Yoga, vegetarian cuisine and health-related links British Wheel of Yoga
BWY is a national yoga membership and teacher-training organisation, as well as being the Governing Body for yoga in Great Britain (accrediting other training
courses). Search for classes, workshops and courses nationwide.  Yoga Junction runs a range of yoga classes for everyone from
total beginners to teacher training level, and offers friendly, knowledgeable advice on every aspect of yoga from what kind of mat to use to how to perfect your headstand. Yoga Junction is owned and staffed by experienced and dedicated teachers.
www.iyengaryoga.org.uk
is the official website of the Iyengar Yoga Association of the United Kingdom
. The IYA (UK) has around 3,000 members, including around 900 qualified teachers. The IYA (UK) site is a news and information source for teacher and student members of the IYA (UK) and for people who want to find out more about Iyengar Yoga. You can browse through the menus to find information on the Iyengar yoga system, to search for current events and listings and to locate a teacher or class in your area. We also have an extensive library of
Iyengar yoga books, CDs and DVDs which are available for sale. Information is available on teacher training and on how to become a member of the IYA (UK). Phoenix Prison Trust
The Prison Phoenix Trust, which was founded in 1998 by Ann Wetherall,
encourages prisoners in the UK in their spiritual welfare through the practices of meditation and yoga, working with silence and the breath. We train qualified yoga teachers for work in prisons, and establish them in substance mis-use, anger management and education programmes. We help prisoners and prison to maintain their daily practice with weekly classes in prisons all over the UK and Eire, through correspondence, free resource books and CD's,
and a quarterly newsletter written mostly by inmates.
When inmates regularly practice yoga and meditation, they gradually lose a lifetime sense of separateness. They begin to acknowledge the existence of the world around them and recognise the interdependence of humanity. This enables them to begin to take responsibility for their actions and dissolve old barriers to social interaction. When they learn to form nourishing
relationships with others and the natural world, they are able to improve their physical and mental health and reduce, or sometimes even relinquish, medication, drugs and violent impulses. Research shows yoga practitioners in prison are motivated to learn, and their improved skills fit them more appropriately for employment. Ruth’s Yoga Place
Ruth Gilmore writes the regular column Ask Ruth in Yoga & Health magazine. She has her own yoga studio in northern Ireland, and is a Member NHS Directory of Complementary & Alternative Practitioners, Member British Wheel of Yoga, Member Intl Assoc Yoga Therapists, Member Birthlight Trust, Patron
Yoga Fellowship of Northern Ireland, Patron Yoga Therapy Ireland, Patron Heart Yoga. Marfan Syndrome. For further information see www.marfan.org . Ayurvedic Living. Networking organisation set up in the UK which promotes
healthy living through Ayurveda. Viva! recipes for youngsters: use the link then click on Youth tab. The Vegetarian Society: www.vegsoc.org. For vegetarian and vegan recipes and information. The Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation: www.vegetarian.org.uk. Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) websites: Arthritis Research Council www.arc.org.uk and National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society at www.nass.co.uk. The Gandhi Foundation: www.gandhifoundation.org.
The Gandhi Foundation was set up in 1983 to spread knowledge of the philosophy and teaching of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) in Britain.
Buddhabellies: Yoga for pregnant women. www.buddhabellies.co.uk
The Blissful brain: the science of meditation. www.blissfulbrain.com Colostomy Association: for help, support and other information about colostomies. www.colostomyassociation.org.uk . Claire Missingham: www.claireyoga.com Author of the Beginner’s Yoga articles covering Vinyasa Sun Salutation sequence and the Namaskar
variations. Details of Claire’s classes, courses and DVD, are available on her website . You can also download the Sun Salutation sequence as a free podcast for your mp3 player. Top of page | 
