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British Wheel of Yoga London News Spring 2019 British Wheel of Yoga London News Fresh Perspectives on Yoga News & Events for Members www.bwy.org.uk/london/events Regional Officer NW London & Middx Michele Misgalla County Rep [email protected] Jacqueline Ghose / Kate Grant Deputy RO / Web Officer bwylondon.repwestlondon@g Tushar Vishnu mail.com [email protected] Marketing & Social Media Regional Treasurer Emily Garrod / Natalie Nissim Jean Nicolas bwylondon.marketing@gmail. 01895 673138 com [email protected] Festival Director Regional Training Officer Colin Dunsmuir Laura LeFeuvre team@bwylondonyogafestival [email protected] .com Festival Bookings Regional Secretary Natasha Malik Alex Yates team@bwylondonyogafestival [email protected] .com om Festival Co-ordinator City & North London Carol Hici County Rep team@bwylondonyogafestival Jaz Mullings-Lambert .com bwylondon.repnorthlondon@g mail.com Safeguarding and Diversity The British Wheel of Yoga and Child Protection Officer is the Sports England South London County Rep Rebecca Morris recognised National Anna Ferla [email protected] Governing body for Yoga. bwylondon.repsouthlondon m @gmail.com 01529 306851 Disclaimer: Please note 07738 946320 that the views expressed Newsletter Editor & South in this newsletter are not London Deputy Rep Central Office necessarily the views of Alex Reed 25 Jermyn Street the editor nor the British [email protected] Sleaford Wheel of Yoga. Lincolnshire Any advertisements are NG34 7RU accepted in good faith and 01529 306851 no responsibility can be [email protected] accepted for the contents. www.bwy.org.uk 2 BWY London News – Spring 2019 London News Spring 2019 Another year Contents of tempting yoga sessions Contacts 2 awaits! Events Committee Reports 4 are open to all Articles 6 members and Events 15 & 20 contribute Events Planner & First Aid Days 18 towards your CPD. Why not try Booking Info 19 something new? Full listings are on BWY Courses 25 the centre pages. Advertisements 28 Also in this issue are some great articles from BWY members, so many thanks for your contributions, they are always welcome. I’ll be at most of the events listed so do say hello. Alex Reed, London Editor [email protected] Publishing Policy Please send adverts to the Newsletter Editor and make payments as per the instructions on the invoice. Word documents with images as separate jpeg files are preferred. If you wish to take advantage of members’ rates, you will need to provide your BWY membership number. If you are part of a registered charity VAT will be deducted. Listings for BWY foundation courses, modules and teaching diploma courses within the region are free. Advertising Rates (incl. VAT) Membership & Accredited Discounted Price Full Price Half Page £15.00 £30.00 Full Page £25.00 £35.00 Back Page (Colour) £40.00 £75.00 Issue Date sent out Copy deadline (Adverts and editorial) Edition 2 2019 June 2019 May 12 2019 Edition 3 2019 October 2019 September 15 2019 Edition 1 2020 February 2020 January 1 2020 Please note: goods or services advertised are not necessarily BWY accredited. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the editor or the committee. Advertisements are accepted at the discretion of the committee, and are included on a first-come, first-served basis as space allows. Advertising of courses that offer ‘yoga teacher training’ will only be accepted if the course is BWY or accredited to the BWY. BWY London News – Spring 2019 3 REPORTS Regional Officer’s Report Michele Misgalla It’s full steam ahead for BWY London with a whole year of IST/CPD days, members’ days, masterclasses and special events already in place. Our dedicated volunteers have worked incredibly hard to plan a varied programme. We’ll be welcoming back some old friends like Billy Doyle and Tarik Dervish, immersing ourselves in new experiences like yoga to live piano music and breaking new ground with African and Kemetic Yoga. We will mark the International Day of Yoga with a celebratory afternoon on 22 June. In the previous newsletter I could only predict the BWY London Festival’s success and I am so delighted to confirm what a truly superb event it was; all credit and a big THANK YOU to Festival organiser Colin Dunsmuir and his amazing team of volunteers. The team are now focused on making an even better event for this year, set for 12/13 October, the theme is Kriya – the yoga of action. And last but not least, a big thank you to all the returning members of the London Region Committee; including our Web Officer, Tushar Vishnu, who is stepping up as Deputy Regional Officer, and those who are joining us: Kate Grant and Natalie Nissim. Namaste, Michele 4 BWY London News – Spring 2019 REPORTS Regional Training Officer’s Report Laura Le Feuvre Continue Your Yoga Education in 2019 When planning the IST/CPD days we look closely at the suggestions and feedback from members for which events and tutors to include in the new programme. The events are planned to support the BWY Diploma Course curriculum and what is current and relevant to you. There were many interesting and wonderful suggestions, thank you! In 2019 there is a wide range of topics taught by experienced and respected tutors from asana to philosophy to yoga therapeutics: the Subtle body, the HYP and Ayurveda, Chakras and Bandhas. We are delighted to welcome Andrea Kwiatowski teaching vinyasa sequencing and Deena Davis introducing us to Ashtanga vinyasa. As well as continuing and developing your yoga education the days are a wonderful way of community and catching up with colleagues and friends. The days are always popular so book in early: bwy.org.uk/London/events. Laura BWY London News – Spring 2019 5 REPORTS Review of Masterclass November 2018 Hypermobility: Finding the Middle Way Tutor: Susanne Lahusen I have been hypermobile in many joints from an early age. In my case this is most certainly linked to a genetic polycystic syndrome, and I am now experiencing increasing problems as I get older. I was therefore really pleased to see the BWY addressing some of these concerns in a masterclass which I attended last November. From the outset I felt Susanne respected the reality for people affected by this syndrome who were attending e.g. inviting people to choose between sitting on the floor, lying down or using a chair, acknowledging this might need to change during the workshop as staying still or in one position for any length of time could be painful for people with hypermobility. She also took time to explain that hypermobility could be widely- systemic or limited to one area, and that it can simultaneously lead to "floppiness/looseness" and "stiffness" in joints and movements, which can often seem contradictory. The session introduced ways in which poses and traditions in yoga could be adapted or re-thought in order to take account of differences in skeletal and muscle structure, challenges or damage, to recognise broad differences in flexibility and strength between individuals and to question some of the conventions in yoga associated with the breath. The content enabled participants to 6 BWY London News – Spring 2019 REPORTS consider ways in which some of the tenets of yoga practice and yoga teacher training can pose particular difficulties/tensions for people affected. There were opportunities for exploring poses with various adaptions, a presentation on the range of various effects of hypermobility as well as highlighting some conditions which are diagnosable e.g. EDS. Susanne drew from recent research and shared anecdotal evidence from the experiences of people affected. Participants were able to contribute or ask questions throughout which gave rise to some interesting discussion. I found the workshop life-affirming and fascinating and have subsequently tried practicing some of the posture suggestions introduced. Interestingly, my physiotherapists were a little sceptical of some of the move-adaptions I was trying e.g. an option for raising the arm upwards in stages, saying they didn’t think it would "use the full range of movement" ... My answer to that was "that’s exactly why I am trying it". For me, this illustrates some of the issues raised about the conventional training of many physical practitioners who are encouraged to view bodies as 'essentially' the same, mainly assuming differences arise from age, gender or damage. However, Susanne demonstrated expertly that this approach potentially exacerbates problems and can undermine strength. The workshop was attended by yoga teachers and teaching students, yoga practitioners at various levels, and also people like myself who have tried some yoga but may have found poses can overstretch joints, cause pain and exacerbate chronic fatigue. I look forward to attending more sessions in the future. BWY London News – Spring 2019 7 ARTICLES Starting Out: My Journey as a Trainee Yoga Teacher Natalie Nissim Social Media Rep. BWY London Committee Yoga has always been a part the same teacher the next day of my life. For years I dipped and regularly every week. My in and out of classes, different life had started to shift and teachers, different styles and something was different. every venue that I passed in London. Years later I still I finally understood what the didn’t know what yoga truly fuss was about and knew that meant and I didn’t really I wanted to understand how understand its benefits. yoga works and what magic she had that made my life One day, during a time of better. I wanted to be that crisis in my personal life, a teacher, one who can help time I didn’t think I would ever make someone’s life better. get through, I arrived onto my mat, with yet another teacher And so my journey began.
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