For information about public classes around Oxfordshire
select one of the teachers below:
Hugh Poulton
Mariella de Martini
Nicky Boult
Oxford Self Practice Group (OSPG). Support to help you do the hardest thing; establish a personal practice.
Learn a little more about Ashtanga Yoga.
Monthly Ashtanga workshops in Oxford with a wide range of national
and international teachers. Deepen your practice and understanding with some of the best teachers in the world.
For all your equipment needs and a great range of Ashtanga and related books look no further than Yoga in Oxford and a prompt friendly service from Ian Macdonald.
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Hugh Poulton
phone:01869 340335
email: hugh@yogaunlimited.co.uk
Ashtanga Yoga Classes in North / West Oxfordshire for all levels.
Private tuition from £50p.h. also available, please phone for
details.
If you are in business and thinking of introducing yoga at work, bring your business card along to one
of the classes marked  listed here and experience a FREE taster session.
| Mon |
9.30 - 11.15am
Tackley Village Hall Tackley
£40 for 5 sessions, £10.50 drop in
(Business Taster session available)
No classes 05/05/08 and 26/05/08 (Bank Holidays)
7.00 - 9.00pm
Islip Village Hall Church Lane Islip
£45.00 for 5 sessions, £11.50 drop in (Business taster session available)
A full first / second series suitable for beginners/level1/level2
No classes 05/05/08 and 26/05/08 (Bank Holidays)
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| Tues |
7.45 - 8.40pm
Bicester and Ploughley Sports Centre , Queen's Avenue,
Bicester. Oxfordshire OX6 8NR
(Course of 6 sessions, £ 38, start any week, a maximum
of 17 places, please book in advance on 01869 340335.
An energetic and dynamic sequence of yoga postures to
boost your energy levels, tone your whole body and generally
develop your stamina and flexibility. Build self confidence
in your body's abilities. All sessions finish with a period
of relaxation)
Bicester and Ploughley Sports Centre (01869)
253914.
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| Weds |
09.30 - 11.00am
Chipping Norton Leisure Centre, a maximum of 17 places, please phone 01608 645154
Suitable for beginners and improvers. An energetic and
dynamic sequence of yoga postures to boost your energy
levels, tone your whole body and generally develop your
stamina and flexibility. Build self confidence in your
body's abilities. All sessions finish with a period of
relaxation.
7.30 - 9.30pm
Middle Barton Alice Marshall Village Hall, ,
North Street. Middle Barton OX7 7BJ. £42.50 for 5. £11.50 drop
in. (Business Taster session available) a maximum of 20 places.
A full first / second series suitable for beginners/level1/level2
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Phone or email for details of the next:
Mindfulness meditation for daily life course.
Next Course starts Tuesday 21/04/08 Duns Tew Village Hall 12.15pm - 2.15pm for 8 weeks
9 sessions (includes one all-day weekend session)
£185 includes all course materials, and practice CD's. Concessions available.
Max 10 people.
An introductory leaflet may be downloaded here (requires Adobe acrobat). Call or email Hugh for further details.
Also:
Working with Stress in Daily Life: a one day workshop
A one day course introducing effective approahes from the world of Indian Yoga and Buddhist mindfulness meditation. Click here for course summary.
Suitable for Corporates, Institutions and weekend workshops.
Next public workshop Spring 2008. Call or email Hugh for further details and an introductory leaflet.
Private One to One Classes with Hugh from £50ph, £80 two hours, £100 three hours.
Individual attention at a time and duration to suit your lifestyle
- Detailed adjustments to your personal practice. Your own Mysore style class.
- Work with areas of difficulty or blockage
'...I feel that my practise has a new focus''
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Alternatively;
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A private class can deepen your practice through exploring:
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- Beginners introduction (giving you the confidence to get the most out of a regular class in a way best suited for you) 2 x 1hr sessions recommended.
- Improvement of Practice
- Adjusting / modifying for injuries
- How to do specific asanas (postures) '...it is exciting when a posture finally feels different especially one you have been stuck with for a while'.
- Questions on Yogic or Buddhist philosophy and how they relate to the practise.
phone:01869 340335
email: hugh@yogaunlimited.co.uk
Yoga Workshops with Hugh Poulton
"Highly satisfying, Hugh is a patient, enthusiastic and encouraging teacher" Michele Marietta
Suitable for Yoga teachers / groups who wish to complement their existing teaching / practise with insights from the Ashtanga and Buddhist traditions.
Each workshop can be either 2 hrs or 4 hrs (2 x 2hrs sessions). Mix and match for a half or whole day or a complete weekend. Call to discuss. For Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT) these courses can be part of your continuous professional development (CPD). Please let me know if you require a certificate of attendance. Preferred size: up to 15.
Fee minimum £200 per 2 hr workshop depending on size (up to 15), plus travel (first 30 miles free @ 40p per mile) and accomodation (if over a weekend).
Topics include:
- Floating Yoga: Lightness through bandhas, balance and breath.
"simply loved it" JM Yoga Teacher
- Overcoming obstructions: Getting your mind out of your way.
- Inversions: working with fear to release your body and mind.
- Backbends: allowing yourself to be flexible.
- Principles of Ashtanga: Integrating Bandhas, Ujjayi, Dristi, Nauli into your existing practise.
- Removing strength from the postures.
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I really enjoyed your class and felt that as a group, our practice and understanding would benefit from a session with you I was particulalry struck by the notion of bandhas and balance, and by how using the bandhas takes the need for 'strength' away from the postures". K.S.
- Asanas as meditation: breath awareness in practise.
- Mindfulness meditation through Metta (Loving Kindness) or Anapanasati (Breath awarenesss)
- The Paticcasamupada: Let Buddhas teaching on conditionality transform your practise.
- Exploring the Yamas and Niyamas in Asana practise.
- Being Authentic; allowing yourself to express your fullest potential in your practise each time, everytime.
- Vanishing Yogi; How working with just the essential brings release in the body and mind. "the best lesson / practise I had ever had in all my years of practising yoga. It almost felt like a completely new yoga. " C.C. Yoga Teacher.
phone:01869 340335
email: hugh@yogaunlimited.co.uk
Yoga Workshop Saturday 29th March 2008
with Hugh Poulton, Ginny Moffett and Hazel Faithfull
The Pine lodge, Thame Road, Little Milton, Oxon OX44 7PZ
An opportunity to try Yoga for the first time or to deepen your practice with a variety of teachers and styles. You can come to the morning / afternoon, one session or stay the whole day.
10.00 - 11.30 Ashtanga Vinyasa (Hugh Poulton)
11.30 - 12.00 Break
12.00 - 01.00 Classical Yoga (Ginny Moffett)
01.00 - 01.45 Lunch
01.45 - 03.00 Hatha Yoga with breath and relaxation (Hazel Faithfull)
03.00 - 03.15 Break
03.15 - 04.00 Meditation
Cost:
Whole Day £35, am / pm £20, One session £10, Vinyasa £15
For further information and to book your place:
call Ginny on 01844 202472 or 07791 165998
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Mariella de Martini
phone: 01865 245893
email: mariella@yogaunlimited.co.uk
Ashtanga Yoga Classes in Oxford for all levels.
Always phone Mariella for latest details and times as these may change.
| Sun |
10.00 - 12.00 am
East Oxford Community Centre, Corner of Cowley Road and
Princes Street OX4 1DD £10/ £6
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| Mon |
6.30 - 8.00pm
Yogagarden Summertown Oxford OX2 7JL £6/£8
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| Tues |
5.15 - 6.30pm
Resusitation Centre, Churchill Hospital, Churchill Drive. Greate for beginners £7 or £24 x 4. Call Mariella first.
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| Thurs |
5.30 - 7.00 pm
East Oxford Community Centre, Corner of Cowley Road and
Princes Street OX4 1DD £8/£6
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Private classes with Mariella.
Please contact Mariella directly for details of private classes.
phone: 01865 245893
email: mariella@yogaunlimited.co.uk
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Mysore classes with Mariella.
Early morning Mysore-style assisted self-practice weeks. Please email to Mariella if you wish to be put on a mailing list.
phone: 01865 245893
email: mariella@yogaunlimited.co.uk
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Nicky Boult
phone: 01296 738214
email: nicky@yogaunlimited.co.uk
Ashtanga Yoga Classes in Marsh Gibbon / Twyford (near
Bicester)
| Weds |
10.00am - 11.00 am
The Village Hall, Portway Road, Twyford, MK18 4EP
To book either call Nicky on 01296 738214
or email nicky@yogaunlimited.co.uk
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| Weds |
8.00pm - 09.00 pm
Marsh Gibbon Chapel Hall, Bicester Road, Marsh Gibbon.
To book either call Nicky on 01296 738214
or email nicky@yogaunlimited.co.uk |
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Oxford Self Practice Group OSPG
Last Friday evening of every month for more than 15 years
“99% practice, 1% theory” Sri K Pattabhi Jois.
"It was a very inspiring atmosphere this evening and I'll certainly come again"
Robert Spencer
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You’ve been to the workshops,
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You attend regular classes and get fantastic adjustments, encouragement and motivation,
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NOW you need to develop a self practice,
Perhaps the hardest part of Yoga is learning to be alone, standing on your yoga mat on your own, just your body and mind.
Join like-minded souls committed to taking their experience of yoga further by developing a strong self-practice.
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Start and finish when you want between 6.15 and 8.15pm Fridays
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No teaching
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No instruction
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Plenty of enthusiasm and assistance if you want it
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Warm light room with wood floor and dimmers
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No booking necessary
More than 100 years of yoga experience between us
Supi (01865 776759) Lissa (07808-726957)
Ian (01865 421234) Hugh (01869-340335)
£4 per session to cover costs (no profit made), with your first Session FREE. Pay one of the above, preferably with a cheque made out to The Asian Cultural Centre. It’s at the end of Manzil Way, Oxford 100yds past the Cowley Rd Tesco, opp Aziz’s.
The Oxford Self Practice Group has run since 1991 and offers
a supportive environment for those who wish to continue their
personal practice outside a formal class in the company of other
enthusiastic practitioners.
* Last Fri every month 6.15 - 8.15pm
Asian Cultural Centre
Manzil Way (off Cowley Road)
OX4 1GH
phone 01865 425000
(OSPG only), £4
(not suitable for total beginners)
contact hugh@yogaunlimited.co.uk
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Learn a little more about Ashtanga Yoga
ASHTANGA YOGA
Ashtanga (pronounced ash-tanga) Yoga is an ancient
system of therapeutic yoga postures - asanas and is
a classical form of hatha yoga.
Each posture is linked to the next through a series of flowing
movements called vinyasa.
Postures and vinyasas are woven together by breath
- ujjayi pranayama.
In order to protect the centre of the body from possible strain
and injury, to enable the correct movement and proper alignment,
a number of locks or bandhas are applied throughout
the practice.
These four elements are the core of the system, rapidly producing
deep inner heat, opening and purifying the body from a cellular
level. Every muscle is systematically toned and in combination
with the breath every cell refreshed. With regular practice
flexibility, strength and stamina are achieved. At the same
time, fluid, smooth breathing develops which co-ordinates
the flow of movements. This leaves the nervous system calm,
with a concentrated and vibrant mind. The practice is dynamic,
breath-focused and rewarding.
The whole of the first series has some 70+ postures which
will take from 6 to 10 weeks to learn at a weekly 2 hour class.
The sequence does not vary (though postures can be modified
to suit personal requirements) and is quickly memorised.
All movements into and within a posture are intimately associated
either with an in or out breath. The core of the practice
is to remain focused on the breath and the locks throughout.
The practice is non competitive and at no time should it be
painful. If you experience discomfort, back out of the posture
and adopt a modified posture where there is no pain (please
ask in class for advice). If at any point you wish to rest,
miss out the next posture but maintain the muscular locks
and breathing until you rejoin the group. This will maintain
the heat and flexibility in your body.
All classes end with a period of relaxation which helps to
seal the practice.
Ashtanga Vinyasa Workshops in Oxford
Oxford is one of the centres of Ashtanga, pioneering its introduction
to the UK more than 16 years ago. There are specialist monthly
workshops for experienced practitioners (run since 1989 by
Yoga in Oxford) where those who wish can study with a wide
variety of teachers, with international reputations. For a list of workshops see www.oxfordyoga.co.uk
Yoga
in Oxford also supply a wide range of Yoga publications and
equipment including a wide range of mats. For a personalised service and prompt mail delivery please see www.oxfordyoga.co.uk/Merchandise
For a copy of the latest calendar of events and to be placed
on a mailing list contact:
Ian Macdonald
14 Chalfont Road
Oxford OX2 6TH
Tel: 01865 421234
macdonaldreynell@ntlworld.com
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Further Reading
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