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Yoga Scotland Events
Aberdeen & Grampian
Argyll & Bute
Ayrshire & Arran
Borders
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Dumfries & Galloway
Edinburgh & Lothians
Fife
Greater Glasgow
Highlands and Islands (Including Orkney & Shetland)
Tayside
Outside Scotland (Including Overseas)

(Seminars are open to non-members as well as members. Non-members pay more -- so it could be worth your while to join! See our membership page for more information.)

Yoga Scotland Events

Spring Seminar

6th March 2010 Mohini Chatlani ‘Yogaflows’ Clarkston Hall, Glasgow
Please note change of venue from that originally advertised

10am to 4pm
Cost Members £27 Non-members £34 Light vegetarian lunch included

The day offers an opportunity for still and fluid physical expression, promoting deep relaxation, meditative awareness, and the potential of profound insight and intuitive wisdom.
Mohini’s heritage stems from a unique combination of ancestral yogic traditions, from India on the paternal side, and a deep rich cultural diversity from Egypt, on the maternal. A practitioner and teacher for over 25 years, her background is artistic, encompassing opera singing, theatre and teacher of the performing arts. She trained with the British Wheel of Yoga, Kripalu Yoga, with Erich Schiffmann and has worked extensively with Clive Sheridan and currently with Sarah Powers. Her meditation teachers are Christina Feldman and Yanai Postelnik, of Gaia House,Devon and Insight Meditation Centre, Barre, USA.
Mohini is the author of “Yogaflows”, and has travelled the world teaching workshops, seminars, retreats and holidays.

Download an application form here.

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St Andrew’s Annual Seminar

11th – 13th June 2010
University Hall, St. Andrews University, Kennedy Gardens, St Andrews, KY16 9DL, Fife
From dinner at 7pm on Friday 11th June to afternoon tea at 4.15pm on Sunday 13th June 2010.
Cost Members £185, Non-Members £220
This year’s guest tutors - Amanda Latchmore, Paul Fox and Rolf Sovik Psy.D.
Download booking form here

For details on tutors see the News Page

Dates for your diary:

Yoga Scotland AGM

25th April 2010

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Aberdeen & Grampian

Grampian Yoga Assoc & Kathy Julius Trust Weekend

Off the Yoga Mat and into life with Swami Pragyamurti Saraswati

Saturday and Sunday 17th and 18th April (10am to 4pm)

Woodend Barn, Burn o’ Bennie, Banchory AB31 5QA

Sue McLennan seminar Saturday 30th October 2010

Summer Yoga Classes with various teachers run from end of June to end of August.

Contact for information:

Janet Ollason 01771 623402 janet@houseofdeer.co.uk

Pam Welsh martin@mhwelsh.force9.co.uk Tel. 01339 882272

Logon to www.grampianyoga.org.uk or www.yogaaberdeen.org or download flyer here

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Argyll & Bute

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Ayrshire and Arran

Kum Nye (Tibetan Yoga) Retreat on the Holy Isle, off Isle of Arran

Tuesday 13 July to Monday 19th July 2010

Kum Nye is the art of developing balance by integrating body, mind, senses and environment.

Further details and booking from

David Anderson danders@btinternet.com  Tel. 0141 776 2941

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Borders

Yoga Borders Programme 2010

Sunday 14 March (10am to 1pm) - a morning of yoga with Cathy Swan

at Abbey Row Community Centre, Abbey Row, Kelso TD5 7JF.

Call Alistair and Jennifer Dorward on 01450 373334 or 01896 758593 to book a place and pay by debit/credit card. Cost is £12.

Further information on all events from John Codd, t: 01573 223336 

E: john@Yoga4u.eu

Ayurveda Workshops, March 2010

With Elizabeth Roberts (European Institute of Vedic Studies)

Understand your individual nature and learn how the different constitutions are affected by the food we eat, the climate, season, our age and profession. Learn how to establish a daily routine and lifestyle uniquely tailored to maximize your well being and energy and minimise the likelihood of ill health. Workshops run from 10.00am – 4.00pm and include yoga practice and Ayurvedic cooking.
Maximum 10 participants. Cost £40. Venue: Horsleyhill Farmhouse, Hawick, TD9 8PT.

a) Introduction to Ayurveda Day 1. Saturday 20th March 2010.
Lecture topics will include:
• Origins of Ayurveda
• Ayurvedic understanding of health and causes of disease
• The theory of Tridosha : Vata, pitta & kapha – qualities, main sites in the body, functions
• Discover your constitutional type
• 10 steps to healthy eating and good digestion
• Key points for each dosha

b) Introduction to Ayurveda Day 2. Saturday 27th March 2010
Lecture topics will include:
• Revision of the doshas
• The digestive process
• Agni (digestive fire) and ama (toxins from incomplete digestion)
• The 6 tastes
• Food groups – general guidelines and indications for each dosha
• Guidelines for an (optional) seasonal cleansing diet

To book a place or for more information please contact Elizabeth
Email: horsleyhill@gmail.com  or telephone 01450 870564
 

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Central

Central Yoga Circle

Workshop with Jill Paget

Saturday 24th April   10am-4pm

 Venue: Greenpark Centre, Polmont

Contact Christina Rice on 01324 626358 or email info@yoga.omnia.co.uk

Yoga Day with June Mercer

Venue:  Greenpark Centre, Polmont

Date: Sunday 28th March 2010

Time: 10am -4pm

Cost: £30

For information tel. June 01324 711832, email june@junesyoga.com or logon to www.junesyoga.com

 

Revitalising Workshops with Dawn Baillie

For teachers and serious students in the Stirling area

Dates: Friday 26th March

Time: 10:30am -1pm

Cost: £25

For information tel. Dawn:  01383 873093, 07979 690888, email dawnsyoga@yahoo.co.uk

 

Yoga Day with John Stirk

Venue:  Greenpark Centre, Polmont

Dates: Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June 2010

Time: 10am -4pm both days

Cost: £60per day or £110 for both days.

Bring your own lunch, teas and coffees available.

For information tel. June 01324 711832, email june@junesyoga.com

Scottish Satyananda Yoga Network

Study and Sadhana 1 Course

With the consent and support of Swami Vedantananda Saraswati, Sannyasis Bijam and Jayanti are planning to run a residential Study and Sadhana 1 Course in Scotland.  This will run over 6 weekends starting in September 2010.  We hope the venue will be Lendrick Lodge, a well known spiritual centre, in the beautiful Trossachs.

The course will follow the Satyananda Yoga tradition and is designed for students of yoga who wish to develop and deepen their study and establish themselves in a personal sadhana (spiritual practice), thereby enhancing their knowledge of the philosophy and principles of the practice of yoga.  Each weekend will be designed to include an experience of simple yogic lifestyle.

Contact Bijam on 0131 441 2631 or email jennicon@blueyonder.co.uk

 Weekend residential seminar with Swami Vedantananda Saraswati

at the Trossachs Tryst Hostel near Callander

 16th/18th April 2010. Cost £150

Prana, Pranayama and an introduction to Prana Vidya

For teachers and experienced practitioners, to include asana, pranayama,

meditation, yoga nidra and karma yoga.

Restricted to 18 places. Early booking advised.

Full details and applications forms from: Carol Godridge on 01848 200681 or yoga@cgodridge.plus.com

 Lendrick Lodge 

Love Yoga? You’ll love Lendrick Lodge!

Give yourself the gift of excellent yoga classes, breathtaking wilderness and the rejuvenation of a spiritual centre that has been warming hearts for twenty years!

Spring and Summer Detox Retreats

Fri 12th – Sun 14th March and Fri 2nd – Sun 4th July

Warm your heart and cleanse your body with our life-enhancing retreat. Individual colonic, massage, group yoga and qi gong classes. Leave this weekend feeling the ongoing benefits of increased va va va vooom! Plus, use the tools you’ll gather to re-shape your life and health.

 Journey into the Heart of Yoga with Ruth White

Friday 26th – Sunday 28th March

A detox for mind and body with a warm welcome for all levels of ability from yoga teachers to beginners. What you eat, how you breathe and the art of relaxation are all part of the Yogic Way. This weekend we will experience the effect of carefully balanced foods, yoga asanas, pranayama and meditation.

Positive Living and Clarity of Mind with Monica Burton

Fri 16th – Sun 18th April

Well-loved yoga teacher Monica Burton warmly invites you to tap into deeper levels of happiness and awareness through her reflective yoga approach. Expect a professional seminar, filled to the brim with care and the loving energy which is Lendrick Lodge’s trademark.

 A Weekend of Yoga with Lisa McRory and Cara Bowen

Friday 28th – Sunday 30th May

This weekend is an opportunity to develop your yoga in a focused and supportive environment.  Following the success of their previous retreat at Lendrick, you can look forward to a fantastic weekend of yoga and pure fresh air in the breathtaking Scottish Trossachs

 The Song of the Heart with Ramana Baba (Muz Murray)

Friday 9th – Sunday 11th July

In this workshop author and mystic Muz Murray utilises the ancient application of the tantric-mantric art, in which we experience its profound effects on the body, mind and soul.  Your perplexing spiritual and yoga questions may finally be answered. Bring them all!

 Yoga & Anatomy with Paul Fox and Dr. Ruth Gilmore PhD

Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th July

This long weekend course is for teachers and serious students of yoga who want to deepen their knowledge of anatomy and physiology. We will look at how asana, pranayama, meditation and relaxation practices tie into the systems of the body. This course has run three times already and has had very positive feedback.

Please see our website for much more information, plus details of our forthcoming Reiki and Shamanic trainings.

For details contact Lendrick Lodge, Brig O' Turk, Callander FK17 8HR, tel:  01877 376263 www.lendricklodge.com or email enquiries@lendricklodge.com

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Dumfries & Galloway

Yoga Training Course “Creating Space” with Johnny Glover

Everyone is welcome to attend any or all 4 of the ’Creating Space’ weekends. There are four residential weekends at Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre. Each weekend offers the opportunity to experience the benefits of yoga, qigong and meditation.

The dates are; 19 -21 March, 14 -16 May, 9 - 11 July, 3 - 5 September

The course leader is Johnny Glover. Complete beginners are most welcome.

Further queries and application please contact Johnny Glover Tel 01776 704994, email johnnyglover@me.com or log onto www.jgyoga.co.uk 

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Edinburgh & Lothians

Edinburgh & Lothians Yoga Association

AGM and Seminar Sunday 28 February 2010

Morning Practice with Melanie Cook 10am -12.15pm, lunch then AGM followed by afternoon practice 2.30-4pm

Venue Wester Hailes Education Centre, Murrayburn Drive, Edinburgh

Cost: Non-members £16 Members £14 Delicious vegetarian lunch included!

Bookings & enquiries to: Lesley Hay, The Lodge, 61 Bonaly Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0PB. Tel:  0131 441 7214, email: lesleyhay1@btinternet.com 

Website: www.elya.org.uk   

Yoga Sutra Study Group with Lynne Scott

Saturdays 11:00am – 12:30pm monthly

We study, discuss and chant the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. This session we are going back to the beginning, to Chapter 1. We look at how these teachings are relevant to our lives. The conversation is good and you are welcome to drop in and see if you enjoy it too.

Dates to be decided as we go. Cost: £8

Details from Lynne tel: 0131 669 0407 or email LScott888@hotmail.com  www.yogaforyou-edinburgh.co.uk

Vedic Chant Group with Lynne Scott

Saturdays 2:30 – 4:00pm monthly

Vedic chanting is a meditative practice from the rich tradition of Indian spiritual practices. It integrates body, voice, mind and emotions in the quest for unity with the source from which sound originates.

The benefits include refining our ability to listen, thus enhancing attention, memory, patience and confidence around the use of our voice. It only uses 3 notes and so anyone can do it.....and its fun!

Dates to be decided as we go. Cost: £5

Details from Lynne tel: 0131 669 0407 or email LScott888@hotmail.com www.yogaforyou-edinburgh.co.uk

Scottish Satyananda Yoga Network

Yoga for Harmonious Living with Veronica Burningham (Sannyasin Vedantananda)

10 am – 4 pm Sunday 9th May 2010 Cost £25 including lunch

Wester Hailes Community Education Centre, Edinburgh

Looking at how our bodies, attitudes, perceptions of colour and biorhythms respond to happenings in daily life. The programme will explore how to bring ourselves into balance using asana, pranayama, yoga nidra and meditation.

Bookings: Carol Godridge Tel 01848 200681 or yoga@cgodridge.plus.com

Inner Yoga Trust

Foundation Course – Taster weekend

at Mulberry House with Dawn Baillie on 20/21 March 2010

For an informal chat contact Dawn Baillie on 0183 873093 or 07979 690888

Teach from your own transformation. This course is based on Jenny Beeken’s books, ‘Yoga of the Heart’ and ‘Your Yoga Bodymap for Vitality’. We run a Foundation Course leading to our two year Inner Yoga Trust (BWY Accredited) Teacher Training Course. We also accept students who have done a Yoga Scotland or BWY Foundation course on the two year accredited course.

Full course details from enquiries@inneryoga.org.uk Prospectus available on our website www.inneryoga.org.uk   

Teacher’s Awareness Programme 2010

Two year residential programme starting 5-7 March 2010 in Edinburgh

Applications to Dawn Baillie: 01383 873093/07979 690888  

Yoga Workshop with Margaret Davidson

Fundraising Event for the Pregnancy and Parents Centre

A ‘Movement-Led’ Yoga Workshop - Going With the Flow - with Scaravelli inspired teacher.
Suitable for anyone interested in personal wellbeing.
Saturday: 13th March 2010

Venture Trust (meeting room), 6d Bruntsfield Terrace, Edinburgh, EH10 4EX.
Time 10.00 – 4.00 p.m.
 

Pre-booking essential as numbers are strictly limited

Cost: £40 if paid in advance by 8th March, £50 on the day. Please phone Gillian on 0131 229 3667 to book a place.

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Fife

Fife Yoga Group Programme 2010

Tutor                          Date                                   Duration

Barbara Payne         Sunday 7 Mar                 Morning

Rosalind Garton      Sunday 2 May                All day     

All the above events will be held in the Synergy Centre in Glenrothes. For directions see www.synergycentre.co.uk
Morning events run from 10am to 12noon and full days from 10am to 4pm. (Lunch 12.30-1.30pm, please bring your own)
Booking is essential for full days.

Enquiries: Pete West Tel. 01592 620521 or email: peterw.west@btinternet.com      

 Mind Balancing – Yoga and CBT for Anxiety and Stress

With Bijam (Jenni Connaughton)

Jenni is an experienced mental health practitioner (retired consultant psychiatrist) and yoga teacher who trained with Yoga Scotland.  Since then she has completed post-diploma training in Pranayama and Satyananda Yoga. 

Understanding anxiety and stress using Yoga practices rooted in the Satyananda tradition: asana, pranayama, yoga nidra, meditation

The final day will include a half day seminar by Dr Vinni Kumar on the Ayurvedic approach to stress

Suitable for yoga teachers and experienced practitioners

Saturdays 27th February, 27th March, 24th April

Synergy Yoga Centre, Glenrothes

Cost: £90 for the course (£80 before December 24)

£10 deposit to secure a place

Contact Email: jennicon@blueyonder.co.uk

Phone 0131 441 2631 or 07966 573804

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Greater Glasgow

Yoga @ Balance

Upcoming Workshops

David Moreno – July 2010

Sarah Powers – November 2010

Specialist: Antenatal & Postnatal – 5 or 6 week courses

Antenatal classes incorporate asanas (yoga postures) & breathing techniques suitable for pregnancy. Advice & information is also provided on the stages of pregnancy & delivery.

Postnatal classes are for mums & babies. The focus is on gentle yoga exercises to realign the spine, strengthen abdominal & pelvic floor muscles & also for relaxation. 

Antenatal: Saturdays Postnatal Wednesdays & Thursdays. Suitable for all levels 

Also @ Balance

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Yoga for Runners Workshops – designed to help runners use yoga to improve their performance and reduce injury risk. Last Saturday of each month.

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Regular weekly classes at all levels

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New ‘Wake Up’ class at 7am on Fridays

balance, 118/122 Napiershall St, Glasgow G20 6HT T:  0141 332 8800  0141 332 8800 E: info@balance.co.uk   www.balance.co.uk    

Inner Yoga Trust

Foundation Course

Teach from your own transformation. This course is based on Jenny Beeken’s books, ‘Yoga of the Heart’ and ‘Your Yoga Bodymap for Vitality’. We run a Foundation Course leading to our two year Inner Yoga Trust (BWY Accredited) Teacher Training Course. We also accept students who have done a Yoga Scotland or BWY Foundation course on the two year accredited course.

For an informal chat contact Pauline Sawyer on 01654 761394 or book with Janis Binnie on 07813 924922  

Teacher Training Foundation Courses

at Kagyu Samye Dzong Centre in Glasgow with Pauline Sawyer on 20/21 February 2010

For an informal chat contact or to book contact Janis Binnie on 07813 924922 or email janisbinnie@yahoo.co.uk

Teach from your own transformation. This course is based on Jenny Beeken’s books, ‘Yoga of the Heart’ and ‘Your Yoga Bodymap for Vitality’. We run a Foundation Course leading to our two year Inner Yoga Trust (BWY Accredited) Teacher Training Course. We also accept students who have done a Yoga Scotland or BWY Foundation course on the two year accredited course.

Full course details from enquiries@inneryoga.org.uk Prospectus available on our website www.inneryoga.org.uk   

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Highlands & Islands

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Tayside

Tayside Yoga Association

Seminar Programme Spring 2010

Tutor                                                   Date                                                    

Marian van Oorschot                      7 March

Joanne Coyle                                   18 April

All the above events will be held in the Ward Road Gym, Dundee, DD1 1NE.
Morning events run from 9.45am to 12.45pm Yoga Scotland & TYA members £10, non-members £12

Enquiries: Frances Morgan Tel  01575 575982

The Thai Massage Practitioner Course 2010 in Perth

Dates: 27 & 28 February, 20 & 21 March, 24 & 25 April, 22 & 23 May, 26 & 27 June, 28 & 29 August - exam weekend

72 supervised hours training, case study development, UK Thai Massage Assoc assessed, THAI and CthA approved qualification.

Geoff Pritchatt (Tutor) Tel: 0776 541 2516. email info@thai-massage.org.uk or www.thai-massage.org.uk

 Pathway to Peace - Following the Theme of the Labyrinth

A day of Yoga exploring your inner space with Marjory Watt

Enjoy the practice of yoga and meditation within the peace and tranquillity of the Orchard grounds - where you can also find inspiration by walking the Labyrinth -

Walking the labyrinth is a powerful and accessible meditation. 

At The Orchard, Kilgraston, Bridge of Earn, PH2 9HN

Saturday 17th April 2010 -10.00am - 4.30pm

Cost: £45 includes vegetarian lunch and refreshments.

£10 deposit on booking

Further details, directions and bookings please contact

Marjory Watt on 01738 812 558 / 07787 110363

marjory@artmeditation.co.uk       www.artmeditation.co.uk

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Elsewhere in Scotland

Meditation within the Yoga Tradition with Karen Adamson & Gill Lloyd in Scotland

A personal development course for yoga practitioners with at least 3 years’ experience, to enable them to understand more fully the concept of meditation from a yoga perspective and to enable them to establish a personal practice.

Starting in March 2010 the course will be 4 months in length, comprising 3 weekends (one residential), plus 3 individual lessons

Gill & Karen are both KHYF teacher trainers and both have been BWY DCTs

Further information: 

contact Karen on 01383 823040 karenadamson2@aol.com

Outside Scotland

England

Yoga Birth Foundation Course Teacher Training

Open to all Yoga practitioners who wish to specialise in a unique approach to preparing women for childbirth

Commencing with 5 day Residential in Oxfordshire September 2010

Follow-up weekends in London - January, April and July 2011
Cost: £1,600
For details see:
www.YogaBirth.org.uk

For bookings and more information please contact: Judy Cameron Cottown, Leslie, Insch, Aberdeenshire AB52 6PF or tel:  01464 820346, email: judycameron@yogabirth.plus.com

 The Prison Phoenix Trust – BWY Teaching Yoga in Prison Module

28th June - 2nd July 2010

Charney Manor, Oxfordshire

Cost: £440 (includes BWY fee)

 This residential module is accredited by the BWY and is open to all qualified yoga teachers.

During the week there will be plenty of time for participants to experience the full union of yoga in the beautiful retreat centre as well as learning how to deal with the special and rewarding challenges of teaching behind bars.

Comments from recent course participants:

“It was all valuable, from the talks about procedure and administration in prison

to the spiritual and practice elements. Beautifully interwoven and integrated.”

“I only regret not having done this course before, saving myself from errors in my prison work.

This course is essential for anyone considering working with prisoners.”

Please contact Sam or Kate for an application form. Phone: 01865 512521

Satyananda Yoga in Teesdale

with Jignasus Jayanti and Vedantananda

Langdon Beck Youth Hostel

Forrest-in-Teesdale. Barnard Castle

A Study and Sadhana Course starting March 2010 will run for 6 weekends over 8 months.

The course is designed for students of yoga who wish to develop and deepen their study and establish themselves in a personal sadhana, thereby enhancing their knowledge of the philosophy and principles of the practice of yoga.

 The teachings of the course will follow the Satyananda Yoga tradition and by the end of the course participants will be more familiar with the teachings of Swami Satyananda Saraswati and the Bihar School of Yoga.

 For participants considering a teacher training course in this rich tradition this course will have been a most useful platform for preparation.    

For more information and a brochure, please send an s.a.e. to

Veronica Burningham, 3, Hill Terrace, Middleton-in-Teesdale,

 Co. Durham, DL12 0SL

Or email: weavervron@gmail.com

Yoga Summer School in Marlow, Bucks.

19-23 July 2010

5 consecutive mornings of in-depth yoga practise

Cost: £110

Contact: Danielle Arin, Yew Tree Cottage, Spinfield Lane West, Marlow SL7 2DB.

Tel/Fax: 00 44 (0)1628 486698 Email: yogadanielle@talktalk.net

France

Yoga holidays in La Roane in South West France

Choice of 10 one-week yoga courses in south-west France at La Roane

La Roane is set in a magnificent 20-acre estate, pool, great vegetarian food and wine (award winning cook).

Bicycles, sauna, massage, table tennis and canoeing available  

Excellent value, £420 per week includes accommodation, food, tuition and excursions.

Highly acclaimed teachers including June Mercer www.junesyoga.com 

For further information see website www.nigelshamash.com or telephone Nigel Shamash  00 33 563682367  00 33 563682367

La Roane, 82140, St. Antonin, France 

Mallorca

Yoga Holiday

With Zoe Knott and Bob Insley, BWY DCTs and Be Insley and Hugh Grainger, BWY Teachers

16th – 23rd June 2010 and 23rd – 20th September 2010

More details and photos to tempt you from zoeknott@tiscali.co.uk or be.bob@mac.com or tel  0208464 1553  0208464 1553 or  01634 221377  01634 221377  

India and Turkey

Yoga holiday with ’Yoga Scotland’ teacher June Mercer

In Dalyan, Turkey

26th July – 2nd August 2010

Holiday details and bookings at www.freespirituk.com

June’s approach to yoga is gentle and suitable for all. June’s practice is influenced by ‘Scaravelli inspired’ teachers

June will be bringing John Stirk back to Polmont in 2010

All details from June on 01324 711832 Email june@junesyoga.com  www.junesyoga.com

 Portugal

Yoga holiday in South Portugal

25 September - 2 October 2010

A 7-day yoga course set in an elegant hill venue in the midst of acres of fruit trees in quiet setting comprising several spacious Portuguese villas.

Air-conditioning and bathrooms en-suite, excellent self-catering facilities and restaurants nearby. Three swimming pools, purpose built yoga hall with

ample equipment. Two classes daily conducted by a very experienced teacher, allowing time to further one’s practice in a relaxed atmosphere.

 £485 for tuition, accommodation & Saturday evening welcome meal.

 Contact: Danielle Arin, Yew Tree Cottage, Spinfield Lane West, Marlow SL7 2DB.

Tel/Fax: 00 44 (0)1628 486698 Email: yogadanielle@talktalk.net

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