Benjamin Childs

I'm from London where I graduated with Honours in Photographic Arts and literary criticism at the University of Westminster. It's also when I trained as a Cambridge CELTA teacher.
I received an MA (HONS) Anthropology in Hong Kong at the Chinese University.
I lived for many many years in Asia and have a very good base of Asian culture.
In Asia I worked in the media and film industry as an inhouse photographer and journalist.
I have been teaching English in the business sector since living in Italy: in the past Pfizer, KPMG, currently Banca d'Italia and Deloitte employees.
My focus is to get people to express themselves by interacting and listening which is a significant part of learning a new language.

I run a yoga school in Genova which is called Iyengar yoga house Genova. Here is a link to the website and if you are interested in taking Yoga in English you can arrange for an online class or pop into the school.

The Iyengar method develops strength, endurance, and optimal body alignment, in addition to flexibility and relaxation. The Iyengar method develops self-awareness, intelligent evaluation, and profound inward reflection. The attention to detail and cultivation of awareness is meant to not only maintain physical safety in the practice, but to develop the mental benefits of a complete meditation in action.
No two classes are ever exactly the same. The variation in sequencing of Iyengar classes is influenced by the level and condition of the student, time of day, time of year, and many other factors. In Iyengar yoga classes, the emphasis is on learning, not just doing, so the teacher will usually teach through instruction, demonstration or adjustment so that the student can fully absorb the process and gain a more in-depth understanding of themselves.
Standing poses are emphasized at the beginning to build strength and ease of movement, increase general vitality, and improve circulation, coordination, and balance, ensuring a strong foundation for the study of the other categories of and more advanced poses.
Postures for deep relaxation are introduced from the beginning. Gradually, sitting and reclining postures, forward bends, inversions, backbends, twists, arm balances, and flowing sequences are introduced.
People tend to stretch from their more flexible areas and rely on their better developed muscles for strength, thus reinforcing postural habits. Through attention to proper alignment, Iyengar Yoga encourages weak parts to strengthen and stiff areas to release, thus awakening and realigning the whole body. An added benefit of an emphasis on correct anatomical alignment can be the diminishing of aches and pains and improved posture. As the body moves into better alignment, less muscular effort is required and relaxation naturally increases.

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