BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2391@manchesteriyengaryoga.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T143000 DTSTAMP:20250331T140222Z URL:https://manchesteriyengaryoga.org.uk/events/jayne-orton/ SUMMARY:Jayne Orton DESCRIPTION:Jayne Orton is the Director of The Iyengar Yoga Institute of B irmingham (the name was suggested by BKS Iyengar himself ) when it opened in 2002 with his full blessings. She is an Advanced level Iyengar teacher. She was a direct student of ‘Guruji’ since first meeting him in Oxfor d in a Master Class when she was only a teenager – a pivotal moment that completely changed her life…..Jayne subsequently made annual trips to P une to study with him and the rest of the family. Since the early 1980s sh e made over 25 trips to the Institute. In 2010 BKS Iyengar awarded Jayne a n Advanced level certification which only a few teachers worldwide receive d from Guruji in the last few years of his life. Jayne likes to think that the Institute she opened in Birmingham is unique in that it is the only p rivately owned building of its kind in the Midlands dedicated solely to th e teachings of her beloved Guru.\n\n\n\nIn Jayne’s own extensive teachin g career of 45 years she has taught all around the globe including intensi ves at many Iyengar Yoga Institutes in Europe and the US and Canada.  Mor e recently she taught the main Belgium Iyengar Yoga Convention and also th e one in Holland. She has taught the main conventions in Scandinavia and t rained many of the teachers there too and in other parts of Europe. She wi ll be teaching the Spanish Convention in 2025.    She is honoured to tea ch Iyengar Yoga including particularly her own regular local students in B irmingham many of whom have been with her for decades. Over the years she has taught all kinds of classes from childrens\, teenagers\, pregnancy cla sses to sessions for severely disabled students. She has also taught many famous people too who went on to practice Iyengar yoga long term – inclu ding film stars\, rockstars\, top sports teams including the England Crick et team\, football teams\, amateur and professional golfers and profession al ice hockey players. She has a particular interest in Indian Philosophy and leads study groups on the subject. She also runs the medical class at the Institute and trains other Iyengar teachers in Therapy Work and guidin g them through level 2 and 3 certification.\n\nFor many years Jayne has be en the teacher to the first team at Birmingham City Football Club where sh e teaches at the training ground in Birmingham on a weekly basis alongside the physiotherapy team and backroom staff and assists the players with sp ecific injuries on the recommendation of the team doctor.\n\nApart from be ing a lifelong BCFC fan\, her interests also include Indian Philosophy\, r eading and writing poetry and walking in nature with her beloved Jack Rus sell – Sparky (aka ‘Spark of Divinity’)\n\nProgramme:\n\nFriday inte rmediate class: 12.30 - 14.30 - £20 members/£25nm\n\nFriday online prana yama/restorative 18:00- 19:00 - £6 members/£12nm\n\nSaturday day: 10am - 13:00 - short break 13:30 - 15:30 £50 members/£55nm\n\n \;\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://manchesteriyengaryoga.org.uk/wp-content/ uploads/2025/01/Jayne-Orton-e1737994559524.jpg CATEGORIES:Workshop LOCATION:Manchester and District Institute of Iyengar Yoga\, 134 King Stree t\, Dukinfield\, SK16 4LG\, United Kingdom GEO:53.476944;-2.092595 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=134 King Street\, Dukinfiel d\, SK16 4LG\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Manchester and Di strict Institute of Iyengar Yoga:geo:53.476944,-2.092595 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR