2012
Long Afternoon of Yoga - 20th May, 23rd September, Final one is on Saturday 24th November
Retreats in Shropshire - 26th - 27th May, 18th – 19th August
Further details below:
Long Afternoons of Yoga
After the success of 2011's Long afternoons of yoga, 3 more will run from May to November
Each class is £25; book all 3 and receive a 20% discount.
Click here for the booking form
Enjoy an extended afternoon of yoga, with an emphasis on a longer physical practice, deeper pranayama and savasana, and time to enhance your meditation skills. Join a group of like minded people, enjoying yoga and social time, with tea and cake, before returning to the session to continue the afternoon.
The dates for the Long Afternoons of Yoga are:
Sundays from 13:30 - 17:00
20th May
23rd September
Final one is on Saturday
24th November
For a booking form please click here
Weekend Retreats in Ironbridge Shropshire
Hatha Yoga Weekends at The Green Wood Centre, Shropshire 2012
Saturday 26th - Sunday 27th May
Saturday 18th – Sunday 19th August
with Lynn Yardley and Kim Peirpoint
Join teachers Lynn and Kim for a weekend of physical poses (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama) and guided relaxations.
The weekends include a mixture of both invigorating and relaxing practical sessions, workshops and meditations all set in the Green Wood Centre’s inspiring Woodland Hall.
Includes all food with tasty vegetarian meals, homemade by Cherry's Real Food Café based at the Centre.
Accommodation Options
1. Stay on site either in your own tent, or in one of the Centre's sleeping huts.
2. Treat yourself to a room at the nearby 3 Star Valley Hotel, just a few minutes walk from the Centre. A lovely country house hotel, set on the banks of the River Severn. This attractive Georgian listed building has been sympathetically refurbished into a comfortable hotel retaining many of its original features such eye catching Maws tiles in the hotel reception and staircase.
Cost: £155 (basic on site accommodation) or £185 (own room at the Valley Hotel)
Location
Green Wood Centre, Station Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7DR
How to find the Greenwood Centre: http://www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk/FindingUs.htm
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS
Please visit www.acreswildwoodlands.co.uk/courses or email Lynn or call her on 07932137305.
Sample Timetable
Saturday
10-11.30am Welcome and morning Yoga and pranayama
11.30am Tea break and healthy snack
12-1pm Yoga workshop
1pm Lunch
2.00 - 4.30pm Free time – Discover Ironbridge, chill out or option of joining Lynn on guided walk
4.30pm Afternoon Yoga class
6.30pm Dinner followed by meditation. (On May and August weekends we plan to cook our evening meal on a campfire)
Sunday
8am Morning Yoga and pranayama
9.30am Breakfast
10.30-12 Yin Yoga pratice
12.30pm Lunch
1.30-3pm Free time or chance to chat to your instructors about any aspects of Yoga you might like assistance with
3pm Closing session, gentle Yoga, relaxation and short chanting session
4.30pm farewell
Free time
During your free time you’ll have chance to explore historic Ironbridge, just a few minutes walk from the Centre. Good walking opportunities along the River Severn and through the pretty woodlands of the Severn Gorge. Plus several local museums, cafes and shops. Or hang out at the Centre where a selection of Yoga books and magazines will be available for browsing.
Feedback from weekends in 2011
Both Lynn and Kim are great teachers, clearly with a lot of experience and knowledge. I feel I have expanded my practice and can take this forward with me"
"Very educational, peaceful and enjoyable. Thank you so much"
"Loved all the sequence work, gave my body a better stretch than I am used to. Amazing location, great food, great company"
"The yoga sessions were stimulating and enjoyable. Workshops interesting too. All pitched at a level accessible for all"