Chris Noon (BWY Dip)

Chris has been practicing Yoga since the early 1990s and began teaching in 2001. Over the years he has been fortunate to learn from a wide range of inspiring Yoga teachers.

Chris is a director of Sheffield Yoga School. A full time, professional Yoga teacher he qualified initially with a 3 year British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) Diploma Course.

He subsequently trained with Satyananda Yoga UK. Satyananada Yoga (now known as Bihar School of Yoga) teacher training is rigorous and intensive and is known for the quality of teachers it produces.

His training is extensive and on-going, including:

  • 3 Year BWY Diploma Teacher Training Course (UK) with Jean Lavers 1999 – 2002
  • 1 year Study & Sadhana Course (London) with Swami Vedantananda Saraswati 2003
  • 1 Year Satyananda Yoga Integration Course (London & Portugal) with Swami Vedantananda Saraswati 2006/7
  • 1 year Pranayama Foundation Course (UK) with Phillip Xerri
  • World Yoga Convention : Finding Solutions of Life Through Yoga (Brittany) with Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati (Head of the Bihar School of Yoga)
  • World Yoga Convention : Spontaneous Yoga Living (Majorca) with Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
  • ‘Inner Silence’ (Sweden) : 2 Week Course with Swami Janakananda (Scandinavian Yoga & Meditation School) 2013
  • Anatomy & Asana Workshops (Sheffield) : Chris set up these workshops, taught by Physiotherapist and Yoga teacher Lesley Dike, in 2005 for training Yoga teachers in Anatomy and Physiology.
  • ‘Going Deeper into Meditation’ : 4 day residential course with Swami Nishchalananda (Mandala Yoga Ashram):  2014
  • ‘Ashram Life, Yoga & Satsang’ : International Programme with Swami Niranjanananda (India) : 2014
  • 6 month Meditation Training Course with Swami Pragyamurti (UK) 2015
  • ‘Structure, Function & Form’ : course with Peter Blackaby 2016
  • ‘Yoga for a Healthy Spine’ : 2 day Yoga & Anatomy training with Lesley Dike 2016
  • ‘Yoga, Mindfulness & Mental Health’, 2 day training with Amarajyoti, 2017
  • The Vasistha Method of Pranayama (Teacher Training Module) with Jean Lavers, 2018
  • ‘Attending & Responding’ : course with Peter Blackaby 2019
  • ‘Progressive Stages of Pranayama’ : 9 month course with Maarten Vermaase, 2019
  • ‘Asana Teacher Training Module’ : 6 Month course with Lesley Dike, 2019/20
  • The Teachings of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra  : Online course with Swami Nishchalananda 2020 – 21
  • Freeing the Spine : course with Bill Wood 2022
  • Prana Vidya : 4 month course with Swami Gyan Dharma 2022
  • Pete Blackaby : Humanist Yoga Course : 6 month course 2022
  • Philip Xerri : Pranayama Teacher Training Module : October 2022
  • Swami Nishchalananda : The Chakras Online Course : Feb – November 2023
  • Peter Blackaby : Training For Teachers : January – June 2024

Chris has taught Yoga in many settings and to a wide range of people, including:

  • Office Yoga
  • Relaxation & Stress Management Courses
  • Surehealth / Healthy Living Partnership
  • NHS Day Care Services
  • Adult Education Yoga classes
  • Yoga Day Workshops
  • Work with Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (first team)
  • Yoga in schools

Chris teaches Yoga as a practical system which anyone can use to enhance every aspect of their lives.