TEACHERS OF WEEKLY COURSES
RICHARD BERTSCHINGER - Tai Chi
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www.mytaoworld.com
LOUISE BYFORD - Hatha Yoga
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www.yogavalley.co.uk
URSULA DUNNE
- Gentle Yoga, Very Gentle Yoga & Yoga for Pregnancy
Qualifications
BA PGCE British Wheel of Yoga Diploma
Professional bodies
British Wheel of Yoga
CPD Courses attended
Yoga for backs; Yoga for pregnant mums, Pranayama, chakras.
Each year I must attend at least 2 CPDs to maintain my teaching qualification.
I also must have a valid 1st Aid qualification which is renewed as necessary.
Length of time in teaching
5 years
Previous practice
Local village halls - Ash, Norton-sub-Hamdon, Ilchester, Bower Hinton.
Ursula has a 2.1 in French and Spanish from London University and still loves speaking or teaching these languages. She trained to teach at Goldsmiths ( London Uni ) but decided to specialise in the primary sector. However life led her into middle schools - Maiden Beech, Swanmead and also secondary schools… Wadham…Holyrood.. and The Gryphon All have been enriching and led her to now.. early retirement from schools plus re training to teach yoga.. and she loves it. She really thought many years ago that yoga for us was just about physical strength, suppleness and continuing mobility but now she sees it is a way to understand the mind, deal with it and progress. If this sounds mysterious come along and find out what she means!
She is married with two grown up children and two grandchildren.. so not so young !!! She was born near Liverpool but has lived in Somerset since the early seventies. She finds the landscape and the wildlife fantastic; she feels that it is a real privilege to live here. She enjoys being out in nature, walking, gardening and when it is warm enough she loves swimming in the sea. She finds learning fantastic and is, at present, training to be a hypnotherapist. Watch this space !
SUE DURANT - Pilates
Qualifications:
Sue has recently completed a one-year Pilates Foundation accredited training at the Scott Studio in Castle Cary
Professional bodies
Pilates Foundation member
CPD Courses attended
First Aid at Work certificate
Length of time in teaching
1 year + teaching experience (as a trainee)
Other clinics where you currently practice
- Scott Studio, Castle Cary
- Wincanton Sports Centre
- several village halls
Previous practice
Classes at Fitness by Design, Gillingham (6 months)
Ansford School, Holbrook (cover as required)
Sue
Durant is a qualified Pilates Foundation instructor and teaches many classes around
the South Somerset/Dorset area. Sue
discovered Pilates over ten years’ ago and immediately loved it. She later decided that she wanted to make it
more than a once-a-week affair and completed a year’s training at the Scott
Studio in Castle Cary.
She
passionately believes that practising Pilates regularly brings huge benefits to
both body and mind and Pilates is a form of exercise suitable and safe for all
– male and female, any age or state of health or fitness.
To quote
Joseph Pilates himself: ‘In 10 sessions you’ll feel the difference, in 20
you’ll see the difference, in 30 you’ll have a whole new body’.
www.suedurantpilates.co.uk
EILEEN LAURIE - Kum Nye
Eileen
Laurie started her Kum Nye training seven years ago with John Peacock
who teaches a very traditional style. For the last four years she has
been practicing the more modern and western-oriented Kum Nye presented
by Tarthang Tulku whose many books provide a clear introduction to these
spiritual exercises.
Eileen has attended retreats both here and abroad and is working towards
becoming a formal teacher. Meanwhile she facilitates Kum Nye practice
sessions. Eileen has been a practicing Social Worker for 37 years,
currently in the field of Mental Health.
ZABETH MACFARLANE - Tai Chi & Yoga
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www.zabethmacfarlane.co.uk
www.baoslungfeitaichi.co.uk