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General Workshops & Talks

All workshops listed below are £5 and take place at The Flavel, second floor studio.

Booking Office: 01803 832524

Please wear loose and comfortable clothing

Workshop 17: Yoga with Paul

Friday 1400 – 1600

A  chance to experience both the Yin and Yang styles of Yoga ( ie. long held floor based postures and a more dynamic flowing style ). We will explore by direct experience the value of each style  and how they are integrated within a complete and intuitive session. Ending with an introduction to Pranayama and Kriyas. Paul has been p racticing yoga for nearly 30 years .  He  trained to teach with The Devon School of Yoga  and  also practic es  Chinese Medicine.   Suitable for all levels

Tel: 07969 889205 

e-mail: paul.khosla@btinternet.com 

Workshop 18: Osho Kundalini Meditation

Friday 1630 - 1800

Yatro

One of Osho’s foundational meditations, Kundalini is traditionally done at sunset, with four stages of fifteen minutes each. Set to music, it begins with activity and acts as an energetic shower, softly shaking off tensions and leaving you refreshed and mellow in the final silence.

'Osho meditations have been proven to alleviate stress, promote calm and relaxation and loosen the body.'   

This meditation is suitable for new, or experienced meditators.
  

Yatro became a disciple of Osho in 1978 and has been practising his meditations and leading them on many occasions since, including at the Osho Meditation Resort in Poona, India.  She finds his meditations invaluable in her day-to-day life, and loves to share them with others. Currently, as well as facilitating meditations in Ashburton and Totnes, she is an Osho Neo-Reiki Master, musician and Bowen practitioner.

For details of Osho meditations in Totnes and Ashburton contact:
Yatro 01364 654732, premyatro@hotmail.com, or Nikhila   01803 868766, nikhila2mary@yahoo.co.uk

Workshop 19: Focus through Your Sense of Touch 

Friday 1815 -1930
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Nikhila Ludlow

Have you ever paused to consider your hands?  And how amazing they are?  And that how you use your hands may be having untold effects through your life?  Many of us simply take our hands  for granted.

This workshop was originally designed for bodyworkers, and people who use touch in their profession -  but really it’s a true gift for absolutely everyone –  Through developing your awareness of your hands and how they do what they do, it’s as if you can peel away layers and discover new worlds of experiencing and sensing. 
This work is highly valuable for those with any kind of injury or repitive strain injury of the hands, wrists, arms and shoulders.

Nikhila is a registered practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method and has additionally spent many years studying the meditation techniques of Osho, including Tantra, dance and martial arts.  She  has taught Yoga, has a diploma in Business Studies, was a professional cook,  horse rider and sailor – bringing a wealth of life experience to her work.  She is based near Totnes devon.

See www.lifeworks4.me.uk 

Workshop 20:The Connected Couple

Friday 2000-2130


Priya and Bob Tourkow

A mini workshop for couples who want to be more loving and appreciative of one another.
Breaking the stalemate of a lack of close connection is the thing most couples find the hardest. You are so much wanting to be close and you both deserve it.  Connect from the heart and feel newly in love with one another. Create your relationship afresh through a deeply nurturing experience that’s fun too!

web : www.intimacyworks.com
email : info@intimacyworks.com
tel : 020 8441 8038

Workshop 21:How to Create Great Relationships

Saturday 1000 - 1115

web : www.intimacyworks.com
email : info@intimacyworks.com
tel : 020 8441 8038

Workshop 22: 5 Rhythms dance

Saturday 1130 – 1245

Nina Kitika Alexandra

The 5 RhythmsT are a practice; a moving meditation of listening and following, integrating our physicality, inner awareness, spirituality and feelings. They are a powerful and deceptively simple map for releasing improvised spontaneous movement and dance. This work, also known as The Wave, was developed by Gabrielle Roth over 30 years of teaching experimental dance and theatre in the U.S.A.

We will move through a wave of energy with five modes, or rhythms, of improvised dance. This begins with gentle motion (flowing), gradually increasing the pulse rate (staccato), working up a sweat (chaos), luxuriating in it (lyrical) then coming to a place of positive and conscious relaxation (stillness). There are no steps to learn but each rhythm has a different energetic movement quality. Practice offers the chance to free ourselves from inertia, to shift the habits and attitudes which keep us endlessly stuck in old patterns. To feel our aliveness, discovering ourselves in a practical and non-judgemental way. You are warmly invited to come and move your body, release your mind, free your heart, & sweat your prayers.. oh yeah... and have alot of fun doing it!

Nina Kitika Alexandra is an accredited 5 Rhythms Dance teacher.
She has been a passionate impro dancer since earliest memory recall and has been practicing  Gabrielle Roths 5 Rhythms since 1994. Also an experienced holistic therapist and coach, Nina practices a range of different therapies including, Shamanic Healing, Colour Light Therapy, Clairvoyant & Bereavement Counselling & Integrative massage. She is often called upon as a Celebrant & Facilitator in rights of passage, midwifing birth, coming of age, wedding and death passages, in both personal and group settings.
 

Workshop 23: T’ai Chi

Saturday 1300 – 1415
An introduction to Tai Chi

Tai Chi is of great benefit to both body and mind and is known as a form of "moving meditation" and internal martial art.  In this workshop experienced teacher Chris Waters (from Tai Chi Nation) will lead you through the basics - enabling you to feel for yourself the flow and relaxation of this ancient spiritual art.

About Chris Waters Chris first came across Tai Chi 12 years ago when living in New Zealand and is also a keen Qigong practitioner and healer.  He teaches with genuine warmth and humour, and is able to motivate and enthuse all the people he teaches.  Chris is a Director of Tai Chi Nation and lives on Dartmoor with his family. Website: www.taichination.com

Workshop 24:Life, Love and Desire: an ‘Astrotantra’ workshop

Saturday 1430 - 1600


Jude & Howard

Come in, sit down, make yourself comfortable and get ready to meet the myriad of characters that make up this ‘person’ that you call ‘I’? 

Focussing on how feminine Venus, goddess of love, harmony and attraction and hot and fiery Mars, the masculine god of sex, desire and war, interact within our birth charts and influence our sexuality.  Jude & Howard offer a fun, active and lively workshop that merges Astrology with Tantra.  Through this they invite you to explore how the symbolism of the planets reveals the many layers of our character. You don’t need to know any astrology.  All you need to do is provide your date, place and time of birth (don’t worry if you don’t know the time accurately) when you register for the workshop.  Wear comfortable clothing and expect to have fun! Suitable for beginners

Together they have been working with astrology, tantra and yoga for 4 years. They are graduates of John Hawken’s Skydancing Couples Training.  They have been married for 6 months! They offer astrological readings for individuals and couples in addition to their astro-tantra workshops

Jude Levy has studied astrology for nearly 25 years, and has an MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology from Bath Spa University. She trained as a gestalt therapist in Spain and is an intuitive tarot reader.

Howard Parker is a teacher and trainer of many years experience.  He is a student of astrology, tantra and astanga yoga and focuses on integrating personal learning from a wide variety of sources.

Workshop 25:Listen to The Voice

Saturday 1615 - 1715

Gavin Frank

Are you interested in exploring the full range, resonance and depth of your own voice? Do you lack confidence in self-expression? This workshop is aimed at people wishing to empower themselves through the medium of the voice, whether beginner or professional.                                                                             
We will explore simple techniques such as chant, mantra, movement, improvisation and breathing exercises, which enable us to accept and trust the wisdom of the singing body, engaging ourselves more directly with life.                                                                                                                                                              

Gavin has been involved in music all his life, from choirboy to B.A. Hons (Music) graduate.  He is a student of Chloe Goodchild  and has been studying with the Naked Voice for nearly eight years, completing the “Voice” and “Facilitator” training and has recently been accredited as a Naked Voice Introductory Teacher. He has been teaching this innovative practice for 8 years. As ‘Madrum’, he performs his own compositions with Lawrence Kelson. They have released their debut album  “Soma” and are currently working on their 2nd CD.

For further information about Gavin: gavin_frank@yahoo.co.uk & www.listentothevoice.co.uk

Workshop 26: Pelvic Awareness

SUNDAY 1315-1430

Nikhila Ludlow

Each of us carries an internal blueprint or ‘self-image’   As we go through the process of growing up from babies and into adulthood, our experiences are remembered in our body/mind system.  Negative experiences cause us to create blocks, our blueprint remains incomplete.   The pelvic area  frequently holds negative blocks,- it  is home to our sexuality, which is closely associated with our sense of ‘who we are’ or, our identity.  The pelvis plays a vital role in our freedom of movement, particularly  in relation to our legs, hips and back, and also with regard to our sense balance and centredness.

This workshop, offers a bit-sized dip into the world of possibility that opens up when we explore movement of the pelvis gently and with attentiveness, in a safe environment.  Developing body awareness is a powerful tool which provides an interesting and supportive perspective to any other system or practise.   This an opportunity for all – from the experienced tantrika to anyone with lower back/pelvic pain, and if you’re new to the world of tantra  is an opportunity you should not miss.

Nikhila is a registered practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method and has additionally spent years studying and teaching  the meditation techniques of Osho, including Tantra, dance and yoga..  She practices martial arts, has a diploma in Business Studies, was a professional cook,  horse rider, sailor - and for many years a complete nomad – bringing a wealth of life experience to her work.  She is based near Totnes, Devon.

See www.lifeworks4.me.uk

Workshop 27: Yoga with Paul

Sunday 1445-1600

Yoga Purification and Energy Enhancement  A  gentle warm up of postures followed by a more focused session on Pranayam, Kriyas and meditation. For those with some experience of Yoga Paul has been p racticing yoga for nearly 30 years .  He  trained to teach with The Devon School of Yoga  and  also practic es  Chinese Medicine.

Tel: 07969 889205 

e-mail: paul.khosla@btinternet.com 

Workshop 28:Reconnecting with Nature

Sunday 1615-1730

Kit Berry

In today’s stressful, materialistic world it’s easy to lose touch with Mother Earth, especially living in a city.  But nature is the best healer, and by connecting with the natural world, the changing seasons and the rhythms of the earth, you see reality through different eyes.  Kit will talk about her personal experiences that led her to reconnect with nature and change the whole course of her life. 

Five years ago Kit was an overweight, stressed school teacher, bringing up children alone and struggling with life.  A series of strange events brought her back into contact with nature and she began to write.  Today Kit is fit, healthy and a full-time author. The Stonewylde Series, about a fictional alternative community in Dorset, has inspired many to open their eyes to the world around them and Kit is becoming something of a celebrity.  She’s also a practising pagan, following her own path and always keeping her feet firmly in touch with the earth.

Information about Kit’s books at www.stonewylde.com

Web: www.stonewylde.com
Forum: www.stonewyldeforum.com
Blog:  www.moongazygirl.blogspot.com

Bookings: 01803 832524

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