1)    TO EXPLORE THE USE OF BREATH IN ASANA
2)    TO USE YOUR OWN BREATH RHYTHM AND COUNT BOTH THE INHALATION AND THE EXHALATION AND USE BHRAMARI AND UJJAYI BREATHING

1)    TO LEARN TO COUNT THE BREATH AND USE SOUND IN ASANA PRACTICE
2)     TO FEEL THE BENEFITS OF USING THESE PRACTICES

1)    TO EXPLORE THE USE OF RATIOS IN ASANA
2)    TO WORK ON USING RATIOS  TO EXTEND THE EXHALATION

1)    TO USE A VARIETY OF RATIOS IN A VINYASA PRACTICE TO EXTEND THE EXHALATION
2)    TO USE RATIOS TO EXTEND THE EXHALATION IN A SEATED PRANAYAMA PRACTICE USING  UJJAYI BREATHING

1)    TO LEARN WHAT THE ANCIENT TEXTS TELLS US ABOUT THE PRACTICE OF PRANAYAMA

1)    TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THE ANCIENT TEXTS
2)    TO WRITE SHORT EXPLANATION OF A SELECTED QUOTE FROM TWO OF THE ANCIENT TEXTS

Approximately 12 pages in the course pack.  An audio CD as an introduction to the course with the sound of a metronome included.

Practicing the vinyasas in units one and two and then completing an evaluation of the vinyasa and returning this to the tutor for comments and advice.
Reading notes on the Ancient Texts and completing a questionnaire to be returned to the tutor.
Completing a short essay on a quote from both the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads and returning this to the tutor for comments.

Margaret began yoga in the 1970s gaining her BWY diploma in 1982. She is a DCT running Distance Learning Diploma and IST courses for the Wheel. She spent time in India at the KYM with Desikachar and has worked with him on his visits to England. She was greatly influenced and encouraged by the late John Davies. She has a love of pranayama, which was instigated and encouraged by Paul Harvey during her time on his 4 year Practitioner course.