Spring and Summer 2010
Dates for your Diary include:

A day of Yin Yoga

March 6th 2010 at

Farnworth Town Hall with the Lancashire Yoga Association.This is easy to get to.The Function Room Farnworth Town Hall, Market Street, Farnworth Bolton BL4 7PD. Car park at rear off Trafford Stree. Access to the building from the rear entrance, {in the car park] through the cafe. Doors open at 10. Program begins at 10.15 till 3.45. Admission... members £10.00 ...Visitors £15.00.  Annual Membership  £5.00.
Bring mat, warm clothing for relaxation. There are facilities for making a warm drink. All are welcome.

Yin Yoga is a practise of long passively held floor postures and is deeply nourishing. Sometimes when we move away from our own forms of practise, it may at first glance seem too slow, too simple, and, well, too boring. . Yin Yoga specifically addresses  stresses and challenges, both physical and emotional, using intense pose sequences, compassionately taught, to develop skills in awakening each of the senses. It brings aliveness, using breath, into every cell of your body. On a physical level, Yin Yoga  focuses on the meridian lines  and enhances the natural range of motion in the joints. By keeping your muscles soft, you release deep layers of connective tissue, creating more ease in your body. On an energetic level, Yin  Yoga enhances the flow of prana (life force) in the tissues around the joints, where energy often stagnates. Then there are the mental benefits too. Holding poses for three to five minutes often brings about some discomfort. Yin Yoga conditions you to stay with the intense sensations that arise, rather than quickly moving into the next pose,  and using that as a distraction. “It trains you to become more comfortable with discomfort instead of becoming alarmed.”It marries meditation and asana into a very deep practice.” says Sarah Powers Yin Yoga and meditation teacher.
Yin Yoga will teach you to go deeper, find your own truth beyond your mat into the rest of your life
I have found the more you do it, the more you’ll want to do it. We will spend the afternoon with  pranayama and meditation.

It is a very profound and moving practise.

Saturday April 24th 2010

Change For Life

New Workshop based on Health Creation

Having a purpose and finding joy in living is vital for our health and well-being but sometimes we need a plan to regain our health and vitality
There is a way
In this workshop we will  enjoy a morning of yoga and relaxation that will center us and get us ready for the afternoon where we will explore strengths weaknesses and ways in which we self sabotage ourselves. We will rekindle the power and passion for living to find your full potential for pleasure, vitality and fulfillment with a Health Creation programme.
The theory behind Health Creation
-Your state of mind emotions, body and spirit are inextricably liked , all contributing to your overall health and happiness
-You are in overall charge of your health
-Good health is based on your relationship with yourself, others and our environment
-You are very powerful
The benefits of the Health Creation approach are indisputable. After experiencing the programme  myself, I can tell you that it is amazing and has truly made a significant  difference to the quality of my life and health, and  I have seen it in others too.
Right now in Britain, 70% of us feel ‘tired all the time’ 1 in 2 develop heart disease, and 1 in 3 will get cancer. But these illnesses are 75% life style created! Pressured unhealthy western life style can also lead us away from our true values and authentic creative selves. We then both lose ourselves as we drift passively into physical toxicity, depression and physical malaise. Because the state of our body and mind are inextricably linked, it is inevitable that as our health and vitality diminish, so too does our happiness, effectiveness and fulfillment in life.
Don’t let your life pass you by at half volume. Take hold now of your precious life with both hands. Dream your dreams, live your vision and enjoy the radiant health that whole hearted living gives you.

Workshop   all day 10 am till 4 pm  £30 including light lunch

Please phone or email to book as i am keeping numbers small. max 14

at Denshaw  8, Corbett Way OL3 5SX

Sunday 23rd May 2010

For students who want to go a little deeper - Chakras and Mudras and how an understanding of them can help in our everyday life.-

To quote Erich Schiffman
“Do not underestimate the value of being balanced, centred and coordinated. Of being strong, light and more flexible without pain. This practise will make you sensitive to the deep inner stillness that is at the core of your being. It is the ground, the joy of your being. It is  the radiant peace you’ll experience when the creative energy is allowed to flow through you unobstructed."

Chakras are the universal energy which comes to us. This energy  is transformed by the chakras for us to use. They are our talents and they are how we get to know ourselves. It is prana. so we are looking to feel prana... the life force moving in and around us.
What are they? Have you any ideas? Have you had any experience of them.. or their power? They are energy centres. We are energy beings, made up of energy and these are hot spots or transformers. You perhaps have felt other people's energies. say in a spiritual place where the energy is all up in the sahasara chakra, or say in a mens prison, or rugby changing room, where the energy is all in base chakra . You can feel it, even if you don’t know what it is and it does influence you,certainly if you stay with it for a while. or in a very creative environment, which is okay to be influenced by this, but you do need to be balanced... so the idea is to try to become balanced in all our centres and then we can go where we wish, so first of all we have to feel the energy and be aware  of it, how we are  affected, when and where we are off balance. With the help of the mudras which affect each chakra we will explore what chakras mean to us, and how we can use this informationto help us get to know ourselves, thereby having a more comfortable life.

Ask yourself do I feel there is a balance in my life and harmony in my relationships with others? Am I happy just to be alive?

When we know our chakras we begin to learn about ourselves
It’s not really about blocked or unblocked... how do we know?.. or whether to work on one area or to leave it alone.. it’s about gaining a balance.

Workshop all day 10 till 4pm at  -

Denshaw. 8, Corbett way OL3 5SX  easy to find, or ask for directions

Cost £30. including light lunch... you only have to bring yourself

Please phone or email to book as i am keeping numbers small [max 14]

Saturday June 26th 2010

A workshop  of practical yoga,and meditation on yantras..for abundance and new beginings.

10 till 4pm  at Denshaw £30 including lunch.. more details later

Future workshops will include

Understanding and working with Pranayama

Living Your Yoga

           When you need a break from the stresses of  the week there is a completely substance - free way to TOTAL RELAXATION

Meditation is that Other Way - and it's easier than your thoughts.

The cumulative effects of meditation cannot be over-emphasized. We may primarily meditate to release stress, but we will at the same time be reaping other benefits. As the layers of stress begin to thin out, we become more in touch with ourselves, more centered, more positive and more confident. These are the by products of meditation.Without doubt, the most rewarding side effect of meditation is that it makes us happy and puts the magic back into our lives.

The first step is to learn. You won't know untoil you try it.These are perfect sessions for the new and experienced meditator, and it's a great way to start the weekend.

I have been meditating since the early 80's. I have studied, experimented and compared techniques. I have examined their results. The ways  we will be following are the most effective ones. They are natural, effotless and enjoyable. 

Classes  at Denshaw 8,Corbett Way OL3 5SX

Begining Friday February 12th and continuing until March 26th with no breaks

6.15 till 7.30     £5.00 per session

with time afterwards for a cup of tea and a chat with like minded peoplel, if you wish.

[see under 'Meditation' to download a leaflet ]

All are welcome 

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Foundation Level One begins April 18th 2010
and continues on the second Sunday in each month

You may wish to be sent details and provisionall register your interest.
Please contact by phone or email.

Foundation Level Two for 2009 Has Started
The next course will start in  2011,
You may wish to be sent details and provisionall register your interest.
Please contact by phone or email.
 

Reiki Training Courses
Reiki 1,  Reiki 2, Reiki Masters & Reiki Teaching Certificate
Dates are now  arranged for 2009-10

Level One Saturday March 27th  2010

Level Two To be arranged

Teaching Certificate to be arranged

See under 'Reiki" for more details

(To be kept informed please email your interest: reiki@marilynyoga.com)

Next Reiki Exchanges are

February 22nd  March 29th and

New Masters Special Exchange April 19th

Please Note:
To register your interest in future events and be contacted when dates are announced please phone 01457 870453
Or email workshops@marilynyoga.com