Lou Beaumont Has taught yoga & pranayama for many years & is a qualified Wheel of Yoga teacher. She was fortunate in the early years to meet & take classes with Phil Jones who was a master of classical pranayama & has practiced ever since. This weekend she will be sharing very simple & effective breathing exercises, the basis of pranayama, that will energise & relax the body & mind setting us on a foundation that will help us open our hearts to loving kindness.

Because of her interest in movement she started to practice Chi Gong & Tai Chi in Spain, where she lived many years, with the Spanish lineage holder in the Hun Yuan tradition of Chi Gong, Tai Chi & Martial Arts – Pedro Valencia – a very special master who she has been taking classes with the last 15 years. She will be teaching some of the basic gentle meditative movements of chi gong from this style during the weekend. Working with chi, our basic subtle energy, helps to keep our body fit & flexible it also helps to relax & expand our minds & is another method that helps us to open our hearts.

Paula Chichester is known for her friendly, experiential teaching style that evolved from 4 decades of full-time training in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and meditation as well as diverse psycho-somatic healing arts from Asia and the West.

Her ability to distill and impart the essence of these disciplines is inspired by her main teachers, Lama Thubten Yeshe and Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche. Having studied with great teachers from all four sects of Tibetan Buddhadharma, Paula is dedicated to help create a world culture of health, compassion, wisdom and joy.

Find out more about Paula and many other materials and resources which can support you in your practice on her website: http://braveview.org.