The Inner Yoga Trust Newsletter telephone 01730 261001 or visit www.inneryoga.org.uk The Inner Yoga Trust, 17 Tilmore Road, Peterseld, Hampshire, GU32 2HJ February 2011 Jenny Beeken writes: Inside this Issue How amazing Spring is each time it comes, after such dark cloudy days that can be a struggle when there is no sun to be seen all day. 2011 AGM date set Although the moon when visible is high in the sky and has a long Two new sets of Inner Yoga Trust Teacher moon day/night and at present has Jupiter - a silvery bright planet Graduates and Saturn a golden bright planet nearby when in the moon’s new phase. Having just felt the stirring of the Earth at Imbolc now everything is Updates on the Yoga Therapy Course beginning to gradually open up. Imbolc is the cross quarter day between the Teaching Yoga to Pregnant women Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox, it falls in the first week of February, this year it was 4th February. Imbolc comes from Old Irish I mbolg meaning in the CPD and courses update belly referring to lambs on their way we think. I find it reassuring and am always thankful to get to this stage in the New Year. Next Issue I went to Stonehenge for sunrise on the Winter Solstice - along with many Next issue in July 2011. Contributions by mid different interesting groups of modern “ancients” with their drums and music June 2011, please, to Sue Peggs, 11 Briavels Grove, and invocations for peace in the New Year. We stood on the edge of the Stones Bristol, BS6 5JJ or email to [email protected]. in the freezing Snow at the moment of Sunrise facing East to chant the Gayatri or call me on (0117) 230 0809 mantra that honours and acknowledges the Sun-traditionally chanted for the length of time from the first glimpse to when it is fully up-though it was not visible, it felt a Editorial shift in the journey of the Sun as viewed from Earth to its return on its upward journey in A belated happy the Northern Hemisphere that was wonderful to be with. I find Standing Stones and Long new year to Barrow sites cleansing and renewing of energy somehow, and often want to go to a site after everyone. I have teaching. I am excited about the possibility of a Winter Solstice retreat to take us into 2012. been kept busy with all the routine Pauline and I have the great opportunity of going to Rome to work with Diane Long in March work involved in the Inner so hopefully that will refresh and stimulate ourselves and our teaching after the winter. Yoga Trust, not to mention the The Yoga Therapy Course course has made an excellent start - there is a report on the first surprises that are sometimes weekend later in the newsletter - and the weekends where teachers bring their students thrown in. As Jenny mentions have been a privilege to teach for Pauline and myself - the students brought are so brave and we have two new Programmes trusting and we are getting great reports of the effect of the yoga on them. There are 2 more starting. They are the lifeblood of this year in Bristol and Winchester. It is possible to join any weekend or the whole course at the organisation and as these are any time - we are looking forward to working with Erica Rasmussen on breathing. Looking at tough times for many people and what Patanjali says about the obstacles to Yoga gives us a lot to work on organisations so we feel blessed that we have enough people ‘These obstacles are illness, fatigue, doubt, carelessness, laziness, attachment, delusion, the failure to able and willing to commit to achieve samadhi and the failure to maintain samadhi. They are distractions from the path of Yoga. our courses. We have to look Such distractions make the body restless, the breathing coarse, and the mind agitated. They result in at broadening our sources of suffering’ v 1.30,1.31 Trans: Alistair Shearer income and would welcome any The pregnancy module is wonderful to teach with Fiona Bruce coming all the way from Lewis fundraising ideas that you have. in Scotland to do the midwifery. There are plenty of babies and relationships to celebrate. Our 2010 AGM seems a long Also the sad loss of a dear friend and Yoga colleague, Pauline Jackson, is marked in this issue. time ago, and the 2011 one For this New Year of 2011 we have two new Teacher’s Awareness Programmes starting, one seems a long way away but I in Southwest England with Sue and Sarah and the other Northwest England with Pauline. It know how it creeps up on us always feels an enormous achievement for teachers, administrators and students to embark which is why I am looking for on this challenging and wonderful 2 year journey together after much preparation and a volunteer to help with the contemplation. organisation of the next one. See the back page for my ad and get We are opening up more possibilities of classes for CPD to make this easier and cheaper for in touch if you think you can help. people in Bristol, Scotland, Hampshire and Farnham. So hope to catch up with many of you Sue Peggs – IYT School Manager in the course of 2011. Jenny and Newsletter Editor The Inner Yoga Trust is a registered charity. no 1068221 Trustees – Colum Hayward, Lorraine Grocott, Natanje Holt, Laura Malcom and Steve Jamison Director – Jenny Beeken. Assistant Director – Pauline Sawyer Council – Colum Hayward, Angela Farmer, Victor Van Kooten 1 People During the two years of the Teachers awareness progrmme and beyond people make or are given great changes in their lives and this pages reflects some of the more public aspects of those changes. Lorna Livock and Ida May Livock Dylan Patrick Newsome Lorna and Rich were married in May 2009 and Ida May Just after summer was born at 4.12pm school for the Kent on Saturday 11th TT course Dylan December 2010. Patrick Newsome Lorna wrote was born to Clem ‘ It was all very Newsome and her sudden and we husband Richard on were blessed with 14th August 2010 and weighed 7lb 2oz. amazing hospital He is quite a little staff who delivered character now and is our little girl safely. even practising yoga My placenta had already, opening his become detached hip joints and eating so she was not his toes!! getting enough oxygen inside me - I delivered within 2 hours of arrival at hospital so it was all a bit of a shock. I had quite a lot of stitches and a ventouse delivery because Jake Robert Webster of the urgency. I was thankful that I could move around was born to Maria Webster on 18th and do more than I if I had had a C section. ‘ ( A ventouse May 2010 weighing 7lb 14oz. The delivery uses a vacuum device to assist delivery) picture was taken 25 July 2010 with Jake at nearly 10 weeks old. Dani Hopkin (nee Timney) Gemma Muckle completed her Teachers Awareness completed her Teachers Awareness Programme shortly before marrying Programme shortly after marrying Mike on 9 October 2010. It was an Francis on 21 August 2010. Sarah amazing day, 23 degrees and so many Waterfield and Sue Peggs attended friends and family to share the day with the beautiful handmade outdoor us. It was really relaxed and everyone wedding in the peak district in had a lot of fun! We went off to Bali on Derbyshire. Gemma and Francis honeymoon and it was so relaxing, it are expecting a child in July 2011. was really perfect, even went to a yoga class! - but it wasn’t quite IYT yoga so I didn’t do a second class! Rose Thorn and Marie Rose met Marie during her two year training and has moved from Bristol to West Wales to share a committed new life together at Over the Rainbow. (Which by the way is a brilliant residential venue for a small group) 2 People Pauline Jackson Klein 19 July 1951 - 16 August 2010 Pauline practiced yoga for over 20 years first with Helen Evans and then for the last 16 years with me first in the Hayloft in Emsworth, and then she completed the Teachers In this body, in this town of Awareness Programme in 2003. She was such Spirit, there is a little house fun to have in a class, and as a teacher shaped like a lotus and in that and so compassionate and caring of house there is a little space. others. Ylva remembers her for her One should know what is there. encouragement to her when she was down. What is there? Why is it so important? I remember her at her dear friend’s, Alice Snel de Gras’, there is as much in that little house where we held the space within the heart, as there teacher training weekends. is in the whole world outside. She was so helpful to Heaven, earth, wind, sun, moon, Sylvie Lloyd, her friend lightning, stars; whatever is and of 30 years, and Alice whatever is not, everything is in their organisation of there. the weekends and so delighted to be there If everything in a woman’s body, in it all with everyone, every being, every desire, what jollying them along. remains when old age comes, when decay begins, when the She was in Turkey body falls? the year of Pauline Sawyer’s 60th birthday What lies in that space, does and together with not decay when the body Rebecca organised decays, nor does it fall when a big party for her, the body falls.