The Spirit of the Elements
5 Day CPD Course
With Acupuncturist Anne-Marie Fouche
and Yoga Teacher Louise Windsor
15th March 2025 - Wood
14th June 2025 - Fire
13th September 2025 - Earth
22nd November 2025 - Metal
17th January 2026 - Water
10am - 5pm each day
Small group - limited to 12 People
Venue: The Yoga Garden - (non-residential)
Price £750 - Per Day - £175
(Lunch not included, please bring a packed lunch)
To book the course or ask further questions please email Louise via the link below
ABOUT
A year long training series in five parts to delve deeper into the sophisticated model of the Five Elements (wu xing) and the ways that this perspective can be understood in everyday life to bring health and balance.
As well as the benefits of mindfulness, Yin Yoga also helps to keep our joints healthy and mobile, releases built up tension in the deep connective tissues of the body and provides gentle acupressure to the energy channels in the body, keeping our energetic system healthy too.
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​The exact origins of the theory are lost in ancient history but it is clear that this way of understanding the world was based on close observation of nature and the rhythms of the seasons and became absorbed into the later development of Taoism. The natural forces of yin yang, qi and the five elements offer a holistic health model that does not separate external changes such as seasonal movements from internal changes such as reactions and emotions.
COURSE INFORMATION
PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
If you are taking this course to deepen your knowledge for teaching Yin Yoga you will require a 200 hour Yoga certificate and a completion of a Yin CPD course (it doesn't have to be with Louise). This course on its own will not prepare you to teach Yin Yoga.
Non teachers are very welcome to join this course to study living with the Five Elements and Yin Yoga for their own personal practice.​
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CERTIFICATION:​
Yoga teachers will receive a 35 hours CPD certificate. 30 hours is in person and 5 hours is coursework. Non teachers will receive a certificate of attendance.
WHAT IS COVERED:
We will look at the physical, mental and emotional energetics of each element as well as the five spirits (wu shen).
Spirit or Shen is considered a vital substance that completes the multifaceted fabric of our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual being.
It is the unique inner spark that activates our awe, compassion, imagination, intention and ambition, and determines how we show up in the world.
WE WILL BE SHARING:
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What each element is, the energy of the season, the paired organs and associated physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects.
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Qualities of the element and spirit in balance.
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Tendencies of elemental imbalance and how to reharmonise.
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Qi Gong and Yin Yoga practices for each element.
UNDERSTANDING
THE 5 ELEMENTS:
One of the most accessible ways to understand the Elements is through the qualities of the seasons which offer a direct experience of the nature of each Element.
We will explore the resonances, activities and issues of an element during its own season with a blend of theory and practice including qi gong, yoga, and mindful nature walks.
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This is a perspective that is not just to be studied, but to be lived, explored, pondered and played with, and each Element provides a brand new phase to widen and deepen the spiral of experience and understanding.
YOUR TEACHER-LOUISE WINDSOR
ABOUT LOUISE
Louise is an advanced Yin Yoga teacher having studied with her teacher Norman Blair, Sarah Powers, Bernie Clarke and Paul Grilley.
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Louise began her yoga journey over 12 years ago; she discovered that yoga philosophy and the practice fitted so perfectly with her interest in helping others with self-enquiry, personal development, healing and so much more. Louise fell in love with Yin Yoga after studying Vipassana, a mindful Buddhist meditation technique, and realised this very slow style of yoga blends the physical practice of yoga perfectly with meditation and self-enquiry. Naturally a busy “yang like” person, and up until then preferring the stronger practice of flow yoga, she learnt that actually she needed the balance of the two. Time to slow down, stop, and just be.
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Through her teachings of Yin she shares not only yoga philosophy but also knowledge of the meridians, mindfulness, chakras and self enquiry. She has studied and had mentoring extensively with acupuncturist Kate Henley and run courses with acupuncturist Anne-Marie Fouche which has led to her having a deep understanding of living seasonally with the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine, she brings this into her teachings.
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She is passionate about helping people to be themselves, to accept themselves as they are, and to cultivate a deep connection with their true state of being; peace, love, non duality, joy and inner wisdom. In training other teachers, she feels it’s important for them to find their own voice and their own style of teaching so it flows and feels authentic for them.
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Louise is a Senior Yoga Alliance (UK) teacher and a Yoga Alliance US ERYT 500 YACEP.
YOUR TEACHER-ANNE-MARIE
ABOUT ANNE-MARIE
Anne-Marie has been an acupuncturist for 16 years completing a BSc (hons) degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture at the University of Westminster in 2008. In 2022, she completed a master’s degree in social anthropology receiving a distinction at the University of Sussex with a focus on the interrelationships between health, nature and culture.
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From the first day of her studies, Anne-Marie fell in love with the classical philosophy and theoretical framework that Traditional Chinese Medicine is rooted in and she continues to explore the endless aspects of this elegant and ancient knowledge system.
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Anne-Marie founded and runs Worthing Community Acupuncture, a popular low-cost community clinic offering treatments on a sliding scale in central Worthing. She is deeply committed to ensuring the benefits of acupuncture are accessible to as many people as possible. She offers various mindful workshops and Traditional Chinese Medicine trainings through Taste of Space and has taught on Louise Windsor’s advanced yin yoga training for 4 years. Anne -Marie is very much looking forward to collaborating again with Louise on this exciting new course.
The Spirit of the Elements
A year long training series in five parts to delve deeper into the sophisticated model of the Five Elements (wu xing) and the ways that this perspective can be understood in everyday life to bring health and balance
To book the course or ask further questions please email Louise via the link below