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B.W.Y. Ethics and Code of Practice
Child Protection/Safeguarding Information
If you wish to contact someone about Child Protection:
 | Your Regional CP Officer is
Christine Royle Tel. 0161 973 8319
e-mail: ro.northwest@bwy.org.uk
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| BWY National CP Officer is:
Angie Punaks Tel: 01394 446054
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| If you are a child, or have concerns about a child’s safety, you can ring
the NSPCC’s 24-hour helpline:
Telephone: 0808 800 5000
Asian Helpline: 0808 096 7719
Welsh Helpline: 0808 100 2524
Textphone: 0800 056 0686 (for hearing impaired)
Website: www.nspcc.org.uk
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| or contact the Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU)
Address: 3 Gilmour Close, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 1EZ
Telephone: 0116 235 7278
Website: www.thecpsu.org.uk |
Please see the BWY main web site for full details by following the links
below.
Equity and Ethics
Child Protection
Identifying and enhancing the moral and ethical basis of Yoga
Ethical standards comprise such values as integrity,
responsibility, competence and confidentiality. BWY teachers and accredited
teachers, in assenting to this Code, accept their responsibility to their
students, colleagues, to society and to the BWY itself. In support of these
principles, Yoga teachers subscribe to standards in the following areas:
1. Issues of responsibility
2 Issues of competence.
Traditional Ethics of Yoga
Yoga is founded on ethical principles and has its own built in
code of ethics. This comes from the classical source of Astanga Yoga - the eight
fold path. The first step on this path is the concept of Yama, giving us
guidance on how we relate to others and the world around us. It has five
aspects:
1. Ahimsa Non-violence. This means we should treat all others with respect,
doing nothing to cause harm, physically or psychologically.
2. Satya Honesty/truthfulness. We should act in an open and honest way in all
that we do and say.
3. Asteya Non-stealing. This refers to mis-appropriation of ideas as well as
material theft.
4. Brahmacharya. Restraint, maintaining respect for oneself and others.
5 Aparigraha. Non-Greed-- not hankering after the achievements and possessions
of others.
The above list encompasses all the issues we need to address as yoga teachers
within modern society. These concepts are now presented in a framework that uses
up to date language and relevant situations.
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