 80 Court Farm Road NEWHAVEN, E. Sussex, BN9 9DY 01273 512306 [email protected] www.samtosha4u.com

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Emergency First Aid at Work Courses for Yoga Teachers 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: Sunday 07 October 2018 – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £70 per person Friday 19 October 2018 – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £65 per person Sunday 28 October 2018 – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £70 per person Sunday 04 November 2018 – Crouch End (N8 9PR) - £75 per person Saturday 10 November 2018 – Aylesbury (HP20 1BQ) - £70 per person Sunday 11 November 2018 – Luton (LU3 2HX) - £65 per person Tuesday 13 November 2018 – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £65 per person Wednesday 14 November 2018 – Luton (LU3 2HX) - £60 per person Wednesday 22 November 2018 – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £65 per person Tuesday 04 December 2018 – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £65 per person Thursday 06 December 2018 – Luton (LU3 2HX) - £60 per person Sunday 16 December 2018 – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £70 per person Sunday 06 January 2019 – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £75 per person Wednesday 10 January 2019 – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £70 per person Sunday 13 January 2019 – Crouch End (N8 9PR) - £75 per person Wednesday 16 January 2019 – Luton (LU3 2HX) - £65 per person Friday 25 January 2019 – Uxbridge (UB8 2RR) - £70 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