Teaching at the British Wheel of Yoga convention

I'm delighted to be supporting this year's British Wheel of Yoga 2017 conference. and teaching 3 sessions, mostly to yoga teachers. I'm also thrilled that all of my sessions were fully booked the first week that they were published on the convention website.

It is great to see interest in the viniyoga approach to yoga teaching and practice. It is an enjoyable way of practicing yoga, with challenges and methods that are adaptable, breath centred, and safely challenging and sustainable through all stages of life. I love introducing people to this, especially when they are ready to get started, or explore another way of practicing yoga after the more standardised approaches to yoga practice.

All forms of practice have their place at different times in life, and finding what suits you at is a very personal decision. The adaptable nature of viniyoga means it changes with you as your life changes, rather than requiring that you strive to sustain the same standardised forms of practice. Viniyoga is sustainable and supportive as you deepen your yoga practice over the years. 

The British Wheel of Yoga is an organisation that offers yoga teacher training and accreditation, and a good standard of teacher training. It is the national governing body for yoga and the largest yoga membership organisation in the country. It ensures a minimum standard of teacher training so that the teacher is experienced enough and knowledgeable enough to safely run a group yoga class for the wide range of participants that each class attracts. Many teacher training courses these days are available to take as 1-6 month intensives however the British Wheel still maintains that 2-years is the minimum time period to fully explore, train and prepare to become a yoga teacher. Part of the yoga teachers job is to guide participants to move beyond their familiar physical and mental comfort zone and to do this safely is key to good teaching. They also require annual continual professional development have a good quarterly magazine. 

Anyway, I'm looking forward to teaching at the annual yoga teacher conference and hope to see you there!

See Clara's group yoga class schedule > 
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