New workshops – first date of 2011 imminent

Our first workshop on 2011 is set for Sunday 6th Feb in Western LC (more details on the website). Usual 3 months Iyengar experience required (or 6 months of any other style) – but that’s it. And let me know if you need a lift from town.

Dates to follow imminently for the workshops thru the rest of the year.

People often delay their first workshop – I’m not sure if its because they feel they aren’t good enough yet; or that everybody’s going to be some serious yoga-head; or they think they won’t last the pace;or they should wait until they start their own practice firstI don’t think its because I’m particularly scary. If this strikes any resonance with you, please be brave and come while the chance is there: these workshops are for you. I’ve been to workshops which have been proper scary: with serious teachers and elitist students. We’ve made every provision to make sure these are friendly, positive, inviting spaces for normal (well, sort of normal people of a wide range of abilities and commitment. Its a time and space for you to explore your own practice: remember you don’t have to be good enough to go, you go to get good enough in time.

On a more pragmatic note, if you are postponing coming to your first workshop, you may miss the boat. Although we have 4 planned for this year, we need to ensure the events well supported to guarantee that they run – so please don’t delay (and tell all your yoga-pals too!).

Throughout February, there’s a 10 minute yoga challenge – 10 min practice every day for a month. Starts tuesday – join us. More to follow on this tomorrow.

Thank you to all who supported our workshops in 2010. We had 5 in the end and I thoroughly enjoyed assisting at all of them: as a teacher you never get the perspective of watching a more experienced teacher run a class and (more importantly) observe and adjustment a roomful of students – you’re either teaching the class or in it. So a real privilege there – my teaching ability has been enhanced by the experience: thank you and thanks to Chris Robins.

Peace out all

h

Future Workshop Dates Announced!!

Dates are organised for the rest of 2010. Please put them in your diary (they are all Sundays at the Western Leisure Centre 11.30 – 2.30)

Next workshop is April 25th

then 20th June

and Sept 19th

Cost is £14 for the session, or £10 if you pay 1 month ahead of time.

Same setup as before: we’re priviliged to have Chris Robins leading (and I’ll be there to support). You need to have 3 months Iyengar experience, or 6+months at any other style. If you’re lacking transport, we will arrange to pick you up outside park place (probably about 10.30).

We’re redesigning the website at the minute, and will add the dates to the new news page as soon as it’s ready.

Workshop approaches

Greetings from my first mobile posting. The new Blackberry is proving to be very practical and straightforward to use. If it goes well with wordpress, please expect to see more posts on the hoof.

So the workshop is nearly here – how exciting is that? We still have places left, so do get in touch if you’d like to attend. It’s going to be an excellent morning and I’m really looking forward to working with Chris. I know he’ll be a bit embarrassed by this, but he really is a local legend.

Try and get there for 10:45 if possible. You may also have difficulty with a satnav or google maps: it’s a new centre that’s been open a year; maps frequently show (I know this is an issue with google) the old entrance. This was on a different street and no longer exists. So aim for Cerau lane on the Cowbridge Rd West end and turn in there (just at the police station) and you’ see the big white building tucked in there on left.

It’s a shiny new leisure centre, and we’re in the dance studio – clean wooden floors, lots of natural light and plenty of yoga equipment!

Looking forward to seeing you there,

Hwyl fawr,
hibernopithecus