Hri OM everyone nd welcome to the newsletter for Winter 2016. We hope you ll hd lovely Christms nd New Yer celebrtions nd re now rring to get bck to teching nd/or ttending yog clsses. This edition of the newsletter is pcked with detils of seminrs nd courses being held throughout the country nd beyond, choice of two Ayurved courses s well s informtion on locl Stynnd techers clsses nd workshops. Enjoy! Two dy seminrs in Dumfries nd Gllowy With Swmi Krishnpremnnd (from Mndl Yog Ashrm) Empowering our prctice with chkr wreness 1P Sturdy 12 th Mrch 2016 Georgetown Community Centre, Georgetown Rod, Dumfries The prctices of yog re gift. They re helth promoting nd life enriching, nd cn potentilly trnsform our ttitudes, reltionships nd sense of self. Yet it cn be chllenge t times to keep our prctice nd spirtions energized midst the ever chnging crucible of life. We cn find ourselves simply going through the motions, or being so completely immersed in the responsibilities nd issues of dily life tht our prctice flls wy. Accepting tht life unfolds ccording to its own gend (not ours!!), how wke nd vilble cn we be to our prctice both on the mt/ cushion nd in dily life? 1
The dy will include generl introduction to the chkrs nd then specific focus on energising the Mnipur (nvel) chkr, whilst lso exploring how it links with the other chkrs such s Anht (hert) nd Ajn (eye of wisdom). In this wy, we will illuminte prcticl wys we cn use to empower our prctice nd sty motivted nd inspired. There will be n integrtion of other prctices for exmple, sn, prnym, medittion nd Yog Nidr long with tutor input nd group discussions. The purpose of the dy is to empower prticipnts in their yog prctice both during nd subsequent to the dy. Prnym Prctices (To energize, blnce nd induce stillness) Sundy 13 th Mrch 2016 Community Centre, Gtehouse of Fleet We live in fst pced modern world in which the mind is often distrcted nd constntly on the move. This in turn cn led to incresed levels of stress, nxiety nd tiredness. Prnym or brething prctices offer us mens to bring different qulity of spcious lert wreness to our minds nd bodies. Simple yet effective prctices, tht hve stood the test of time, cn be used to: 2P bring n lert energy to our mind nd body cultivte inner blnce, which is the hllmrk of good helth nd responsive efficient mind induce sense of stillness or spciousness, which deeply nurtures our mind nd body from within, nd opens up chnnels of perception through which we cn glimpse more fulfilling nd meningful perspective on our life nd existence. During this one dy seminr we will introduce some key prnym prctices, in conjunction with Jlndhr Bndh nd selected mudrs. The personl experience gined through the seminr will llow you to continue these prctices t home subsequently so tht you cn begin to mke lsting difference to the qulity of your life nd well-being. Cost: 25 per dy ( 45 for both dys). Plese bring pcked lunch, te nd coffee provided. 2
Bookings to Crol Godridge yog@cgodridge.plus.com. Tel 01848 200681. Pyment: cheques pyble to Crol Godridge or by bnk trnsfer: sort code 089300 ccount number 81294466 with your nme s reference. Stynnd Yog Dundee A two dy event with We re very plesed to welcome Swmi Prgymurti to Dundee Scotlnd to shre her views on essentil prctices of Yog nd Tntr. Swmi Prgymurti is the Director of the Stynnd Yog Centre in London. For more detils bout the London Centre visit the website t www.syclondon.com 3P At this event there will be vrious prctices including sn, prnym, nd medittion. It will be held t the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Dundee on the 1 st October 2016 from 10m-4.30pm nd from 9m-3.00pm on the 2 nd October 2016. Tes/coffees will be provided. Bring your own lunch. Cost is 90 for both dys, or 50 per dy. Plces re limited so erly booking is dvised. Contct Vedvnm (Bob Wilde) to book plce or obtin more informtion. Telephone:01382 779366 e-mil: rrdwilde@gmil.com Scottish Stynnd Yog Network 3
SWAMI VEDANTANANDA S PROGRAMME 2016 We hve summrised informtion bout three courses from Swmi Vedntnnd s 2016 progrmme. The Yog Nidr course my well be of interest to some of our techers in Scotlnd s it is in north-est Englnd, not too fr from Newcstle; nd it will be some time before SSYN cn host nother course. Yog Nidr - short trining course Sltburn by the Se, Teeside Through the prctice of Yog Nidr, we re not only relxing, but restructuring nd reforming our whole personlity from within Swmi Stynnd Srswti Dtes: 9/10 April 2016, 25/26 June 2016 nd 17/18 September 2016 Venue: The Erthbet Centre, Sltburn, Teeside The course ims to offer well-structured course on Yog Nidr, including giving techers the opportunity to experience the prctice of Yog Nidr for themselves, giving sound bsis for them to tech it in their own clsses. The course will explore the theory nd science behind Yog Nidr nd its use in vrious settings.. It is post-diplom module for techers, 6 sessions over three weekends. Home prctice nd ssessment of recorded teching included. 4P A certificte will be issued on successful completion of the course qulifying the prticipnts to tech Yog Nidr Cost of Course: 425.00 A deposit of 200.00 will be pid on cceptnce to the Course. Blnce is due before 1st Februry 2016 or in instlments ( 475). No of prticipnts: 15-22 Appliction If you re interested in this course plese contct Nmrtdevi t the 4
Erthbet Centre for the full leflet nd ppliction form: emil:lesleykwood@hotmil.com Prnym Sdhn Course, London Swmi Vedntnnd is repeting her excellent 6 dy Prnym Sdhn course t the Stynnd Yog Centre in London over three weekends, Mrch to June 2016. The course is designed to bring prnym to the forefront of our Yog prctice nd our lives. It is very much prctice - bsed Course with some theory nd discussion. A dily sdhn of 30 minutes will be given for home prctice. Recommended reding relting to the prctices will be lso given. This course is pproprite for estblished prctitioners of Yog nd will be of gret benefit to Yog Techers. It is not residentil but ccommodtion is possible t Thurleigh Rod for those trvelling from fr t n dditionl cost of 10 per night. Cost: 425 erly bird booking before 30 th November 2015. 450 fter tht dte. Detiled leflet for on request from Swmi Vedntnnd: emil: swmivedntnnd@gmil.com 5P Announcing New Course t Poio do Acor, Algrve Introduction to Ayurved nd Ayurved Cookery with Shil Vithlni 26 th to 31 st My 2016 Cost 350 Euros An introduction to the ncient system of Ayurved, the philosophy nd key concepts. Find out how you cn enhnce your life nd helth by incorporting some of the principles of Ayurved. The cookery clsses introduce the bsic herbs nd spices used in everydy cooking to enhnce helth nd vitlity nd the principles of vegetrin sttvic diet. This course is cler nd comprehensive presenttion of the theoreticl foundtions nd the prcticl ppliction of Ayurved, the nturl system of heling which originted in ncient Indi. A detiled explntion of the five elements nd three doshs nd the determintion of your personl mind-body 5
constitution will be given. In ddition to the nutritionl wisdom tught, ech dy you will enjoy sumptuous vegetrin mels you hve prepred. Shil hs grown up in household tht prctices Ayurved, prnym nd chnting s prt of their dily life. She hs been teching yog since 2002 fter trining with Swmi Vedntnnd in the Stynnd trdition. For more informtion visit www.ushm.com Informtion nd ppliction form on request from Swmi Vedntnnd emil: swmivedntnnd@gmil.com NEWS AND NOTES Empower Yourself nd Help the World! This ws the theme of Swmi Prgymurti s recent weekend retret t the lovely Allnton Pece Snctury in Dumfriesshire. Our krm yog certinly helped the Snctury clening the woodlnd pyrmid, nd the pece room, clering in the grden nd more prosic housework tsks. It my tke little longer to help the world. But it ws wonderful weekend nd very specil too the first time retret of this kind hs been vilble to yog students in South West Scotlnd. 6P As the bsis for her theme, Swmi focused on stimulting three of the chkrs - Mnipur for strength, Anht for love nd Vishuddhi for communiction, with rnge of sn, prnym, medittion nd yog nidr prctices, preceded by morning kunjl nd neti. If you nurture these three chkrs, she sid, it will show, nd you will pss it on to others, especilly children. The prctices included sury prnym which proved to be very powerful everyone felt tremendous mount of het being generted in the body. To do this: sit fcing the sun, nd bring the hnds into Nmste. Brethe in nd stretch the hnds nd rms forwrd level with Mnipur chkr with the fingers spred out. Then breth out, bringing the hnds bck to Nmste. Do this slowly five times, nd then repet the prctice with Anht chkr nd Vishuddhi chkrs ech five times. Finlly rise the rms bove the hed with the finger tips 6
touching, nd do five full yog breths. Swmi sid tht this is lso good prctice for recupertion. Some of the less experienced students were bit strtled to find themselves doing rounds of 50 Kplbhti breths, experimenting with different speeds, but ll survived. As might be expected the medittions hd wonderful visulistions including one lovely one where we plced lotus buds mentlly between the kshetrms (chkr trigger points) nd the chkrs, nd then wtched them open into full flowers. It ws lovely weekend of both new nd fmilir prctices with fbulous techer. The venue ws idel wrm, nd friendly nd good simple food, lthough the wether did not llow us to mke use of the woodlnd wlks nd the lbyrinth. Mybe next time! Crol Godridge 7P 7
Introduction to Ayurved: the yogic system of medicine for body nd mind A 5-weekend non-residentil 50-hour course pproved by Yog Scotlnd with Elizbeth Roberts, Ayurvedic Prctitioner nd Yog Scotlnd Yog techer Sn. Bijm, Yog Scotlnd / Stynnd Yog techer nd Consultnt Psychitrist June 2016 Jnury 2017 Room G25, St. Mrgret s House, 151 London Rod Edinburgh (ner Medowbnk Stdium) Dtes: June 18 & 19, September 10 & 11, October 29 & 30, December 3 &4, Jnury 21 & 22 (2017) 8P Cost: 480 for existing YS members; 505 for non-members (includes 1 yer membership) Ayurved is the Vedic science of heling for both body nd mind. Yog is the Vedic science of self-reliztion tht depends on well-functioning body nd mind The foundtion of yog should be Ayurved nd the fruits of Ayurved, yog. (Dvid Frwley). Tster session Sturdy 2 April 2016 10.30 12.30 St. Mrgret s House: cost 10 Full course description nd booking informtion from Elizbeth Roberts, Horsleyhill Frmhouse, Hwick, TD9 8PT. Emil: horsleyhill@gmil.com or tel 01450 870564 8
Medittion Groups for Pece. On Sturdy 12 th December t 2.20 pm the Yog Scotlnd Dumfries Foundtion Course students nd I joined millions of people round the world in united medittion for pece. The event ws co-ordinted by n orgnistion clled The Mster Shift nd ws drwn to my ttention by one of the students. Reserch hs shown tht when mss gtherings of medittors tke plce, there is significnt drop in crime nd violence in the loclity. Bck in the 1970s the Mhrishi Mhesh Yogi sid tht if we could just get 1% of the world s popultion meditting, it would crete the criticl mss of higher frequency cosmic energy (prn) to tilt the world towrds pece. This hs been tested in mny plces. In Skelmersdle in Lncshire, where there is community of Trnscendentl Medittion prctitioners, the locl police force knows tht on weekends when there is lrge gthering of medittors there, they cn confidently roster less officers on the bet thn t other times. In prisons in the UK, in Americ nd Indi too mss medittion hs been shown to crete heling energy nd to lessen violence nd unrest. The Intention Experiment conducted by journlist Lyn McTggrt in ssocition with the Msschusetts Institute of Technology, lso showed tht by co-ordinting people from ll over the world to focus their energy t one time on prticulr persons, situtions or plnts, remrkble heling could tke plce. 9P It seems to me tht the need for ll of us to be meditting hs never been greter thn now in the world, with so mny conflicts, nd the spred of terrorist cts crried out in the nme of cruel nd medievl interprettion of the Muslim fith. So those of us who re ble to tech medittion should mybe spred the word nd help to crete groups of medittors wherever we re, nd encourge them to proliferte. We hve this tool in our hnds nd we cn use it to ply our prt in trying to bring some pece bck into the world. We my ply smll prt in helping the greter good, nd in the process, the individuls tking prt will lso benefit from lerning this wonderful prctice. From little corns etc... Crol Godridge 9
SATYANANDA TEACHERS AROUND SCOTLAND - CLASSES AND SEMINARS Jynti - Borders Contct Jynti (Jne Russell): info@jnerussell.org or 01896 754278 Monthly intermedite level workshop: Dechmont Community Centre, West Lothin 10 m 1 pm Cost: 15 Forthcoming dtes: 9 th Jnury, 6 th Februry, 5 th Mrch, 2 nd April, 7 th My nd 4 th June Ech clss will consist of sn, prnym, medittion/yog Nidr nd discussion. Mhmrityunjy mntr Mhmrityunjy mntr chnted 108 times for relief of suffering: first Fridy of the month 6.30-7.30pm. Free of chrge nd ll welcome t 9 Hll Street, Glshiels. For weekly clsses in the Borders contct Jynti s bove Bijm Edinburgh & West Lothin Contct Bijm for more detils: E:info@yogwithbijm.co.uk Website www.yogwithbijm.co.uk Mobile 07966 573804 Mondys t Gte 55, 55 Sighthill Rod Edinburgh 16.30 18.00 mixed bility clss Tuesdys t Currie High School, Edinburgh Yog for Helthy Lower Bcks 18.00 19.15 Intermedite 19.30-21.15 Wednesdys, West Lothin The Ability Centre Livingston. 13.00-14.15: Seted yog for people with limited mobility due to chronic condition The Prtnership Centre South Bridge Street, Bthgte 16.45 18.15: Therpeutic Yog 18.30 20.00 Generl clss: 20.05 20.45. Optionl extr: Medittion nd Study Group Medittion prctice Sundy evenings fortnightly 19.30 20.45 pprox. in my yog room in Edinburgh. Essentil to contct me to rrnge to ttend s spce is limited. 10 P 10
Sn Vedvnm (Bob Wilde) Dundee Contct Vedvnm 01382 779366 or on rrdwilde@gmil.com Multiple Sclerosis Therpy Centre, Peddie Street,Dundee Mondys 14.00 15.30 Wrd Rod Gym, Dundee Wednesdys 17.30 18.45 Crol Godridge- SW Scotlnd Tel.01848 200681 E: yog@cgodridge.plus.com Website: www.crolgodridgestynndyog.com Beginners Courses: Dumfries: Tuesdys 7.30 9 pm. Room 120 Rutherford McCown House, University of Glsgow Crichton Cmpus. Moniive: Wednesdys 7.40 9.10. Booking essentil. Second Yer onwrds clsses: Dumfries: Tuesdys 5.30 7 pm - University s bove. Moniive: Wednesdys 6 7.30 pm. Booking essentil. Mixed bility clsses: Thornhill: Thursdys 9.30 11 m Thornhill Community Centre. Gentle Yog: for the less mobile, cn be done seted. Moniive 10 m 11.30 m Wednesdys Booking essentil. Cost: 36 per 6 week block pyble in dvnce either to sort code 089300 ccount number 81294466 or by csh/cheque. Monthly Intermedite Level workshops: for those who wish to deepen their prctice: Sturdys 10 m 1 pm. Forthcoming dtes: 23 rd Jnury, 27 th Februry, 2 nd April, 21 st my nd 25 th June 12.50 (two yers prior experience with qulified techer required). University, Dumfries (detils s bove). Booking essentil. Individul Tuition nd Remedil Yog: by ppointment in Moniive. Students receive individul prctice progrmmes recorded on CD for home prctice, with monthly followup sessions (more frequently if requested). 30 for first 1 ½ hour session, 25 therefter. 11 P 11
Atmmitr/Meg Miller Isle of Skye Contct: Atmmitr (Meg) 01471822469 or meg@skyeyog.com for further informtion, to book nd for strt dtes http://www.skyeyog.com http://www.thehelthosis.net MANDALA YOGA ASHRAM TEACHER IN SCOTLAND Mitri (June Swinfield) Thurso Contct Mitri on swinpot@hotmil.co.uk Mixed bility drop in clsses, gentle nd restortive, including prnym, medittion, relxtion nd yog nidr. Youth Club Hlkirk Mondy evenings 6.30-7.45 pm Youth Club Thurso. Thursdy evenings 6.30-7.45 pm Youth Club Wick Fridy fternoons 3pm- 4.15 YOGA RESOURCES SSYN officil outlet for Bihr books. SSYN crries smll stock of the min titles which we cn bring to ll the Network events. Enquiries to Bijm or Crol s previously. USEFUL CONTACTS: Bihr School of Yog: well worth studying. Comprehensive descriptions of nything you wnt to know bout Stynnd Yog. www.bihryog.net London Stynnd Yog Centre: subscribe to their newsletter. www.syclondon.com The Centre now hs its own pge on Fcebook www.fcebook.com/pges/stynnd -Yog-UK Tel 0208673 4869. Birminghm Stynnd Yog Centre: books, CDs, clsses nd workshops. www.sycbirminghm.com Swmi Vedntnnd: for informtion on courses, clsses, holidys nd krm yog opportunities. www.vedntnnd.com/newsletter Stynnd Yog UK This website hs been opertive since the utumn of 2012. It ims to build up to UK-wide resource. Useful mp of techer member loctions. www.stynndyoguk.com 12 12 P
Mndl Yog Ashrm. Wles Register to receive next yer s progrmme of courses: Tel 01558 685358 or http://www.mndlyog.net Big Shkti free e-mgzine t www.bigshkti.com Yog Mgzine is published by Sivnnd Mth. Subscription for pper copy t 40 per yer is vilble vi the website www.yogmg.net The new postl ddress for subscriptions is there, but you cn lso pply on line. Yog Mgzine cn be ccessed free online t www.yogmg.net nd it hs serchble rchive. Two e-mgzines re mde vilble s prsd if you subscribe to Yog mgzine. YouTube Try www.youtube.com then in the serch box put Swmi Nirnjnnnd. There re lots of entries with stsngs (tlks). Some of them re in foreign tongues but some re gems. Bihr School of Yog pp This pp for free downlod on to ndroid phones, (i.e. not Apple) including electronic versions of prctices, ws nnounced on the lst dy of the World Yog Convention. Avilble to downlod free from the website www.bihryog.net NEXT ISSUE MAY 2016 If nyone is inspired to write on ny topic relevnt to Stynnd Yog, do plese let us hve it. Dedline April 23 rd 2016 Jynti (Jne Russell) on Tel 01896 754278 info@jnerussell.org or Bijm 0131 441 2631 or 07966 573804 info@yogwithbijm.co.uk 13 P Hri Om Tt St. 13