Southern Region of The British Wheel of Yoga | yoga classes, training and events in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire

close Exploring the Sutras of Patanjali Samadhi Pada (book 1)
Broughton Village Hall, Gate Lane, Broughton, KETTERING, NN14 1ND
Sunday 21st March 2010 | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
tutor Kerry Michelle Clarke
event fee: members £20 | non-members £25

For more information: BWY East Midlands website events page (opens new window).

· Explore Patanjali/Sutra texts
· Extraction of practical implications on and off the mat
· Open discussions of Samadhi Pada (book one)

Kerry Michelle Clarke is the founder of Balance Yoga Studio Northamptonshire. The studio opened in 2006 following Kerry's retirement from the Army, having served 12 years as a Captain. She is a passionate teacher who enjoys philosophy; her own practice has evolved significantly by using Patanjali to support the understanding of principles of yoga. Kerry loves sharing this knowledge with others to bring a depth to the practice. She is currently study for a Doctorate at Northampton University.

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Hordle WI Hall, Ashley Lane, New Milton, SO41 0GB
Sunday 9th May 2010 | 10.00 am–3.00 pm
tutor Swami Sumitrananda
event fee: £30.00

Please bring vegetarian food for a shared lunch. Drinks will be provided.

NB: Please remember to post-date your cheques to match the event date

Make your cheque payable to 'The British Wheel of Yoga Southern Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Phil Hayward, 3 South Avenue, New Milton BH25 6EY
More information: 01425 612781  

By the end of the workshop students will be able to identify and have experienced yogic practices which are the basic tools for the Pratyahara Group of Kriyas. They will have a greater knowledge and comprehension of the purpose of kriya yoga, practices as basic tools of preparation for kriya yoga, the relationship of the chakra, kshetram and nadi network to Kriya Yoga. They will have a strong focus and direction for consolidating practices when teaching experienced regular practitioners of yoga, reviewing the purpose of personal practice and be able to move it into a deeper experience.

Swami Sumitrananda was born in London. She moved to Australia in 1975 where she met her Guru and was initiated by Paramahamsa Swami Satyananda in 1983. She embraced the disciplines of an ashram lifestyle and started working within the teaching field for the Satyananda Ashrams around Australia. She gained a deep experience of teaching the practices as systematised by Swami Satyananda with special emphasis on the application of Yoga for the needs of others in society.

From 1992 she has been a resident of the ashram and Gurukul in Munger, living and working under the guidance of Swami Niranjanananda, the anointed successor of Paramahamsa Swami Satyananda. She has taught extensively for both Bihar School of Yoga and Bihar Yoga Bharati and has also been involved in the development of Yoga Education including the preparation of yogic study syllabi and the management and conducting of programmes such as teacher training, Kriya Yoga and Tattwa Shuddhi Course.

She is currently visiting the UK and is involved in a series of programmes across the country to share her understanding of the teachings and practices as taught by Paramahamsa Swami Satyananda and Swami Niranjanananda.

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Connaught Leisure Centre, Tongham Rd, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU12 4AS
Saturday 22nd May 2010 | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
tutor Peter Blackaby
event fee: members £30.00 | non-members £35.00

Please bring a vegetarian lunch . Drinks will be provided.

NB: Please remember to post-date your cheques to match the event date

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June Milner, 26 Orchard Way, ALDERSHOT GU12 4HR
More information: 01252 675672  

‘Yoga has a long and rich history in the field of mind and body health. To anyone who practises seriously the benefits are undeniable. Many of the benefits of yoga have traditionally been explained through the cultural understandings of their time. These days I think it is possible to add a great deal to that old wisdom with the insights of recent understandings in physiology and neuroscience.
This day will explore these modern perspectives to see what they can add to the long history of Yoga.

Peter Blackaby has practised yoga for nearly 30 years. His practice and approach is illuminated by his Osteopathic training and deep knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology. His philosophy is to bring about a practical Western approach to yoga

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Cobham Village Hall, Lushington Drive, COBHAM, KT11 2LU
Saturday 5th June 2010 | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
tutor Frances Lumley
event fee: members £25 | non-members £40

For more information: BWY South East website events page (opens new window).

We are all on a journey in our yoga practice from our first class as a beginner to reaching enlightenment, should we be so blessed. There are stages for every practice and every posture therefore there are stages for every person regardless of age, ability, condition or ailment.

This day will look at concepts around dysfunction and adaptation within the body and how we can find a safe stage for our students with common conditions and ailments to move forward with their practice when we work progressively towards each asana.

We will discuss postures and practices that may be more or less beneficial for some and try to understand why by discussing anatomy and physiology relating to specific conditions.

Frances Lumley has practised yoga since the mid 1980s following a low back injury at the age of twenty. For her, as a keen gymnast from 4 to 16 years of age, yoga represented a natural progression into a lifelong amazement of the human form and its structural abilities. She has been a British Wheel yoga teacher since 1996 and in September 1996, inspired to learn more about the human body, she trained as an osteopath.

Frances believes that yoga, in an appropriate class, is an ideal practice to rehabilitate, rejuvenate, strengthen and rebalance the body inwardly and outwardly at all different levels of ability and awareness, with or without injury or dysfunction.

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Holyport War Memorial Hall, Moneyrow Green, Holyport, SL6 2NA
Sunday 20th June 2010 | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
tutor Jacqueline Purnell
event fee: members £30.00 | non-members £35.00

Bring own vegetarian lunch and utensils (plate, cutlery etc). Hot drinks will be supplied.

NB: Please remember to post-date your cheques to match the event date

Make your cheque payable to 'The British Wheel of Yoga Southern Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Michaela Welz, 17 Priory Lane, Warfield, BRACKNELL RG42 2JU
More information: 01344 869024  

About the day:
1. The principles of developing autonomy and confidence in asana
2. Facilitating safe techniques to develop challenging asanas
3. How to utilize surrounding Asanas

Jackie is a BWY Diploma Course Tutor, as well as being qualified in Jivamukti and Astanga Vinyasa. For the last six years she has followed the Shadow School of Yoga under Shandor Remete.

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Ropley Village Hall, Vicarage Lane, Ropley, Hampshire, SO24 0DT
Saturday 26th June 2010 | 10.00 am–5.00 pm
tutor Maarten Vermaase
event fee: members £30.00 | non-members £35.00

Bring vegetarian food and utensils (plate, cutlery etc) for a shared lunch.

NB: Please remember to post-date your cheques to match the event date

Make your cheque payable to 'The British Wheel of Yoga Southern Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
June Milner, 26 Orchard Way, ALDERSHOT GU12 4HR
More information: 01252 675672  

Aim is to provide an overview of the various stages of pranayama,
To discuss the various categories of breathing exercises,
To enable participants to practice then teach Purification Breathing and Pranayama techniques safely and with confidence

Maarten is a BWY Diploma Course Tutor, studied yoga under Robert van Heekara and Buddhist meditation under Kenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.

He is well known for his courses on Meditation and runs the BWY Meditation Module.

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Hordle WI Hall, Ashley Lane, New Milton, SO41 0GB
Sunday 17th October 2010 | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
tutor Swami Satchidananda Ma
event fee: £30.00

Bring vegetarian food for a shared lunch, drinks will be provided.

NB: Please remember to post-date your cheques to match the event date

Make your cheque payable to 'The British Wheel of Yoga Southern Region'
Send booking form and cheque to
Phil Hayward, 3 South Avenue, New Milton BH25 6EY
More information: 01425 612781  

Aims to provide and study in depth a myriad of ways to introduce the practice of Mantra to students in a general weekly class.

Practising yoga since the sixties, Swami Satchidanda Ma teaches yoga in the traditions of Swami Sivananda, Swami Venkatesanda and Swami Omkarananda.
She has served the BWY in many capacities, including that of Chairman. A Diploma Course Tutor of long standing, she has inspired and taught many teachers.

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