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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - WILL BE RESHEDULED – EXPLORING THE FUNCTIONAL AND ENERGETIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAIN\, STABILITY AND EASE (dukha\, sthira\, sukha) - led by Liz Williams This a Free event - please purchase a ticket for the recording.
DESCRIPTION:Liz has studied and taught yoga and bodywork for over 35 years. She works regularly with stroke survivors and others to improve functional independence and confidence. Since the late 1990s Liz studied with the late Dr M V Bhole\, both in Europe and in India\, prior to which she worked with many other teachers from various yoga traditions\, including “viniyoga” with Sri T K V Desikachar and his principal students. With this combination of ancient tradition\, modern research and experience\, Liz promotes “self-help” techniques for stress-release\, body awareness and mindfulness. Her aim is to help individuals understand how bodies and minds function in order to improve their health\, mobility and well-being. Through exploration and curiosity\, Liz ensures that everyone learns through doing what they can\, and not being frustrated by what they can’t! This is particularly relevant when people have limitations with movement\, co-ordination or concentration as a result of genetic and other conditions or trauma of any kind such as strokes\, accidents and operations.  \n\n\n\nShoulders can be problematical\, especially as we get older!  They might ache\, feel tight or collapse. There may be pain in the neck or elsewhere.  Perhaps they a reflection of your life – put upon\, trying to hold everything together – or perhaps just neglected.  \n\n\n\nShoulders are fundamental to our support structure – all day\, every day.  As well as help  reduce pain (dukha) and move and rest with greater stability and ease (sthira sukha) our Yoga practice can take us into the energetic and elemental supports of our existence.  \n\n\n\nWith the subtle energetic and elemental practices\, Yoga helps locate what is causing pain and difficulty and gain more ease and stability\, on and off the mat.  In this session\, with a focus on shoulders\, you will be guided towards deeper body and breathing awareness.  Each posture can tell you more – if you’re curious enough!   \n\n\n\nNOTE: The pace will be slow in order to allow time for experiential awareness. You will need your usual kit plus a firm chair\, blocks\, cushions. If possible\, be near a wall or door (not essential).  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. For further information please email events@yhet.org.uk. Non members are welcome to join us for a free taster session. Places on this workshop are limited and Registration closes at 7.00pm on 1st June. \n\n\n\nYou will require Zoom set up on your PC\, tablet or Ipad prior to the session. Please contact us if you need any assistance to do this. Mobile phones are not suitable for these online sessions as the screen is too small.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/shoulders-exploring-the-functional-and-energetic-relationship-between-pain-stability-and-ease-dukha-sthira-sukha-led-by-liz-williams-2/
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SUMMARY:Relaxing Weekend of Yoga at Charney Manor\, Charney Bassett\, Wantage\, Oxfordshire.
DESCRIPTION:Time to enjoy one another’s company with inspiring and relaxing yoga in this wonderful venue which we will have exclusive use of. A nurturing and supportive environment including meditation\, pranayama and nidra. \n\n\n\nThe cost includes 2 nights’ accommodation\, all meals from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday and all yoga sessions by highly regarded tutors. When you register please let us know whether you require a single room or a twin room. There are 2 accessible rooms. There are only 4 shared rooms available so it is advisable to book early. Please give us dietary details when booking.  \n\n\n\nThe full programme will be sent to attendees prior to the event. Please email alisonfrancis@ymail.com for further details. \n\n\n\nPlease bring your own YOGA MAT and any blocks or belts that you like to use. You may also want a blanket for relaxation. \n\n\n\nEarly bird discount – book by February 28th and receive a £20 reduction.  \n\n\n\nPlease click here to download and read our Cancellation policy before registering for this event. \n\n\n\nMembership of YHET is currently £25 per annum. If you are not already a member\, become a member today and save a further £30 discount on the cost of the event. Check out membership details here.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/relaxing-weekend-of-yoga-at-charney-manor/
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SUMMARY:Yoga Nidra led by David Cosserat online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:David has been enjoying the wonders of Yoga for many years. \n\n\n\n“My journey began over 30 years ago when I attended a Meditation session. Its effect was profound. I became happier\, calmer and serene. This led me to Yoga Classes. Again the effect was transformational and my whole lifestyle began to blossom and grow.During my travels around the world and especially in India\, I experienced many different types of yoga from the very strong to the soothingly gentle. But in all the different forms that Yoga takes\, the underlying themes of inner peace\, love and well-being shine through. Living becomes a joy and opens you to the magic of yourself.” \n\n\n\nDavid is now director of The Inner Healing School of Yoga \, a family run business for over 35 years . The school is based on the philosophy of Yoga is for all\, regardless of age\, sex\, or religious background. Yoga\, when properly taught is a therapy which opens you to a higher level of fitness and radiant health. \n\n\n\nThrough his journey with Yoga David has trained in depth in India as well as under such well known Yoga Teachers as Alan Oakman\, Gary Carter\, Muz Murray\, David Sye\, Godfrey Devereux….. \n\n\n\nWhile at University in Hull he discovered the power of meditation which was taught by Monks and later he embraced the healing vibrations of Mantra. \n\n\n\nLaughter Yoga\, Yoga Nidra\, Touch for Health and Indian Head Massage are also aspects of yoga that he loves to impart. He is a popular teacher who is most inspirational and full of good humour. He has the unique ability to inspire deeper understanding of the mystery and beauty of yoga. \n\n\n\nRest & Renew – A One-Hour Yoga Nidra Session with David Cosserat  \n\n\n\nLive on Zoom | Gentle Movement • Prāṇāyāma • Deep Rest \n\n\n\nTake a pause from the busyness of life and give yourself an hour of deep nourishment. \n\n\n\nJoin David Cosserat for a calming one-hour online Yoga Nidra session\, designed to soothe the nervous system\, quieten the mind\, and restore a sense of ease and balance. We’ll begin with a few minutes of gentle movement to release physical tension\, followed by Prāṇāyāma (breathwork) to settle and steady the breath\, before lying down for a deeply restorative practice of guided Yoga Nidra – a form of conscious rest that supports wellbeing on every level. \n\n\n\n✨ No experience needed \n\n\n\n✨ Suitable for all bodies \n\n\n\n✨ Join from the comfort of your home \n\n\n\nWhat you’ll need: \n\n\n\n\nA quiet space to lie down\n\n\n\nA yoga mat\, blanket\, and cushion (or anything to help you feel warm and supported)\n\n\n\nZoom access\n\n\n\n\nLet your body rest. Let your breath guide you home. Let your mind settle into stillness. \n\n\n\nDavid will lead us in Meditation during this online session\, which is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. Non-members are welcome to join us for a taster session.   \n\n\n\nPlaces on this event are limited and Registration closes on 6th May. If you have any queries please email us at events@yhet.org.uk.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/yoga-nidra-led-by-david-cosserat-online-via-zoom/
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SUMMARY:Shifting Seasons – Winter to Spring Led by Claire Stevens
DESCRIPTION:Claire trained in Yoga Foundations with the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) in 2007/2008 and in Yoga and Hot Yoga with Yogafurie in 2023/2024. In 2025 she qualified as a Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga (LVCY) teacher.She has been practicing yoga for more than 20 years and enjoys drawing from her experience of a variety of styles to enrich her classes\, bringing focus to the breath\, the activity of the mind and encouraging a deeper awareness. Her classes invite you to be curious and to explore what is available to you in the moment.Claire currently teaches yoga and chair yoga in and around North London and Hertfordshire\, as well as chair yoga and seated exercise classes for Age UK Barnet. \n\n\n\n\n\nShifting Seasons – Winter to Spring \n\n\n\nHaving just passed the Spring Equinox on March 20th\, this class invites to you to join me in an exploration of transition\, saying farewell to Winter and welcoming Spring. \n\n\n\nThe class will begin with an introduction and pranayama\, followed by a number of postures\, some of which will be offered in a static and dynamic version for those wanting to consider any differences when still and moving. Afterwards I’ll guide you through Tamara Verma’s Shifting Seasons Yoga Nidra – Winter to Spring. \n\n\n\nPlease bring any blocks\, blankets\, bolsters or other props you would usually use so you are supported during the poses and anything to make you comfortable for approximately 30 minutes of yoga nidra.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/shifting-seasons-winter-to-spring-led-by-claire-stevens/
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SUMMARY:Creating a Space for Pranayama - Expanding Awareness with the Water Element - led by Liz Williams
DESCRIPTION:Liz has studied and taught yoga and bodywork for over 35 years. She works regularly with stroke survivors and others to improve functional independence and confidence. Since the late 1990s Liz studied with the late Dr M V Bhole\, both in Europe and in India\, prior to which she worked with many other teachers from various yoga traditions\, including “viniyoga” with Sri T K V Desikachar and his principal students. With this combination of ancient tradition\, modern research and experience\, Liz promotes “self-help” techniques for stress-release\, body awareness and mindfulness. Her aim is to help individuals understand how bodies and minds function in order to improve their health\, mobility and well-being. Through exploration and curiosity\, Liz ensures that everyone learns through doing what they can\, and not being frustrated by what they can’t! This is particularly relevant when people have limitations with movement\, co-ordination or concentration as a result of genetic and other conditions or trauma of any kind such as strokes\, accidents and operations.  \n\n\n\nIn order to experience the pranic body and subtle energies in our yoga practice\, firstly we have to remove the blockages in our physical\, emotional and mental bodies (kosas) that inevitably get in the way.  Yogasana are not “performed” as in dynamic physical practice but are used in a specific way as a means of finding these blocks and then minimising or releasing them.   \n\n\n\nWe are elemental bodies – earth\, water\, fire\, air – often with one element more prominent than the others.  This might cause heaviness\, stiffness\, restlessness or disembodiment.  Water was regarded as the essential element that needed to flow continuously in order that everything else could move.  It’s not just about our fluid intake although that too is essential for metabolic function and survival.  Water\, as an elemental force\, relates to creation – procreation\, inspiration\, curiosity. \n\n\n\nThe subtle energies and our pranic body gradually reveal themselves because the water element (ap) dissolves the residues of life events that are stored in the physical\, mental and emotional bodies.  This opens us to clarity\, space and freedom. \n\n\n\nSome of the practices will require props (according to personal need) in order to gain the necessary sthira sukha (steadiness and ease) for asana.  The pace will be slow in order to allow experiential awareness.  This can be quite challenging because of habit patterns\, personality and prior experience with yoga\, exercise\, illness and life in general!!   \n\n\n\nAre you up for the challenge?  Ready to experience yourself in a different way? \n\n\n\nAccessible options will be provided throughout the workshop to ensure everyone can participate comfortably. Please have the following props available for the practices: cushions\, blocks\, blankets\, bolsters\, or any other items that support comfort in a variety of positions in movement and stillness. \n\n\n\nThis event is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. For further information please email events@yhet.org.uk. Non members are welcome to join us for a free taster session. Places on this workshop are limited and Registration closes at 7.00pm on 28th February. \n\n\n\nYou will require Zoom set up on your PC\, tablet or Ipad prior to the session. Please contact us if you need any assistance to do this. Mobile phones are not suitable for these online sessions as the screen is too small.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/creating-a-space-for-pranayama-expanding-awareness-with-the-water-element-led-by-liz-williams/
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SUMMARY:Special Focus Workshop: Somatic Exploration of the Hips and Pelvic Floor through Yoga led by Liz Oppedijk
DESCRIPTION:Liz is a Yoga Therapist\, Certified Chair Yoga Teacher Trainer\, and Yoga Researcher. \n\n\n\nShe is co-founder of the social enterprise Accessible Chair Yoga CIC and a leading expert on chair yoga. Her passion is bringing yoga to those who may not think yoga is for them\, and she teaches accessible and chair yoga to people with a wide range of abilities and conditions. She regularly lectures on yoga for osteoporosis\, Parkinson’s\, and dementia as well as yoga in care homes. She is co-author of a book on chair yoga\, Get Fit Where You Sit: A Guide to the Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Method\, published in 2023 by Shambhala Publications\, and her article\, ‘Reduced Anxiety and Depression and Improved Mood in Older Adults Living in Care Homes After Participating in Chair Yoga’\, was published the Journal of Applied Gerontology in 2024. \n\n\n\nThis workshop offers an opportunity to explore the hips and pelvic floor through somatic practices inspired by Liz’s personal and professional journeys. Participants will engage in two yoga sessions that include pranayama (breathwork)\, asana (postures)\, and meditation. The focus will be on observing sensory experience when linking movement with breath\, enhancing both strength and flexibility in the root (Muladhara) and sacral (Svadhisthana) chakras\, and achieving relaxation through visualisation. There will be a 30 minute break between the sessions. \n\n\n\nAccessible options will be provided throughout the workshop to ensure everyone can participate comfortably. Please have the following props available for the practices: cushions\, blocks\, blankets\, bolsters\, or any other items that support comfort in a variety of positions in movement and stillness. \n\n\n\nThis event is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. For further information please email admin@yhet.org.uk. Non members are welcome to join us for a free taster session. Places on this workshop are limited and Registration closes at Noon on 7th February. This workshop qualifies as CPD for yoga teachers. \n\n\n\nYou will require Zoom set up on your PC\, tablet or Ipad prior to the session. Please contact us if you need any assistance to do this. Mobile phones are not suitable for these online sessions as the screen is too small.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/special-focus-workshop-somatic-exploration-of-the-hips-and-pelvic-floor-through-yoga-led-by-liz-oppedijk/
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SUMMARY:Gentle Yoga Session: 'Less is More' led by Monika Mathieu
DESCRIPTION:Monika completed her general teacher training with the Yoga for Health Foundation and also obtained their Remedial certificate in 2003. While teaching all levels of abilities\, she has become more and more aware how working at a pace where we can feel Yoga from the outside in and from the inside out\, to work in the here and now within our own capability is working in a holistic way. \n\n\n\nStudying with the Devon School of Yoga and completing her Postgraduate Yoga Therapy training in 2017 has in so many ways confirmed to Monika how Body-Mind and Mind-Body are in constant communication and how wellbeing\, discomfort and also pain are the language of the soul… In order to understand that language we have to learn how to listen… which is difficult when we are rushing from posture to posture or situation to situation without absorbing the feeling. \n\n\n\nIn this session Monika invites you to practice and explore gentle postures you probably all know in a way they should always be practiced as if you are doing the posture for the very first time… allowing our inner wisdom to reveal itself in a way we can understand. \n\n\n\nWe will start with Tadasana and if you need support have a chair or stand against the wall. Please note any health issues or difficulty getting onto the floor Supine or Semi Supine when you register. For this session you will need a yoga mat and any blocks or props you like to use. \n\n\n\nThis event is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. For further information please email admin@yhet.org.uk. Non members are welcome to join us for a free taster session. Places on this event are limited and Registration closes at Noon on 14th January. \n\n\n\nYou will require Zoom set up on your PC\, tablet or Ipad prior to the session. Please contact us if you need any assistance to do this. Mobile phones are not suitable for these online sessions as the screen is too small.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/gentle-yoga-session-less-is-more-led-by-monika-mathieu/
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SUMMARY:Christmas Meditation 2024 led by Alison Francis
DESCRIPTION:Alison has practised yoga since her early 20s. She was taking classes with Ellen Lee when she decided to train to teach. Her training was at Ickwell Bury in 2000\, completing both the General and Therapeutic courses and the Ayurveda module taught by Bill Feeney. She retired from her career as a dance teacher in 2018 and subsequently became a Trustee of YHET. Alison has been organising events for YHET for more than 10 years. \n\n\n\nPlease join us at this very special time of the year to find some quiet and stillness. It certainly can become very hectic and all about consumption in our society now in the 21st century. We can feel bombarded by all the marketing that surrounds us. We can feel overwhelmed by the canned music everywhere we go and an almost enforced jollity coming at us from the radio\, the TV and social media by the society that we now live in. \n\n\n\nMeditation is one of the tools from our yoga tool box that we can use to come back to centre and discover an equilibrium again. \n\n\n\nYou might like to have a candle as a focus or some fairy lights. If so\, please set that up at home before you join. \n\n\n\nWe will listen to some inspirational words. We will slow down and enjoy our community by coming together without judgement to breathe together. Physically and mentally grounding. Coming back to centre. Finding our sense of balance. \n\n\n\nMaybe even discovering blissful moments of stillness. \n\n\n\nThis event is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. For further information please email admin@yhet.org.uk. Non members are welcome to join us for a free taster session. Places on this event are limited and Registration closes at Noon on 22nd December. \n\n\n\nYou will require Zoom set up on your PC\, tablet or Ipad prior to the session. Please contact us if you need any assistance to do this.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/christmas-meditation-2024-led-by-alison-francis/
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SUMMARY:"Yoga ABC" session led by Jane Cluely (Jayadhara)
DESCRIPTION:Jane has used yoga as a journey of self-discovery and healing since her university days at Reading\, practising with a wide variety of teachers. She has been teaching since 1988 and is passionate about including all aspects of yoga and ancient wisdom in ways accessible to everyone and every body. She believes that her students are her greatest teachers and that she can learn from each and every one of them by observing and listening. She believes the cornerstone of yoga is ‘awareness’ and that applying this throughout practice and life we can change our physiology and thinking mind for the better. \n\n\n\nKey influences on my practice are Satyananda Yoga\, Structural and Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy\, Vinyasa\, Yin\, and Mindfulness. Jane has trained dozens of yoga teachers\, taught BWY Foundation Courses in Yorkshire since 2004\, offers other in-depth independent study\, workshops\, yoga retreats\, yoga holidays and since 2020 online learning. \n\n\n\nFor many years Jane regularly visited India as part of her personal journey\, staying in ashrams and attended the awe inspiring 2001 Kumbh Mela at Allahabad. She received her spiritual name\, Jayadhara\, in 1996 at the Bihar School of Yoga\, Munger. She feels that she is able to draw on many of these experiences to enhance her teaching and bring the ancient yoga traditions to life. \n\n\n\nAwareness\, Breath and Connection are key tools in our yoga practice and during this session we will explore these through our practice which will include asana\, pranayama\, mudra\, bandha and meditation. This session will draw on teachings from Satyananda Yoga and be inclusive to a range of abilities and experiences. \n\n\n\nFor this session you will need a yoga mat and any props you may find useful and warm clothing or a blanket for the meditation. \n\n\n\nThis event is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. For further information please email admin@yhet.org.uk. Non members are welcome to join us for a free taster session. Places on this event are limited and Registration closes on 3rd December.  \n\n\n\nYou will require Zoom set up on your PC\, tablet or Ipad prior to the session. Please contact us if you need any assistance to do this. Mobile phones are not suitable for these online sessions as the screen is too small.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/yoga-abc-session-led-by-jane-cluely-jayadhara/
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SUMMARY:Meditation led by David Cosserat online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:David has been enjoying the wonders of Yoga for many years. \n\n\n\n“My journey began over 30 years ago when I attended a Meditation session. Its effect was profound. I became happier\, calmer and serene. This led me to Yoga Classes. Again the effect was transformational and my whole lifestyle began to blossom and grow.During my travels around the world and especially in India\, I experienced many different types of yoga from the very strong to the soothingly gentle. But in all the different forms that Yoga takes\, the underlying themes of inner peace\, love and well-being shine through. Living becomes a joy and opens you to the magic of yourself.” \n\n\n\nDavid is now director of The Inner Healing School of Yoga \, a family run business for over 35 years . The school is based on the philosophy of Yoga is for all\, regardless of age\, sex\, or religious background. Yoga\, when properly taught is a therapy which opens you to a higher level of fitness and radiant health. \n\n\n\nThrough his journey with Yoga David has trained in depth in India as well as under such well known Yoga Teachers as Alan Oakman\, Gary Carter\, Muz Murray\, David Sye\, Godfrey Devereux….. \n\n\n\nWhile at University in Hull he discovered the power of meditation which was taught by Monks and later he embraced the healing vibrations of Mantra. \n\n\n\nLaughter Yoga\, Yoga Nidra\, Touch for Health and Indian Head Massage are also aspects of yoga that he loves to impart. He is a popular teacher who is most inspirational and full of good humour. He has the unique ability to inspire deeper understanding of the mystery and beauty of yoga. \n\n\n\nDavid will lead us in Meditation during this online session\, which is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. Non-members are welcome to join us for a taster session.   \n\n\n\nPlaces on this event are limited and Registration closes on 19th November. If you have any queries please email us at events@yhet.org.uk.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/meditation-led-by-david-cosserat-online-via-zoom/
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SUMMARY:Yoga in Action: Teachings from the Bhagavad Gita on Karma Yoga led by Sarah Ryan: Part 2 online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Sarah has loved\, studied and practised yoga for 50 years. She has been a teacher and teacher trainer for both the British Wheel and\, having been appointed by TKV Desikachar in 2006\, the Krishnamacharya Yoga and Healing Foundation. She is a Yoga Therapist and also teaches Vedic chanting. \n\n\n\nSarah has been very fortunate to study in the Viniyoga tradition\, which opened up Vedic chanting and mantra to Westerners in the 1970s and ’80s. She continues her studies with Menaka and Kausthub Desikachar\, wife and son of TKV Desikachar who sadly died in 2016. \n\n\n\nThe Bhagavad Gita gives us many wonderful teachings on Yoga\, and in an age when we are all so busy with different activities that we often feel we have hardly any time for ourselves\, its message of Karma Yoga\, on how to spiritualise action\, is especially relevant and useful. We shall look at the teachings of two and a half thousand years ago\, and apply them to our own lives. Sarah has three much-loved translations of the Gita\, by Juan Mascaro\, Eknath Easwaran and Winthrop Sargeant\, and they have all assisted in her understanding of this text\, but her main thanks go to her three teachers in the Viniyoga tradition\, Kaustubha Desikachar\, TKV Desikachar\, and Paul Harvey. \n\n\n\nIn Part 2 of this workshop Sarah will cover karma yoga and dharma and dharma and svadharma. There will be a 30 minute break during this session from 3.30-4.00PM. \n\n\n\nIt would be helpful to have a copy of the Gita to hand. If you don’t already have a copy and would like to purchase one\, Sarah recommends Winthrop Sargeant for serious study\, but Juan Mascaro’s Penguin Classics translation is very good\, as is Eknath Easwaran’s. You will also need a notepad and pen to take notes. Sarah has provided a handout on Karma Yoga for use during the workshop which you can download here. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will not include asana practice\, but there will be some meditation. \n\n\n\nThis Special Focus Workshop is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. Non-members are welcome to join us for a taster session. This workshop will qualify as Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for yoga teachers and a Certificate is available on request. If you have any queries please email us at admin@yhet.org.uk. \n\n\n\nPlaces on this event are limited and Registration closes on 8th November.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/yoga-in-action-teachings-from-the-bhagavad-gita-on-karma-yoga-led-by-sarah-ryan-part-2/
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SUMMARY:Yoga in Action: Teachings from the Bhagavad Gita on Karma Yoga led by Sarah Ryan: Part 1 online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Sarah has loved\, studied and practised yoga for 50 years. She has been a teacher and teacher trainer for both the British Wheel and\, having been appointed by TKV Desikachar in 2006\, the Krishnamacharya Yoga and Healing Foundation. She is a Yoga Therapist and also teaches Vedic chanting. \n\n\n\nSarah has been very fortunate to study in the Viniyoga tradition\, which opened up Vedic chanting and mantra to Westerners in the 1970s and ’80s. She continues her studies with Menaka and Kausthub Desikachar\, wife and son of TKV Desikachar who sadly died in 2016. \n\n\n\nThe Bhagavad Gita gives us many wonderful teachings on Yoga\, and in an age when we are all so busy with different activities that we often feel we have hardly any time for ourselves\, its message of Karma Yoga\, on how to spiritualise action\, is especially relevant and useful. We shall look at the teachings of two and a half thousand years ago\, and apply them to our own lives. Sarah has three much-loved translations of the Gita\, by Juan Mascaro\, Eknath Easwaran and Winthrop Sargeant\, and they have all assisted in her understanding of this text\, but her main thanks go to her three teachers in the Viniyoga tradition\, Kaustubha Desikachar\, TKV Desikachar\, and Paul Harvey. \n\n\n\nIn Part 1 of this workshop Sarah will cover an Introduction to the Gita: context – historical\, religious\, spiritual\, yoga; different yoga-s and karma yoga. There will be a 30 minute break during this session from 3.30-4.00PM. \n\n\n\nIt would be helpful to have a copy of the Gita to hand. If you don’t already have a copy and would like to purchase one\, Sarah recommends Winthrop Sargeant for serious study\, but Juan Mascaro’s Penguin Classics translation is very good\, as is Eknath Easwaran’s. You will also need a notepad and pen to take notes. Sarah has provided a handout on Karma Yoga for use during the workshop which you can download here. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will not include asana practice\, but there will be some meditation. \n\n\n\nThis Special Focus Workshop is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. Non-members are welcome to join us for a taster session. This workshop will qualify as Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for yoga teachers and a Certificate is available on request. If you have any queries please email us at admin@yhet.org.uk. \n\n\n\nPlaces on this event are limited and Registration closes on 8th November.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/yoga-in-action-teachings-from-the-bhagavad-gita-on-karma-yoga-led-by-sarah-ryan-part-1/
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SUMMARY:Relaxing Around the Inhalation led by Melanie Cook: online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Melanie began practicing yoga and meditation in the early 1990s\, then largely to manage a back condition. She has been teaching yoga since 1995\, after having been introduced to the work of The Yoga for Health Foundation (YfHF) which was based at Ickwell Bury in Bedfordshire. After completing Teacher Training with the YfHF in 1995\, Melanie then became a resident teacher at the YfHF centre. During her time there she studied for and completed their Remedial Teacher Training Course in 1996. \n\n\n\nAfter leaving the YfHF Melanie moved to Edinburgh and later completed The Scottish Yoga Teachers Association Diploma (SYTA) in 1999. She has also completed numerous further trainings in pregnancy (with Judy Cameron)\, yoga for children (with Swami Vedantananda)\, Foundations of Pranayama (with Philip Xerri)\, Exercise Referral Level 3\, ITEC Diploma in Body Massage\, First Degree Reiki\, Indian Head\, Neck and Shoulder Massage with Narendha Mehta and an ITEC Diploma in Reflexology. \n\n\n\nFor many years Melanie has taught yoga full-time. In brief\, she has run several BWY Foundation Courses and is currently teaching a Foundation Course for Yoga Scotland in Glasgow. She developed and ran a Remedial Yoga Teacher Training course with her husband. She is co-course leader for The Scottish School of Yoga Therapy\, training yoga teachers to become yoga therapists. She also\, for a number of years organised and ran\, with her husband\, yoga holidays for disabled students in Scotland. She was also a tutor\, for approximately 11 years\, for an organisation called ‘Yoga for All’ which ran yoga holidays in Wales and The Lake District. \n\n\n\nCurrently Melanie teaches a number of classes in Edinburgh and the Lothians. These range from classes in health clubs and gyms\, to chair yoga for the elderly\, and those with long-term health conditions. She also teach classes in her own private studio and offers individual yoga sessions\, reflexology\, etc. \n\n\n\nMelanie’s teaching is focussed around breath and body awareness\, informed by both pranayama and mindfulness\, exploring our current reality and how we can expand and transform into a greater understanding of our own experience. \n\n\n\nIn this session we will explore our inhalations in greater detail\, looking specifically at how we can find softness in and around that in breath. We will explore this with Mahat Yoga Pranayama (Full breath)\, and use both dynamic and passive asana to explore ways of allowing greater soft expansion into the sides of the body in particular. We will conclude with a Kaya Kriya Pratyahara practice before moving into Yoga Nidra. \n\n\n\nThis event is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. If you have any questions about the above or suitability for participation (perhaps mobility or health issues) then please email us before registering for the event at admin@yhet.org.uk. \n\n\n\nNon-members are welcome to join us for a free taster session. \n\n\n\nPlaces on this event are limited and Registration closes on 13th October. Please note that if you are new to YHET you may be required to complete an additional online Health Questionnaire prior to attending the event. This is required for insurance purposes. \n\n\n\nYou will require Zoom set up on your PC\, laptop or mobile device prior to the session. Mobile phones are not suitable for these online sessions as the screen is too small.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/relaxing-around-the-inhalation-led-by-melanie-cook/
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SUMMARY:AGM and Relaxing Weekend of Yoga at Missenden Abbey
DESCRIPTION:Time to enjoy one another’s company with inspiring and relaxing yoga\, meditation\, pranayama and nidra in this exciting new venue by the Thames. We invite you to join us in a nurturing\, peaceful and supportive environment. \n\n\n\nEach day will start with an optional early morning stretch followed by breakfast. We have two delightful rooms for yoga and both general and gentle sessions\, led by highly regarded tutors\, will be offered throughout the day. Participation in all sessions is voluntary. There will be some free time for socialising\, contemplation or taking a walk in the large well-maintained grounds. \n\n\n\nOur AGM will be held on the Friday evening at 8.00PM. All members are invited to attend. \n\n\n\nThe cost includes 2 nights’ accommodation\, all meals from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday and all yoga sessions. When you register please indicate whether you require a sole occupancy or double room and\, if a double room\, who you are sharing with. The cost of this event is £505 for non-members and £475 for members for sole occupancy\, and £475 for non-members and £445 for members sharing a double room. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, all diets are catered for but you must notify us before registering for the event if you have a very specialised diet. \n\n\n\nThe full programme will be sent to attendees prior to the event. For further information please email admin@yhet.org.uk. \n\n\n\nPlease click here to download and read our Cancellation policy before registering for this event. \n\n\n\nVisit their website Missenden Abbey to learn more about the venue\, accommodation and travel. \n\n\n\nPlease bring your own YOGA MAT and any blocks or belts that you like to use. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n**Become a Member today and save an additional £30 on the cost of the event. Click here for details**
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/agm-and-relaxing-weekend-of-yoga-at-missenden-abbey/
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SUMMARY:How to Find Breathing Space in Asana Practice led by Liz Williams
DESCRIPTION:Liz has studied and taught yoga and bodywork for over 35 years. She works regularly with stroke survivors and others to improve functional independence and confidence. Since the late 1990’s she studied with the late Dr M V Bhole\, both in Europe and in India\, prior to which she worked with many other teachers from various yoga traditions\, including “viniyoga” with Sri TKV Desikachar and his principal students. \nWith this combination of ancient tradition\, modern research and experience\, Liz promotes “self-help” techniques for stress-release\, body awareness and mindfulness. Her aim is to help individuals understand how bodies and minds function to improve their health\, mobility and well-being. Through exploration and curiosity\, Liz ensures that everyone learns through doing what they can\, and not being frustrated by what they can’t! This is particularly relevant when people have limitations with movement\, co-ordination or concentration as a result of genetic and other conditions or trauma of any kind such as strokes\, accidents and operations. \nJoin us online via Zoom when Liz will lead us in this How to Find Breathing Space in Asana Practice. \nCan we experience the pranic body and subtle energies in our yoga practice? \nWhen we become aware of the pranic body we open a new dimension to asana practice with the physical becoming absorbed into the subtle energy. We will practice some familiar asanas but perhaps in a less familiar way so that effort becomes effortless (cf Yoga Sutra 2.47). \nThe pace will be slow so you have time to recognise sensations from both outside and inside the body and notice how these might be affecting you in the present moment – physically\, mentally\, emotionally. There will also be effects from the past (samskaras in yoga terms) because we all carry in our bodies a legacy from lifetimes of experiences and choices. (**) \nSome of the practices will require props (according to personal need) in order to gain the necessary sthira sukha (steadiness and ease) for asana. The subtle energies of the pranic body and the breathing movements of the physical body won’t become apparent unless we reduce the tendency to “hold” a position or “take” a breath. This can be quite challenging because of habit patterns and prior experience with yoga\, exercise\, illness and life in general!! \nBe curious and ready to explore………. \nYou will need (in addition to your usual yoga mat\, etc): \n• a firm based upright chair without arms• blocks or other supports (books work well)• adequate space around you when sitting\, standing or lying• no draughts or other external distractions \n(**) This paragraph refers to the 5 external senses (jnanindriyas)\, 5 internal senses (karmindriyas) and the 5 sheaths or bodies (kosas). \nThis event is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. If you have any questions about the above or suitability for participation (perhaps mobility or health issues) then please email us before registering for the event at admin@yhet.org.uk. \nNon-members are welcome to join us for a free taster session. \nPlaces on this event are limited and Registration closes on 21st September. Please note that if you are new to YHET you may be required to complete an additional online Health Questionnaire prior to attending the event. This is required for insurance purposes. \nYou will require Zoom set up on your PC\, laptop or mobile device prior to the session. Mobile phones are not suitable for these online sessions as the screen is too small.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/how-to-find-breathing-space-in-asana-practice-led-by-liz-williams/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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SUMMARY:Playing with Angles and Yoga Nidra
DESCRIPTION:Jane has used yoga as a journey of self-discovery and healing since her university days at Reading\, practising with a wide variety of teachers. She has been teaching since 1988 and is passionate about including all aspects of yoga and ancient wisdom in ways accessible to everyone and every body. She believes that her students are her greatest teachers and that she can learn from each and every one of them by observing and listening. She believes the cornerstone of yoga is ‘awareness’ and that applying this throughout practice and life we can change our physiology and thinking mind for the better.\n\nKey influences on Jane’s practice are Satyananda Yoga\, Structural and Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy\, Vinyasa\, Yin\, and Mindfulness. She has trained dozens of yoga teachers\, taught BWY Foundation Courses in Yorkshire since 2004\, offers other in-depth independent study\, workshops\, yoga retreats\, yoga holidays and since 2020 online learning.\n\nFor many years Jane regularly visited India as part of her personal journey\, staying in ashrams and attended the awe inspiring 2001 Kumbh Mela at Allahabad. She received her spiritual name\, Jayadhara\, in 1996 at the Bihar School of Yoga\, Munger. She feels that she is able to draw on many of these experiences to enhance her teaching and bring the ancient yoga traditions to life.\n\nWe invite you to join us online via Zoom for Playing with Angles and Yoga Nidra. This session will be very inclusive and will look at how the shapes of asanas work the joints\, muscles and fascia of the body and touch on how this influences the flow of prana within.\n\nYou will need a yoga mat and props you may find useful: 2 blocks\, 2 bricks. Props for Yoga Nidra relaxation: blanket\, eye pillow and warm clothing.\n\nThis event is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. For further information please email admin@yhet.org.uk\n\nNon members are welcome to join us for a free taster session.\n\nPlaces on this event are limited and Registration closes on 14th July. Please note that if you are new to YHET you may be required to complete an additional online Health Questionnaire prior to attending the event. This is required for insurance purposes.\n\nYou will require Zoom set up on your PC\, tablet or mobile device prior to the session. Full details on how to set this up will be sent to attendees prior to the event. Mobile phones are not suitable for these online sessions as the screen is too small.
URL:https://yhet.org.uk/event/playing-with-angles-and-yoga-nidra/
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