All BWY Foundation courses last at least six months. Minimum entry requirement: Two years experience of practicing yoga and up to date membership of the British Wheel of Yoga (Costs £25, contact the wheel direct on 01529 306 851 or office@bwy.org.uk or join online at www.bwy.org.uk)

The Foundation is the standard entry requirement for the BWY teachers Diploma Course. It is not a teaching qualification in its own right. Students doing this course can expect to broaden their knowledge and experience of yoga in general, either for their personal interest and study or with a view to moving on to teach the Diploma.

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Current Courses

Next course starts in November 2008 and runs to May 2009.

Meetings on Sundays 11.30-4.30pm

Course tutor – Tarik Dervish

Tarik Dervish has been practising Yoga and Meditation for over 25 years and teaching for 10 years. He has a broad experience of Yoga including Sivananda, Iyengar, Satyananda and Ashtanga traditions.He is also a fully qualified and experienced Ayurvedic practitioner. In recent years his main inspiration has been from Ayurveda and exploring how to integrate the two disciplines. He is also a DCT for the British Wheel of Yoga. For more information about his work, visit his website at www.tarikdervish.com

Nov 2, 16, 30. Dec 14, Jan 11, 25, Feb 8, 22, March 8, 22, April 5, 19, May 3, 17, 31.

Course fees: £500

Course registration fee : £45

Books : £30 (if you buy them from us)

BWY membership : £25

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If you would like to apply for any course please reply by email and we will send you an application form and more information.

Please note that the initial deposit for each course is not refundable under any circumstances. If you pay for a course and are unable to take part in the course, or are unable to complete the course, for whatever reason, the fees are non-refundable. We may be able to give you credit to do another course, but this is completely at our discretion

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About the Foundation Courses
The course is roughly 50% practical (asana, pranayama, meditation) and 50% theoretical. There is no compulsory homework, although further study for your own interest is advised and supported, and there is no test or exam! The aim is to broaden your own knowledge and experience of yoga and to consider in which areas you may like to develop your own practice in the future.

Set Books
The two set texts for this course are ‘The Heart of Yoga’ by TKV Desikachar and ‘The Hathayogapradipika’ Bihar edition. Both books are available from Yoga Junction on the first day of your course and there is no need to read them in advance of the course! Course content

The Teachers
There is one main tutor for the course and quite often a collection of guest teachers who drop-in and teach their particular specialist subject. Please check in advance who the main tutor is, as it will vary from course to course.

Yoga Junction
Yoga Junction has two warm, light studio spaces fully equipped for yoga. We aim to provide the best possible learning environment for students with a broad range of regular classes to choose from. We are different from many other yoga centres in that Yoga Junction is owned and run by yoga teachers. A large part of our work is training teachers and providing existing teachers and established students with inspiring courses at a more advanced level.

Getting to Yoga Junction
We are about 1 minute walk away from Finsbury Park tube/mainline station. On your way out of the Station take the exit marked ‘Wells Terrace, buses to Muswell Hill and Crouch End’. Turn left into Wells terrace. Yoga Junction studio space is in the City North trading estate which is at the corner of Fonthill Road and Wells Terrace. As you walk up the drive you will see a long building with a wavy roof and coloured glass panels in the windows to your right. Yoga Junction is the last unit in the building. We don’t have on site parking.

Application procedure
Please ring to check if there is a place available on the course of your choice first. We will send you details of the course, a course syllabus, and an application form. If you want to go ahead with the course you can send an initial non-refundable deposit of £100 to secure your place with the full fees payable 1 month before the start date. Fill in the application form and post it with your two cheques (see below). You will be sent a confirmation by email or letter.

Please make out one cheque for the registration fee to The British Wheel of Yoga £45 and another cheque out to Yoga Junction Ltd for the course fees and send them to us. Your membership of the BWY is separate from the registration fee and handled directly by them. You can buy/pick up the books from reception on the first day of the course. Please send your forms and cheques to:

Yoga Junction, Unit 24 City North, Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3HFIf you want any further information please call Tara or Nigel on 020 7263 3113 or email us at info@yogajunction.co.uk
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