CONGRESS th -17th April BWY Congress at Warwick University. Choose from over 60 sessions of yoga

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1 CONGRESS 2016 Andrea Kwiatkowski is a BWY Diploma Course Tutor, Advanced Certified Jivamukti teacher, Yin yoga and Restorative teacher. She lives and teaches in Cambridge, 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 her classes this year. 15th -17th April 2016 Happy anniversary BWY! So happy to be involved and be part of the celebrations. Om namah shivaya! BWY Congress at Warwick University Twist and Shout! Session A - Friday DP, A A Jivamukti yoga twisting class which will include a variety of asana sequences, hands on adjustments, meditation, chanting, scripture study and relaxation. The class will be accompanied by a 60 s musical soundtrack to complement going through the ages of yoga for the 50th anniversary. Satsang - good company, good vibrations! Session C - Saturday DP, A, Ch, M, R Satsang means keeping good company, when we associate with others who are focused on enlightenment. In the Jivamukti yoga method we come together to inspire and connect. The session will include asana sequencing, hands on adjustments, chanting, meditation, scripture study and relaxation. The class will be accompanied by a musical soundtrack from the 70 s to complement going through the ages of yoga for the 50th anniversary. 1 Choose from over 60 sessions of yoga Stand and Deliver! Session D - Saturday DP, A, Ch, M, R A Jivamukti standing and balancing class which will include asana sequencing, hands on adjustments, chanting, meditation, scripture study and relaxation. The class will include a musical soundtrack from the 80 s to complement the going through the ages of yoga for the 50th anniversary Practice with the country s best known tutors from the leading Yoga organisations in the UK Visit the market place in The Butterworth Hall in the Arts Centre Join the Annual General Meeting on Saturday afternoon at Complete your application online at before 21st March 2016

2 Wilfred Clark The British Wheel of Yoga was founded by Wilfred Clark in 1965 It has been over 50 years since Wilfred Clark founded The British Wheel of Yoga (BWY). In that time the BWY has grown to become the largest yoga membership organisation in the country and a member of the European Union of Yoga. We continue to be committed to promoting a greater understanding of yoga and its safe practice through experience, education, discussion, study and training. We are proud of our national network with over 7,000 members including 3,500 qualified teachers. Key to Congress session types A Asana Ph A&P Anatomy and Physiology Pr Ay Ayurveda Q&A BA Breath Awareness R Ch Chanting S DP Deeper practice T D Discussion W Le Lecture YN M Meditation Philosophy Pranayama Questions and Answer Relaxation Sound Theory Workshop Yoga Nidra 2

3 Chair s Message Congress is the most important event in the BWY calendar Congress is a celebration and this year the theme is community, this is an opportunity for many of us to come together, practice with some of the world s leading teachers, meet like-minded colleagues and immerse ourselves into a weekend of yoga related activity. The NEC look forward to welcoming you to this years event. With numerous different sessions of yoga to choose from we aim to offer something for everyone as well as the chance to experience new and/or different styles of yoga. 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. Now in its 49th year, Congress has grown around the BWY Annual General Meeting. It is an opportunity to meet the National Executive Committee (NEC) at the AGM and throughout the weekend to raise any matters you feel are important or simply say hello We will continue to listen and just as we have listened and made improvements to Congress we hope to continue to create a BWY that you, our members want and expect. Yours in yoga. Chrissie Harrison Join the Annual General Meeting on Saturday afternoon at Welcome 3

4 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 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 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

5 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 Session A Friday A A classical Asana workshop where the principles of Adaptive Yoga are introduced through first and foremost the scope of our own personal practice: know the sensations of the poses, as you practice them, in order to translate them into classes suited to a variety of students living with illness, mobility impairments, age related conditions etc. Inner Awareness Know your own Practice Session C Saturday A A classical Asana workshop where the principles of Adaptive Yoga are introduced through first and foremost the scope of our own personal practice: know the sensations of the poses, as you practice them, in order to translate them into classes suited to a variety of students living with illness, mobility impairments, age related conditions etc. Adaptive Yoga Demonstration Session D Saturday D Adaptive Yoga teachers are joined by a group of regular students living with different mobility disabilities and conditions to demonstrate a Yoga class. Join us to observe (& conditions permitting join in). Adaptive Yoga UK: When Yoga becomes a platform for Community Session F Sunday D Adaptive Yoga UK is a small team of passionate teachers and students who dream big. Their vision: to ensure that no one is ever left out of having access to Yoga because of health, age or social circumstances. This discussion will be a chance for us to present our work, our vision and to invite you into co-creating how as a community of teachers we can best turn the dream into reality. 5

6 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 Le Session A Friday 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. Yoga and the Community Le Session D Saturday 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. Yoga and the Community Le Session C Saturday 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

7 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 Session A Friday S Take a journey through sound and mantra, Bhavana s kirtans, like their own voices and music, are dynamic and colourful, serving up a full range of chants, easy to follow and join in, for a powerful experience that takes you to the essential stillness inside. Yoga of the Voice Session F Sunday S Voicework offers an experience of your voice, your unique expression. In this workshop we will explore mantras and sounding as a way to deepen our relationship with our voice and use it as a tool for transformation and peace. Kirtan - What is it? Session E Saturday S Deepen your understanding and discover the power of Kirtan and Bhakti Yoga. We will immerse ourselves in chanting and mantra and explore it as tool for transformation and peace. 7

8 Cara Bowen Cara Bowen has been teaching yoga for 15 years, and involved in training yoga teachers since She trained as a BWY teacher with Peter Blackaby and teaches a creative and non-dogmatic approach to yoga inspired by Vanda Scaravelli and Mary Stewart. Her practice and teaching also draws on Insight Meditation, the Feldenkrais Method and a love of poetry. She is part of the London Yoga Teacher Training Group (LYTTG) founded by Chloe Fremantle, and is a co-director of the London Yoga Teacher Training Course. She has taught on previous teacher training and introductory courses for the LYTTG, and at Congress A body-centred practice: integrating asana and meditation Session A Friday A, M Dissolving the boundaries between asana and meditation offers a fresh perspective on both practices. This class focuses on cultivating a felt sense of ourselves in movement and in stillness, moving seamlessly from walking meditation into standing postures, from hip-releasing sequences into quiet sitting. Experience an approach to practice that is firmly rooted in the moment to moment experience of inhabiting our bodies, encouraging qualities of fluidity and spaciousness. A body-centred practice: integrating asana and meditation Session C Saturday A, M Dissolving the boundaries between asana and meditation offers a fresh perspective on both practices. This class focuses on cultivating a felt sense of ourselves in movement and in stillness, moving seamlessly from walking meditation into standing postures, from hip-releasing sequences into quiet sitting. Experience an approach to practice that is firmly rooted in the moment to moment experience of inhabiting our bodies, encouraging qualities of fluidity and spaciousness. Sensing our Centre Session D Saturday M, Pr Yoga practice helps us to feel more centred, but where is the centre of ourselves? Is it the heart or mind, or somewhere else in the body? In this practical, experiential class we will use movement and stillness, silence and sound to discover a felt sense of our centre. Enjoy exploring asana, breathing and meditation with a focus on releasing tension and developing inner awareness. Feet: a focus for practice Session B Friday A, M Focusing our practice on releasing tension from the feet can enhance our general sense of wellbeing, as well as helping to improve balance and stability both on and off the mat. More flexible, responsive feet increase awareness of the ground beneath us, creating a deeper sense of support and connectedness. This class includes asana, foot and toe exercises, walking meditation and self-massage - give your feet a treat! 8

9 Chalisa Yoga - Karen Jones, Siward and George Walker My Yoga path as a practitioner and teacher has been inspired by a wide gamut of styles including Sivananda, Scaraveli, Qigong and Yin Yoga. Teaching yoga since 2005(BWY DIP), my classes are a mindful synthesis of both static and flowing postures and sequences that ultimately cultivate healing and deep body/breath awareness. Yin yoga Session B Friday S Yin poses infused with sound, beautiful melodies, and heart melting mantra and bhajans to enhance the yoga practice and open the body to deep healing. Bhakti yoga Session E Saturday S Bhakti yoga the Yoga of devotion, using music and song to access the heart space with live music, Mantra, Kirtan (call and response) and Bhajans with Karen, Siward and George. Simple,beautifully engaging and uplifting. 9

10 Elena Voyce Therapeutic Yoga Teacher, Elena Voyce, has been inspiring people to reach their full potential for over 20 Years. She is the founder of Teacher Training School: Teach Yoga and Inspirer, a revolutionary mind-body system for teenagers living in the digital age. Healthy Feet for Confident Steps to Support Yourself and Others Session A Friday A&P Join Elena Voyce for an exploration of the holistic anatomy of the feet and discover how to cultivate stability and strength from your foundations. Five dimensions of posture and movement will be covered that include standing, inversions, prone and supine poses and movement. The Sacrum Session B Friday A, A&P The sacrum and the heart centre connect through the vertical forces of gravity and levity. When we move with ease and stability from the hips and pelvis, we enjoy increased contentment, organic vitality in life and harmonious connection to those around us without fear. Hands, Wrists and Arms as Pathways to the Heart Session C Saturday A&P Pathways through the fascia of the hands and arms lead us to the physical, emotional and spiritual centre of the heart. Join this practice to reconnect to the purity of your centre and cultivate ease in movement and life. A Happy Core Session D Saturday A Come and discover how freedom radiates from a healthy and happy core. The core provides support for the trunk naturally when it is stable and in harmonious connection to the breath. When you can feel and connect to your core properly, you don t have to struggle or work hard to find or activate it. Explore the core in the five dimensions of standing, inversions, prone and supine poses. 10

11 Heather Mason Heather Mason is a leader in the field of mindbody therapy and the founder of Yoga Therapy for the Mind. Heather develops innovative methods for mental health treatment drawing on her robust educational background including an MA in Psychotherapy, an MA in Buddhist Studies and an ongoing MSc in Neuroscience. She is also a 500 RYT, a yoga therapist and an MBCT facilitator. Heather develops protocols for different client populations by translating cutting edge research from the psycho-biology and neuro-biology of stress into yoga practices, breathwork, mindfulness interventions and therapeutic holding. She regularly writes and lectures on mind body therapy. When she isn t teaching and writing she loves to dance and sing! How yoga changes the brain Session B Friday Le A lecture on how yoga can shape the brain. 11

12 James Boag James is known for his storytelling, his rich kirtans, deep meditations, principle-based approach to asana and for bringing the timeless wisdom of the traditional scriptural teachings vividly into the context of our lives today. He has been teaching for over twenty years, teaching yoga since 2004 and leading integrated programs on applied yoga philosophy around the world since He regularly returns to Mysore, South India where he completed his MA in Sanskrit and where he regularly leads courses on The Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras and Indian Mythology. Yoga, Community and the Power of Inclusivity; Gaṇeśa and the Wheel of Practice Session B Friday Le How can we work with the practical gifts of yoga to cultivate harmony and community in our world of wondrous diversity and constant change? Using storytelling and interpretation, we will consider the archetypal symbol of Gaṇeśa: including how he got his name and what it means for us; and of the wheel of yoga practice: exploring how we can harness yoga principles to come out of revolving limiting patterns and attune more subtly to our deeper, evolutionary. Practical Patanjali Session C Saturday Ph Weaving Greater Harmony into the fabric of our daily lives with practical teachings from the Yoga Sūtra. Yoga and the Whole of Our Lives: The Bhagavad Gita and the Field of Yoga Practice Session D Saturday Ph If yoga s all about cultivating peace and harmony, why is the most treasured text of the yoga tradition set on the battlefield? Kirtan, Yoga and the Power of Sound Session E Saturday S Call and response kirtan (singing and chanting) working with simple, accessible yet powerful chants. Jai Jai Hanuman: Leaping over the Ocean of Samsara Session F Sunday Le How can we harness the gifts of yoga to embody all we really are and share our unique gifts as part of a harmonising community? Live storytelling and interpretation from Ramayana, considering in particular symbolic teachings around the hero Hanuman and his defining exploit of leaping over the ocean. 12

13 Jenny Beeken Jenny Beeken studied with BKS Iyengar whose teaching is still a great source of inspiration, knowledge and understanding. Subsequent study with Victor Van Kooten and Angela Farmer has given her a deep understanding of the inner body, inner awareness and movement. More recently she has worked with Sophy Hoare and Diane Long to access the teaching of Vanda Scaravelli. This has further developed her understanding of the importance of waking the spine in yoga postures and in life. The emphasis in her teaching is on balance of the inner energies and healing oneself and others through yoga. Jenny is also the author of several books which set out the ideas and principles behind the teaching of the Inner Yoga Trust. Standing Sitting Walking Running:Yoga Awareness in Everyday Life Session D Saturday A Standing Sitting Walking Running:Yoga Awareness in Everyday Life 13

14 Kanga Yoga Emma Bonnici & Davin Jones Emma Bonnici, is the founder of Kanga Yoga, an international Yoga teacher and Ayurveda Therapist. She has been studying Yoga and Ayurveda for over 10 years. Davin Jones teaches with confidence using anatomical terms and clear instruction to describe the correct alignment through the yogasana practice. He has achieved flexibility, strength and mental clarity through his personal practice and is able to teach yoga to practitioners ranging from beginners to advanced levels. Kanga Yoga Session C Saturday A Kanga Yoga is an energetic, alignment based flow yoga practice inspired by the teachings of Swami Sivananda, Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar and Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois. Kanga Yoga adapts yoga to the individual rather than the individual to yoga; integrating sound, asana and mudra to bring the body and mind into balance and harmony. Kanga Yoga Session D Saturday A Kanga Yoga is an energetic, alignment based flow yoga practice inspired by the teachings of Swami Sivananda, Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar and Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois. Kanga Yoga adapts yoga to the individual rather than the individual to yoga; integrating sound, asana and mudra to bring the body and mind into balance and harmony. Kanga Yoga Session E Saturday A Kanga Yoga is an energetic, alignment based flow yoga practice inspired by the teachings of Swami Sivananda, Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar and Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois. Kanga Yoga adapts yoga to the individual rather than the individual to yoga; integrating sound, asana and mudra to bring the body and mind into balance and harmony. Kanga Yoga Session F Sunday A Kanga Yoga is an energetic, alignment based flow yoga practice inspired by the teachings of Swami Sivananda, Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar and Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois. Kanga Yoga adapts yoga to the individual rather than the individual to yoga; integrating sound, asana and mudra to bring the body and mind into balance and harmony. 14

15 Lisa Lister Crowned the defender of female awesomeness by Cooler magazine, Lisa Lister is a certified Hatha Vinyasa Yoga, Curvy Yoga and Womb Yoga teacher who loves yoga, but found that it didn t always suit her experience as a woman, so combined her study of Ayurveda, Yoga, Womb Wellness and Tantra to create SHE Flow Yoga; a moon and menstrual cycle-led practice that invites women to reconnect with their body wisdom and pleasure through fierce and feminine movement. SHE flow yoga Session C Saturday A A fierce and feminine dance-like style of asana practice (which means we don t hold positions for long periods of time) that is moon and menstrual cycle-led and takes into account that women have boobs, bums, hips and bellies. It allows you to connect fully with your body wisdom and to trust that it will let you know exactly what movement it wants and needs. SHE flow yoga Session D Saturday A A fierce and feminine dance-like style of asana practice (which means we don t hold positions for long periods of time) that is moon and menstrual cycle-led and takes into account that women have boobs, bums, hips and bellies. It allows you to connect fully with your body wisdom and to trust that it will let you know exactly what movement it wants and needs. 15

16 Lisa Sanfilippo Lisa Sanfilippo, BSc, MSc, RYT, is the UK s leading teacher of yoga for insomnia, with more than 15 years of experience and action research, 10 of which teaching yoga in the UK and internationally. Lisa has developed a range of workshops, classes and courses focused on insomnia, which have been offered at London s top yoga studios for nearly a decade. Her approach is uniquely holistic, moving from the most physical and bio-mechanic to the deepest understanding, on a mental, emotional and soullevel, why it is that we don t sleep and what we can do about it. Lisa s background includes intensive training in Anusara Yoga, including yoga therapeutics and extensive studies in Tantrick yoga philosophy. She has also studied the bodymind energetic systems with Anodea Judith, the world s foremost scholar and practitioner in yoga and the chakra system. Lisa Sanfilippo (remotely) assisted by Shivanthi Sathanandan Super Sleep Yoga - Yoga for Insomnia and Better Rest Session E Saturday T The science of how sleep works: how much you need, why you wake up at night or find rest elusive. The class will be accompanied by a musical soundtrack to inspire the practice. 16

17 Mark Walsh - Integration Training Mark has been a practitioner of movements arts for twenty years, including several years as a full-time aikido student. His main yoga influences are Scaravelli, Yin and Buddhist inspired teachers. He has an honours degree in psychology. He founded and runs several organisations which bring embodiment into business, to aid workers and peace activists in war zones, and trains facilitators in around twenty countries annually. He has worked with everyone from the House of Lords, to Unilever, to the Sierra Leonian Army to Occupy; and yoga teachers of all major styles. His YouTube channel has over 8 Million hits and he s now getting self conscious boasting about himself in the third person so will leave it there. Introduction to Embodied Yoga Principles Session A Friday A Yoga for deep personal insights and pragmatic application to life. A new approach to add a layer to any style of asana practice. Physically gentle, emotionally potentially intense. Yoga Olympics! Session C Saturday DP How gentle partner yoga can reveal personal patterns and a light-hearted look at how competition can be used for insight too. You won t find this anywhere else. Includes Embodied Yoga Principles. Yoga is a capitalist plot Session D Saturday Le An experiential exploration of the politics of modern yoga, including some not so obvious ways yoga can be both a tool for oppression and for radical activism. Includes Embodied Yoga Principles. Taking Yoga Off the Mat Session F Sunday W How to make a yoga practice useful for all of your life and impact what matters to you - from work, to relationships to children. A unique workshop using Embodied Yoga Principles. Physically gentle, emotionally potentially intense. 17

18 Nick Edge As a born seeker the yoga I teach has a very meditative and reflective approach. This approach has been fundamentally inspired by my time at Mandala Yoga Ashram, where I completed my yoga teacher training, under the direction of Swami Nishchalananda. I have found the use of sound plays an important part in what I hope to share with others it can deepen our experience and open us up to the possibility of perceiving hidden aspects of our Being. And it is this inner voyage of discovery that is the very essence of Yoga. Yoga Nidra and the Sound of the Gong Session B Friday YN Yoga Nidra is a powerful and proven method designed to induce deep relaxation on the physical, mental and emotional levels of our being. The sound of the gong can add a whole new dimension to our practice of Yoga Nidra. With sound no effort is required the sound happens and we are simply aware of its effects as they arise. This is a session to come along and just enjoy a bit of self- nurturing. Gyana Yoga The Essence of Enquiry Session C Saturday M Gyana Yoga is the yoga of Insight and realisation. It can be mistaken for a path of thinking and the intellect this is not the case. It is a path of enquiry, of seeking knowledge and experience that is currently hidden from view. The session involves meditation, reflection and discussion using passages and quotes from various texts (yogic and non-yogic). Far from being a dry practice, Gyana yoga can be one of the most adventurous and exhilarating aspects of yoga. Pranayama The science of Energy Session E Saturday Pr Whilst obviously being centered around working with the breath, the aim of pranayama is to harmonize and liberate energy within the system. In doing so we can we feel more vital and balanced physically and mentally. At least as importantly pranayama can be a gateway to meditative states where we are more receptive to insight where the unknown can become known. Like all yoga practice, pranayama does not have to be complicated to be effective and we will work with a variety of practices including vitalizing, calming and balancing. Yoga Nidra and the Sound of the Gong Session F Sunday YN Yoga Nidra is a powerful and proven method designed to induce deep relaxation on the physical, mental and emotional levels of our being. The sound of the gong can add a whole new dimension to our practice of Yoga Nidra. With sound no effort is required the sound happens and we are simply aware of its effects as they arise. This is a session to come along and just enjoy a bit of self- nurturing. 18

19 Norman Blair Norman began practicing yoga in the early 1990s and he has been teaching since His practice and teaching embrace both ashtanga yoga and yin yoga as well as mindfulness meditation. Through significant periods of training with teachers such as Hamish Hendry, Judith Lasater, Richard Freeman, Alaric Newcombe and Sarah Powers, he has gained the Yoga Alliance 500 hour accreditation. He believes that yoga is accessible to all of us and through regular practice we can experience profound changes in our mind and body. His own experience has taught him that yoga is an enjoyable way to release and make available energetic potential to enhance our lives. Yoga can help us to become more flexible, physically stronger and improve our stamina, focus and awareness. Yin Yoga Session F Sunday A Space to soften and room to relax: make space to soften and room to relax. This practice will be a gentle rebalancing of body and mind through the forms of Yin yoga (where the postures, all seated, are held for several minutes), pranayama and sitting meditation. We are continually given the choice between contraction and expansion, between closing and opening, between fear and love. Come along to this practice to expand, to open, to love. 19

20 Pauline Sawyer Pauline Sawyer Course Teacher Pauline Sawyer is one of the founders of the Inner Yoga Trust. She has practiced and taught yoga on an inner level since 1979 and took her Iyengar Elementary Certificate in May Her deep insight and understanding of the body and its link to the mind and spirit comes through her personal practice and extensive study of other disciplines. Pauline obtained a teaching certificate in May 1983 in Applied Kinesiology, and has attended mindfulness courses. Working with trauma survivors Session E Saturday D How can yoga help trauma survivors? Come to this small, intimate session to learn how. 20

21 Philip Xerri Philip studied yoga and pranayama with Dr. Swami Gitananda in India 1980/1981, graduated with an Honours degree in Comparative Religion 1984 and a Post Graduate Certficate of Education in Religious Studies Philip Xerri has experienced many different schools of yoga, qualified in Remedial Massage, Reflexology and Touch for Health. Philip Xerri has run Yoga Quests for the last 25 years. Pranayama and the Chakras Session A Friday Pr Pranayama and the Chakras. Pranayama Session D Saturday Pr We have ways of making you breathe! Yoga tales Session E Saturday S Prose, Poetry and Stories - with a Yogic twist. Nadi Shodanah Session F Sunday Pr Unlocking the gates at the entrance to Shushmna. 21

22 Richard Lister Rich Lister is a trained nurse (DipN) with over 10 years experience within the NHS, and most recently within a busy Major Trauma centre. A Yoga teacher trained and experienced in Hatha Vinyasa and RadicalRest: Yoga Nidra, both of these tools are great at healing, but to bring it all together he is also an Ayurvedic Therapist. Mukti Flow Yoga Session D Saturday M An exercise in moving meditation. Sync your breath to your movement to produce a meditate movement practice as your body follows its spanda to find your edges and push into them. RadicalRest: Yoga Nidra Session E Saturday A, YN, Ay Delve deep into your meditative practice with this unique blend of Asana, Ayurvedic massage and deep yoga nidra. You will experience connective pranayama practice, a short movement practice, followed by guided Ayurvedic massage, and then a deeply restorative yoga nidra. 22

23 Richard Kravetz and Ingrid Stone - Yoga 4 Alzheimers Richard Kravetz, BWY teacher of many years standing and member of the Dementia Friends focus group will teach a session on yoga for alzheimers with a short talk by the founder of Yoga4 Alzheimers, Ingrid Stone Making the BWY the most dementia friendly organisation Session A Friday D How to make a yoga class dementia friendly for student and carer alike. How to get involved with this summer s Yogathons either as a teacher or student. Yoga for Alzheimers Session E Saturday D How to make a yoga class dementia friendly for student and carer alike. How to get involved with this summer s Yogathons either as a teacher or student. 23

24 Sarah Lionheart I am a reluctant yogi in that I did not choose yoga, it was taught to me to help me through the severe trauma of three months of captivity, rape and torture in an ashram in India back in the mid 80 s when I was 26. I went on to train and then teach at the request of my own teacher. I now teach mindfulness and compassion without religious dogma but I don t teach very much these days as I am busy singing, sailing the seas and having enormous amounts of fun. I have experience of PTSD and ME/CFS which impacts on how I teach and how I see the world. I tend to avoid being involved in organisations and religions - I have experienced the down sides of both. Mindfulness and Self Compassion Tools to teach students and use yourself Session C Saturday D, M Teaching some specific tools to pass on to students including the Three Minute Breathing Space, The Raisin Exercise, Mindful awareness, Nurturing Self Compassion. Time for questions about meditation. Mindfulness and Self Compassion Tools to teach students and use yourself. Session F Sunday D, M Teaching some specific tools to pass on to students including the Three Minute Breathing Space, The Raisin Exercise, Mindful awareness, Nurturing Self Compassion. Time for questions about meditation. 24

25 Shivanthi Sathanandan I discovered yoga in 2000 and hasn t looked back, qualifying as a Vinyasa Flow teacher in My early experience included a practice of Mysore Asthanga Yoga but in recent years I ve been influenced by a variety of different practices, in particular the joyfulness of Anusara Yoga and the precise alignment of Iyengar Yoga. I am passionate about helping people become more present and connected to their bodies and has found this to be a fundamental part of her clinical practice as a psychiatrist. Yoga in the World of Modern Psychiatry Session C Saturday D An overview of the possibilities for yoga in the today s NHS, especially in mental health services. Discussion and Exploration of the role of the yoga teacher and how to start working in the NHS. A look at practices that might be useful and tips on adapting our practices for this challenging student group. 25

26 Yogachariya Jnandev Giri Yogachariya Jnandev founder of Yoga Satsanga Ashram. Jnandev grew up in India and studied Yoga under several different Swamijis and particularly gravitated towards the teachings of Swami Gitananda Giri of Ananda Asham, Pondicherry, India. Whist Jnandev was in India he studied Yoga both academically and in the traditional authentic setting of the Guru Kula. From Jain Vishnu Bharat University he acquired an Msc in Yoga and Preksha mediation gaining the top student Gold medal award. Jnandev came to the UK 7 years ago and has established Yoga Satsanga Ashram a Yoga Teacher training school with his wife and their 3 sons on the boarders of Pembrokeshire. An Introduction into Raj Yoga or the Ashtanga Yoga of Patanjali Session A Friday Le RAJA YOGA or commonly known as ashtanga yoga of Patanjali is divided into eight steps or limbs. Raja means royal or king. Yoga is derived from root YUJ means uniting. Yoga is uniting the soul with the supreme soul. There are many styles of paths yoga yoga like hatha-yoga, kundalini yoga, tantra yoga, mantra yoga, bhakti yoga, nada yoga, etc. Raja-Yoga is highest among them for seekers aspiring for spiritual evolution. Raja Yoga is a path which includes tools on physical, mental, emotional, social, material and spiritual level for cleansing, growing and maintaining harmony and balance. Gitananda Hatha Yoga Introduction into Dynamic, Authentic, Scientific and Spiritual Approach of Hatha Yoga in Rishiculture Gitananda Tradition Session C Saturday A, Pr, Ph In this hatha class we will work on some general warm ups through the whole body, Kriyas- flow from pose to pose with deep breathing to release the blockages and enhance energy and blood circulation in muscles and joints. This will lead into some postures to explore our energy and learning to channel from lower to higher consciousness. And finally relaxation to refine our body, mind and senses and achieve a deep state of relaxation and allow our bodies to heal. Dharna or Concentration to practice and Dhyana or Meditation to experience Session F Sunday Le, DP, M, Ph This will be a part lecture or discussion and part practice. We will work on few very simple but intense dharanas from Vijnana Bhairava Tantra which help clearing whirlpools of mind and naturally leading to meditation. 26

27 Congress Market Place This year the Market Place will be located in the Butterworth Hall in the Arts Centre, offering an opportunity for some retail therapy. Whether you simply browse, try or buy there will be a wide range of products and services on offer. BWY Shop The official online yoga shop of the British Wheel of Yoga - Sport England s Recognised National Governing Body for Yoga. BWY Shop offers a comprehensive range of yoga equipment including yoga mats, blocks, belts, neti pots and a selection of books, CDs and yoga videos to enhance your practice. The BWY-Shop also distributes ToeSox and keep your eyes peeled on the website for some exciting new products coming soon! The BWY-Shop donates a percentage of its sales proceeds to the British Wheel of Yoga to help in its efforts to promote yoga in the UK. Exclusive offers for Congress delegates will be offered nearer the time. But don t miss out on our monthly s which detail special offers and new products throughout the year. 27 Sam and Paul at Reflotherapies look forward to seeing you at the annual BWY Warwick Congress this year; we will have the chakra blanket, Reflosocks and other goodies on sale as usual. Sam will also be doing therapy tasters of reflexology, acupressure facials and Bowen technique too! Contact Reflotherapies.co.uk Shmangle.com Santosa Yoga and Meditation Singing bowls, tingsha bells, statues, yoga wraps and blankets, bags and Tibetan mandalas hand crafted in Nepal. Fairly traded ethically sourced. santosa.co.uk Yogamasti is an online Yoga shop selling beautiful and practical Yoga clothing for Men and Women. Our collections include Hand painted machine washable looks, Organic lycra clothing, life style looks in super sift viscose lycra, Practice garments in moisture resistant fabric and of course lots of chakra products. We also do yoga equipment, and many other accessories including yoga mat bags. Lots of new lines added since last year. Excellent congress discounts! Look forward to seeing you all again - SHOP online for yogamasti productswww.yogamasti.com LIKE us on - info@yogamasti.com Tel: It all started with our classic elephant mat bag, now we have loads of products available! Working with families in India using fair trade principles under the Yogamalai label, Yoga United design and manufacture all sizes of yoga bags, props and gifts in vibrant Indian colours with luxurious details. Ask us about wholesale discounts for BWY teachers, and studios. If you d love to take your students to India, Yoga United organize holidays in Kerala so you can concentrate on teaching come and talk to Judy or judy@yogaunited.co.uk

28 What you need to know The Venue The University of Warwick lies on the outskirts of Coventry, at the very heart of England and is easily accessible by road, rail & air. Facilities at the University include a bookshop, pharmacy, cinema, hairdresser, newsagent, Post Office, supermarket & laundrette. There are 3 major banks on campus with cash dispensers. Please remember... You will need to walk outdoors to access the restaurant, accommodation & practice rooms, so please bring a coat & umbrella. Accommodation All bedrooms are en-suite and have clock radio, free internet access (need to bring cable), tea & coffee making facilities, hairdryer and are fully equipped with towels and toiletries. Iron and ironing boards are available in the kitchen / lounge areas. There are no phones in the bedrooms. Wifi is available in all bedrooms, PCs with free internet access and access are available for both day & residential delegates in the Conference Reception. Sports facilities The BWY is recognised by Sport England and The Sport and Recreation Alliance (formally the CCPR) as the National Governing Body for Yoga in England. As the NGB for Yoga we also accredit other organisations teacher training programmes. Sports facilities are available to delegates free of charge. You will need to take your room key in order to access the facilities. These include an indoor heated swimming pool, squash courts, equipped gymnasium and outside tennis courts. The general opening times are 7.15am pm daily. About the BWY The BWY is recognised by Sport England and The Sport and Recreation Alliance (formally the CCPR) as the National Governing Body for Yoga in England. As the NGB for Yoga we also accredit other organisations teacher training programmes. 28