Some Past Programmes
YogaWeek 2006
July 3rd-6th and 10th-13th, 8:00 - 9:30
p.m., Teach Bride, Tullow.
€ 40 for 4 nights. Students signing
up for 4 nights can choose which nights, out of the 8, they would like
to attend.
Choice of nights will be confiirmed upon registration and payment.
Please contact Pam at info AT ballintemple
DOT com for a registration form or ring 059
915 5037.
The course assumes some familiarity with yoga.
Our
YogArt
children's camp will be July 3rd - 7th (Monday-Friday) 2006.
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Ballin Temple
Lodge, near Ardattin, Co. Carlow
Pre-Register
Please ring Pam on 059 915 5037 or Hilary on 087 909 3346 to receive a
registration form by post; or email info AT ballintemple DOT com for an
emailed version.
The cost is €100 for the week, including all art supplies and break-time
activities.
The quality of the program requires that we accept maximum 14 children.
What your
child needs:
A healthy snack (dental and physical health professionals suggest grains,
fruit and dairy as excellent choices. Please avoid fizzy drinks and sugary
snacks).
A yoga mat (or an alternative such as a blanket).
What 
is
YogArt
?
YogArt
t is an opportunity
for children to explore and develop the various intelligences we all posses
by "playing yoga" and making art. Themes give form to the week and provide
continuity between the yoga and
art portions of the program. This year's themes will include nature, movement,
and symmetry/balance.
Yoga is non-competitive physical expression, taught in creative ways
to children. Children don't usually "do" yoga, as adults would. But through
yoga they can imitate and learn about nature and their environment (many
poses in yoga are named after animals, such as the classic Downward Dog,
Eagle, Crow; others are rechristened into child-friendly terms, like Mermaid;
others poses are made up just for kids, such as Duck and Owl). Stories,
affirmations and visualizations also help children to explore the world
and their role in it.
An underlying acknowledgement of Professor Howard Gardiner, Harvard University,
work on the multiple intelligences runs through the program. Gardiner
identified verbal/linguistic, logical/mathmatical, visual/spatial, musical/rhythmic,
body/kinesthetic, interpersonal (social skills), and intrapersonal (introspection)
as separate intelligences. Lately, an 8th, naturalist (knowledge of body,
interest in pets, understanding of envoronmental issues) has been added
to the list. While the linguistic and mathmatical skills are emphasized
at school, yoga and art provide conduits for children to develop other
aspects of themselves, and make playful use of the linguistic and mathematical
skills. For example, linguistics fun includes rhyme and alliteration,
and mathematical concepts include grouping poses (backbends, upside down's,
animals) and noticing the body's geometry and the shapes we can make.
Awareness of breathing is a key feature of yoga, and at YogArt
breathing exercises give children tools to help them
with everything from boosting energy, enhancing concentration, and coping
usefully with emotions. The breath is often used as part of our play -
imitiations of animals or other natural phenomena (like exploding volcanoes),
and expressions of feelings.
Art is hugely popular with children because it is an open form of expression. At YogArt we use art to express internal impulses, while teaching the children basic techniques. This year's art program will include a variety of mediums, including drawing and craftwork. The aim is to develop creative expression through drawing, printing and papermaking collage. We will explore colour, texture and picturemaking through thematic projects inspired by nature, animals and the figure.
Our break time is used productively. It is snack time, and we encourage
parents to provide a healthy snack. We also provide a loosely structured
activity, so that children who wish to simply "chill out" can, and those
interested in an activity may pursue it. Last summer we built a Celtic
Wheel outside, a representation of the cycles of nature and life. A rainy
day might see us coloring mandalas or making masks.
Embrace daily yoga practice. Learn a core program that integrates relaxation, pranayama (breathwork) and asanas to activate your spine and rejuvenate your being.
June 27 - July 1 and July 18-22
(Monday to Friday), 8:00 - 9:30 p.m..
Session fee: €45 per week, €80 for both weeks.
Venue: Teach Bríde, Tullow
Book early - limited places! Print a registration form here (pdf), or contact Pam (059 915 5037) to have one posted to you.
for
Children (ages
7-12), with Pam Butler and Hilary Elmes
What? YogArt is a summer camp designed to nurture your child's creativity. Pam's yoga class includes breathing exercises, lots of poses, and relaxation. Stories, imagery and affirmations are woven into the program, as is an attitude of courtesy and attention to others - all part of the yogic life philosophy. Hilary designs her art course to enhance individual expression and enjoy color, texture and shape through drawing, painting and collage. The half hour break between the two segments will be for eating our packed snack and engaging in creative activities such as mandala making or reading.
When? end-July 2005, Monday-Friday, 9:30-12:30
Where? Ballin Temple, near Ardattin
Cost? € 90 per child, plus materials
Sign me up! Get a registration form here (pdf), or contact Pam on (059)915 5037 or info AT ballintemple DOT com to have one posted to you.
Materials required for :
YOGA: a blanket and, if possible, a yoga mat (these are available at Tesco for about € 10). The mat prevents little feet and hands from slipping, while the blanket provides some cushioning or cozying, as needed.
ART: Smock/old shirt, 2 paintbrushes (No. 10 and No. 6 White Bristle Hog), Paint (500 ml bottles in red, blue, yellow and white), a pallete or little yogurt containers ( for mixing colors), A3 sketchpad of 150 GSM, a pack of crayons or oil pastels or chalk pastels, an HB pencil, a 2B or 3B pencil, and some craft papers that you can collect at home such as crepe, tissue, old wrapping paper, card board, tinfoil, etc. Please ring Hilary directly if you have any queries, on (059) 914 8772.
