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Yoga events in BWY Northern Region

This listing gives details of events taking place in the Region, and, where supplied, brief biographical notes about the tutor. Some events in other BWY adjacent counties may also be listed here.

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Regional events in 2012

Saturday 11 February
County Durham
Awakening to Spring
Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Tutor Veronica Burningham and Jane Russell
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Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Saturday 11th February 2012 | 9.30 am–4.00 pm
Tutor Veronica Burningham and Jane Russell
event fee: £35.00

Yoga mat, cushion, blanket etc. Contribution for shared vegatarian lunch.

Make your cheque payable to 'Mrs V Burningham'
Send booking form and cheque to
, Organiser   01833 640587  

Awakening to Spring with Veronica Burningham (Vedantananda) and Jane Russell (Jayanti). The darkest days of winter are over and we look forward to rebirth and growth. This day will focus on creativity for the coming year and include mala making and ajapa japa (repetition of mantra.).

We are both Satyananda Yoga teachers of long standing. Veronica has taught BWY Foundation Course and the Teaching Yoga to Children Module and Jane Russell is a member Yoga Scotland and also teaches Brain Gym

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Saturday 11 February
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear Yoga Workshops
Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Gosforth, NE3 1XR
Tutor Stephanie McDonnell
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GEN event ref: TYW354

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Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Gosforth, NE3 1XR
Saturday 11th February 2012 | 10.00 am–12.00 pm
Tutor Stephanie McDonnell
event fee: members £5.00 | non-members £6.00

Yoga from 10am till about 12 noon, followed by drinks and a chat, if you want to stay - up until 1pm

Information from: , Organiser   0191 240 3061  

Theme for the Workshop is 'Movement into Meditation'.

Venue is opposite South Gosforth Metro Station. Free car parking is available on site.

Stephanie is a BWY teacher. She has studied yoga for over 30 years and originally trained to be a yoga teacher with Donald Butler. She has a particular interest in how yoga can help us, physically, mentally and spiritually and has explored this with additional study of the BWY modules Ayurveda, People Living with Cancer, and Meditation and Personal Development.
Stephanie says 'I know that yoga keeps me well outside and in... but best of all it is fun!'

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Thursday 16 February
Cleveland
Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
St. Augustine's Church Hall, Kirkby in Cleveland, TS9 7AN
Tutor Angela Griffiths
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St. Augustine's Church Hall, Kirkby in Cleveland, TS9 7AN
Thursday 16th February 2012 | 10.00 am–4.00 pm
Tutor Angela Griffiths
event fee: £45.00

Please bring a yoga mat, cushion, blocks or meditation bench, blanket. Packed lunch

Make your cheque payable to 'Angela M Griffiths'
Send booking form and cheque to
, Organiser   01325 332314  

The day will give an overview of the 8 week Mindfulness-based stress reduction programme and practice of all of the main elements of the programme - seated meditation, body scan, lying meditation, walking meditation, eating meditation, lovingkindness meditation.

Angela is a BWY Teacher, who has worked in training and development for over 20 years and has a particular interest in stress management/reduction and relaxation techniques. She became acquanted with the MBSR programme over 10 years ago and has followed the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn over this time. In 2010 she studied with Sarah Lionheart and Clive Holmes at Samye Ling on the 8 month Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme and followed this with the Teachers Development Retreat at Holy Isle. She was also fortunate to be able to attend the Mindfulness retreat with Thich Nhat Hahn also in 2010.

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Saturday 25 February
Teesdale Yoga Group
Morning of Yoga
Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Tutor Marion Thomas
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GEN event ref: TYG219

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Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Saturday 25th February 2012 | 10.30 am–12.30 pm
Tutor Marion Thomas
event fee: £5.00

No need to Book, Just turn up

Information from: Hazel Brown, Organiser   01833 640 194  

tutor photo Marion is a british Wheel of Yoga Tutor and is also Kripalu Yoga Tutor

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Saturday 10 March
County Durham
Festival of Balance and Awareness
Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Tutor Veronica Burningham
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Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Saturday 10th March 2012 | 9.30 am–4.00 pm
Tutor Veronica Burningham
event fee: £35.00

Yoga mat, cushion, blanket etc, contribution for shared vegetarian lunch

Make your cheque payable to 'Mrs V Burningham'
Send booking form and cheque to
, Organiser   01833 640587  

Festival of balance and awareness with Vedantananda (Veronica Burningham) and Jayanti (Jane Russell). This day will focus on balance and awareness, physically, mentally and emotionally. It will include a walk in nature and the practice of antar mouna.

tutor photo Veronica originally trained with the British Wheel of Yoga, for whom she taught a number of Foundation Courses, Continuing Professional Development days on Teaching Yoga to Children and also the post-diploma module of the same name for yoga teachers. Attracted to the Satyananda Yoga tradition of Swami Satyananda and the Bihar School of Yoga, she was lucky enough to undertake a Teacher Training Course in that tradition, culminating with a month in the ashram in India in 2003.

Satyananda Yoga focuses on the whole personality, not just the physical and Veronica believes that the awareness and balance it teaches helps us to deal more effectively with our day-to-day lives.

Veronica can offer half day, full day and two-day courses on various aspects of yoga, including:-
Conscious Ageing: This course looks at the issues around ageing and how we can live happily and healthily into old age.
Surya Namaskara and Chandra Namaskar: These are offered as individual days or a full weekend.
• also a monthly meditation course in Middleton-in-Teesdale, usually on the first Wednesday of the month.

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Saturday 10 March
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear Yoga Workshops
Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Gosforth, NE3 1XR
Tutor Jambo Truong
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GEN event ref: TYW355

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Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Gosforth, NE3 1XR
Saturday 10th March 2012 | 10.00 am–12.00 pm
Tutor Jambo Truong
event fee: members £5.00 | non-members £6.00

Yoga from 10am till about 12 noon, followed by drinks and a chat, if you want to stay - up until 1pm
If possible please bring 2 mats, a block and a yoga belt. (Equipment will be available to borrow.)

Information from: , Organiser   0191 240 3061  

Expect FUN postures to investigate, a light sense of humour and a lot of energy in his workshop.

Venue is opposite South Gosforth Metro Station and free car parking is available on site.

Jambo has studied various styles that include Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow & Forrest Yoga over a decade. His current style is strongly inspired by Forrest Yoga which offers easily attainable poses for Western bodies and modern day stresses. The key principles are breath, emotional releases, connecting to spirit and learning how to build phenomenal strength through basic alignments.
This style is Vinyasa Krama (intelligent sequencing) and shares elements of Yoga Therapy derived from 10 years of clinical practice in Ayurveda, Acupuncture, Tui Na & Sports Science.

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Monday 21 March to Friday 25 March 2012
Northumberland
Anusara Yoga
Satya Studios, First Floor, 32-34 Bondgate Within, Alnwick, NE66 1TD
Tutor Noah Maze
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Satya Studios, First Floor, 32-34 Bondgate Within, Alnwick, NE66 1TD
Monday 21 March to Friday 25 March 2012 | 9.00 am–5.00 pm
Tutor Noah Maze
event fee: members £410 | non-members £430

Packed Lunches all equipment, mats, blocks etc are provided
Special Offer,

Make your cheque payable to 'Satya Studios'
Send booking form and cheque to
, Organiser   01665 605532  

Do you want to take your practice deeper? Do you want to know more about Anusara Yoga and how it can lead to the fullness of your potential?

JOIN NOAH IN THIS INTIMATE AND INTENSIVE - STYLE COURSE , AND IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE GOOD COMPANY OF A CELEBRATED TEACHER, THE COMMUNITY OF THE HEART AND A POWERFUL , NOURISHING YOGA.
This course is open to everyone and will be taught in a progressive way to accommodate all levels of practitioner. Over these 5 days, we will delve into and unpack the principles and practices of Anusara Yoga, to clear understanding the application of the Universal Principles of Alignment, to all poses on the Level 1 Syllabus of Asana, you will engage and explore every level of your being.

tutor photo Noah Maze is celebrated in the yoga community as one of the most advanced and proficient practitioners and teachers of Anusara Yoga. Born into a household of yogis, Noah grew up steeped in the yoga tradition and its practices. In the 1990's, Noah worked as an outdoor educator and wilderness guide helping people access the transformational power of nature. After a life long study of yoga Noah began studying with John Friend in 1995 and was awestruck. Not long thereafter, he also became a devoted student of Tantric scholar, Dr. Douglas Brooks. Noah was certified to teach Anusara Yoga in 2002. Widely sought out as a teacher's teacher, Noah is one of the only twelve individuals worldwide serving on the Anusara Yoga Curriculum Committee. He also sits on Anusara Yoga's Certification Assessment Committee, and has been invited to teach with John Friend at both of Anusara Yoga's 'Grand Gatherings'. Noah's therapeutic teaching is informed by years of anatomical study, successful practice with rehabilitating injured students and his experiential knowledge of the body and its innate healing capacity. Noah maintains an active local, national and international teaching schedule. In his limited spare time, he enjoys riding his bike, shopping at the farmer's market, and reading obscure yogic texts.
Noah lives in Los Angeles with his wife Tracy, their sweet toddler, Madeleine.

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Saturday 31 March
Teesdale Yoga Group
Morning of Yoga
Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Tutor To Be Advised
more information

GEN event ref: TYG220

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Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Saturday 31st March 2012 | 10.30 am–12.30 pm
Tutor To Be Advised
event fee: £5.00

No need to Book, Just turn up

Information from: Hazel Brown, Organiser   01833 640 194  

Sorry the Tutor has not yet been confirmed, please check again later

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Saturday 14 April
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear Yoga Workshops
Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Gosforth, NE3 1XR
Tutor Marian Keay
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GEN event ref: TYW367

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Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Gosforth, NE3 1XR
Saturday 14th April 2012 | 10.00 am–1.00 pm
Tutor Marian Keay
event fee: members £5.00 | non-members £6.00

Yoga from 10am till about 12 noon, followed by drinks and a chat, if you want to stay - up until 1pm
No need to book, just turn up and enjoy.

Information from: , Organiser   0191 240 3061  

Venue is opposite South Gosforth Metro Station. Free car parking is available on site.

tutor photo Marian is a British Wheel of Yoga Teacher and a practising Buddhist.

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Tuesday 31 April
Teesdale Yoga Group
Morning of Yoga
Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Tutor Marian Keay
more information

GEN event ref: TYG221

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Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Tuesday 31st April 2012 | 10.30 am–12.30 pm
Tutor Marian Keay
event fee: £5.00

No need to Book, Just turn up

Information from: Hazel Brown, Organiser   01833 640 194  

tutor photo Marian is a British Wheel of Yoga Teacher and a practising Buddhist.

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Saturday 26 May
Teesdale Yoga Group
Morning of Yoga
Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Tutor Fiona Duke
more information

GEN event ref: TYG222

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Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Saturday 26th May 2012 | 10.30 am–12.00 pm
Tutor Fiona Duke
event fee: £5.00

No need to Book, Just turn up

Information from: Hazel Brown, Organiser   01833 640 194  

Fiona is a British Wheel of Yoga Teacher

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Saturday 9 June
Tyne and Wear
Yoga Workshop
Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Gosforth, NE3 1XR
Tutor Tessa Nichol
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GEN event ref: TYW369

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Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Gosforth, NE3 1XR
Saturday 9th June 2012 | 10.00 am–12.00 pm
Tutor Tessa Nichol
event fee: members £5.00 | non-members £6.00

Yoga from 10am till about 12 noon, followed by drinks and a chat, if you want to stay - up until 1pm No need to book, just turn up and enjoy

Information from: , Organiser   0191 240 3061  

Venue is opposite South Gosforth Metro Station. Free car parking is available on site

Tessa Nichol is a British Wheel of Yoga teacher. She also works as a counsellor and lectures in the subject.

Tessa regards yoga as an integral part of her life and has been practising hatha yoga for 40 years. She fractured her spine 30 years ago and believes that she owes her current level of flexibility to yoga (and some determination!).

As a consequence of her personal and professional experiences Tessa is particularly drawn to the de-stressing and healing powers of yoga. She likes to explore this through the use of relaxation techniques, such as Yoga Nidra and has recently completed the BWY module 'Yoga for People with Cancer'. Tessa promises that the closing relaxation will be an important part of her workshop.

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Saturday 30 June
Teesdale Yoga Group
Morning of Yoga
Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Tutor Angela Griffiths
more information

GEN event ref: TYG223

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Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Saturday 30th June 2012 | 10.30 am–12.30 pm
Tutor Angela Griffiths
event fee: £5.00

No need to Book, Just turn up

Information from: Hazel Brown, Organiser   01833 640 194  

Angela is a BWY Teacher, who has worked in training and development for over 20 years and has a particular interest in stress management/reduction and relaxation techniques. She became acquanted with the MBSR programme over 10 years ago and has followed the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn over this time. In 2010 she studied with Sarah Lionheart and Clive Holmes at Samye Ling on the 8 month Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme and followed this with the Teachers Development Retreat at Holy Isle. She was also fortunate to be able to attend the Mindfulness retreat with Thich Nhat Hahn also in 2010.

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Saturday 14 July
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear Yoga Workshops
Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Gosforth, NE3 1XR
Tutor Melissa Murphy
more information

GEN event ref: TYW368

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Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Gosforth, NE3 1XR
Saturday 14th July 2012 | 10.00 am–12.00 pm
Tutor Melissa Murphy
event fee: members £5.00 | non-members £6.00

Yoga from 10am till about 12 noon, followed by drinks and a chat, if you want to stay - up until 1pm No need to book, just turn up and enjoy.

Information from: , Organiser   0191 240 3061  

Venue is opposite South Gosforth Metro Station. Free car parking is available on site.

Melissa is a British Wheel of Yoga Teacher

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26 May 2012 to 11 May 2013
Cumbria
Thai Yoga Massage
The Jasmine Trust. The Cottage, Babworth, Nottingham, DN22 8EW
Tutor Julian Cosmo Kemp
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The Jasmine Trust. The Cottage, Babworth, Nottingham, DN22 8EW
26 May 2012 to 11 May 2013 | 9.30 am–5.00 pm
Tutor Julian Cosmo Kemp
event fee: £830.00

shared meal, yoga mat
Introductory day will be on 32 May 2012

Make your cheque payable to 'Julian Cosmo Kemp'
Send booking form and cheque to
, Deputy CR Cleveland    

The Course is 12 days in duration, with 8 saturdays and 2 weekends over the course of 1 year. It includes progressive case studies for personal development. On completion you will receive a diploma in Thai Yoga Massage and enabled to practice as a professional.
Contact me and I can post or e-mail you a full course brochure

tutor photo I have been a self employed Holistic Therapist for 12 years. I have a BSc degree in Complementary Medicine and qualified in other massage techniques, including Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Chinese Acupressure and studied Ayurvedic and Indian Head Massage in Kerala, South India.
Since 2006 I have trained as a Hatha Yoga teacher with the British Wheel of Yoga and have been teaching privately for the last 4 years, also working with Adult Education, various schools and Middlesbrough football club. During my training I began to develop an interest in Thai Yoga Massage, because it was so effective and allowed me to fuse my massage skills with my passion for Yoga. To further develop this interest I travelled to Chiang Mai in Thailand, to study full time at the famous International Training Massage School (ITM) and qualified as an Advanced Practitioner. I then later returned to ITM, to study again with Master Chongkol (John) Setthakorn and complete a 3 month Teacher training programme with him, which now qualifies me to teach others to a professional level 2 standard. In later went back to Thailand again for another 3 months and studied with Sunshine network, in Chiang Mai, going even deeper into the traditional and therapeutic aspect of Thai mas!
sage.
In my experience Thai Yoga Massage is an art form, which is definitely feeling based, intuitive and yet also very practical. Upon mastering the postures and the transitions between them, the whole treatment begins to flow like water. In this meditative flow we go into a heightened state of awareness and well-being ourselves. It feels wonderful to give and is unique for each of us. I found that training in Hatha Yoga, with its science of energy and breathing techniques have also changed the way I give and teach Thai Yoga massage. I have slowed it down and practice it as a healing art in exactly the same way I practice my Yoga. The standard curriculum of 10 days duration has been extended to 12 days here. It includes 4 progressive case studies and I have also lengthened the duration between course days, to give people the chance to fully develop and enable people with family and work commitments to participate more easily. The quick way is not the fastest way to become an arti!
st of Thai Yoga and this course in its design is leading you exactly to that state of becoming one
In giving treatments over the years and learning how to use my energy and to work with others energy, I have now realised the importance of achieving a place of stillness and harmony before sharing Thai Yoga Massage. In this course therefore we begin each session with Yoga and Meditation to still and balance our energy and also to reconnect on a conscious level with our true nature of being a loving and peaceful soul. In this awareness Thai Yoga becomes more spontaneous and enjoyable, because there is no resistance to the creative life force moving through us.
The postures of Thai Yoga Massage are the stepping stones that will eventually become a seamless stream of gentle movement by the end of this course. As it has been for me, it will also become your gift that enables you to explore, to share, to connect with another and also to yourself. Steeped in oriental history and medicine, Thai Yoga Massage has provided me with such a rich and unique path along the healing arts I would like to share.

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Saturday 28 July
Teesdale Yoga Group
Morning of Yoga
Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Tutor Fioana Johnston
more information

GEN event ref: TYG252

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Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Saturday 28th July 2012 | 10.00 am–12.30 pm
Tutor Fioana Johnston
event fee: £5.00

No need to book, just turn up and enjoy

Information from: Hazel Brown, Organiser   01833 640 194  

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Saturday 8 September
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear Yoga Workshops
Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Gosforth, NE3 1XR
Tutor Chrisy Edge
more information

GEN event ref: TYW366

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Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Gosforth, NE3 1XR
Saturday 8th September 2012 | 10.00 am–12.00 pm
Tutor Chrisy Edge
event fee: members £5.00 | non-members £6.00

Yoga from 10am till about 12 noon, followed by drinks and a chat, if you want to stay - up until 1pm
No need to book, just turn up and enjoy

Information from: , Organiser   0191 240 3061  

Venue is opposite South Gosforth Metro Station. Free car parking is available on

Chrisy is a British Wheel of Yoga Teacher

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Saturday 29 September
Teesdale Yoga Group
Morning of Yoga
Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Tutor Mick Brennan
more information

GEN event ref: TYG225

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Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Saturday 29th September 2012 | 10.30 am–12.30 pm
Tutor Mick Brennan
event fee: £5.00

No need to Book, Just turn up

Information from: Hazel Brown, Organiser   01833 640 194  

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Saturday 27 October
Teesdale Yoga Group
Morning of Yoga
Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Tutor Chris Ford
more information

GEN event ref: TYG226

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Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Saturday 27th October 2012 | 10.30 am–12.30 pm
Tutor Chris Ford
event fee: £5.00

No need to Book, Just turn up

Information from: Hazel Brown, Organiser   01833 640 194  

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Saturday 24 November
Teesdale Yoga Group
Morning of Yoga
Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Tutor Barry Garnett
more information

GEN event ref: TYG227

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Eggleston Village Hall, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0AL
Saturday 24th November 2012 | 10.30 am–12.30 pm
Tutor Barry Garnett
event fee: £5.00

No need to Book, Just turn up and enjoy

Information from: Hazel Brown, Organiser   01833 640 194  

Barry is a BWY teacher who likes to get back to the core values of Yoga, Pranayam and Meditation practices.

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