Upcoming Events

• Yoga Foundation Course
• Meditation Course
• Yoga for People Living with Cancer

The BWY Yoga Foundation Course

The course focuses on basic practical techniques and personal development taught in the context of the philosophy that underpins Yoga.

It is aimed at providing a structured course to widen practical experience and to encourage personal development for serious students who do not necessarily wish to prepare for teacher training. To provide basic grounding for those who wish to progress to train as yoga teachers.

The course is 60 hours minimum and is held one Sunday a month over 9 months starting in March 2010. The group of students working together will be between 8 and 16. A BWY Foundation Course Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to students to achieve 80% attendance or above. This is not a certificate to teach. It is helpful in attaining a place on a BWY Teacher Training Diploma course as it attests to the student’s commitment and that they have a good foundation of basic knowledge.

Course Syllabus

Please log onto to www.bwy.co.uk email office@bwy.org.uk or contact British Wheel of Yoga, Central Office, 25 Jerymn Street, Sleaford, Lincs NG34 7RU. Tel: 01529 306851.

Course requirements

Students should have been practicing for a minimum of two years with a suitably qualified and experienced yoga teacher. You must also be a member of BWY before the start of the course. Applicants will be asked to write about their experience in Yoga and why they wish to undertake the course and also to provide a referral letter from their current yoga teacher. They will be invited for an informal interview with the tutor to ascertain their suitability and requirements.

Costs

The course fees are £360. A non-refundable deposit of £60 is required when you are accepted onto the course and the remainder of the fees are due to be paid two weeks before the course start. Terms of payment are negotiable.  There is a registration fee payable to British Wheel of Yoga for £45 for Central Office administration and certification. 

The only book required on the course is Sri Swami Satchidananda’s translation of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, which will be studied in some depth. ISBN 0-932040-38-1.

Please allow about £25 for this and other relevant books.

Starting Date and Venue

The Starting date for this is September 2010.

The Venue is yet to be finalised but will be a few miles from Lincoln city centre.

Meditation Course

A six-week Beginners Meditation Course on Sunday evenings from 6.30pm – 8.00pm is starting May 2010. Participants are limited to five. Meditation is a state of dynamic stillness and about finding your inner space and making friends with yourself. It is a gradual process of healing and growth. From it arises the confidence to cope with all life situations and the restoration of energy.

Meditation does more than just help you feel good and in restoring calm, it makes you perform better and alters the structure of your brain, researchers have found. During meditation the brainwave patterns change and neuronal firing patterns synchronise. It can bring many of the restorative benefits of sleep. The course will show you how to establish and develop a regular meditation practice in order to calm the mind, alleviate stress and connect you to your inner creativity, truth, power and wisdom and loving self.

Yoga for People Living with Cancer

I am qualified to teach these classes having passed the British Wheel of Yoga module.

"The overall aim is to support the healing process on all levels, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual through simple practices that are suitable, effective and enjoyable. The classes are open to people living with cancer and their carers if they would like to attend. Classes will include simple gentle movements to improve circulation, remove toxins, raise energy levels, improve immune system and renew the connection with and care for the body, focus the mind and develop inner strength and confidence. The movements are not demanding physically and so are suitable for people undergoing or recovering from treatment. Also included will be simple breathing exercises to improve energy levels and relieve anxiety and reduce stress levels and restore emotional balance and peace of mind, Relaxation or Yoga Nidra to support and sustain the impulse to heal, and Meditation to develop the clarity, detachment and inner strength that enable someone with cancer to meet the challenges of diagnosis and treatment."

I am in the process  of finding a suitable location for holding regular classes in Lincoln so please ring for more details. Places are limited to 12. Carers of cancer patients are also elligible to apply.