Description
When we practice Yoga, we are challenged to acquaint ourselves with our bodies in many ways. Often there is a perceived notion that it is the asana itself that is the challenge. In this class I will be arguing that this is not the case. It is how we notice ourselves while moving towards the asana that is significant. This in turn inevitably has an effect on the mind. As we become absorbed in our practice the mind, because it is of the body cannot help but become quiet too.
This will be an experiential approach to asana work; it will be slow, attentive and thorough.
This session will be approximately 90% practice.
About Peter
Peter started practising yoga seriously in 1978 as a student of the Iyengar system and after six years undertook the two-year teacher-training programme, qualifying in 1986. He continued in this system for a further four years.
From 1987-1993 Peter studied Osteopathy at the College of Osteopaths at Regents College London, qualifying in 1994. During this period he met Mary Stewart who became a significant influence on his teaching style moving away from the Iyengar model of teaching towards an approach that was more influenced by the work of Vanda Scaravelli.
From 1995 he co-ran a two-year teacher training course with John Stirk and Sophy Hoare, while teaching anatomy and physiology at the Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy in Ealing. This was followed by another two-year training course.
In 2002 he became involved in the British Wheel of Yoga (the governing body in England), and ran a two-year teacher training programme for them.
Although Peter no longer trains teachers, he continues to explore ways to make yoga accessible and relevant to practitioners in the 21st Century. Over the last fifteen years he has contributed to various teacher training courses both in the UK and abroad, but his central interest has been the development of his humanistic yoga courses which aims to understand yoga from modern understandings of neurology, psychology and biomechanics.
Connect with Peter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peteblackaby/
Website: www.peterblackaby.co.uk/ and https://www.intelligentyoga.co.uk/
Please note that these are external channels and are not maintained by the BWY.
Tickets
BWY Members: you can attend this session live, free of charge as part of your membership - but you will need to register for a ticket below.
You only need to book a ticket if you wish to attend the live session - all Members Sessions are available as recordings for no cost to BWY Members; please see the Recordings section below.
We welcome people from outside of the BWY and have made tickets available at a cost of £25 per session to cover administrative costs. If you would like to attend more than one session per year, it would be worthwhile considering joining the BWY for this benefit alone.
Tickets will be available to purchase until noon two working days prior to the event to allow time for administration or if the event reaches capacity.
Zoom link
Once you have booked your ticket for the event, you will be able to access the Zoom link from the Meeting Information tab in the event.
Recordings
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Health Questionnaires
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Additional Information
Access needs: please email digital@bwy.org.uk by 1 November with any specific access needs. Live captioning is enabled and you can activate this on your screen by clicking on the CC button and there is also an option to view the whole transcript by clicking on the upward arrow on the CC button. The recording will feature the closed captions automatically.
What to Bring
Space to move, pen and paper, an open mind.