Sivananda
Yoga with Diana Shipp
Diana Shipp has over eleven years experience and specialises in the Sivananda style of yoga.
She is the owner of the extremely popular Kailasam Yoga Retreat in Kerala (pictures below), where she teaches the yoga classes from November through to March each year.
Diana teaches integrated breath and posture work, with spiritual awareness, based on classical Sivananda yoga and other traditions. She holds teaching diplomas from the British Wheel of Yoga and the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashram in India.
Diana
is an experienced teacher who has been teaching for the past 15 years. She
has taught in the UK, Turkey, Bali, Crete, Spain and India.
On this holiday you will experience asana, pranayama, meditation, visualisation and relaxation in two classes daily. The yoga will improve your strength and flexibility and guide you to the calm centre of Being within.
This yoga will be suitable for beginners as well as more experienced students. Diana's approach is both joyful and imaginative, with emphasis on raising of consciousness through breath and body awareness, to bring you a feeling of well-being.
right: yoga class at Kailasam
I
went to my first yoga class when I was about 15 years old. Later as a
student I read philosophy and studied different spiritual traditions. The
seeds were sown for my developing interest in the philosophy and art of
yoga.
When I was drawn to train as a yoga teacher with Yoga Scotland in 1991, it
was to delve more deeply into the philosophy, to further my spiritual
search. I had never been any good at sports and had no background in anatomy
and physiology.
I could never have guessed that a few years down the road I would be
teaching a practice very much based on the physical work……....observing the
body as it is, on the ground, being breathed. In particular, my studies over
the last 14 years with yoga tutor and osteopath John Stirk have helped me
discover the connection between body, mind and spirit. The experience in the
postures brought an awareness I couldn’t have found in any book. The
meditation, the non-doing is there in the doing.
Lots of yoga students are drawn to the yoga for the benefits of the physical
exercise and I am keen to present my classes so they are accessible to
everyone, regardless of their fitness level. Many people find they benefit
especially from the relaxation and many then go on to develop an interest in
the spiritual practice.
My personal journey was from the spiritual search to the physical practice.
Whichever way, I think there is no separation. The practice is the
meditation. We use what we have, where we are.
These days I am interested in how science is proving what the yogis
discovered through their efforts thousands of years ago. My daily
inspiration comes from my family, my students, the music of Krishna Das, and
the books of Osho. And of course the yoga!
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pictures from June's previous yoga trips
Yoga with Zoe Martin
Zoë is dedicated to offering yoga suitable for all types of people, regardless of age, health or circumstance. Just as each person is unique, yoga practices will vary with each individual.
Zoë is skilful at adapting the various yoga practices to the needs, interests and circumstances of each individual. She offers those who study with her the tools to build on or develop their own authentic yoga practice through the practice of asana (posture), Pranayama (breath control), Dhyana (meditation) and Chant.
Zoë's approach and style of teaching is inspired by the teachings of the legendary Sri. T. Krishmacharya and his son T.K.V. Desikachar. She has studied with Srivatsa Ramaswami, T.K.V Desikachar and Menaka Desikachar. She continues to study this approach with Paul Harvey, Bristol and on a one - one basis with her personal teacher Janet Evans, London.
There will be two classes a day which will focus on different themes and
ideas. Each class will include careful sequencing of postures, dynamic as
well as static posture work, attention to and precise application of the
breath. Some classes may be more strenuous, some more meditative, in some we
may introduce sound and references to yoga philosophy. People will find the
classes enjoyable, restful and refreshing. By the end of the week people
will experience increased body awareness, increased strength and
flexibility, a deepening of the breath, mental clarity and emotional
balance.
Zoë's teaching experience is diverse ranging from group classes, one to one
work, pregnancy yoga, workshops and retreats and more recently in the field
of mental health. She is a certified yoga, meditation and pregnancy yoga
teacher.
This holiday is open to all levels of experience.
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For questions about Zoe's yoga contact her on : 0781 3164 181
sundari@ekayoga.co.uk
http://www.ekayoga.co.uk
Flowing
Yoga with Patricia Haygarth
Patricia has been practising yoga for more than 30 years and it has become an important part of her life.
Originally training with Iyengar and British Wheel of Yoga teachers, Patricia then went to India to obtain her yoga diploma with the Sivananda Yoga Vedenta Centre in Kerala.
As well as teaching yoga Patricia holds a qualification in Indian
Head massage and is also a healer accredited with BAHA and CHO.
She teaches a classic soft and flowing style of yoga with attention
to meditation; Hatha Yoga incorporating Sivanada, Iyengar and
British Wheel of Yoga techniques, stressing the importance of
breathing and relaxation throughout her class.
Flowing Yoga with Ken Eyerman
Ken Eyerman has 30 years experience with Yoga & Bodywork, and is a
trained practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method. He will bring his wealth
of learning to this weeks' unique blend of dynamic flowing yoga with
gentle inner sensing Feldenkrais movement awareness lessons. Ken's
intuitive and spontaneous, hands-on approach places an emphasis on using
the breath, an awareness of your inner process and how to use your body
efficiently. This combination of approaches will ease you into the
postures. The workshop is suitable for all levels and consists of two
classes a day. The morning class will be dynamic and flowing, based
around the Astanga form, with the afternoons improvised, developmental
and restorative, bringing in the vast body of knowledge of the
Feldenkrais Method.
Ken Eyerman is an American based in London since 1980. His
main Yoga influences are Derek Ireland, an inspiring astanga teacher,
and Angela Farmer, an early student of Iyengar. He attended his first
London Feldenkrais training in 1987 after the publication of his book
'Massage'.
Since
this time Ken has developed his own style of teaching, bridging the
space between the dynamic power of Astanga and the gentle understated,
spiralling Feldenkrais movements. Ken teaches his unique Yoga with
Awareness Holidays internationally.
right: on the roof of the yoga hotel in Dahab!
Feldenkrais
The developmental movement technique, The Feldenkrais Method, has been
Ken's lifelong study, especially in how it relates and is complementary
to yoga, through the awareness of movement and being attentive to
detail. For Ken, The Feldenkrais Method forms the bridge between
hands-on healing, touch and the spontaneity of life as a dance. The
Feldenkrais Method named after its originator, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, is
an educational system that uses gentle movement and directed attention
to improve posture and human functioning. One can increase the ease and
range of motion, improve flexibility and rediscover the natural capacity
for efficient movement.
"I can help people to think about their body, how it breathes and
moves, how the structure connects, to develop a level of awareness.....
so they are not only powering away at stretching but also learning to
feel and think their way to a stronger more supple body. A goal being to
get into the imagination, to find a more subtle approach, to excite the
feelings as well as to power the muscles" Ken Eyerman (c)
Mary
Niker is
a very experienced Iyengar Yoga teacher. She teaches class the Thames Valley and
has just returned from an extensive course in India.
She has studied yoga for over 19 years and been trained by many of senior teachers in the UK. Mary is dedicated to teaching Yoga with care and respect.
Students of all ages and backgrounds are welcomed on this yoga week. Growth and learning is encouraged at the pace you feel you are most comfortable with.
Mary quotes " Through the practice of Iyengar Yoga we can not only combat stress, but achieve positive mental, spiritual and physical growth."
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Dynamic
Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga with Roanna Harstad
''Roanna Harstad is an adventurer!
As a Yoga Instructor, NLP Practitioner, Life Coach, Empowerment Teacher, Sundoor Master Firewalking Instructor, Spiritual leader, Retreat/Workshop Leader, Body Worker, Therapist and Founder of Resting Buddha she leads clients into a more empowered, healthy and enjoyable way of life.
Roanna brings a holistic, spiritual and dynamic approach to her Retreats, Classes and Workshops.
Roanna brings ancient healing and fun tools into her sessions to empower our
thinking and soften our being. With her gentle, informative but deeply
encouraging and motivating approach, you will find you release barriers and
move into a new, stronger, more aware sense of your body and self.''
‘I invite you to come and play, come with an open heart and a soft smile.
Together lets investigate where our joy is hiding, lets be playful when
remembering how fragile life can feel sometimes, lets find our power and
rain our light on all that need it.
Let’s remember our happiness and all the gifts that we bring to this
world. Let’s celebrate our challenges and give thanks for the opportunity to
inspire each other through this ancient and beautiful practice.’
www.restingbuddha.co.uk
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