Course Information
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Breathwork
The workshop begins with forty minutes of breathing techniques accompanied by simple movements that will get you breathing in a way that enhances your well being along with your ability to perform tasks.
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Tea Break
Enjoy a break of tea and healthy snacks overlooking the garden, served on Anne’s signature range of tableware. This 20 minute break is to assist you in processing what you’ve learned, ready for the next part.
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Making a pot on the wheel
Apply the breath work you have learned while you make a pot on the wheel. Breathing well is so intimately linked to this process that it is a perfect way to reinforce your new skills. We will spend 2 hours in the pottery studio.
Your Facilitator, Anne Edwards
Anne Edwards
Potter 35 years, Breath work teacher 24 years
Trained from an early age in the Japanese principles at the heart of Hagi ware and the philosophy of wabi sabi, Anne uses breath practices while she makes pots and this results in vessels that are quiet and contemplative. It is her wish that this sense of calm may transfer to the holder of the vessel, and that the vessel may be a conduit to a relaxed and present state.
Anne trained in yoga, meditation, and breath work with an Indian yoga master in the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. She spent a year with him, practicing 5-6 hours daily until these practices became second nature.
Also a linguist and musician, Anne has taught all over the world. Her clients have been CEOs of international companies, members of royal families, and university students. She has lectured at Australian universities for over a decade. Her teaching methods are quiet and spacious, non-judgemental and she is aware and accommodating of the differences that people bring to the learning space. Her intention is to create safe spaces where learners can explore, reflect, and progress.
The pottery studio in winter.
The Spring studio surrounded by daffodils.
The studio has two electric wheels and sits in a large garden.
The breath work space.