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Argayall 2011

 

Information on the Teachers

Yoga Beats with David Sye

David Sye, listed as one of the top ten Yoga teachers in the UK and a Yoga Elder, has developed over many years "Yogabeats", his own brand of Yoga.

Yogabeats has now been touring in various festivals, cities and countries, gaining international success and recognition.

He has been practising yoga for over 20 years in International locations such as America, India and Israel. His “gentle power” yoga fuses Hatha, Astanga, Mridu and Vini. Gentle at the beginning and end but with dynamic and powerful periods at the core.

A regular teacher at Finca Argayall, David will take you on a journey to touch all your senses. The Yoga class is for all levels and is driven by music that matches the pace and the flow of the Yoga

Jilly in the Free Spirit Office regularly attends David's holidays and is happy to chat and answer questins.

It is an enjoyable and fun class, the ages of yoga students attending David's yoga holidays range from 20 to over 70, including beginners and yoga teachers.

It really is yoga for everybody!

 

pictures above taken on David's holiday at Hotel Peli

Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Nigel Gilderson

Nigel Gilderson has been teaching yoga for 20 years. He is the founder and senior teacher of the yoga classes available at the Brockwell Lido in South London; and is the founder and director of the Amrita School of Yoga Teacher Training. He also teaches at Yoga Point, and many private clientele throughout London.

He began his career in health and fitness as a P.E. teacher and tennis coach giving him a concrete and pragmatic understanding of anatomy and physiology, and was drawn to the deeply therapeutic effects of yoga. He has evolved his own personal style of Hatha yoga drawing on influences from the Sivananda, Iyengar, Scaravelli and Shadow yoga traditions.

Nigel's classes incorporate a unique blend of mindfulness of breath and opening through relaxation, to integrate the internal energetic system as a preparation for dynamic action.

His teaching has evolved over the years and incorporates a blend of many yoga styles, with influences from tai chi and shadow yoga and Alexander technique; integrating the celebration of the heart, universal principles of alignment, and balanced energetic action in the performance of asana.

Each student's abilities and limitations are deeply respected and honoured. The practice builds strength, flexibility, and stamina as well as bringing awareness to the internal; creating, capturing and cultivating energy.

Students move from one posture to another in a continual flow and link movements to breath. The use of vinyasa enables the natural progression from one asana to another with a sense of ease and fluidity, ending in a deep and peaceful relaxation


 

Creative Vinyasa Yoga with Liz Lark

Liz Lark's inspiration comes from the Astanga Vinyasa tradition and other Hatha yoga practises.

Liz adapts yoga postures for each individual in order to ‘chisel' into the form and helps sculpt and free each unique body.

Liz's passion for Yoga developed in 1990, studying as a teacher with the British Wheel of Yoga (1992), and exploring Astanga Vinyasa Yoga, a dynamic, dance-like style which led her to India and Crete through the 1990's.

Originally trained as an Artist, Liz has BA and MA degrees in 3D Design & Performing Arts, with a central theme of The Body.
A member of Yoga Alliance USA & British Wheel of Yoga, she is also a board member for The Life Centre Teachers Training Course, and runs retreats and workshops nationally and internationally.

She has written several books, which include stunning photography by Clare Park, and inspiring drawings.

www.lizlark.com

 

Iyengar Yoga with Margaret Rawlinson

Margaret Rawlinson has been teaching Iyengar Yoga for over twenty years and holds a Senior Iyengar Yoga Teaching Certificate.

She is firmly grounded in the precision and depth of Iyengar Yoga and has studied with Sri B.K.S. Iyengar in India, the U.S. and Europe, and also with his daughter Geeta and son Prashant at the Institute in Pune, India.

She teaches regular classes in Berkshire, England as well as leading workshops and Yoga holidays at home and abroad. Margaret also brings to her teaching the richness of her experience in Chinese Medicine, which she has been practising for the last ten years, after qualifying in acupuncture and patent herbal medicine at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine.

 

Margaret believes that we can find self-healing for mind, body and spirit in the complete Yoga practice, which incorporates asanas, pranayama, and meditation. Her classes explore the asanas in depth to find new insights, openings and extensions - but always joyfully and with respect for the body and the great subject of Yoga.

 

For more details on the yoga you can contact Margaret on 01628 523174
email: rawlinson@waitrose.com

 

Sevanti

Sevanti runs 'Unity Yoga' Teacher Training in Brighton (IYN), and a  'Holistic Massage Diploma' (MTI), plus Reiki courses and Parent and Child Yoga. The Unity Studio is based in Brighton, which also offers many other courses such as Thai Massage, & Anatomy & Physiology.

Sevanti runs retreats in the UK and abroad, and offers weekly classes and Parent and Child Sessions. She has a young daughter, whom inspired her to create a 'Unity Pregnancy Partner Yoga DVD', and there is also a general Unity Partner Yoga DVD available too.

Unity Yoga has been established for 15 years, and there are plans to expand their Studio into a Health and Well-Being Centre.

 

Unity Yoga
This is a very deep and releasing practice, focussing on allowing the body to un-do tension by slowly meeting our tension with softness and  surrender. We search out these sensations within the body, allowing  breath and patience to be the keys to unravelling strain within the body, to discover realms of freedom, expansion, peace and bliss on all levels.

This practice has a very Spiritual approach, with a core focus on Breath and Meditation. Mantra and Mudra assist the Asanas, and we always end with Yoga Nidra (Deep Relaxation) The style itself is very fluid, and although soft and fairly slow, more dynamic movement is also integrated within a session.

There is a good balance of floor and standing poses, including backbends, forward bends, spinal twists, lateral bends, inversions and balances. The sessions are about BEING with Oneself, and discovering a beautiful place of Self-Acceptance, Lightness and Love. Beginners and more Advanced Practitioners are all welcome

 

Unity Partner Yoga
Unity Partner Yoga can lead us to a deep, restorative, playful and  sacred practice of Yoga. It can awaken an inner oasis of deep peace, where we relate with another, and with our Self, through truth, trust and tenderness.

The practice can be light and fun, whilst offering a unique way of journeying into the very depths of limiting sensations within the body.

We then use the softness and surrender of support and nurturance to go beyond these restrictions, to discover a realm of stillness, connection and love.

It is a fun way of deepening our current practice, and enjoying also the added depth that we may experiencing when practicing with another.


Unity Partner Yoga & Massage
This workshop incorporates the deeply meditative, restorative, and playful aspects of Unity Partner Yoga, with two aspects of acupressure massage, which help us to release tension, and to be deeply nurtured. We shall use some techniques from thai massage, joint mobilisation and hands on healing work.

This is a very
relaxing and restorative session, ending with simple hands on healing, peace and silence.

 

www.being-in-unity.com

Ken Eyerman twenty five years of experience in Bodywork and Movement is brought to this week, combining a unique blend of dynamic flowing Yoga with gentle inner sensing and Feldenkrais movement awareness lessons.

His intuitive and spontaneous approach places an emphasis on using the breath, an awareness of your inner process and how you use your body.

This will gently ease you into the postures and is suitable for all levels.

Author of the book 'Massage', Ken teaches internationally and directs a training programme in Bodywork and Movement in London based on his life long study of The Feldenkrais Method.

Morning classes will begin gradually, easing us into the new day, slowly warming our bodies as we progress into a Vinyasa based class with sun salutations and a large range of postures. Throughout the class we will keep our awareness on how our body moves.

Afternoon classes will explore movements and lessons from the morning in more depth, with greater emphasis on the Feldenkrais aspects of the class.

Ken is one of Free Spirit Travel's most popular teachers and always great fun to be with. He is also a great favourite with the Free Spirit staff and Jilly from the office is seizing the opportunity and will be on this holiday with you. She has attended many of Ken's classes and will happily answer any questions you may have.

www.keneyerman.com

Mary Niker is an Iyengar Yoga teacher who teaches classes mainly in the  the Thames Valley area. A regular Free Spirit Travel teacher she also has yoga holidays in Sinai (pictures below), Italy, Ireland, Turkey and the UK.

She has studied yoga for over 19 years and been trained by many of senior teachers in the UK, frequently returning to India to extend her training.

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 is dedicated to teaching Yoga with care and respect and quotes " Through the practice of Iyengar Yoga we can not only combat stress, but achieve positive mental, spiritual and physical growth."

 

the pictures above were taken on the overnight desert trip during Mary's visit to the Blue Beach Hotel in Sinai
 

       

                           

Updated 18/06/11