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cYs Foundation Haṭha Study Course Overview and Bookings

Initiated for 2013 the FHS Programme is intended for those Yoga students who, having completed 
an Introductory Haṭha Study course, wish to explore the primary principles and teachings from the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā and how they inspire and guide our personal Yoga practice and study, as well as our Yoga teaching.

Each weekend offers a in-depth overview of each of the four chapters of the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā. It is an opportunity for a Yoga student from any Yoga background or style to experience an in-depth introduction to each of the four chapters of the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā.

View or Download a PDF eBrochure with the cYs Foundation Haṭha Study Course details

Upcoming Dates

Aims

To present a view of the core Haṭha concepts in Yoga through which students can support and develop their own practice and deepen their appreciation of the possibilities for why a view such as Haṭha can support our lives. Its role is not to train students as Yoga teachers.

Framework

The Foundation Haṭha Study Programme reflect the teachings of TKV Desikachar and his father and teacher T Krishnamacharya as taught to Paul Harvey over 25 years through:

  • Guidance in integrating the primary Haṭha concepts to support your everyday life.
  • Understanding the principles which inspire and shape Haṭha Yoga.
  • An overview of important Haṭha teachings around body and mind.
  • Appreciating how your body can work more effectively utilizing Haṭha techniques.
  • Deepening our work with and importance of Prāṇa-Apāna, Mūla-Mala, Candra-Avidyā, Sūrya-Agni and Ṣat Cakra in Yoga practice.
  • The value of an-depth study of the four chapters of the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā.

Professional

Even though the Haṭha teachings and techniques developed in the Foundation Course can enhance any Yoga Teachers professional skills there is no requirement to teach or to intend to teach Yoga. This is not the role of the course.

In fact not everybody wants to or actually needs to become a Yoga teacher to further their practice and study. Here the priorities are towards personal development and thus questions relating to our personal practice and study are the priorities. The Foundation Course reflects this viewpoint.

The aim is that we are all here in this course as students and it offers an opportunity for all teachers to step back from their teaching role and re-enhance their personal study and practice path.

The Foundation Haṭha Study Course Duration

A total of of over 60 contact and home study hours comprising:

  • 42 group contact hours plus suggestions for 20 hours guided home study and practice

Through four two day weekends over six months each comprising:

  • 10.5 hours in each weekend workshop
  • 5 hours (approx) home study and practice suggestions from each weekend.

The Foundation Haṭha Study Course topics total over 40 hours through:

Yoga Practice – 9.0 hours

  • Practical learning skills from the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā to refine your practice.
  • Linking the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā Chapters to help develop and deepen your practice.

Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā - 30.0 hours

  • Exploring key concepts that shape this primary teaching on Haṭha Yoga.
  • How the four chapters of the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā can link to personal practice goals.
  • In depth exploration of the structure of each chapter.
  • What are the key concepts and techniques in each chapter.
  • In depth exploration of the key verses in each chapter
  • Linking each chapter to the meditative path in Yoga.
  • Which concepts from each chapter are most relevant to us.
  • How to prioritize short term and long term goals in the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā.
  • Learning to read the Haṭha signposts for our personal journey.
  • Why the view is the foundation for practice and life.
  • Learning to look from Haṭha Yoga at our relationship with others.
  • Linking the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā to the ebb and flow of daily life.

Course Review and Home Study Guidance – 3.0 hours

  • Informal guidelines of a practical nature through review, reading, questions for reflection and personal practice.

The Foundation Haṭha Study Course Weekend Schedule

Saturday

  • 9.30 – Onwards for refreshments
  • 10.00 – Prompt Start introducing the days theme
  • 10.15 – Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā Study
  • 11.15 – Break
  • 11.30 – Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā Study
  • 12.30 – Yoga Practice
  • 1.00 – Lunch
  • 2.00 – Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā Study
  • 3.00 – Break
  • 3.15 – Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā Study
  • 4.15 – Break
  • 4.45 – Yoga Practice
  • 5.30 – Departures

Sunday

  • 9.00 – Onwards for refreshments
  • 9.30 – Prompt Start introducing the days theme
  • 9.45 – Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā Study
  • 10.45 – Break
  • 11.00 – Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā Study
  • 12.00 – Yoga Practice
  • 12.30 – Lunch
  • 1.30 – Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā Study
  • 2.30 – Break
  • 2.45 – Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā Study
  • 3.15 – Yoga Practice
  • 3.45 – Closing and Review
  • 4.00 – Departures

Download the Foundation Haṭha Study Course details as a PDF file

Prerequisites

Prospective students will have successfully completed an Introductory Haṭha Study Course.

Dates

December 2012 to June 2013 Foundation Haṭha Study Course Weekend Dates:

  • December 8/9th 2012
  • February 2/3rd 2013
  • April 13/14th 2013
  • June 8/9th  2013

November 2013 to May 2014 Foundation Haṭha Study Course Weekend Dates:

  • November 23/24th 2013
  • January 2014
  • March 2014
  • May  2014

Feedback

Support and advice will be offered on the students’ progress and on possibilities for further development after the course. There is also the possibility of written work being requested to help the transmission.

Certification

The Foundation Haṭha Study Course Certificate is awarded to successful students with full workshop attendence. Please note that any missed weekends can be made up on a future course free of any further fees. It can also count for 10-20 BWY CPD points for BWY Teachers over 1-2 years.

Fees & Booking

The 2012/13 workshops are £145 per weekend.

The 2013/14 workshops are £150 per weekend.

A Registration fee of £100 is required. 
This will not be refundable but will be offset against the final weekend’s fee. 
All the Haṭha Study Workshops must be paid for even if the student is unable to attend. 
Missed weekends can be taken on future courses free of charge. The weekend fees are payable at each weekend and the cost includes a 
further 40 page colour manual, tuition, a delicious vegetarian lunch each day 
and all refreshments.

All Foundation Haṭha Study Course deposits to be made payable to Paul Harvey and sent to 
Yoganjali, Princes Place, Bristol BS7 8NP. Confirmation will be sent. All deposits are non-returnable. In the case of Yoga 
courses not running an acceptable alternative or a full refund will be offered.

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