Events
of presence to the life within us and to life in the world'
Convention
Our flagship event each year is our Annual Convention. This is a wonderful opportunity for our members to meet, to spend a weekend as a community, sharing experiences, rekindling friendships and studying together. We invite speakers from all over the world to join us, choosing a theme from Yoga philosophy to guide our studies.
Our 2026 convention will be held Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th October at the wonderful Eastwood Hall in Nottinghamshire, and we are delighted to have Saraswathi Vasudevan as our plenary speaker.
To find out more and to reserve your place click on the three little orange dots BELOW!
We hope to see you there!
aYs member events
Our professional members are a group of talented, experienced and creative teachers.
Here is their programme of current events, workshops, courses, holidays and retreats.
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Yoga and Chanting in the Lap of the Goddess – a Retreat with Sheela & Ravi Shankar
Women’s Winter Retreat with Faith Matthews
Flear Farm, East Allington, Totnes, South Devon, TQ9 7RF
Yoga and Chanting in the Lap of the Goddess – a Retreat with Sheela & Ravi Shankar
aYs Annual Convention 2026
Ageing: our great opportunity – an online course with Hilary Norman
Active Breath- Support for Movement, Digestion and Emotional Stability
Yoga Therapy – Gentle Support for Your health
Women’s Winter Retreat with Faith Matthews
aYs community sangha groups
A sangha is a regular informal meeting of students of Yoga who wish to practise and study together, offering mutual support for our Yoga practice.
Open to all members of aYs, at the invitation of the sangha host.
This is a sharing of yoga practice, study, discussion, teaching and sometimes chanting.
Charges are minimal. Please contact your local group and come and join us!
Geoff Farrer
Every 2 months
Sunday afternoons
Marian Hacking-Gaines
4 times a year
Janet Evans and Linda Drewett
Second Sunday of each month
Sunday 2-4.30pm
Cheryl Blamey
Second Sunday of each month
Sunday 10:30 to 12:30