Workshops
Deepening your experience
NEW WORKSHOPS/ EXTENDED CLASSES
SUMMER sessions in jULY & August 24
Teacher: Sally
Date: Tues 31 July 6.30-8pm at Blackwell First School, Wed 7 August 1-2.30pm & 7-8.30pm at The Ark Alvechurch and Wed 21 August 1-2.30pm & 7-8.30pm at The Ark Alvechurch. Meditation options only also available. All sessions are in 2024
What’s involved: 1 hour of slow-paced, yet powerful Yoga postures & exercises & 30 mins of lying or sitting Deep Relaxation/ Meditation
Time: Tuesday’s 6.30-8pm, Wednesday’s 1-2.30pm & 7-8.30pm
Venue: Blackwell First School, B60 1BN (Tues) & The Ark Alvechurch, B48 7SB ( Wed’s)
Cost: £15 per Session cash on the door & £6 Meditation only
*Contact Sally for more info or click link below.
Join us in August for relaxing and energising Summer Sessions of slow powerful Yoga, Deep Relaxation and Meditation. Explore a range of yoga poses designed to deepen awareness and allow the body to feel lighter and release tension. Practise Meditation and relaxation practices to settle the mind and allow a sense of calm and tranquillity to emerge. The Sessions are suitable for EverBody whether beginner or experienced practitioner, as poses/exercises build progressively with further steps for seasoned Yogis. Email or text if you’d like to join in.
Past Workshops
Yoga Workshop with Bill Wood Sept 21
Teacher: Bill Wood
Date: Saturday 18 Sept 2021
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: The Ark, adjoining St Laurence Church, School Lane, Alvechurch, B48 7SB
Cost: Early-Bird Price £70 (book by 31 July). Normal Price £80 (from Aug 21)
As lockdown eases Bill Wood will be returning to the Midlands once again to inspire us with his ‘Scaravelli-influenced’ approach to Yoga. He’ll be encouraging us to move more naturally and with ease, unwinding more fully and freely into yoga poses, using less strain and force and working in a sensitive and relaxed way as we challenge ourselves to explore the practice more deeply. The Yoga Day is suitable for students and teachers new to this way of working, as well as those wanting to practise and further develop their skills.
Day Workshop with John Stirk
Teacher: John Stirk
Date: Saturday 21 st November 2020
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Venue: The Ark, adjoining St Laurence Church, School Lane, Alvechurch, B48 7SB
Cost: £65 Early-Bird (pay before July 20). Normal Price £75
A day of Yoga revelation with John Stirk, who has been teaching Yoga and body-mind movement for over 40 years. His Yoga teaching has been influenced by B.S.K. Iyengar, Krisnamurti and Vanda Scaravelli with whom he had personal tuition for several years. His work aims to deepen, open and broaden the Yoga experince by inviting students to sink beneath existing knowledge and practical application and draw out for themselves their deeper practitioner. John’s posture-based work, attends to the physical whilst simultaneously questioning the nature of conditioning, habit and fear in all its guises. Participants are invited to open up ways of being that include clarity, relaxed sensitivity, and deep flowing awareness of how they are on all levels.
This workshop is suitable for students and teachers new to this way of working and those wanting to further develop their skill/ practise.
Weekend 2 - Yoga Workshop with Bill Wood 2020
Teacher: Bill Wood
Date: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th Oct 2020 – FINISHED
Time: Saturday 10.30am – 4.30pm, Sunday 10am – 4pm
Venue: Burcot Village Hall, 340 Alcester Rd, Burcot, Bromsgrove B60 1BH
Cost: £90 Early-Bird (pay before 31 July). Normal Price £100
Another weekend of inspiring yoga with Bill Wood, exploring his enquiring ‘Scaravelli-influenced’ approach. Find a more natural and easeful way of working with your body. A way of unwinding more fully and freely into yoga practices using less strain or force. Students are encouraged to work in a sensitive and relaxed way while always challenging themselves to explore their practice more deeply. The weekend is suitable for students and teachers new to this way of working, as well as those wanting to practise and further develop their skills.
NEW Year Retreat Day
Teacher: Sally
Date: Jan 2019 FINISHED
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: Burcot Village Hall, 340 Alcester Rd, Burcot, Bromsgrove B60 1BH
Cost: £40
Get ready for Spring after the busyness of the festive period. Relax, re-engage and re-energise with some gently challenging, yet powerful Yoga. Explore yoga movement/ poses & breath to deepen awareness, allow the body to release tension, become lighter and more fluid. Practise simple meditation and relaxation techniques to settle the mind and allow a sense of calm and tranquillity emerge. The day is suitable for everyone from beginners to experienced practitioners and we are friendly. If you want to book a place or need more information please get in touch by clicking the box below.
Weekend Yoga Workshop with Bill Wood
Teacher: Bill Wood
Date: October 2019 – FINISHED
Time: Saturday 10.30am – 4.30pm, Sunday 10am – 4pm
Venue: Burcot Village Hall, 340 Alcester Rd, Burcot, Bromsgrove B60 1BH
Cost: FINISHED
Another inspiring weekend of yoga with Bill Wood, exploring his enquiring ‘Scaravelli-influenced’ approach. Discover for yourself, a more natural and easeful way of working with your body. A way of unwinding more fully and freely into yoga practices using less strain or force. You will be encouraged to work in a sensitive and relaxed way whilst challenging yourself to explore your practice more deeply. The weekend is suitable for students and teachers new to this way of working, as well as those wanting to practise and further develop their skills.
Day Workshop with John Stirk
Teacher: John Stirk
Date: September 2019 – FINISHED
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Venue: The Ark, adjoining St Laurence Church, School Lane, Alvechurch, B48 7SB
Cost: FINISHED
We will be hosting a day of Yoga with John Stirk, who has been teaching Yoga and body-mind movement for over 40 years. His Yoga teaching has been influenced by B.S.K. Iyengar, Krisnamurti and Vanda Scaravelli with whom he had personal tuition for several years. His work aims to deepen, open and broaden the Yoga experince by inviting students to sink beneath existing knowledge and practical application and draw out for themselves their deeper practitioner. John’s posture-based work, attends to the physical whilst simultaneously questioning the nature of conditioning, habit and fear in all its guises. Participants are invited to open up ways of being that include clarity, relaxed sensitivity, and deep flowing awareness of how they are on all levels.
This workshop is suitable for students and teachers new to this way of working and those wanting to further develop their skill.
SUMMER SESSIONs IN AUGUST 2019
Teacher: Sally
Final Date: Aug 19 – FINISHED
Times: Daytime Sessions 12.45 – 2.30pm & Evening Sessions 7 – 8.45pm. * ASK about a shorter Meditation/ Deep Relaxation ONLY session.
Venue: The Ark, St Lawrence’s Church, School lane, Alvechurch, B48 7SB
Cost: £13 per session, cash on the door.
Various evening and afternoon sessions for Sally’s regular students and for newcomers by request. Classes are all 1 hour 45 min long and include gently challenging Yoga, Meditation and a Deep Relaxation. The Sessions are suitable for everyone, from beginners to experienced practitioners. Individual needs and injuries are catered for with modified poses and progressions are available for those with more experience.
Summer events 2019
Day Workshop with Caroline Reid
Teacher: Caroline Reid
Date: March 2019 – FINISHED
Time: 10.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: Burcot Village Hall, 340 Alcester Rd, Burcot, Bromsgrove B60 1BH
Cost: FINISHED
Come and explore Scaravelli-inspired yoga with Caroline, who has been teaching this approach since 2002. Caroline works slowly and carefully, finding clarity in yoga movement and bringing about a deepening release of tension. She works flexibly, offering lots of personal attention and encouragement along with hands-on help to draw your awareness to areas of tension, forcing or straining and help you find ways of dissolving that. This workshop is suitable for all bodies, including those with limitations or injuries and open students who are new to this way of working as well as those who are already practicing.
SPRING Retreat Day
Teacher: Sally
Date: March 2019 – FINISHED
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: Burcot Village Hall, 340 Alcester Rd, Burcot, Bromsgrove B60 1BH
Cost: FINISHED
Come and get ready for Spring, by relaxing, re-engaging and re-energising with gently yet powerful Yoga, Meditation and Deep Relaxation. Explore yoga movements & poses which can deepen awareness, allow the body to release tension and become lighter and more fluid. Practise meditation and relaxation techniques which allow the mind to settle and a sense of calm and tranquillity emerge. The day is suitable for everyone, from beginners to experienced practitioners. If you want to book a place or need more information, please get in touch by clicking the box below.