We will practice some
gentle moving exercises, breathing techniques and relaxation to promote balance
and a sense of connection and calm. Total body power movements are generally
done slowly allowing us to feel directly and then relax into what we’re
experiencing. The unique value of this way of working is not just bringing
together the physical and psychological approaches to movement and wellbeing
but, with practice, encouraging us to integrate body and mind in all our
activities.
Classes meet online for six weeks. Each 45 minute session
will generally include simple sitting movements and a practice standing up.
Breathing practice and awareness of body sensation will both be included as a
way to encourage relaxation.
Ideally have some
room to move (rather than being ‘desk bound’) especially for the standing
exercises. A chair can be used for sitting practices or, if comfortable for
you, a meditation cushion on the floor.
Simon Cook has a Geography Degree from Southampton University, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Oxford University. He taught English Language to adults for many years, in the UK and Europe, and has taught Tibetan refugees in India. Simon did the Nine-month Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga Programme at the Nyingma Institute in Berkeley in 1986/87. He works for the charity Age UK, helping older people. He teaches Kum Nye at a local therapy centre.
Bram Williams is a long term student of yoga and dharma. As an experienced Kum Nye student and teacher he’s attended many programmes and trainings in California, as well as annual dharma retreats in Holland and Germany. Bram now practices and teaches in London and Oxford. Currently studying facia focussed anatomy, Bram is also an occasional puppeteer and a qualified Lip-Reading Tutor.
Angela has been practicing Kum Nye for many years. She has attended annual Kum Nye retreats in The Netherlands and Germany, as well as training programs in California. Angela has also participated in a number of other programs based on the books of Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche, including Skillful Means, Knowledge of Freedom, Lotus Trilogy and Dimensions of MindShe currently teaches Kum Nye classes in Malvern with her partner Roger.Angela is a trained acupuncturist and shiatsu practitioner. When not working sheenjoys walking their dog in the Malvern Hills.
