New Collaboration – Mindfulness and Yoga in China

New Collaboration – Mindfulness and Yoga in China

As we come to the end of 2022, we are delighted to announce our latest collaboration in China with Naga Culture Group (VEDA)

VEDA operates through Iyengar Yogashala, a sub-institute in Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Beijing, China, as a provider of B.K.S Iyengar authorised yoga teacher training, VEDA also offer yoga courses via their Yoga video online platform YogaMala.cn.  This new collaboration with the OMF brings mindfulness to yoga communities in China. Naga group has also translated and published numerous international yoga publications, including ‘Yoga Journal’, and offer the only authorised Iyengar-branded props and clothing, in China.

It is increasingly understood that mind and body are one.  Attunement with bodily sensations is fundamental to cultivating mindfulness – trainings typically incorporate elements of bodily awareness and movement practices, often derived from yoga.

We recognise the significant overlap in our organisations’ visions of enhancing human flourishing on a global scale, and so given the inherent inter-relatedness of the yoga and mindfulness fields, this is an exciting partnership. We look forward to this new partnership developing, offering courses to the general public and mindfulness teacher training to yoga practitioners in China. Bringing mindfulness trainings to Naga Culture Group will enable those who engage with yoga across China to incorporate mindfulness practices into their classes and to teach a variety of mindfulness programmes to their students, enabling attendees to experience holistic mind-body trainings.

Together with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, we will partner with Naga Culture Group to deliver the first weeklong online Yoga and Meditation Education Conference from 7-13 January 2023. During the conference, we will communicate our collaboration and announce mindfulness course.

One of the aims of this conference is to bridge gaps between the yoga and mindfulness fields, with content being delivered by experts including Alison Yiangou and Ruth Baer from the OMF team.  To find out more about the conference see here or follow this link (in Chinese) https://j.youzan.com/dcHXIT .

在2022年即将结束之际,我们很高兴地宣布牛津正念基金会在中国的最新合作。龙象文化集团 (VEDA) 通过旗下的艾扬格瑜伽学院,过去一直通过广州、杭州和北京的三个分院提供授权的艾扬格瑜伽师资培训,同时也通过在线瑜伽视频平台YogaMala.cn提供更多的线上学习资源,现在正与牛津大学正念基金会(OMF)合作,将正念引入他们的瑜伽群体。

龙象文化集团翻译和出版了众多国际瑜伽出版物,包括《瑜伽》杂志,并提供中国唯一授权的艾扬格品牌辅具和服装…

人们越来越认识到身、心是一体的。与身体觉知的协调是培养正念的基础——训练通常包含身体觉知和运动练习的元素,通常来自瑜伽。

我们认识到,我们的组织在促进全球范围内人类繁荣的愿景上(与龙象文化)存在重大重叠,而这体现在瑜伽和正念领域内在的相互关联,这是一个令人兴奋的合作关系。我们期待这种新的合作关系的发展,为中国的大众提供课程,并为瑜伽习练者提供正念师资培训。将正念训练引进龙象文化集团,将使中国各地从事瑜伽的人能够将正念练习融入课堂,并向学生教授各种正念课程,使学员能够体验全面的身心训练。

我们将与伦敦大学亚非学院(SOAS)、龙象文化集团合作,于2023年1月7日至13日举办为期一周的线上首届国际瑜伽和冥想教育年会。在会议期间,我们将公布双方的正式合作,并发布相关的正念课程。

这次会议的目的之一是弥合瑜伽和正念领域之间的差距,内容由来自OMF团队的Alison Yiangou和Ruth Baer等专家提供。如欲了解更多有关会议,请关注以下链接:https://j.youzan.com/dcHXIT