Yoga Immersions

Our students told us that they wanted the opportunity to deepen their practice, learn more about their bodies and integrate a sustainable, holistic yoga practice into their daily lives. We have created a series of Yoga Immersions that offer just that.

The Yoga Immersions give you the opportunity to really delve into your own practice – learning yoga asana, philosophy, anatomy, pranayama and Sanskrit. They will help you to develop and sustain a holistic yoga practice that supports your own health and wellbeing.

They give those who don’t wish to teach the opportunity to focus on their personal practice at a new and challenging level. And for those who do want to teach, the opportunity to develop the basic knowledge, skills and confidence in their own practice before learning to teach others. To be an exceptional teacher, you have to have an established practice and these Yoga Immersions will support you to develop that for yourself.

What is a Yoga Immersion?

Structure

Each of the four day Yoga Immersions (Thursday – Sun) are 10am – 5pm with an hour for lunch and an afternoon break.

To get the most out of these Immersions we would recommend having a minimum of 2 years’ practice. If you have been practising for less than 2 years, please get in touch and we can discuss your application.

Please note some theoretical elements of the Immersion Weekends will be delivered online.

Topics Covered

  • Asana – the yoga postures
  • Sanskrit and English posture names
  • Establishing a daily yoga practice
  • Intelligent alignment
  • Functional Movement
  • Pranayama and breath work
  • Yoga philosophy
  • Mantra and chanting
  • Meditation and establishing a daily practice
  • Yoga lineages and styles
  • Complementary practices – self-care, Ayurveda, nutrition

Who are these Yoga Immersions for?

  • Dedicated practitioners who would like to have the opportunity to deepen their practice
  • Students wishing to integrate a sustainable, holistic yoga practice into their daily lives
  • Students interested in learning Sanskrit and philosophy
  • Those wishing to develop and sustain a holistic yoga practice that supports their health and wellbeing.
  • It gives those who don’t wish to teach the opportunity to focus on their personal practice at a new and challenging level.
  • For those who do want to teach, the opportunity to develop the basic knowledge, skills and confidence in their own practice before learning to teach others.
  • As a refresher course, for example for teachers who have had a break from teaching and would like to revise their learnings and regain confidence

Book Your Yoga Immersion

Your Teachers

The yoga immersion programs are taught by Yoga Alliance Professionals Senior Teachers Jock Orton and Lucinda Pimlott.

Jock Orton

Jock Orton

It is said that we all come to healing in our own time and this was true for me when in 2000, I fell down a mountain snowboarding, breaking my back in four places and shattering my collarbone. After numerous unsuccessful operations, I decided to take matters into my own hands so that I might stand a chance of being mobile by the time I hit forty.

I began a regular yoga practice and as the ancient saying goes, ‘When the student is ready the teacher will appear.’ I moved back to Cornwall at the same time as Bridget Woods-Kramer, a world renowned Anusara teacher.  I did my first two teacher trainings with no intention of ever teaching yoga, I just wanted to further my knowledge for my own practice. It was Bridget who dropped the bombshell on me that she needed cover for a Saturday class that forced me into teaching my first class. I was completely terrified………but I loved it!

I spent six years studying and teaching with Bridget and have developed a style that is physically challenging with attention to posture and alignment and above all, playful. My experience has taught me to cherish the physical practice of yoga, but it is the connection between mind, body and soul that inspires my practice.  Over the last decade, my personal practice has moved towards Ashtanga and I have undertaken Ashtanga teacher trainings with David Swenson, Manju Jois and John Scott.

I have been teaching for 20 years and over this time I feel deeply privileged to have been taught by some of the worlds best teachers from a range of different schools of yoga, including Richard Freeman, David Williams, Sianna Shermann, Rod Stryker, Doug Keller, Bruce Bowditch, John Friend, Nancy Gilgoff, and Doug Swenson. In my classes I call upon the teachings of all of my teachers to best serve my own students, with a blend of the styles, techniques and adjustments I’ve learnt along my yoga journey. I am also co-founder and director of Lime House Yoga with my partner Emma and a dad to two wonderful children who constantly inspire and challenge me to be more present in the world and on my mat.

Join Jock’s classes at Lime House on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Thursday and Saturday mornings.

Lucinda

Lucinda Pimlott

The practices of yoga and meditation have been a way of life for me since 1998, although I had no idea in those early days to what extent they would profoundly change my life. It has been a journey of learning to trust that we are in exactly the right place at the right time.

I began teaching over 25 years ago, and even though in the beginning the subject was different, teaching has been my path since I left university. In 2000, I was initiated into the practice of Buddhist meditation with Goenkaji in the Vipassana tradition and since then have been taught and inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh and teachers from the Insight and Thai Forest traditions.

In 2005, my first yoga teacher, Beth Shay, took me under her wing as an apprentice. I then went on to train formally in the Anusara tradition and have been teaching yoga for 12 years. More recently, I have been practising with senior teachers in the Iyengar tradition and am grateful for the insights and guidance that all of my teachers have brought.

My classes include a mixture of flow and close attention to alignment in asana, pranayama and meditation. For me, the science of yoga can only be understood through embodiment of the teachings.

Om mani padme hum.

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