Yoga
The Art of Yoga
New courses for 2012. Early booking discount of 10% for all bookings before 1st January 2012.
At the ecoYoga Centre each visiting teacher brings their unique discipline of Yoga style and teaching methods. We particularly enjoy the challenging dynamic style of Ashtanga Yoga and the precise and equally demanding style of Iyengar Yoga.
Based on over 30 years of Yoga practice and learning Nick has invited some of the most renowned and respected Yoga teachers who he has met and studied with over the years.
Hamish Hendry
New retreat for 2012
In 2011 we were delighted to have Hamish Hendry open the ecoYoga Centre. For 2012 Hamish (and Anna) will be back for another week of inspiring Yoga classes. Hamish was an active presence in both of Nick's previous Yoga Centres. We love his down to earth approach and his dedication to the Ashtanga system.
Certified in 2001 by Sri K.Pattabhi Jois. Hamish is one of only a small number of teachers worldwide certified to teach beyond the Astanga Yoga Primary Series.
In 1986 Hamish met Radha Worrel and Derek Ireland at the Skyros Centre in Greece and began to study the Astanga Yoga system. He continued his studies with them both as much as possible and joined them when they opened The Practice Place in Crete in the summer of 1990. (N.B. This centre continues to this day, under the new title of Yoga Plus).
Hamish first traveled to India to study with Sri K.Pattabhi Jois in 1995 and returns each year to further his understanding of Yoga. This annual trip is without doubt the most important part of his year. In 1996 he left The Practice Place and began teaching in Edinburgh at The Yoga Centre.
In 1999 he moved to London to continue John Scott's London Morning Self Practice when John relocated to New Zealand.
Courses by Hamish Hendry at the ecoYoga Centre
Nigel Gilderson
Late April and Early May.
We are delighted to invite Nigel to the ecoYoga Centre for spring 2012. Nick and Rachel met Nigel many years back in Ulpotha. We both loved Nigel’s intense yet relaxed teaching style. His great sensitivity coupled with wry humour. We know that if you want to find an evenly paced retreat from one of the UK’s best teachers then this is the one for you.
Nigel has been teaching yoga for the last 15 years. He is founder and senior teacher of Brockwell Lido yoga centre in South London, and also gives classes at a number of other locations in London.
He began his career in health and fitness as a P.E. teacher and tennis coach giving him a concrete and pragmatic understanding of anatomy and physiology, and was drawn to the deeply therapeutic effects of yoga. He has evolved his own personal style of hatha yoga drawing on influences from the Sivananda, Iyengar, Scaravelli and Shadow yoga traditions.
Nigel's classes incorporate a unique blend of mindfullness of breath and opening through relaxation, to integrate the internal energetic system as a preparation for dynamic action. Having spent time practising with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India, Nigel also offers classes in the Ashtanga Vinyasa system.
Courses by Nigel Gilderson at the ecoYoga Centre
Yoga with Nigel Gilderson - week one only
Mon 23rd April - Wed 30th May 2012
Yoga with Nigel Gilderson - week two only
Mon 30th April - Mon 7th May 2012
Gingi Lee
In August Gingi Lee will come form his busy London Shala for a couple of weeks. Gingi is great! A very dedicated and sincere teacher - and now recently father of two - Gingi's background in martial arts brings a unique perspective to the Art of Yoga. A course not to be missed.
Gingi is the founder and Director of the Shala, (formerly the Sangam Yoga Centre in Battersea), which has been a dedicated ashtanga yoga centre since 1998. He has been teaching yoga for over 15 years and been practising for more than 20 years. He began studying and teaching martial arts in the 1980s with his father, Sensei Richard Taibong Lee who currently lives and teaches in France. During an early trip to India, Gingi came into contact with yoga and spent many years returning to India to study and devote himself to the discipline. For two years he apprenticed with the late Derek Ireland, completing a final training course in Goa. He then went to Mysore to continue his studies with Sri Pattabhi Jois and then completed a two-year teacher training course with Graeme Northfield of Australia.
Gingi has hosted many yoga holidays and workshops in this country and abroad, including combined retreats with John and Lucy Scott, and Kristina Ireland. He continues to run regular workshops and retreats, which regularly include elements of pranayama, meditation and tai chi. He is a well-respected teacher who has remained at the forefront of the ashtanga yoga community. He has taught, trained and inspired many British ashtanga yoga teachers and has played a key role in popularizing ashtanga yoga in the UK. His teaching is characterised by sensitivity, warmth and a deep commitment to the practice.
Courses by Gingi Lee at the ecoYoga Centre
Yoga with Gingi Lee - week one only
Sat 18th August - Sat 25th August 2012
Yoga with Gingi Lee - week two only
Sat 25th August - Sat 1st September 2012
Eyal Chehanowski
Our September 2012 retreat with Eyal - dates to be confirmed.
In 1996 Eyal has started his Yoga journey in Jivamukti Yoga School of NYC, where he was certified as a yoga teacher. He then pursued further studies with leading yogis, among which are Sri K Pattabhi Jois in Mysore India, Richard Freeman in Colorado, Andre Siderski in Kiev, John Evans in London and Shandor Remete in Serbia.
In addition Eyal is a Rolfing therapist and certified by GSI (Guild for structure Integration). In his teaching he combines his therapeutic skills and treats each of his students individually with special care and attention.
Eyal has founded two of the leading yoga studios in Tel Aviv Israel, where he certifies yoga teachers and teaches the depths of yoga’s physical practice and philosophy
Courses by Eyal Chehanowski at the ecoYoga Centre
Two week Yoga retreat with Eyal
Sat 8th September - Sat 22nd September 2012