CONGRESS Andrea Kwiatkowski is a BWY Diploma Course Tutor, Advanced Certified Jivamukti teacher, Yin yoga and Restorative teacher. She lives and teaches in 2016Cambridge, runs various IST days for the BWY and is a lead tutor for Congress and Teacher training week. Andrea trained as a dancer and became a yoga teacher in her 20’s . She is studying Sanskrit with the London school of economics and continues to be inspired by her teachers and students. Andrea is very pleased to be involved as part of the celebrations of the BWY 50th anniversary and looks forward to meeting as many students past and present in her15th classes this year.-17th April 2016 “Happy anniversary BWY! So happy to be involved and be part of the celebrationsBWY . CongressOm namah shivaya!” at Warwick University Twist and Shout! Stand and Deliver! Session A - Friday 15.00 - 16.30 Session D - Saturday • Practice with the country’s best DP, A 11.15 - 12.45 known tutors from the leading A Jivamukti yoga twisting class which will include a variety of asana sequences, DP, A, Ch, M, R hands on adjustments, meditation, chanting , scripture study and relaxation. The A Jivamukti standing Yoga organisations in the UK class will be accompanied by a 60’s musical soundtrack to complement goingChoose fromand balancing class through the ages of yoga for the 50th anniversary. over 60 sessionswhich will include asana • Visit the market place in sequencing, hands on Satsang - good company, good vibrations! of yogaadjustments, chanting, The Butterworth Hall in the Session C - Saturday 09.00 - 10.30 meditation, scripture Arts Centre DP, A, Ch, M, R study and relaxation. Satsang means keeping good company , when we associate with others who The class will include a are focused on enlightenment. In the Jivamukti yoga method we come together musical soundtrack from • Join the Annual General Meeting to inspire and connect . The session will include asana sequencing, hands on the 80’s to complement on Saturday afternoon at 16.30 adjustments, chanting, meditation, scripture study and relaxation. The class will the going through the be accompanied by a musical soundtrack from the 70’s to complement going ages of yoga for the through the ages of yoga for the 50th anniversary. 50th anniversary • Complete your application online at www.bwy.org.uk before 21st March 2016 1 The British Wheel of Yoga was founded by Wilfred Clark in 1965 It has been over 50 years since Wilfred Clark Key to Congress session types founded The British Wheel of Yoga (BWY). In that time the BWY has grown to become A Asana Ph Philosophy the largest yoga membership organisation A&P Anatomy and Physiology Pr Pranayama in the country and a member of the Ay Ayurveda Q&A Questions and Answer BA Breath Awareness R Relaxation European Union of Yoga. We continue Ch Chanting S Sound to be committed to promoting a greater DP Deeper practice T Theory understanding of yoga and its safe practice D Discussion W Workshop through experience, education, discussion, Le Lecture YN Yoga Nidra study and training. We are proud of our M Meditation national network with over 7,000 members including 3,500 qualified teachers. Wilfred Clark Wilfred 2 Chair’s Message Congress is the most important event in the BWY calendar Congress is a celebration and this year the theme is Now in its 49th year, Congress has grown around the BWY community, this is an opportunity for many of us to come Annual General Meeting. It is an opportunity to meet the together, practice with some of the world’s leading teachers, National Executive Committee (NEC) at the AGM and meet like-minded colleagues and immerse ourselves into a throughout the weekend to raise any matters you feel are weekend of yoga related activity. The NEC look forward to important or simply say ‘hello’ welcoming you to this years’ event. We will continue to listen and just as we have listened and Join the Annual With numerous different sessions of yoga to choose from we made improvements to Congress we hope to continue to General Meeting aim to offer something for everyone as well as the chance to create a BWY that you, our members want and expect. on Saturday experience new and/or different styles of yoga. afternoon Yours in yoga. at 16.30 One of the many reasons our members come to Congress each year is the social aspect and to meet colleagues and friends. Our plenary speaker will be Akhandadhi Das. Akhandadhi Das is an adherent of Vaishnava Vedanta philosophy - one of the main strands of the Hindu wisdom tradition. Chrissie Harrison Welcome 3 Plenary speaker A Vaishnava, Hindu teacher & theologian Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland Akhandadhi Das was raised Presbyterian. As a teenager he read and learned about Eastern philosophies and has been committed to Vaishnava Hinduism since 1973. He ministered to the Hindu community in London from 1976 founding a series of youth clubs and study groups before becoming the Principal of Bhaktivedanta Manor in 1982 leading the campaign to protect the UK’s largest temple from government closure. He was a founding committee member of Inter-faith Network and worked as a Member of BBC’s Central Religious Advisory Committee. Akhandadhi is currently a Trustee of I-Foundation Faith Authority for UK Hindu Schools and continues to regularly contribute to Radio 4’s “Thought for the Day”. Yoga as one of the limbs of the Vedic tradition; Its philosophy is derived from the Vedas, Upanishads and Vedanta Saturday 14.15-15.30 Le, Ph, Q&A How the philosophy of Vedanta which underpin the various yoga traditions offer a positive view of personal identify, social commonality and plurality within a comprehensive understanding of our part within universal existence. Akhandadhi Das 4 Adaptive Yoga - Frederique Sardais, Jo Duffin and Suzanne Galfredi Frederique Sardais, Jo Duffin and Suzanne Galfredi, all classically trained Yoga teachers met in 2012 whilst attending workshops with Matthew Sanford, founder of Mind Body Solutions and pioneering the Adaptive Yoga approach worldwide. Inner Awareness Know your own Practice Adaptive Yoga Demonstration Session A Friday 14.30 – 16.00 Session D Saturday 11.15 – 12.45 A D A classical Asana workshop where the principles of Adaptive Yoga are introduced Adaptive Yoga teachers are joined by a group of regular students living with through first and foremost the scope of our own personal practice: know the different mobility disabilities and conditions to demonstrate a Yoga class. Join us to sensations of the poses, as you practice them, in order to translate them into observe (& conditions permitting join in). classes suited to a variety of students living with illness, mobility impairments, age related conditions etc. Adaptive Yoga UK: When Yoga becomes a platform for Community Session F Sunday 10.00 – 11.30 Inner Awareness Know your own Practice D Session C Saturday 09.00 – 10.30 Adaptive Yoga UK is a small team of passionate teachers and students who dream A big. Their vision: to ensure that no one is ever left out of having access to Yoga A classical Asana workshop where the principles of Adaptive Yoga are introduced because of health, age or social circumstances. This discussion will be a chance through first and foremost the scope of our own personal practice: know the for us to present our work, our vision and to invite you into co-creating how as a sensations of the poses, as you practice them, in order to translate them into community of teachers we can best turn the dream into reality. classes suited to a variety of students living with illness, mobility impairments, age related conditions etc. 5 Andy Curtis-Payne I initially qualified as a yoga teacher with BWY and Gill Lloyd became, and still is, my teacher. Through her I met Sri T.K.V.Desikachar and have followed his teachings to this day; it was his humility and compassion that inspired me and continues to do so. I soon realised that I wanted to teach in this tradition so took a four year practitioner program with Paul Harvey and graduated from that and began teaching yoga one to one and this remains a very significant part of my work. I also train new teachers and run workshops and courses all over the UK and have taught in India, Switzerland, Holland and Austria. I have a particular interest in the transformational qualities of the breath and chanting. Yoga and the Community Yoga and the Community Le Le Session A Friday 14.30 – 16.00 Session D Saturday 11.15 – 12.45 How can yoga help us develop healthy, happy relationships and, therefore, How can yoga help us develop healthy, happy relationships and, therefore, healthy, healthy, happy communities? What do the yoga texts tell us about relationships? happy communities? What do the yoga texts tell us about relationships? This This session offers an opportunity to explore these ideas. session offers an opportunity to explore these ideas. Yoga and the Community Le Session C Saturday 09.00 – 10.30 How can yoga help us develop healthy, happy relationships and, therefore, healthy, happy communities? What do the yoga texts tell us about relationships? This session offers an opportunity to explore these ideas. 6 Bhavana - Narayani and Mat Baker Bhavana - Narayani and Mat Baker are a husband and wife team who share a love and passion for devotional music, kirtan and the power of sound. Kirtan with Bhavana Yoga of the Voice Session A Friday 14.30 – 16.00 Session F Sunday 10.00 – 11.30 S S Take a journey through sound and mantra, Bhavana’s kirtans, like their own voices Voicework offers an experience of your voice, your unique expression.