Yoga, Health & Wellness Summer Event: Midlands, Jul 2019

Are you ready to thrive? This inspirational yoga, health and well being event at Birmingham Conservatoire will give you the tools to live your fullest life!

HERE TO THRIVE!

An inspiring day designed to uplift, re-energise and empower you to thrive in all areas of your life.

Our team of skilled and experienced speakers and tutors are all set to deliver this inspirational yoga, health and well being event, giving you the tools to live life to its fullest. Be ready to receive the incredible benefits of this fresh and exciting range of workshops that will appeal to anyone looking to improve their health and happiness.

Don't worry experience of yoga or meditation isn't a requirement (except for 'Yoga Therapy for Mental Well-being' which is a CPD level) Workshops are for people new to Dru and for those looking to broaden their practice or teaching skills.

Saturday 27 July 2019 9.00am - 5.00pm
Venue Birmingham Conservatoire at Birmingham City University
Prices early bird - book before midnight on 1st July: £55 | after 1 July: £75

Contact midlands@druworldwide.com or call now on: 01902 409164
CPD 6 points

Cancellation fee £25.

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Day's schedule:

9.00am Registration
9.30am Welcome talk
10.15am - 11.45am Morning workshop (choices listed below)
12.15pm - 12.45pm Inspirational talk: 'Here to thrive - not simply survive' with Radha Patel
2.15pm - 3.45pm Afternoon workshop (choices listed below)
4.15pm - 5.00pm Inspirational talk: ‘Everything we do now changes our future’ with Louise Rowan and Annie Jones

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MORNING WORKSHOP
CHOICES

10.15am - 11.45am

Relax your way to better health through Yoga Nidra

with Nanna Coppens
10.15am - 11.45am

Is there a difference between resting and relaxing? Yoga Nidra literally means yogic sleep. More precisely it is the art of deeply relaxing body and mind so that the thought processes slow down completely while remaining conscious throughout. In the last few years it has gained popularity as a therapeutic tool to alleviate stress and anxiety, but it is much more than that.

Yoga Nidra is a spiritual practice that can lead you back to your true essence without the resistance you may experience during meditation. The only requirement is that you stay conscious throughout the process. Nanna Coppens will facilitate a transformative and deeply nurturing experience of Yoga Nidra.

Book your ticket to our summer event and make two workshop choices.

Toning Yoga (TOGA)

with Radha Patel
10.15am - 11.45am

Are you looking for an efficient way to combine a physical workout with spiritual practice, to reduce your stress levels and boost your mental health? With aspects from ancient eastern yoga practices and inspiration from the rapidly evolving western fitness world TOGA is designed to give you the best of both worlds; a physical boost to you spirituality, or a spiritual and inner boost to your training. Be ready to get your pulse racing, mind clear and body moving in ways you've never felt before! Practice a dynamic innovative form of yoga, and learn smart tips for optimizing your nutrition.

Outrageous Courage

with Monica Staniforth
10.15am - 11.45am

Practice a new Dru Yoga sequence specifically designed to energise, uplift and bring you towards braver choices, saying 'yes' to life and to yourself, helping you to embody a sense of courage. Feel inspired to make meaningful changes and to live as you're truly meant to, with confidence and ease.
A beautifully crafted sequence of movement combined with empowering affirmations, designed to bring you closer to what's important, in your life.

Know Thyself and Transform Habits into Choices

with Louise Rowan
10.15am - 11.45am

Is it possible to choose how we respond to, rather than react to, life? In this workshop you will learn powerful techniques including yoga, meditation and affirmation to help change unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour. Learn how to detach more easily from the emotional pull of relationships and situations that trigger your stress levels and leave you feeling drained. You'll come away feeling empowered, energised and able to navigate life's challenges with a fresh perspective.

Yoga and Your Dosha Type

with Annie Jones
10.15am - 11.45am

Would you like to deepen your yoga practice by looking at your mental, physical and emotional constitution through the system of the three Doshas? This is a workshop for anyone interested in understanding how Ayurveda can inform your yoga practice and teaching. Learn to use Ayurveda to design a session to meet every eventuality: how to energise when tired, how to remain cool and calm when irritated or angry and how to get motivated and passionate about being a powerful co- creator with life.

AFTERNOON WORKSHOP
CHOICES

2.15pm - 3.45pm

Find Your Voice, Raise Your Energy and Spark Your Passion for Life

with Petra Opsteeg
2.15pm - 3.45pm

Would you like to express yourself more effectively and with more impact? In this workshop Petra will support you to find your voice, access your inner power and raise your energy, helping you to express yourself with more confidence and passion, in the perfect space of the Birmingham Conservatoire School of Music.

Feel completely inspired by the process of using mantra to find your own natural voice
Develop knowledge of the sounds which form the key to opening up your energy system, in relation to your own unique expression
Suitable for everyone, there is absolutely no need to have sung before: many people discover they have a depth to their voice they'd never have imagined.

Meditation for Successful Living

with Nigel & Orina Murphy
2.15pm - 3.45pm

Can meditation be simple and yet also profound? Dru Meditation is about finding a still inner point from which you can look at the world in a different way and discover a new perspective on your life.

This workshop is an ideal introduction to Dru Meditation and will give you a practical toolkit of techniques that can be integrated effortlessly into your daily life to help you to sleep better: decrease stress and anxiety; improve memory; slow the aging process and so much more.

The Subtle Science of Longevity

with Chandra Goswami
2.15pm - 3.45pm

In his Yoga Sutras, Patanjali conveyed the importance of a personal daily practice, and delineated this into simple stages known as the 8 Limbs.
Looked at more closely, the journey through these stages gives us important clues to increasing our energy (prana shakti) the longevity of our life, and the subsequent positive influence we have on those around us.

In this workshop we will explore the power of:

sadhana, or dedicated practice, to bring steadiness and peace of mind
seva, or selfless service to balance our own energy and the energy around us
sangha, or anchoring our sense of belonging and shared purpose with like-minded friends
punya, or the act of manifesting positive circumstances in our lives

Yoga and Dance

with Kate Carter
2.15pm - 3.45pm

Can I build strength and suppleness, without it feeling like a workout? Dru Dance is yoga and dance combined, choreographed to uplifting music. It's stress-busting and energetic and focuses on dynamic, flowing movement to create both strength and flexibility and improve your muscle tone and stability.

This cleverly designed fusion of dance and yoga will help you to feel more alert, energetic and feel great about yourself and it can also improve your memory.

Book your ticket to our summer event and make two workshop choices.

Yoga Therapy for Mental Wellbeing

with Sylvia Barrington
2.15pm - 3.45pm

When our internal Prana Vayus are out of balance our physical, mental and emotional bodies are thrown into chaos. Using Dru Yoga therapeutically you can help yourself and your students develop a strong connection with our internal life force and allow wellbeing to be powerfully brought back to balance.

Working with flowing postures and using Dru Yoga principles creates a powerful tool for health. Find out how to work with your students at a deeper level to establish long lasting change. (Open to postgraduate level).

When

27th Jul 2019 from 09:00 to 17:00

Location

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
200 Jennens Rd
Birmingham, B4 7XR
United Kingdom

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Event Fees

Standard rate	£75.00
Afternoon workshop choices
Yoga & Dance
Find your voice
Yoga therapy for mental wellbeing
Subtle science of longevity
Meditation for successful living

Event Region

Dru Admin Region	West Midlands
Global region	UK & Eire

Event info

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Prices and booking info	Prices & Booking Saturday 27 July 2019 9.00am - 5.00pm Venue Birmingham Conservatoire at Birmingham City University Prices early bird - book before 1 July: £55 \| from 1 July: £75 Contact midlands@druworldwide.com
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Bottom tab 1 - details	Annie Jones As co-founder of Dru (UK), Director of the Dru Yoga Online Studio, a nutritionalist, Ayurvedic Consultant and Live and Dry Blood Analyst Annie is one of the main architects of Dru Yoga in the 21st century. Louise Rowan International speaker, lecturer and retreat leader, Louise Rowan's engaging presentations and seminars leave you in no doubt about who is the one in charge: you are. Louise presents her many clients and students with effective, practical and easy-to-use techniques to quickly help you discover your greatest potential, and then get on with the exciting journey of living it. Overall director of Dru's activities for the North of the UK and for the North Americas, Louise has instigated three Dru Yoga teacher training courses and taught throughout Europe and North America. Sylvia Barrington Sylvia has been teaching Dru yoga since 1990, she is an enigmatic and popular teacher and has also established herself as an expert educator and yoga therapist. Sylvia has a thorough and deep knowledge of all aspects of yoga and demonstrates from day to day how to live a yogic life. She has pioneered many yoga therapeutic studies here in the UK, in collaboration with university departments, and was the first person to run Dean Ornish's coronary care programme in Liverpool. Having spent many years working in adult education, Sylvia is an expert in educational methods and has taught City & Guilds teacher training courses in Liverpool to many students. She is a pioneer and has coordinated many educational programmes in her various roles. Currently Sylvia chairs the Dru Curriculum Committee and also currently sits on the British Council of Yoga Therapy in charge of yoga therapy curriculum development. Radha Patel Radha has trained as a Dru Yoga teacher and is currently a guest tutor on Dru Yoga courses and workshops as well as recently founding a whole new, innovative style of movement called TOGA where yoga meets strength training to build flexibility and power. Radha is a singer, model, gym addict and all round entrepreneur! She is currently studying Pharmacy at Huddersfield University and recently returned from America where she trained with Janet Atwood and the Passion Test. Monica Staniforth As a senior tutor on the Dru Yoga Teacher training courses, I have taught Dru Yoga workshops, classes, retreats and teacher training courses over the last 20 years in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India and throughout the UK. I am currently based in the West Midlands, where we are running Dru Yoga and Meditation Teacher training courses as well as many local events and workshops. Petra Opsteeg Petra is a Dru Yoga teacher trainer at the Dru Yoga centre in North Wales and co-created the Dru Sound Certificate course. Petra leads workshops in Dru Yoga and Dru Sound across the UK, Europe and Asia. Petra received her master’s degree in law and she runs the Finance Department for Dru UK. Petra has travelled in India, learning the art of kirtan (indian songs, chanting and mantra) from the Indian masters. Chandra Goswami Chandra is Director of Dru Yoga and Meditation with Dru Yoga North. Chandra facilitates many of Dru's courses, retreats and workshops throughout Scotland. An International Dru Yoga and Meditation Trainer, Chandra has taught and led programmes in Australasia, Europe and the UK. Kate Carter A paediatric nurse and Dru Yoga Teacher Trainer, Kate has a wide range of experience in many fields. Safety, grace, poise combine together into fantastic classes that students love. Kate is a Dru Yoga Teacher Trainer both in North Wales, at the Dru Yoga Centre in Snowonida and in Central London. Kate is also a Dru Dance teacher trainer and is currently studying to become a Dru Yoga Therapist. Joshna Patel Born in a family of yogis, Joshna has grown up surrounded by yoga from an early age. She brings to her teaching a wealth of authentic, indigenous yogic wisdom. Her training as a nurse, as well as in Ayurveda reflects her passion for uniting eastern and western health philosophies. For the past 20 years, she's taught yoga programmes in hospitals, schools, businesses (particulary construction and transport companies), care homes and stress management all over the UK and abroad; Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Vancouver and India. Nanna Coppens Nanna is one of Europe’s most experienced and highly regarded Dru Yoga and Dance trainers. Originally from The Netherlands, she has been teaching for over 20 years in the UK, bringing her unique combination of precision and deep energy awareness. Nigel Murphy  Dru Yoga teacher for 16 years and a senior tutor on the Dru Yoga Teacher Training Diploma. Nigel has taken Dru yoga into the corporate environment as part of leadership and management development programmes. He is a qualified Mountain Leader having led many expeditions both in the UK and the developing world and loves to combine his passion for the outdoors with his love of yoga. Orina Murphy  Dru yoga and meditation teacher for 20 years and a senior tutor on the Dru Yoga Teacher Training Diploma. Orina is an NLP practitioner, holistic therapist and motivational coach, blending both Eastern & Western traditions to give both corporate and private clients a unique experience and approach to health and well being.
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Bottom tab 2 - details	Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road Birmingham B4 7XR Tel: + 44 (0)121 331 5901 Email: conservatoire@bcu.ac.uk Unsure about getting to Birmingham Conservatoire? Don't worry if you're new to Birmingham. Millenium Point is well signposted and is right behind the conservatoire, where we’re holding our event. Follow these simple directions. More about the area The Think Tank is adjacent to the conservatoire where you can visit Birmingham City Science Museum, which has a great summer events program. You could even combine attending our event with a family day out! Travelling by Train If you’d like to travel by train the event our volunteers will be meet people from Birmingham New Street station. Details of this will be emailed to you closer to the day, once you've booked. Travelling by train can be the perfect stress free mode of travel, so book now, coordinate your train tickets and you’re all set. Directions by Car Postcode for Sat Nav (Millennium Point NCP car park): B4 7AP Millennium Point is clearly signposted from all main routes into the city – simply follow the brown tourist signs. Please note: do not follow the signs to City University since these may lead you to the wrong campus - please follow the Sat Nav postcode B4 7AP or signs to Millennium Point. Currently, there are major road works around the Millennium Point vicinity and access routes may change on a regular basis. You may need to follow diversion routes where indicated.
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Bottom tab 3 - details	Dru Yoga Whatever your age, fitness levels or health goals, Dru is one of the most adaptable forms of yoga on the planet. In fact, our research programme has been working hand-in-hand with the NHS, proving Dru Yoga’s therapeutic effectiveness. In clinical trials Dru Yoga has been shown to: increase energy levels, reduce back pain, improve resilience to stress, enhance emotional wellbeing and reduce sickness absence.
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Bottom tab 4 - details	Day's schedule: 9.00am Registration 9.30am Welcome talk 10.15am - 11.45am Morning workshop 12.15pm - 12.45pm Inspirational talk: 'Here to Thrive - not simply survive' with Radha Patel 2.15pm - 3.45pm Afternoon workshop 4.15pm - 5.00pm Inspirational talk: ‘Everything we do now changes the future’ with Louise Rowan and Annie Jones
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