Foundation Workshop Study Course

• Dates: Commencing in October, 2008, days to be confirmed
• Cost: €800

Foundation Workshop Study Course, five weekends over 8 months is intended for those students who, having completed a Introductory Workshop Course, wish to explore further the teachings which inspire and guide this approach to Yoga.

Aims:
This workshop further develops the topics covered in the Introductory workshop The framework consists of:

• Guidance in emphasising a personal practice to support our everyday life.
  
• An overview of the teachings around body and mind.
  
• An appreciation of the principles which guide and shape Yoga practice.
• Familiarisation with basic Yoga terms and practice techniques.

Teacher:
Hanne Gillespie is the principle teacher on these study workshops but occasionally she is supported by teachers from the aYs in the U.K.

Prerequisites:
Students should have successfully completed the Introductory Workshop Study Course.

Duration:
" Five weekends over an eight month period, comprising 85 hours
(65 hours contact time, plus a minimum of 25 hours guided homework).
" Hours from 10.00 - 5.00.

Feedback:
Support and advice will be offered on the students' progress and on possibilities for further development after the course.

Certification:
The Foundation Course Certificate is awarded to students with at least ninety per cent workshop attendance.

The topics covered are:

Yoga Practice

• Practical sessions to develop the skills to personalise our own practice.

Yoga Sutra

• Exploring the Yoga Sutra.
  
• Key concepts to guide our practice

Origins of Yoga

• What is Yoga?
• Introduction to related teachings.

Asana

• What is Asana?
  
• Exploring selected Asana.
  
• How to classify Asana.
  
• How to move or stay in Asana.
• What are the components of Asana?
• Introducing sequence building.
  
• Learning to observe and adapt our practice.

Pranayama

• What is Pranayama?
  
• What is its relationship with Asana?
  
• Looking at the components of Pranayama
• Exploring various techniques.
  

Meditation in Practice

• What is Meditation?
  
• Basic techniques applied through Asana and Pranayama

Therapy in everyday life

• The Role for Yoga as a Therapy

Sanskrit

• Introduction to sound in practice.
  
• Introduction to reciting the Yoga Sutra.

Home Study

• Guidelines for practice planning;
• Suggestions for reading to stimulate reflection and observation.