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BWY Modules develop skills further and help to broaden the horizons for serious students and teachers in our region. Keep a look out in Yoga South; modules are usually advertised well in advance. All modules to be run throughout the country are advertised in Spectrum. For specialist information about modules, contact Wendy Teasdill .
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Progressive Stages of Meditation – Oxfordshire
Date: September 2010 - May 2011
| 10.00 am–5.00 pm
Venue: the Yoga Studio, 3 Hill Lane, Upper Brailes, Banbury OX15 5AX
Tutor: Maarten Vermaase
Course Dates:
- 25th September 2010; 30th October 2010; 27th November 2010; 29th January 2011; 5th March 2011; 9th April 2011; 14th May 2011.
For more information, contact
01865 865915
The principles and practice of meditation as an essential aid to the understanding, experience and development of our lifestyle and personal practice of Yoga
Level 1: Calm Abiding (Shamatha)
Aims / Rationale:
- To present a structured guide to the path of meditation and how this applies to the practice of Yoga.
- To encourage regular meditation practice and to provide a supportive platform for the exchange of feedback/experience
- To discuss aspects of personal development regarding ‘Yogic’ lifestyle in general and the practice of meditation in particular.
- For teachers: To outline a framework and methods for the teaching of meditation.
NB - This module aims to provide Yoga Teachers with tools for the development of their own personal practice. It is hoped that by gaining a deeper insight into the process of sensitivity and openness in meditation and post-meditation (lifestyle), participants will in time and after appropriate practice be able to impart some of these insights to their own students.
Course Organisation / Structure:
- The course will be held over seven one-day seminars with monthly to six week intervals to allow for study and home practice (see below for Course Dates). All course organisation will be by Val Davies; please contact the Tutor only in regard to course content.
Previous knowledge:
This is a Personal Development Module for the BWY. Minimum entry requirements: BWY Foundation Course or equivalent.
Dutch born Maarten Vermaase is a DCT for the British Wheel of Yoga and has practised and studied Yoga since the early 1970s. He studied Hatha Yoga under Robert Van Heeckeren, and Tibetan Buddhist meditation, Yoga and healing Exercises with numerous Lamas and teachers from the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions. In 1999, at the suggestion of his teacher Kenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, he started the Mahasiddha Yoga Group. He teaches extensively in Oxford and London, and runs regular workshops, retreats and BWY Meditation Modules for groups nationwide.