British Wheel of Yoga (Northern Region) :: Features of the website | Yoga in Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Northumbria, Tyne & Wear

Site information

The website has been designed to present information and news in a clear and easily accessible manner. If you have comments or suggestions for further improvement, please contact the Website Administrator.

Telephone and e-mail contacts for Regional Committee members and County Representatives are on the Our Region page. E-mail addresses are not publicly displayed or accessible anywhere on the website and will not generate 'spam' mail.

Main sections of the website

Events · Yoga events in the Region

This section gives information about Regional Yoga events, both promoted by the Region and by individual members. You may view the events listed by county or in chronological order.
IST events are listed in the Teachers & Training pages.

Information about each event
The initial listing gives brief details of each event. Clicking the blue more information link displays more detailed inform­ation and may include brief biographical information about the tutor.

Booking form
Within the additional information box, a booking form link opens a second window with a booking form for the event. Complete the form online, and then print it out to mail to the organiser whose contact details will be printed on the form.

Location map & driving directions
You may view a Multimap of the event location by selecting the venue from the drop down list at the top of the main listing. By selecting 'get directions' from the top navigation bar on the Multimap page, you will also be able to get driving directions from your home to the event.

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News and Information

The News & information page is intended to be the main source of up-to-date yoga news and information in the Region, so you should visit it regularly! Important items of information about events in the Region, reports about recent activities and committee meetings, changes to BWY policy etc will be posted on this page and updated frequently.

Yoga classes in the Region

Finding a Yoga teacher
The Yoga classes section is the main source for information about yoga classes in the Region. Classes listed here have been registered on the website by BWY teachers, and are listed by county, postcode and class type. You may refine your search by restricting it to a particular county, or type of class. More comprehensive information can be found on the central British Wheel of Yoga website – if you can manage to find your way round the site...

Location map
You may view a Multimap of the location of each class, listed by county, in a new window. The Multimap page also allows you to obtain driving directions from your home to the class venue.

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Teachers & Training

These pages group together all relevant information for Teachers. The section’s opening page gives an overview of BWY-run training opportunities in the Region. Links on the left of the page give access to a listing of Regional IST events, CPD information and courses run by the Wheel and other organis­ations, and important information about Child Protection issues.

How to register/amend/delete a class for online display
BWY-qualified teachers may register their classes for display on the website by uploading the information via the Yoga classes registration page. You need to input your current BWY membership number, as shown on your membership card, to gain access to the system. Once a class is displayed on the website—you will be able to update its details by clicking the 'Edit a class' button which will be visible in the top right corner of the page.
When you have accessed the Classes registration page, you will find further information in a box on the left of the page.

How to register as a Locum Teacher
BWY-qualified teachers who are willing to stand in for other teachers who, through illness or for other reasons, are unable to teach their classes, should register their names for display on the Locum Teachers page by submitting their details and availablity via the Locum Teacher Registration page. The procedure is identical to that for registering a yoga class.
To amend your Locum listing, simply re-register the revised information. To delete a listing that is displayed on the website, use the 'delete' button at the foot of the registration form.

Teaching Practice Observation Tutors and
Final Course Assessors
A list of TPOTs and FCAs is given on the TPOTs & FCAs page, with contact information and a brief note of the areas covered. BWY-qualified tutors are encouraged to join this listing by submitting information via the TPOT/FCA registration page. The registration procedure is similar to that for Locum Teachers: a current BWY membership number is required before tutors can upload their details.
To amend a TPOT/FCA listing, re-register the revised inform­ation. To delete a listing, you must send the relevant details to the .