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My name is Luc Glasbeek. I am passionate about yoga and sharing this ancient tradition with you. And it's so much more than just physical postures! I am 40 years old, originally from The Netherlands. I moved to the UK in 2004. I'm living with my Greek partner Elena. Personal practice Yoga is an integral part of my life, keeping me healthy & grounded, and adding depth to it.

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I find it's really important that yoga students are able to see how their (prospective) yoga teachers have been trained. I'm therefore entirely open about the yoga study activities that I have undertaken so far:

Course	Status
Vipassana Meditation, 11-Day Retreat, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India	Completed (18-Apr-2010)
Teaching by H.H. the Dalai Lama XIV, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India	Completed (28-Feb-2010)
Buddhism and Meditation, 8-Day Retreat, Tushita Meditation Centre, McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh, India	Completed (25-Feb-2010)
Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapist Practitioner Program with Paul Harvey, Bristol, UK. This 3-year programme consists of 500 contact hours with the course tutor and, in addition, requires hundreds of hours dedicated to personal practice, self-study, and teaching. The course is accredited by the British Wheel of Yoga and the European Yoga Union	Completed (22-Nov-2009)
Association for Yoga Studies, Sanga 2009, 3-day event, Newport, UK	Completed (12-Jul-2009)
British Wheel of Yoga, Annual Congress 2009, 3-day event, Newport, UK	Completed (19-Apr-2009)
Pranayama, Japa and Meditation, 1-Day Workshop with Srivatsa Ramaswami, Taunton, UK	Completed (01-Mar-2009)
Yoga for the Internal Organs, 1-Day Workshop with Srivatsa Ramaswami, Taunton, UK	Completed (28-Feb-2009)
Vinyasa Krama Intensive, 5-Day Retreat with Srivatsa Ramaswami, Wells, Somerset, UK	Completed (27-Feb-2009)
"My studies with Krishnamacharya", 1-Day Workshop with Srivatsa Ramaswami, Bristol, UK	Completed (21-Feb-2009)
An evening with Srivatsa Ramaswami, Bristol, UK	Completed (20-Feb-2009)
Transforming Patterns, 1-Day Workshop with Saraswathi Vasudevan (from Chennai, India), London, UK	Completed (17-Jan-2009)
8-Day NLP Practitioner Certification, Reading, UK	Completed (5-Dec-2008)
7-hour General First Aid Course with the British Red Cross, Reading, UK	Completed (29-Nov-2008)
2-Day workshop on Teaching Pregnancy Yoga with Paul Harvey, Bristol, UK	Completed (9-Nov-2008)
2-Day workshop with Navtej S. Johar (from New Delhi, India) who is teaching in the tradition of the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Bristol, UK	Completed (14-Jun-2008)
1-to-1 study & practice sessions with Paul Harvey, Bristol, UK	March 2007-current
Dr. E. Svoboda's Ayurvedic Course, distance learning, USA	Completed (5-Mar-2008)
Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, 1-to-1 tuition on Vedic Chanting, Chennai, India	Completed (28-Feb-2008)
Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, 1-to-1 tuition on asana, Chennai, India	Completed (29-Feb-2008)
Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, 4-week intensive study course, Chennai, India	Completed (29-Feb-2008)
Foundation Course with Paul Harvey, Bristol, UK	Completed (4-Mar-2007)
3 Day Teaching by H.H. the Dalai Lama XIV on "The Blade Wheel of Mind Transformation", New York City, USA	Completed (25-Sep-2006)
Introductory Workshop with Paul Harvey, Bristol, UK	Completed (16-Jul-2006)
British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Course—Level 1, Yoga Junction, London, UK	Completed (15-Jun-2006)

I see the study & practice of yoga as a lifetime undertaking. There is so much to learn.

• I am a Yoga Teacher member of the British Wheel of Yoga.
• I am a Practitioner Member of the Association for Yoga Studies.
• I am a Yoga Therapist Membership of the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC). CNHC is the national regulator for complementary healthcare practitioners.

Like my students, I know all about the demands and pressures of modern life. I'm working full-time in the IT industry and have been doing so since 1995. I am experienced in leading (international) teams.

I know from my own experience how yoga can help achieving balance and inner calm when everything around seems to move at breakneck speed.

I'm a regular participant in the meditation sessions that are conducted in my company and I contribute ideas on how these sessions are run.

Elena and I enjoy cooking healthy meals, using the knowledge of an ancient Indian health system called Ayurveda. Following a wholesome diet—which takes my constitution & lifestyle into consideration—has contributed hugely to my energy levels, sense of well-being, mental clarity, and quality of yoga practice.

I am training for a marathon, after completing one successfully in November 2009, so am doing lots of running too!

Elena & I do our best to live according to yogic principles and minimise our impact on the environment. This means, for instance, a lot of cycling (I don't own a car) and minimal electrical equipment. I'm pleased to say that my website is hosted by a company which is 100% solar powered.