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Timetables

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
morning 1	9.30 - 11.00 Beginners Henrietta Parker Centre, Ray Road Molesey KT8 2LG Charlotte Palmer		10.00 – 11.30 Mixed Ability Bramley Road Cheam SM2 7LR Sarah Donnelly	9.30 - 11.00 Mixed Ability Henrietta Parker Centre, Ray Road Molesey KT8 2LG Charlotte Palmer	9.30 - 11.00 Mixed Ability Hampton Wick Cricket Club, (off Church Grove), Bushy Park, Hampton Wick, KT1 4AZ Fiona Jones	8.45 - 10.15 Mixed Ability 18 Raeburn Avenue KT5 9DP Anna Holmes	8:40am – 9.55am Mixed Ability Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre Vicarage Rd TW11 8EZ Terence Tofield
morning 2	11.15 -12.45 improvers Henrietta Parker Centre, Ray Road Molesey KT8 2LG Charlotte Palmer	10.30 - 11.45 Mixed Ability Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre Vicarage Rd TW11 8EZ Pauline Ronksley		10.00 – 11.30 Mixed Ability Elmcroft Centre North Cheam SM3 9AB Sarah Donnelly	10.30 - 11.45 Mixed Ability Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre Vicarage Rd TW11 8EZ Pauline Ronksley	10.00 - 11.00 Mixed Ability Better Gym 20-28 Broad St Teddington TW11 8QZ Amina Kassam	9.45 -12.45 (SEE EVENTS) General workshops every 5-8 weeks Putney Iyengar Yoga Centre 4, St George's Court, 131 Putney Bridge Road, SW15 2PA Judith Richards
afternoon 1	12.15 - 13.30 Mixed Ability Thames Ditton Centre, Mercer Cl, KT7 0BS Sharon Kipps		12.30 - 14.00 General level 1 Ulverscroft Studio, 67a Manor Road North, Hinchley Wood KT10 0AB Judith Richards	11.15 - 12.45 Beginners Henrietta Parker Centre, Ray Road Molesey KT8 2LG Charlotte Palmer
afternoon 2			14.30 - 15.45 Supported Ulverscroft Studio, 67a Manor Road North, Hinchley Wood KT10 0AB Judith Richards
evening 1	18.15- 19.25 Beginners Kew Community Centre St Luke's, The Avenue TW9 2AJ Janette Browne	17.30 - 19.30 General level 2 Ulverscroft Studio, 67a Manor Road North, Hinchley Wood KT10 0AB Judith Richards	19.00 - 20.30 Iyengar Yoga for Beginners Ulverscroft Studio, 67a Manor Road North, Hinchley Wood KT10 0AB Amina Kassam-Bunce	18.30 - 19.45 Mixed Ability Thames Ditton Centre, Mercer Cl, KT7 0BS Sharon Kipps
evening 2	19.00 - 20.30 Iyengar Yoga for Beginners Ulverscroft Studio, 67a Manor Road North, Hinchley Wood KT10 0AB Amina Kassam-Bunce	19.30 - 21.00 Mixed Ability Wallis Room at Long Ditton Village Hall, KT6 5LS Jane Howard	19.30 - 20.30 Mixed Ability Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre Vicarage Rd TW11 8EZ Pauline Ronksley	17.15 - 18.30 Over 60s 18 Raeburn Avenue KT5 9DP Anna Holmes 19.00 - 20.30 Mixed Ability 18 Raeburn Avenue KT5 9DP Anna Holmes	19.00 - 20.30 Iyengar Yoga for Beginners 67A Manor Road North Hinchley Wood Esher KT10 0AB Amina Kassam-Bunce
evening 3	19.30-20.45 The Whitehouse(YMCA) The Avenue, Hampton TW12 3RN Sharon Kipps 19.30- 21.00 General Kew Community Centre St Luke's, The Avenue TW9 2AJ Janette Browne	19.45 - 21.30 Mixed Ability Hampton Pool, High St TW12 2ST Yves Bouvy	19.30 - 21.00 Mixed Ability 18 Raeburn Avenue KT5 9DP Anna Holmes
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How to find a class

First find a day, time and venue you can get to regularly. Check in the class description below that the class is broadly suitable for you. Contact the teacher of your chosen class to check availability and cost. (In some cases, you will need to contact the venue to book.) Enjoy!

Classes

Beginners	Introductory work geared towards newcomers to Iyengar Yoga and those wishing to go ‘back to basics’.
Mixed Ability	These classes are structured to allow beginners to work alongside more experienced students. The programme and the instructions given by the tutor are planned to allow beginners to learn a new discipline in a safe and supportive environment, and for more experienced students to progress or maintain their practice.
General level 1	For students with more than 1 year’s regular practice who are familiar with shoulder stand.
General level 2	For students with more than 3 years' regular practice who are proficient in headstand.
Supported (s)	For students needing more support in their practice through illness, injury or ageing.
Restorative	Resting poses and attention to breathing – for students with at least 2 years practice of Iyengar yoga
Pregnancy	If you have practised yoga before and are in good health, you may join our general classes. Special pregnancy classes may be offered if numbers permit.
Teacher Training	Students with at least 3 years regular practice of Iyengar Yoga with a qualified teacher may apply for teacher training.
Workshops	Workshops are designed to enable the participants to go deeper into their practice and paced to allow the body to gain maximum benefit.

Venues

Make sure you come a few minutes early to introduce yourself to the teacher and discuss your previous experience and any injuries or medical conditions. You can download a registration form to fill in and bring with you to your first class.

18 Raeburn Avenue, KT5 9DP		W 19.30, Th 17.30, 19.15, Sa 8.45
St Christopher's Church and Hall, Claygate Lane, KT10 0AQ
Teddington Pools and Fitness Centre, Vicarage Road, Teddington, TW11 8EZ		Tu 10.30, W 19.30, Fr 10.30, Su 08.40
Thames Ditton Centre, Mercer Close, Thames Ditton. KT7 0BS		M 12.15, Th 18.30
Henrietta Parker Centre, Ray Road, Molesey KT8 2LG		M 9.30, 11.15, 19.30, Tu 19.30, Th 9.30, 11.15
67a Manor Road North, Hinchley Wood, KT10 0AB		M 19.00, T 17.30, W 12.30, 14.30, 19.00, F 19.00
Hampton Pool, High St, Hampton TW12 2ST		Tu 19.45
Fitness First, 20-28 Broad Street, Teddington, TW11 8QZ		Sa 10.00
Long Ditton Parish Hall, 2 Ewell Road, KT6 5LS		Tu 19.30
Sunbury Adult Learning Centre, TW16 5DZ		Tu 9.30, 11.30
Kew Community Centre at St Luke’s, The Avenue Kew TW9 2AJ		M 18.15, 19.30
OmTara Studio, Chichester House, London Rd, Kingston KT2 6NH		W 20.00
Sheen Sports & Fitness, East Sheen, SW14 8AT		W 12.30
Bramley Road Cheam SM2 7LR		W 16.15
Elmcroft Centre, North Cheam, SM3 9AB		Th 10.00
Putney Iyengar Yoga Centre 4, St George's Court, 131 Putney Bridge Road, SW15 2PA		Su 9.45

Teachers

Judith Richards

Tel: 07761 078251
Email: yogadham223@gmail.com

Judith finds that learning yoga is a lifelong process, and brings to her teaching a wealth of knowledge and experience balanced with humour and compassion. She continues to develop her own practice and understanding of yoga and regularly attends workshops, seminars and intensive courses with the world's greatest teachers in Britain and abroad, including BKS Iyengar's parent institute in Pune, India, the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI). Judith obtained her full Senior Intermediate Certificate in 2008
Anna Holmes

Tel: 07528 848474
Email: annaholmes1955@gmail.com

Life is about keeping a balance. Yoga is one of the things I enjoy and it is increasingly central to my life. I came across Iyengar yoga classes more than twenty years ago, after experiencing different yoga approaches, and I have studied with Iyengar teachers wherever I have lived in the UK from that time: Newcastle, Lincoln, Cardiff, Bristol and now in London with Judith. After a lifetime involvement with dance and dance teaching I came to yoga teaching quite late – qualifying in 2008. Like many people I spend too many hours working behind a computer each day, and I need my daily yoga practice to counteract this inactivity. Yoga is a part of my life and if gives me pleasure to share my knowledge and enthusiasm with others.
Jane Howard

Tel: 07768 023213
Email: janehoward111@hotmail.com

I passed my Iyengar teacher training in 2002 and have enjoyed teaching ever since. I currently teach 4 regular weekly classes, to which beginners and more experienced practioners are equally welcome. Yoga has something to offer to everybody and for every stage of life, and my classes provide an opportunity to experience the physical and mental benefits that yoga can bring.
Janette Browne

Website: http://www.yogaloka.com

Email: janette22@tiscali.co.uk

Janette Browne has practised different forms of yoga for over 28 years. She initially qualified as an exercise to music teacher but found that Yoga was her true path. After many years of searching for a teacher she discovered Iyengar Yoga in London in 1987. Janette was lucky enough to attend classes with Silva, Mira and Shyam Mehta, the family that set up the first Iyengar Yoga institute in the UK, also the authors of 'Yoga, The Iyengar Way' Since then she has been a total convert to this method. Janette is now an Iyengar Certificated and Insured teacher to Intermediate level and is offering classes in Southwest London and Surrey. Her presentation skills and a sense of fun make her classes very accessible to those wishing to reduce stress, improve their general health and gain an overall feeling of well being.
Sharon Kipps

Tel: 07530 135738
Email: yogakipps@gmail.com

Join me for an Iyengar yoga practice that will bring healing to the body and a positive attitude to the mind. I have practised Iyengar yoga for three decades and have been teaching in Surrey for the past ten years. Classes are suitable for all levels, my aim to encourage and maintain freedom of natural movement and to develop a quiet mind and bring balance to all aspects of daily life.
Charlotte Palmer

Email: lottebythesea@yahoo.co.uk

In my 20's when friends asked why I loved and practiced yoga my answer was twofold. Firstly that I had found a philosophy in which my own understanding of life fitted perfectly and secondly that I wanted to grow old gracefully. At 22 this seemed strange to others now at 44 with two young children, the benefits of the practice are invaluable. I love sharing my experience and have been teaching classes since 1996, over these years I have studied with many different teachers and hold Introductory I &II, and J Intermediate level I teaching certificates.
Sarah Donnelly

Email: sarah@tealyoga.co.uk

My yoga practice began in earnest in 2002 and I completed my teacher training in October 2013. I continue to develop my own practice by regularly attending classes and workshops with senior teachers. Yoga is an important part of my life and helps me make the most of every day by keeping fit, healthy and happy. Now I have qualified to teach it gives me great pleasure to think that I have been given the chance to help others to do the same
Amina Kassam-Bunce

Tel: 07787 985215
Email: info@aminadesigns.co.uk

Yoga found me about 6 years ago It has given me a new lease of life. Yoga inspires me to become healthier, mentally and physically, to be fully present with my life as it unfolds.

I did the teacher training course, because immediately could feel the benefits and wanted to help others feel the same about themselves.

I qualified as a teacher this year 2016. I hope to give back some of these qualities to help improve peoples lives around me, in the emotional well being and physical aspect that yoga can bring... passing on this ancient art form.
Pauline Ronksley

Email: paulineronksley@gmail.com

I have been practicing Iyengar yoga since 2002 and am now qualified to teach and I run classes within the Richmond borough.

I have found the physical, mental & emotional benefits are guaranteed for anyone who commits to regular practice and that Yoga is for everyone irrespective of age and condition.
Fiona Jones

Email: fionadhill@hotmail.com

I went to my first Iyengar Yoga class in 2000 and have been hooked ever since. Why do I love yoga? It keeps me happy, balanced, challenged; my mind and body healthy. It's for everyone regardless of shape, size or experience - and can also be a lot of fun.

I’ve studied with Iyengar teachers in Australia and the UK and now that I am qualified to teach and am looking forward to sharing yoga with others. My classes in the Teddington area are suitable for all levels.

Events

Spring 2020 workshop series with Senior Teacher, Judith Richards.

These workshops are suitable for all levels including teachers and trainee teachers, showing the progression of basic poses through the levels and the simple actions which constitute the most complex asanas.

Minimum 2 years' regular practice. | Mar 29, Apr 19, May 17. | Sundays 09.45am to 12.45pm | Gates open 9.00am. Please arrive early for a prompt start.

Address: Putney Iyengar Yoga Centre 4, St George's Court, 131 Putney Bridge Road, SW15 2PA

https://www.facebook.com/pg/PutneyIyengarYogaCentre/about/

Cost: £38 each payable to Judith Richards 08-92-99 a/c 69141353

Nearest tube stations are East Putney or Putney Bridge or Putney Station overground. Buses that stop outside are 220, 270, and 485. There is plenty of parking on Putney Bridge Road and surrounding side streets.

SUMMER YOGA DAY in Hampshire with Judith Richards

Date in August tbc - see attached

To book, contact Judith at judith@yogadham.co.uk

Workshops and events with Janette Browne

Workshops - on March 28th and April 25th; Dates for June and July to be announced. Please book 48 hours in advance. £38 in advance or £43 on the day. Time and Place: Sat 29th, 1:30 pm St Lukes in The Marwood room on the ground floor.
Men's Yoga - this class is moving to a new venue and is for men who do not want to be in a large class with lots of women. Numbers are strictly limited; this is a shared personal training class, booking required. At Yoga Works, Easthill Wandsworth 18:30 on Sundays.
Yoga Holiday - in Portugal from Aug 28th to Sept 4th. Single Room £990/ Deposit £400 other options available.
Please view - http://yogaloka.com or contact Janette at janette22@tiscali.co.uk

For national and local Iyengar Yoga events please visit www.iyengaryoga.org.uk www.swlsiyi.org.uk

Yoga

Yoga is an ancient discipline which promotes mental and physical health and well being. You will learn movements to discover strength, suppleness and poise and to become at ease with your body and yourself. No special abilities are needed to start; many minor tensions, aches and pains will disappear.

The practice of Yoga has been around for about 6,000 years in India. The word 'Yoga' means union. It has the same root as the English word, yoke. The union referred to is the union of one's true self with the universal - in modern language - "to be at one with the world".

Iyengar Yoga

Iyengar yoga is the method of practising yoga developed by Mr BKS Iyengar. It is charactarised by precision and attention to detail. All aspects of yoga are incorporated into the way postures are performed, so that the student comes to his or her practice from a life of treating themselves and others well; in the correct alignment of each pose the natural breathing is enhanced and the student can become absorbed in the action so that a quiet, meditative state of mind is achieved. As in music, the richness, subtlety and depth of understanding which is possible in the study of Iyengar Yoga reveals itself through years of practice.

Yoga as therapy

There is a long tradition in India of using yoga to cure or alleviate illness or injury. The body can be supported in positions which improve blood supply to organs, enhance the actions of nerves and glands, and put bones in the optimum position for healing. If you are unwell or in pain, don’t stop coming, but ask your teacher how to modify your practice to enhance your recovery.

BKS Iyengar 1918 -2014

BKS Iyengar was born in India in 1918. Today his method is the most widely practised in the world. More that fifty countries have national Iyengar Yoga Associations to teach and promote his method and maintain his rigorous standards. IY(UK) is the oldest association in the world and has over a thousand teachers.

BKS Iyengar developed in himself an unsurpassed ability to observe the fine changes that are brought about by movements and the subtle mental and physical effects of each pose and each adjustment in each pose. He showed that the mental and spiritual effects which are the fruits of yoga can be attained by attending to the body and its actions.

Certified teachers of Iyengar yoga are required to maintain contact with Iyengar’s institute in Pune, Maharashtra, India, named after his late wife – the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) – and his senior teachers. They have an understanding of the body and posture work which is unequalled in other schools. All the teachers at Yogadham are fully qualified and certificated teachers of Iyengar Yoga.

Teacher training

When, in the early 1970s, the phrase ‘Iyengar Yoga’ started to be used, Mr. Iyengar said, “If you are going to use my name, you must use my method”.

Since then in UK, first the BKS Iyengar Yoga Teachers Association and now Iyengar Yoga (UK) Ltd (www.iyengaryoga.org.uk) have made sure that all teachers trained in Mr Iyengar’s name are true to his method. Teachers holding an Iyengar Yoga teaching certificate are licensed to use the Iyengar name.

If you are interested in training to teach yoga in the Iyengar method, first talk to your regular teacher. With your teacher’s help, you should spend at least 3 years familiarising yourself with all the Introductory poses and basic yoga philosophy.

Training to teach Iyengar Yoga in UK is a long process of study and dedication, overseen by a Mentor. Before you apply to train, you need to be a member of IY(UK) and to have studied yoga with a certified teacher of Iyengar yoga for a minimum of three consecutive years. See “training to teach”.

Once your application is accepted and you have registered as a trainee, you will have another three years at least under the guidance of your Mentor before being eligible to take an assessment which will qualify you to teach at Introductory level and use the Iyengar name.

As a trainee you will be expected to attend at least two classes a week as well as monthly peer group sessions and workshops. You will also need to practise regularly at home, read and study and do several written assignments.

Your two classes a week can be with your main Mentor or one with your Mentor and one with another teacher who is qualified at Intermediate Junior level 1 or above. Talk to your teacher about the possibilities!

In the South West London and Surrey area, Judith Richards and Julie Hodges are qualified Mentors and Sarra Whicheloe is a trainee Mentor.

Yogadham Iyengar® Yoga

Kingston, Richmond and Esher

Members of IY(UK)

Timetables

How to find a class

Classes

Fees

Venues

Teachers

Judith Richards

Anna Holmes

Jane Howard

Janette Browne

Sharon Kipps

Charlotte Palmer

Sarah Donnelly

Amina Kassam-Bunce

Pauline Ronksley

Fiona Jones