West Midlands Activities

This page sets out yoga events in the region and beyond, sorted by county. They are updated quarterly, in line with publication of the Regional newsletter.

The region is very pleased to welcome entries from all yoga based organisations. Please contact the newsletter editor if you would like to be included here.

The activities listed are not all organised by the BWY therefore the Regional Committee cannot take responsibility for them. The relevant qualifications and training of teachers is given wherever possible.

Shropshire

www.yoga-sadhana.org
Visit Derek Osborn's (BWY Dip) new website. Read his advice on creating a
yogic lifestyle, check out his teaching and workshop schedule. Derek welcomes
feedback at his email address : derek_osborn1@btinternet.com

Staffordshire

Chanting Group Stone

Vedic texts, Yoga Sutra once a month in Stone, Staffs
for more details contact
Andrew Davies 01785 817 091
a.davies83@ntlworld.com

Mandala Creations

by Sharlene Poole BA (Hons) BWY Dip.
For Mandala cards, collages, paintings, yoga classes, art workshops, fusion of art and yoga related workshops, approved CPD seminars regarding 'Yoga & Mandala Art' Created by Sharlene, Visual Artist and Yoga Teacher
Future Events:
'Mandala Art Exhibition' Shire Hall Art Gallery, Staffs., 19th July - 14th September
'Yoga and Mandala making for 7-12 yr olds' Shire Hall Art Gallery, Staffs., Saturday 16th August
Coming Soon 'Yoga - Mandala Art - Theory of Colour'
Sharlene also exhibits at various seminars, craft fairs etc so email to recieve regular updates
yogahimsa@sky.com  tel: 01543 424764

Charity Yoga Event at Alsager Civic Centre

Saturday September 20th 2008 2-6pm
Tickets £15 each
Rise! Yoga as peace in action The Global Mala Project is a call to the worldwide yoga community to cross the borders of our mats, studios, schools & styles of yoga to come together to experience the power of collective practice and sacred action.
The collective practice will be a rejuvenating & empowering vinyasa sequence based around the scared number 108. The sacred action is raising funds & awareness for specific projects addressing that which we can prevent with urgent peaceful action: global warming, Aids and poverty.
Please come join us for an afternoon of vinyasa, music, pranayama & meditation and help to breathe the change we want to envision the world during the UN International Day of Peace!
All proceeds will go to (RED), Warchild UK & Tree’s for All
For tickets or more information please contact
Jill Amison: 0779 1749502 jillamison@yahoo.co.uk
Deb Auden: 0751 5103411 mumauden@aol.com

One Day Meditation Course

Wednesday 16 July 2008 The Polish White Eagle Club Stafford
ROB NAIRN MEDITATION MASTER AUTHOR & INTERNATIONAL LECTURER
Stafford Dharma Group has the great pleasure of announcing that Rob Nairn will be teaching a one day meditation course In 1964 Rob was asked by HH the Dalai Lama to teach meditation. Rob resigned as professor of criminology at the University of Cape Town in 1980 to follow his spiritual path.
Rob’s objective is to teach meditation and Tibetan Buddhism to all who are interested, as well as at graduate and undergraduate level in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Africa and the United States through universities and Dharma Centres. His unique mix of training and experience in law and psychology as well as having been instructed by eminent meditation teachers enables him to explain meditation methods as well as traditional Buddhist concepts from a Western psychological perspective. Rob Nairn is author of
‘Diamond Mind', Tranquil Mind' and 'Living Dreaming Dying'.
Course information
Teachings on Calm Abiding Meditation, and meditation practice sessions and ample opportunity for discussion.
Beginners and experienced students are welcome. Rob has been trained in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, but the course is open to people of all faiths (or none) to attend, and suitable for beginners or more experienced meditators.
Time: 10am – 4pm. Please bring a vegetarian lunch to share
Place: The Polish White Eagle Club, Riverway, Stafford, ST16 3TH
Cost: £20 – £40 according to means.
Booking: Contact Ana on Tel. 01785 663972 or email ana_evans@tiscali.co.uk

Yoga with Jilly Shipway

BWY Qualified Teacher
Day time and evening classes In Shrewsbury.
Themed Yoga Saturdays ‘09
Visit my web site for details: www.yogacycles.co.uk or ring: 01743 249489

Coventry & Warwickshire

Warwickshire Yoga Days

Venue: all at the Upper School Hall, Myton School, Myton Road, Leamington Spa/
Warwick, CV34 6PJ The price for all workshops is £24 for BWY members and £30 for non-members. Please send a separate cheque for each workshop being booked.
(It is fine to post-date the cheque to two weeks before the workshop). Please include an A6 or A5 stamped addressed envelope for directions and any pre-course information.
Send cheque(s) payable to BWY Warwickshire, BWY number, and S.A.E. to Rachel White 14a Dale Street, Leamington Spa, Warks CV32 5HJ. Thank you.

Warwickshire Yoga Teachers Group

Programme for 2008

Saturday 18 October 10am - 4pm IST DAY - The Journey of a Yogi Through the Planning Jungle! with Bob Insley (BWY DCT) venue to be advised. This IST day comes highly recommended by Zoe Knott who ran a wonderful day herself for us on strength in asana in October. Bob will be exploring and suggesting some new and different approaches to planning yoga classes. If you’ve been teaching a while and would like a fresh look or if you are just starting out and could do with some fundamental ideas, Bob is an inspiring and
engaging teacher. Cost £28 BWY members and £32 non-members

SUMMER SCHOOL YOGA in WARWICKSHIRE

TUESDAY EVENING SUMMER YOGA

Tuesday, 8, 15, 22, 29 July and 5, 12, 19, 26 August 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm
Warwick School for Boys, Myton Road, Warwick using the JUNIOR SCHOOL entrance
To apply send: your cheque for £32 made payable to Summer Yoga, a stamped addressed envelope and separate note of your name and address to:
Eleanor Barkans, 4 Mercia Way, Warwick CV34 4QB

WARWICK MORNING SUMMER SCHOOL OF YOGA

Myton School, Wednesday mornings, 10.30 - 12.00 23rd July to 27th August 2008
Send cheque for £24 made payable to Dianne Surgey, separate note of your name and address, and SAE to: Dianne Surgey, The Little Wood, Windmill Lane, Ladbroke, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 2BN

WARWICK THURSDAY SUMMER SCHOOL OF YOGA

7pm to 8.30pm Unitarian Chapel, High Street.
Send separate note of your name and address, with a cheque for £40 made payable to:
Warwick Summer School of Yoga, together with a stamped-addressed envelope for your receipt ticket to: Suzi Caunce, 23 Albert Street, Warwick, CV34 4JX

COVENTRY SUMMER SCHOOL OF YOGA

The United Reform Church Hall, Holyhead Road, Coventry
Tuesday 8th July to 9th September 10 Weeks - 7.30-9.00 pm
To apply send: your cheque for £35 made payable to 'Coventry Summer School of Yoga' along with your name, address, telephone number, email and SAE to: Lesley Butterwick, 103 Addison Road, Coventry CV6 2JL or contact Lesley on 024 7627 5552 / 077 2215 7569 or email lesley@lbutterwick.wanadoo.co.uk  for further details
 

West Midlands

SATYANANDA YOGA CENTRE BIRMINGHAM

For more information about these programs, please visit our website www.sycbirmingham.com
or write to Satyananda Yoga Centre, 38 Gaddesby Road, Birmingham B14 7EX. or email: mail@sycbirmingham.com  or call us on 0121 444 5976

A Yoga Workshop

with Tony Oldershaw
Saturday 11th October 2008
A day of serious fun and development for anyone who enjoys yoga and wishes to enhance their practice. We will be exploring ways to create harmony in your life through movement, sound and natural rhythms as defined in the classical yoga texts.
A chance to create your own regular practice routine to suit your needs in your time and space. A day for all abilities and disciplines - beginners welcome.
Tony has been practising and studying yoga for more than 25 years and teaching for 12 years. He is a Prison Phoenix Trust trained yoga teacher, as well as British Wheel trained.
Venue: Hawkesley Community Centre, 51 Edgewood Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 9RN (close to J2 of M42 with ample car-parking)
Time: 10 am - 4pm
Cost: £18 (£24 Non BWY)
Please bring your usual yoga equipment (mat, blocks, cushions, blankets) and a packed lunch. Drinks will be provided. Fill in the booking form below and send it with a cheque payable to BWY West Mids to:
Lorna Loy, 50 Staple Hall Rd, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3TH Tel: 0121 628 1181
See Booking Form in the West Midlands Magazine

Herefordshire and Worcestershire

REGIONAL CONGRESS AND AGM

Saturday 8th November 2008 10am-4pm at Bromsberrow Village Hall (close to the M5)
With Gillian Russel
on BWY theme of Parinama (change and transformation).
ALL WELCOME
Gillian, our Regional Training officer will lead the yoga sessions. Gillian is an experienced Diploma Course Tutor and Yoga Biomedical Trust Yoga Therapy Practitioner. Please come along and support the AGM, vote for new officers and meet others from the West Midlands Region.
Do put the date in your diaries, bring some food and ideas to share.
(Booking form will appear in Autumn Newsletter) Cost £10 BWY members and £12 non-members

Sanskrit & Yoga

with Hilary MacRae
Sunday 3rd August 2008 10.00am - 4.30pm
The day will be spent exploring Sanskrit and the centrality of understanding
this ancient language in the context of our Yoga.
Hilary MacRae has been a BWY Teacher for over 15 years and holds a degree in Sanskrit and Religious Studies.
Please bring your usual yoga equipment, pens and paper and a packed lunch.
Drinks will be provided.
Date: Sunday 3rd August 2008 10.00am - 4.30pm
Venue: Crowle Parish Hall, Crowle, Worcestershire WR7 4AX
Price: £28 BWY members, £32 non-members.
Fill in the booking form in the Spring Newsletter and send it with a cheque payable to
BWY Hereford and Worcester to:
Sarah Watkins, 2 Allsebrook Gardens, Badsey,
Evesham, Worcestershire
WR11 7HJ

Evesham Summer School:

Monday and Wednesday from 21st July for 5 weeks.
Venue: Monday – Peopleton Village Hall. Weds – Evesham Public Hall.
Contact: Janet Brown (01386 429179).

Hereford Summer School:

Monday 6.30-8.00pm from 14th July for 6 weeks.
Venue: Hampton Dene Primary School, Tupsley.
Contact: Mary Reilly (01432 850749).

Worcester Summer School:

Wednesday 7.00-8.30pm from 30th July for 5 weeks.
Venue: King’s School Sports Hall, Worcester.
Contact: Val Booler (01905 26810).

Outside the Region and Other Opportunities

Sheffield Yoga Days

2008

12th October (Sun) Paul Harvey: Yoga and the Stages of Life
• All days are 10:00am – 4:00pm • Cost £20.00
• New Venue: Grenoside Community Hall, Sheffield
For more information call: 0114 2338340 info@sheffieldyogaschool.co.uk

YOGA QUESTS with PHILIP XERRI

PRANAYAMA INTENSIVES
2 Courses for 2008 Exploring the sequential practice of Pranayama up to, and including, Classical Pranayama. Both Courses are for students/teachers with at least 2 years Yoga experience and will include

Asana and Relaxation:-

Nov 7 - 9 Larpool Hall, Whitby, N YORKS

October 9 - 15 YOGA, PRANAYAMAand ITALIAN CULTURE with Philip Xerri and Marie Quail
Casperia. Abeautiful medieval town in the Sabine Mountains North of Rome. Including excursions and optional extras.

PRANAYAMA TWO DAY TRAINING COURSE
FOUNDATIONALPRACTICES
LONDON SEPTEMBER 13/14 2008
The Courses are open to students/teachers with at least 2 years continuous personal practice of Yoga See full page ad in SPECTRUM for more details

Also available various CDs on aspects of Pranayama and A3 CD 8 week home training course on Foundations of Pranayama
Details 6 Peel Crescent, Lancaster LA1 5NY Email pax_yoga@yahoo.com  Web www.yogaquests.co.uk Tel. 01524 381 154 / 07710 185 827

YOGA, WHY AND HOW

An aYs Viniyoga Introductory Course in MACCLESFIELD 1&2 Nov 2008 with Lydia Dring and Andrew Davies
“How can we practise Yoga in the midst of modern, western life and remain true to its ancient, eastern principles?”
For anyone who wishes to develop their practice, deepen their understanding or work towards teacher training.
Contact 01785 817091 or a.davies83@ntlworld.com  for details.

PAM HORTON'S WEB SITE

www.yogapam.me.uk Get free yoga downloads.
Plus information on Foundation Course Distance Learning See tapes and CDs. and much more.

YOGAITALIANO IN 2008

EASY-YOGA LIMITED only selects beautiful and secluded venues for its yoga holidays.
Fantastic food & wine, comfortable accommodation and breath-taking scenery. Wonderful value for an unforgettable holiday Choose from 2 in Summer 2008...

AUGUST 23rd - 30th CASA DELLA PACE, UMBRIA 3 optional classes daily - early morning stretch, late morning dynamic yoga, early evening pilates. Sightseeing in Florence & Cortona, shopping at designer factory outlets in Montevarchi. From £599 per person
Includes accommodation, 3 delicious meals per day, all transport including flights & transit.
Go to www.casadellapace.org  for more information.
All classes are optional and will be taken by Easy-Yoga founder Nick Collins(BWY Dip/BSY Dip/SunPowerYoga Teacher Level 2/ Pilates Academy Teacher Level 2 / REPS Level 3 Instructor / BA Hons Business Studies / OCR Italian) INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS 07977 460705
nick.collins@easy.com  www.nickyoga.co.uk

YOGA and WALKING HOLIDAYS and WEEKENDS in 2008
With FIONA ASHDOWN

Time to be with yourself and others sharing the practice of yoga and walking in beautiful scenery - from mountains and lakes to coastal paths.
A chance to renew and relax with like minded people, enjoying comfortable accommodation and excellent food.
Fiona is a teacher for the Krishnamacharaya Healing and Yoga Foundation and a Postgraduate
with The Association of Yoga Studies.

LAKE DISTRICT July 13 - 19 This week will be based in Ambleside. This well loved town is at the head of Lake Windermere in the heart of the lakes, within easy reach of many lovely walks in the fells or round Lake Grasmere. We will be staying at St Martin’s College where you will have your own room with showers and baths close by. The accommodation is very comfortable and the veggie food is ‘cordon vert’. The holiday will include 3 practices each day and a guided walk either into mountains or round lakes. There will be plenty of time for your own exploration and relaxation.
Cost £360 includes full board, all tuition and guided walks. Deposit £50 to Fiona by the end of April

GUERNSEY Oct 19 - 25 We will stay at ‘Les Costils’ near St Peter Port, a lovely retreat centre overlooking the harbour, set in 12 acres of garden. You will have your own room, en-suite and full board. There will be 2 practices of yoga each day and a meditation in the evening, walks on the lovely coastal paths and optional trips to Herm and Sark (ferry from St Peter Port) and a day off for your own explorations.
Cost £360 includes en-suite room, full board, all tuition and guided walks. Deposit £60 to Fiona by end of July
Information and Bookings Fiona Ashdown, 28 Arthur Road, Southampton SO15 5DY, Phone/Fax: 023 8063 2881

ISLE OF WIGHT Oct 3 - 5 Our weekend will be based in Freshwater Bay in the south-west at Sandpipers Hotel – a small and cosy hotel offering en-suite rooms and superb food – 3 course dinners.
There will be 2/3 practices a day and a guided walk along the river to Yarmouth one day and out to the Needles and Alum Bay the next.
Cost £180 includes en-suite room, full board, all tuition and guided walks.
Deposit £50 to Fiona by the end of March or August

CRETE Aug 26 - Sep 2 Flights leave Chania or Heraklion on Tuesdays We will be staying in the quiet and scenic northwest of Crete, just south of Kastelli port. Potamida is a typical Cretan village and our practice place is a beautifully converted olive mill with thick stone walls and tiled floors. We eat outside under bougainvillea and grapevines.
Accommodation is either in the Old Olive Mill, village rooms, or if in Astrikas in a hotel with pool.
All en-suite rooms. Venue will depend on group size – see West Crete brochure on booking. Each day will include two practices and a guided walk through mountain gorges or coastal paths with plenty of time for swimming and relaxing. There will be one free day to explore at leisure – we can offer ideas!
The cost of the holiday is £410 which includes ensuite shared room, brunch, a welcome dinner, all tuition, guided walks and transfers from airport. Yoga mats and blocks are provided.
The flight costs approx. £200 which allows you to stay another week on Crete if wanted.
Information and Bookings: Free Spirit Travel, Tel: 01273 564230 Email: info@freespirituk.com

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