online yoga & ayurveda courses

Sign up to attend my live webinars, exploring different aspects of Yoga and Ayurveda for use in daily living for yourself and your family or to acquire additional professional skills for Yoga teaching, wellness coaching and nutrition.

These events may be conferences of a few hours, courses that are stand alone or that ladder up to specific goals and skills.

All courses will give access to recordings, handbooks. Teaching will be interactive and time set aside for Q & A.

 

Currently scheduled courses are listed below and further events will be added throughout the year. Sign up for the blog, at the bottom of the page, to be kept informed of all events, articles, recipes and practices.

I also offer Individual Yoga Tuition and Ayurveda Consultations you can see more about 1 : 1 Yoga and Ayurveda

Oct
19

Disconnect to Reconnect Retreat

I’m overjoyed to be participating at this relaxing holiday with my good friends Suska and Nico at the Happy Hamlet in south West France.

I will be teaching Yoga, giving you a luxurious and profoundly relaxing Ayurvedic massage,

providing a little workshop on practical self-care that includes self-massage, herbal tea creation and gentle breath practice .

All this with ample time to relax discover and enjoy the countryside, local market and vineyards. And let’s not forget Suska’s amazing, nourishing locally sourced food.

You can also simply relax by the natural pool, have a sauna, sleep in, whatever suits you suits us. Suska and Nico are all about making you feel at home at the Hamlet.

To learn more please follow the link to the Disconnect to Reconnect page. We would love to welcome you to this haven of cheerful tranquility.

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Retreat South West France
May
12
to 17 May

Retreat South West France

Are you ready for wellness?

Would you like a week away, in a beautiful, tranquil location in South West France. Eco-responsibility and sustainability are core values at the Happy Hamlet where you can immerse yourself in Yoga and Ayurveda Lifestyle surrounded by nature.

Amid practice and workshops you can also enjoy your Ayurvedic Massage, laze by the natural pool, wander the green lanes or chill in one of the many secret spots.

The aim of this week is a quality Ayurvedic Approach to Yoga Practice. A practical, workshop path to Ayurvedic Lifestyle rituals and cooking, great food , company, rest and rejuvenation.

For more information please see my web- page at : Yoga and Ayurveda Retreat or let me know if you wish to have a chat on the phone.

Ayurveda & Yoga Retreat in South West France with Ann Johnston

The Barn at the Happy Hamlet our destination for a Week of Wellness. Are you ready?


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Accompanied Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse
Mar
11
to 22 Mar

Accompanied Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse

Ayurvedic Home Cleanse Spring Cleanse

Homemade Ginger Tea for a detox and great digestion

Winter is a time of slow metabolism, gathering in and storing leading generally to the accumulation of sticky kapha dosha and ama. This accumulation, relatively harmless when cold, melts at the arrival of Spring and starts to flow causing disruption in bodily functions, allergies, rhinitis and skin problems among others. The dryness of winter leaves the tissues vulnerable to rising heat and inflammation and lowered immunity.

Early spring is the ideal time to re-balance agni, alleviate the winter dosha accumulated, eliminate ama, re-hydrate and rejuvenate your tissues and boost your immunity. This cleanse, improves digestion, elimination, circulation and lymphatic drainage. It brings ease to the body and mind with improved energy, strength and immunity.

This Cleanse is not a fast but a lightening of the fuel so the fire can burn brighter, eliminating waste, improving digestion, elimination and tissue metabolism throughout the body.

  • Lasting 12 days, there are 5 preparation days, two cleanse days and 5 days of gradual reintroduction of a normal diet.

  • You won’t be hungry and apart from the two days of cleanse you can go about your normal life.

  • This cleanse is adaptable to each individual according to their constitution, stage of life and eventual imbalance.

  • You will be accompanied throughout the 12 days via regular Zoom meetings and I will be available to hear any of you questions or concerns.

  • INCLUDED :

  • An information online meeting

  • A one to one consultation to determine your needs

  • A detailed instruction manual, including a shopping list and recipes.

  • 5 Group meetings on Days 1, 5, 6, 7 and 22

  • Availability for questions throughout the 12 days

    Price €165 early bird before Sunday 18th. February

    €180 thereafter

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Practicing Peace UNFPA Benefit
Jan
21
yoga practice, unfpa benefit, online yoga class

Practicing Peace UNFPA Benefit

Practicing Peace : a Benefit

Sunday January 21st. 9 - 10h 30 am

As we live through troubled times, particularly in recent months, it can be even more difficult than usual to maintain a steady, discerning mind and open heart.

Join me for a Sunday morning practice in aid of the UNFPA supporting vulnerable girls, women and infants all over the planet.

Benefit from a blend of postures, breath, metta and chant for compassion and peace.

All donations are welcome whether you participate or not.

Suggested Donation from €17


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Jun
25

Ayurveda & Yoga for Summer

Hot & Bothered - Not this Summer

Each season has it’s own cast and summer is slightly oily, light, mobile hot, sharp, malodorous, displaying principally the qualities of Pitta Dosha. Kapha Dosha is in decline and Vata Dosha is increasing. As with every other season, summer requires particular consideration. Surprisingly in this heat Agni is weakened and the body loses strength and despite the oily nature of Pitta the overall effect of the warm months is drying.

In order to prevent excess Pitta aggravation and subsuquent discomfort, inflammation, acidity, sleep deficit and irritability among others certain measures can be taken to adjust diet , lifestyle and Yoga practice. With Autumn, Vata season, on the horizon Summer is a time to pacify Pitta while preventing excess Vata accumulation.

If you would like to know more, join me, Ann Johnston, to explore the Ayurvedic approach to the hot season and how to keep your body and mind comfortable, sustain your energy and enjoy the fun time of year.

On the programme :

Part 1

  • An Introduction to seasonal fluctuation and that of Summer in particular.

  • Looking at signs of Pitta aggravtion and trouble ahead.

  • How to avoid and remedy pitta excess through lifestyle, diet and simple remedies.

  • Respecting Vata as Autmn approaches

  • Q & A

15 minute break

Part 2

  • Ayurveda and yoga principles of Practice

  • Applying Pitta pacifying principles to Asana and Pranayama

  • Yoga Practice

Practical Considerations:

  • This workshop will be held online via Zoom with recording available afterwards.

  • Supporting notes will be e-mailed to you prior to the course to give you time to print them.

  • The illustrated practice sheet will be e-mailed to you after the class

  • You don’t need prior knowledge of Ayurveda to take this class

  • This event is suitable for yoga practitioners and teachers

Cost : €45 Payment is by bank transfer I will forward you the details when you register.



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Tattvabhyas : An exploration of Ayurveda & Yoga
Apr
22

Tattvabhyas : An exploration of Ayurveda & Yoga

I am proposing both workshops and practice sessions that present Ayurveda and Yoga and their intrinsic relationship through the lens of Samkhya.

Yoga as a psycho- sensory method and Ayurveda as a functional biology. Each works in a complementary fashion with the 24 tattva or aspects that make up life. The purpose of both is a happy, healthy life leading to awareness of our existential nature through awareness and care for our materiality.

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Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse
Mar
15
to 31 Mar
Ayurvedic Cleanse

Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse



Come and join me for an Ayurveda Spring Cleanse and Rejuvenation

Spring and Autumn are the perfect times to cleanse. They represent the cusp of the two major climate changes of the year and as the body is required to undergo a considerable adjustment at this time the most effective way to support it is to clear out the old and make way for the new.

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