Yoga Teacher Training Residential Weekend: 7-9th April 2017
Overview
The Art of Teaching Yoga – a weekend dedicated to refining your teaching skills
Join Kate Ellis and Catherine Annis for a weekend devoted to the art of teaching yoga. This weekend is designed specifically to help yoga teacher trainees develop their teaching skills and gain confidence in their teaching abilities. During our time together, we’ll cover:
- Body reading and anatomy
- Touch and adjustments
- Developing personal practice
- Sequencing
There will be plenty of time to explore personal yoga practice and for questions you may have about any aspect of teaching, including questions about postures, the art of teaching, adjusting, class planning and organising and putting together courses and workshops.
Suitable for all teacher trainees and newly qualified teachers who have questions and would like to refine their teaching skills.
| Yoga Teacher Training Weekend with Catherine Annis & Kate Ellis | ||
| Dates: | 7-9th April, 2017 | |
| Location: | Gayles Retreat Friston, East Sussex, BN20 0BA (see TRAVEL section for map and directions) |
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| Price: | Earlybird: Regular: |
£280 if booked before 28th February, 2017 £320 if booked after 1st March, 2017 |
| Included: | All food, yoga and dormitory accommodation. | |
| Camping Option: | £230 You can either bring your own tent, or use one provided by Gayles. (All food and yoga included in price). Limited to four people. | |
| Not included: | Travel, alcoholic drinks and snacks. | |
Venue
All indoor accommodation is in comfortable dormitories. The accommodation, studio and eating areas are situated close together around thoughtfully maintained gardens. The gentle meadows offer stunning panoramic views and allow space between activities to wander and reflect. There are two recently renovated dormitories, ‘The Studio’ and ‘The Playroom’, which offer comfortable and spacious accommodation for up to seventeen people.
All indoor accommodation is equipped with toilets, showers and washing areas, as well as hot drink making facilities. There are good quality, sturdy single and bunk beds with individual storage drawers. Duvets, pillows, linen and towels are provided.
We are free to wander through the sensitively managed estate, and encouraged to make use of the private hard surface tennis court and even the open air swimming pool during summertime!
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The environment and ambience at Gayles encourages an open, safe, relaxed and intimate atmosphere that promotes learning and self-development. We believe that retreats should be fulfilling and inspiring and we do all we can to support you in making the most of your time here so that everybody leaves feeling stimulated, nourished and refreshed.
Gayles is set in ten acres of land adjacent to the Seven Sisters Country Park (an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), The National Trust Crowlink Estate and Friston Forest. The surrounding countryside is extraordinarily beautiful, and there are excellent walking opportunities all around.
With its open fire, high ceiling and refreshing artworks, The Stables is a beautifully converted 1930s stable which provides a warm and practical area for eating, chatting and relaxing. The ground level has an open-plan kitchen and dining room with under-floor heating. Immediately outside there is a large, decked, seated eating area which is wonderful for informal meals and gatherings on warm sunny days.
Scaravelli inspired yoga is a stress free yoga, that benefits everyone. Classes are suitable for all ages and all levels of yoga experience (beginner, intermediate or advanced). Regardless of your level of fitness, you will discover a longer, stronger and more flexible spine, a calmer mind, and begin to enjoy increased energy and ease of movement.
Camping
Whilst Gayles Retreat offers great dorm accommodation, there is also the option of camping. Gayles offers 4 pitches for tents no bigger than a three person tent. You can either bring your own tent, or use one provided by Gayles.
Please bring your own sleeping bag and any other camping equipment of your choice. Pillows and towels are provided. Toilet and shower facilities for campers are in a funky horsebox which has been fully customised and has proved a great hit with clients.
If you choose a tent provided by the venue, it will be pitched ready for your arrival. The tents provided are Quechua 2 Seconds II tents which are classified as a two person tent, although best suited for individuals.
Click here to view the full details and a video showing the type of tent supplied.
Food
Good quality, locally sourced, tasty and nourishing food is served in the relaxed atmosphere of the beautifully converted dining room. If the weather is sunny there is the option of eating out in the open on the terrace. Food is vegetarian and organic, and is a highlight of our stay at Gayles.
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Schedule
We arrive on Friday, and start yoga sessions that evening.
Sample Programme
| Friday – Arrival | |
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| 4.00pm | Arrival and refreshments |
| 5.00 – 7.00pm | Practice Session |
| 7.30pm | Dinner |
| 8.30pm | Meditation |
| Saturday | |
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| 8.00 – 9.00am | Breakfast |
| 9.30 – 11.30am | Practice with focus on forward folding |
| 11.30 – noon | Mini break |
| noon – 1.00pm | Anatomy / Posture Clinic Q&A |
| 1.00 – 2.30pm | Lunch |
| 2.30 – 3.30pm | Anatomy / Posture Clinic Q&A |
| 3.30 – 3.45pm | Mini Break |
| 3.45 – 5.45pm | Body Reading, Touch & Adjusting |
| 5.45 – 6.00pm | Mini Break |
| 6.00 – 7.15pm | Developing Self Practice |
| 7.30pm | Dinner |
| 8.30pm | Meditation |
| Sunday | |
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| 8.00 – 9.00am | Breakfast |
| 9.30 – 11.30am | Practice with focus on twists and side bending |
| 11.30 – 11.45am | Mini Break |
| 11.45 – 1.30pm | Planning for Workshops & Courses, Sequencing |
| 1.30pm | Lunch |
| 3.00pm | Departure |
Please note that whilst we will do everything possible to adhere to the programme and details laid out above, some things are outside our control, and we therefore reserve the right to make changes if necessary.
Team
Catherine Annis
Catherine is a member of the yoga teacher training faculty at London’s top yoga studios of triyoga in London, and is well known for her imaginative and practical approach to yoga.
Originally a professional dancer, she discovered yoga as a teenager, and has been practicing for over 35 years. Having studied various styles of yoga including Sivananda, Iyengar, Astanga and various forms of Hatha yoga, she eventually gravitated to the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli.
Catherine’s daily yoga practice and teaching focuses on deepening physical awareness and alignment to reveal and release the natural freedom of the body, particularly the spine.
She holds a Masters degree in ballet studies, and is a qualified Thai massage practitioner, and it is this interest in the body which informs and inspires her teaching.
Kate Ellis
Underpinned by a profound understanding of anatomy, Kate teaches Hatha Yoga with an emphasis on the body as process, which can be explored to deepen self-knowledge. With a background in Bodywork and meditation, her teaching encourages students to go beyond performing poses to explore the dynamic and transitory experience of becoming present. In her own words:
“Alignment is not a fixed state but an inquiry into the various tensions and forces at play in the body where we are invited to listen and respond”.
Kate currently teaches on the triyoga Level 1 Teacher Training and the Yoga Therapy Diploma course run by Yoga Campus. She has over 5 years experience teaching and mentoring student teachers and has taught for over 10 years.
Travel
Getting There
Gayles is situated off the A259, 5 miles from Eastbourne and 15 miles from Brighton and about one mile from the picturesque village of East Dean. It is easy to find and access is excellent.
Gayles Retreat
Friston
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN20 0BA
07721 023 845 or 07969 749 829 (Roz & Derry Robinson)
Road:
Travelling east on A27 from Worthing/Brighton, follow signs to Newhaven/Lewes. At the roundabout after the rail crossing you have a choice between Lewes and Newhaven; take A26 to Newhaven / Seaford. Alternatively follow the coast road A259 from Brighton to Newhaven. In Newhaven, follow sign to the left for Seaford A259.
Carry on the A259 until you reach Seaford and a mini roundabout with the train station on your right hand side. Stay on the A259 going out of town and continue in the direction of Eastbourne. You will come upon a small bridge spanning a water course. Continue over the single lane bridge and you will then come upon a farm house and the Seven Sisters Cycle hire shop on your left where the road begins to start to climb up a small hill. Approx 2 miles beyond these buildings, towards the crest of the hill there is a bus stop on the right hand side of the road where you will find the entrance to the private road leading to Gayles.
Satellite navigation
You may find that the postcode does not pinpoint the location exactly. These are the GPS coordinates:
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| Latitude | 50.76144 | N 50 45.686 | N 50 45 41.2 |
| Longitude | 0.18097 | E 0 10.858 | E 0 10 51.5 |
Rail:
There is a direct train line from London, Gatwick, Brighton and Ashford International etc. to Eastbourne Station. From there we are a 15 minute bus ride away – there is a request stop at the entrance. The telephone number for National Rail Enquiries is: 08457 484 950.
Booking
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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
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CANCELLATION POLICY
Deposits are non-refundable. For cancellations made up to 60 days before departure, your full payment (excluding deposit) will be refunded. 59-30 days before the retreat, payments (excluding deposit) are non-refundable, but are transferable to a future retreat with Catherine Annis. If the cancellation is made 29 days or less before the retreat, payments are non refundable. Cancellation of your retreat / holiday / course, for whatever reason, must be notified in writing to Catherine Annis via this website, using the ‘contact us’ form.
All bookings are final, and for this reason we strongly recommend that you take out travel insurance to cover you in the event of any need to cancel at the last minute.
