Places available. Usual cost £45.

SPECIAL OFFER: book between May 14th and 17th and get £10 off = £35. Quote code BLOG-FC.

A 6-week course for complete beginners or people wanting to revisit the basics. The courses are designed to introduce you to the fundamental poses and principles of yoga practice. Courses start regularly throughout the year and must be pre-booked. Classes are one hour.

Download form here YW_F_Course_FriMay18th

Upcoming dates

Tuesdays 8.15–9.15pm Next start date June 12th. Places available.
Download booking form here YW_F_Course_Tues8.15Jun12th

Holiday with Bob!

With Bob Phillips – Sunday 24th of June to 1st of July 2012.
Price – £600 full board not inc. flights. Fly Easyjet from Bristol to Toulouse. Transfers £20 each way or ask about other transport options, or hire and share a car.

Les Moureous is a hamlet of hillside terraced houses which sits at the end of a little- used mountain road at just over 800 metres. The extension of this road becomes a GR footpath, part of a European-wide system of tracks. The high Pyrenees are just a walk or short drive away. The weather is usually mixed – as many mountain zones experience – but a damp day followed by a blue-sky morning is a joy!

Nigel and Ute who own and run Les Moureous have lived there for nearly 20 years. Their approach to running the place is very relaxed – it is not ‘luxury accommodation’, but homely, the buildings and atmosphere typically French – but it is, above all, comfortable and welcoming, as a home should be.

The sleeping arrangements will be worked out as people book on the trip. There are 3 double rooms suiting couples (non-yoga partners are possible at £100 discount if space permits), 1 twin room and 1 single plus a balcony with the possibility of sleeping 1 or 2. There is a further large room sleeping 4 or more (mixed sex). There are no en-suite rooms but there are plenty of loos and showers and a bath or two. Brunch will follow the morning yoga practice, which will be from 8.30-10.30. Bread and cheese etc will be available for walking lunches should you be one of those with a big appetite. Nigel will cook us an evening meal (highly rated by everyone last time!), which will follow the evening class lasting about an hour from 6pm.

There is also a small bar – ‘The Blues Bar’ – and cinema screen where Nigel might like to show one of his many hundreds of movies – just ask!

For any further information contact Bob on 0117 9639006 – 07500661681

yogabob@homecall.co.uk

From May 9th the Wednesday early morning class with Jess is 7.30 to 8.30 and this class now runs as a course. (You can drop in, however please check with us first as if we don’t have enough bookings the class may not be on.)

The first course is 4 weeks: May 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th. Download booking form YW_earlyam_WedMay9thx4weeks

The next course will start on June 13th x 6 weeks.

We are hoping that this change will help get this class well and truly off the ground!

We are busy planning our Autumn timetable now, so please let us know what works well for you and what changes you’d like us to make.

Skills Exchange

We are looking for people to help us with admin and promotion in exchange for yoga classes. If you are interested, please email us with your CV.

And we are now taking bookings for Karen Wilde‘s Pelvic Floor workshops at the end of June. Karen comes to us all the way from Australia, and we suggest you catch her while she’s here!

Future visiting teachers include Sheila Haswell (Sept 29th), Cathy Rogers Evans (Nov 10th), Margaret Austin (Jan 26th).

We have launched two 6-week Sunday evening courses starting on June 10th:

• the Pranayama course, taught by Andrea Ferencikova, is designed to deepen your understanding of the major breathing techniques,

• the Sanskrit course, taught by Chaitanya Ray will further your understanding of Sanskrit pronunciation and meaning with particular relevance to the Sutras.

Pranayama Course

This 6-week course is designed as an introduction and exploration of the major breathing techniques used in a pranayama practice. Andrea is teaching.

The aim is to deepen your understanding of your body as well as widen the range of tools you have to help you establish more harmony and quietness inside.

The course will also offer an introduction to yoga philosophy which will nurture a more rounded understanding of yoga.

Sanskrit For Sutras

A 6-week course taught by Chaitanya Ray, designed to help you understand  more about the Sanskrit language and its relevance to yoga, in particular the Sutras.

You will explore selected Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, contemplating on their literal and implied meaning. You will also work on understanding the correct Sanskrit pronunciation of the sutras and practice it through chanting.

Students are assumed to have a regular asana practice, be interested in yoga philosophy and know about the Yoga Sutras.

Cost: £51 per course (or £78 if booking both courses).
A couple of concessionary places may be available: email to ask.

Download booking form here YW_Pran&Sansk_Course

The monthly pranayama class is this Friday, 8.30>9.30am. Janet Hartley is teaching and this class is suitable for all. If it’s your first pranayama class, then please let Janet know when you come.

Cost: £7 if you have a current Yogawest card, £10 drop-in.

Read more.

If you’d like to come, please book in (by email is fine, or even better call us to reserve your places).

You can use your Yogacard-6 or 12, or drop-in is £7 for adults and children 13 and up (£5 for children aged 7–12 and concessions).

[Next Date: June 17th]

Classes running:

10.30am Beginners

6.10pm Intermediate 1

8pm Beginners

Cost: free if you have a Yogacard, or £5.

Future Meetings: May 18th, Jun 15th, July 20th