Courses & workshops

Autumn 2025

Open Day – 500 Viniyoga Teacher Training – Sharon Cox-Button and Kim Burnham (7th February 2026)

Tuning Fork Sound Bath with Angelic Healing– Angelic Love Date – Nicki Greenham (13th February)

The Becoming- A Day Retreat – Lucy Bowtell and Rachel Tapping (15th February)

Awakening Inner Gifts – Magdalena Atkinson and Ruth Mitchell (21st February)

Root To Rise – Nicola Moss and Dominique Preston (21st& 22nd February)

The Subtle Anatomy of Yoga – Dr Kausthubha Desikachar (4th, 5th, 6th April 2026)

See Courses and Workshop page for booking details

Please contact the workshop teacher for bookings and further information – their details are listed in the course information:

 

Ashtanga Vinyasa Workshop – Year of the Fire Horse

Year of the Fire Horse is an Ashtanga-inspired workshop exploring movement with meaning — moving with clarity, rhythm and intent, rather than rushing or forcing.

Fire here isn’t about pushing harder.
It’s the energy of digestion and assimilation. Learning how to create internal heat, direct it intelligently, and sense what to take in and what to let go of.

In this workshop you can expect:

  • a strong but accessible practice
  • exploration of energetic direction within familiar postures
  • lightness and ease in transitions
  • playful, approaches to new postures
  • moments of pause to sense, feel and integrate ( stoke the fires)

The emphasis is not on achieving postures, but on how we move between them — cultivating steadiness, clarity and a listening body.

Suitable for a wide range of practitioners. You don’t need to practise Ashtanga  — just a curiosity for moving with more awareness and intention.

A workshop to reconnect with your centre, strengthen intuition, and experience freedom through alignment.

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Awakening Inner Gifts

A 3-hour embodied workshop exploring sensitivity beyond people-pleasing through guided energetic practices and sound.

Awakening Inner Gifts is an experiential workshop rooted in embodied awareness and energetic practice. The afternoon centres on the Gift of Sensitivity (Gene Key 19), explored not as a concept to understand, but as a lived, felt experience in the body.

Participants are guided through a series of energetic practices, Higher Self connection, collective belief work, and sound (gong and singing bowls), all held within a grounded, supportive group setting. The focus is on experience rather than analysis, allowing insight to arise naturally through embodiment.

All practices are self-led — nothing is done to you. You are gently guided to work with your own energy and awareness in a way that feels safe, respectful, and empowering.

What you receive:

  • Guided embodied energetic practices
  • Higher Self connection and awareness work
  • Gentle collective belief clearing
  • Singing bowl sound integration

Spaces are limited, teas and treats included

Ruth Mitchell is the founder of Embodied Energetics® and a Clear Energy Therapist supporting people to live the life they are born to live. Her work combines embodied energetic practice with powerful frequency-based processes that create realignment at a deep, lived level.

Magdalena Atkinson is a Gene Keys guide and soulful musician who brings depth, warmth, and presence to explorations of human consciousness. Through Gene Key 19 and sound, she supports an experiential understanding of sensitivity as an embodied frequency.

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Breathing and Yoga Nidra

Suitable for beginners

This class begins with simple breathing practices to relax and prepare for Yoga Nidra. The Yoga Nidra practised is a simple technique adapted by Swami Satyananda Saraswati. It is a systematic method of inducing complete mental, emotional and physical relaxation which is suitable for all, with breath awareness, body scan, sankalpa and visualisation. This class is suitable for beginners.

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Conversations with Chris

Religions were brought, each by their own divine Messenger, from the Infinite Origin to the most limited point on the periphery where a culture, history and geography called in pain, joy and suffering for Divine Power, Love and Light to show the Way, the Word, the Light. Each religion brings its own language, words, culture and history and the Messenger spreads the Message using appropriate forms and words for the people she or he are sent to.

Behind and through each Message from each Messenger is the reality of the way humankind is structured in and as a Form, while the Messenger is an Infinite being located in but not limited by, Form. The Messenger, while outside and unlimited by Form, and sharing the same Form as the student, nevertheless can share in, see, experience and point to Form, its limitations and the opportunities all humans come here to experience so as to understand the Infinity each one of us also contains.

These Conversations are designed to allow students to look at the shared ideas at the root of all religions and of the non-religious approach to spirituality which is common today. Students will be shown how the inner energy has its own anatomy and physiology. Each student will also be shown how to map their own interiority using a shared technology and approach. Each student will be offered a path to eventually map their own spiritual life and growth as a tool for actualising their divinely intended purpose. Mankind has not yet done the work on Earth it was sent to do. Personal enlightenment is a necessary but insufficient step for realising and actualising the illumination and enlightenment of the Earthly Kingdoms and Earth itself. Students who are interested in this work will also be offered a possible pathway involving shared interaction.

  • Teacher: Christopher Matthews
  • Dates: First Wednesday of the month
  • Time: 4.00-5.00pm 
  • Cost: donations 
  • Email: christopherpmathews@yahoo.co.uk

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500 hour Viniyoga Teacher Training Course

In Person Training – 2026-2028 – Over 3 years – An authentic in-depth yoga teacher training deeply rooted in tradition.

Join a deeply immersive journey into the heart of classical yoga through our 500 hour Viniyoga teacher training programme with students of Dr Kausthubha Desikachar , current lineage holder of the Viniyoga tradition established by T. Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar.

Accreditation with Viniyoga International

Why join this training?

  • Connect with the deep roots of yoga philosophy and practice
  • Gain skills to teach 1-1 and group classes
  • Experience a personal journey of self awareness, empowerment and healing
  • Learn how yoga supports physical mental and spiritual transformation

Please contact us for a curriculum outline, and payment options, and an application form.

  • Teachers:
    • Sharon Cox-Button,
    • Kim Burnham
  • Dates for Year One
    • 3rd – 6th April 2026
    • 9th – 10th May 2026
    • 11th – 12th July 2026
    • 5th – 6th Sept 2026
    • 9th – 12th Oct 2026
    • 21st – 22nd Nov 2026
    • 9th – 10th Jan 2027
    • 6th – 7th Mar 2027

Cost: £3,700.00 ( Please contact us for payment options)

For more information or to book a place on the open day please contact:

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Honouring The Spring Equinox

Welcome to our half-day retreat when we are invited to embrace balance, transformation and renewal. Through gentle yoga, mindful movement, healing, meditative yoga nidra, reflection and ritual we mark this turning of the wheel of the year and open to the manifestation of the Sacred Dream of our Souls

Sian is a Yoga Teacher, Medicine Woman, Healer, Dancer, Musician and Nature-based Life Coach

Pre-booking essential, limited concessions available on request

  • Teacher : Sian Lalita Alcock
  • Date: Saturday 21st March
  • Time: 2.00-5.00pm
  • Cost: £38.00
  • Email: sian.sacredshores@gmail.com
  • Mobile:  07527 052273

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Iyengar Yoga Workshop

Cheree is a certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor who holds a Level 3 certificate. She began practising and later teaching yoga in the greater Dallas area , USA before relocating to Bournemouth, UK. Cheree’s  teaching is characterised by her enthusiasm and humour, encouraging students to refine their practice to develop awareness and intelligence in the mind and body. Her classes are dynamic and precise, while sensitive to the needs of all students.

  • Teacher: Cheree Low
  • Dates:
    • Saturday 10th January 2026 1.00-4.00pm
    • Sunday 15th February 10.00-1.00pm
    • Saturday 21st March 10.00-1.00pm
    • Saturday 18th April 1.00-4.00pm
    • Saturday 6th June 1.00-4.00pm
  • Cost: £25.00
  • Please email info@dorchesteryoga.co.uk to book a place

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Imbolg and Full Moon Singing Bowl Soundbath

Imbolg, Candlemas, St Brigid – the first cross quarter of the calendar year, the midway point between Winter Solstice and the Equinox, marks the very beginning of Spring. The light is increasing, first shoots and flowers appear, birds start nesting and early lambs are being born. This is the time when we can start to release our Winter torpor and look forward to brighter days ahead. 

I’ll play my beautiful crystal Singing Bowls set to the healing frequency of 432Hz, to gently restore you to balance and harmonise your frequency. If Winter has felt long to you, the gorgeous sounds can soothe your nervous system and bring emotional calm. 

To top it off, there’s also a glorious Leo Full Moon on this day, reminding us to be playful, enjoy life and look forward to Summer magic. This wonderful combination of Imbolg and cosmic energies will amplify the effects of the Singing Bowls for a powerful energetic alignment. 

Please note that sound baths are not suitable for everyone so please get in touch if you have any concerns. 

  • Teacher: Arianna Puran Udinin
  • Dates:
    • Saturday 1st February 3.30-5.00pm
  • Cost: £15.00
  • Please email  Ariannamoretti@aol.com to book a place
  • Mobile: 07790 506821

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Kundalini Activation

Kundalini Activation energy transmission for healing and spiritual awaking. Be held in a sacred ceremony through a journey of deep reflection, renewal and pure love.  KundalinI activation is a interpersonal journey to connect with your true essence and align with your souls purpose. It’s an honour to hold space for you to shift your frequency and open the gateway to higher consciousness and self-realisation with the heart consciousness of the Devine Feminine energy.  If you’re drawn to kundalini activation it is your soul nudging you towards transformation. 

No experience is required. I’m a fully qualified Kundalini Activation Facilitator, Reiki Practitioner and Sound Healer who will guide and support you during and after your session.

What is Kundalini Activation?

  • Activation of your life energy, Prana, Qi which lays dormant
  • Activation of your own healing energy
  • Natural activation through energy transmission
  • Releases what is no longer serving you
  • Profound healing on a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level
  • Connection to higher consciousness 
  • Deeper understanding of yourself
  • Teacher: Rachel Tapping
  • Dates:
    • Friday January 30th 7.00-9.00pm
    • Sunday March 29th 1.00-3.00pm
  • Cost: £50.00
  • Email: rachel@glowwithrachel.com

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NCT

We run regular NCT Birth Preparation classes with local teachers throughout the year. Please contact the National Organisation to book onto  a course

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Mid-Winter Soul Soother

An afternoon of deep self nurture that can extend long after the end of our time together. The workshop is themed around the continuation of all that ‘wintering’ can bring; creating prompts and support for self reflection, connection and planting new seeds of possiblity. 

We will take very special care of you with an exquisite gudied meditation, gift energy healing as you relax in blankets, & bathe you in the magical frequencies of the crystalline sound bowls. To finish you will have time and space to sip tea, have some cake (GF / vegan) journal, sit in the quiet, pull an oracle card or chat with the group. 

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Pilates – Sunday Shorts

We know it’s not easy to commit to regular weekly classes.

Our weekend workshops are bite-sized wellbeing snacks ideal for busy lives. Whether you are exploring something new, delving deeper into a specific topic, or looking for a special gift, they are a great way to recharge. 

These stand-alone essions are usually held monthly on Saturday or Sunday during term time, subject to studio availability. Unless stated, sessions are suitable for most with a general level of fitness. Everyone is most welcome and we always meet for coffee for afters – what’s not to like! It would be lovely to see you there.

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Pushing Hands Practice

 Pushing hands practice. These are informal sessions giving a space for those
interested in this aspect of tai chi to come along and have a go. These are not formal
lessons but a chance to practise and learn more from others by doing.
It is co-operative partner work where we are using aspects of the tai chi form to gain
a deeper understanding of the movements and the martial aspect of tai chi. It is not
competitive and should be fun.
Minimal cost of £2.00 to cover the room hire.

  • Teacher: Tim Button
  • Dates:
    • 29th November
    • 21st December
  • Cost: £2
  • Contact:
  • For more information or to book a place contact Tim Button: 07857 118959 or 1timbutton@gmail.com

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Pushing Hands Workshop

Pushing with the Principles of Classical Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan

A series of practical workshops aimed at existing push hands practitioners who would like to deepen their practice by moving from “technique based” to “principles based” push hands. Although understanding techniques is important, few students develop a clear understanding of how to use the principles of the Yang family system to develop internal power (Peng Jing). With this you can neutralise techniques with minimal effort and reach a state where any movement with intention is an effective counter.

The sessions will not focus on learning new forms but will use postures and sequences from the Classical Yang form to demonstrate and practice the principles, together with Nei Gong, partner exercises and of course – freestyle push hands.Over the course of the sessions we will cover the practical application of the umbrella principles of Centering, Alignment, Balance and Relaxation

About the Teacher: Duncan has been studying and teaching martial arts for over 45 years. He studied Judo and Karate as a child and then moved on to Japanese Jiu Jitsu which he studied for 16 years and taught for 12. Duncan began studying Tai Chi Chuan in 1991 and has had several great teachers with different focus and teaching different variants of Yang style Tai Chi

Notable previous teachers include Mark Raudva (CMC/Dr Chi lineage), Graham Horwood (Chu King Hung lineage)Duncan moved to New York in 2007 and began studying with Sifu H Won Gim – a 6th generation Yang family disciple through the lineage of Yang Shao Jung. He has continued that study as a private student of Sifu Gim for over 18 years and is now authorised to teach the classical yang family syllabus as the UK representative of Sifu Gim.

  • Teacher: Duncan Price
  • Day: Sunday 30th November
  • Time: 1.30-4.30pm
  • Price: £30.00
  • For more information or to book a place contact Tim Button: 07857 118959 or 1timbutton@gmail.com

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Reiki Share

The Japanese word ‘Reiki’ literally translates as universal life force energy. This system of healing was developed by Mikao Usui the early 20th century. It is a non-invasive complementary therapy that has been taught and used in the UK since the late 1900s, but Eastern medicine has for thousands of years worked with this energy, recognising its flow through all living things. Reiki supports orthodox medicine or can be used alone but is not a replacement for traditional medication or treatments. It is not based on any belief, faith or suggestion, yet, scientific research using quantum physics is starting to help us to understand how Reiki healing may work to benefit the individual. It has been suggested that in years to come it may be known as energy medicine based on scientifically measurable energy emitted from the practitioner’s hands.

A reiki share is a gathering to give and receive Reiki in a casual atmosphere of friendship, honour, positive energy and devotion.If you are new to Reiki and interested in joining please contact either Reiki Masters: Peter Griffiths or Saira Francis who will both be offering Reiki Shares throughout the year,The following dates are planned: 

Dates

Saturday 22nd November 2.00-3.30pm Peter Griffiths £5.00

You can contact Peter via:

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Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra

Nurture yourself using Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra. Through passive and supported stretching using bolsters, blocks, chairs and blankets the body is given time to unwind, the breath to slow and the mind to become present. This will be followed by the practice of yoga nidra, a systematic method of inducing complete mental, emotional and physical relaxation with body scan and breath awareness. Suitable for all and particular if you are very tired, stressed or recovering from illness. This extended class will finish with tea and delicious, healthy cake from Feed the Soul.

These workshops run through the dark half of the year October through to March .

  • Teacher: Sharon Cox-Button
  • Dates:
    • December 14th 1.30-4.00pm
    • January 11th 1.30-4.00pm
    • March 1st 1.30-4.00pm
    • March 29th 1.30-4.00pm
  • Cost: £30.00 
  • Email Sharon
  • Mobile: 07742 821 937

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Restorative Yoga For Deep Rest

An afternoon of Rest and Rejuvenation

This session includes a range of relaxation techniques including slow, embodied
movement, breathwork and nurturing restorative yoga to help you find ease &
stillness. As you rest deeply in long held postures fully supported by props you will
be bathed in a soothing sound bath using alchemy crystal signing bowls.
This mini retreat is a welcome pause reducing stress and tension , clearing the mind
and bringing you back to harmony and balance so you leave relaxed and revitalised.

  • Teacher: Tracey Boast
  • Dates:
  • Cost: £25.00 
  • Mobile: 07792150811

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Root To Rise

Weaving Family Constellations, Energy Mapping and Integrative Embodied Practiced for and uplifting exploration of Self.

Join us for a replenishing 2-day workshop in Dorchester, led by yoga and embodiment teacher Dominique Preston and systemic coach and family constellator Nicola Moss. This gentle and spacious weekend invites you to embark on a transformative journey, exploring both your inner and outer worlds, creating space for more peace, clarity, and possibility in your life.

You will experience:

  • Grounding and resourcing meditations
  • Exploration of your energy field through an Energy Mapping session that supports you in finding clarity around a chosen theme or relationship in life, love or work. You will be guided on an inner journey through meditation, mapping and reflective writing prompts, supported by the soothing sounds of the Himalayan bowls
  • Embodiment and somatic practices to facilitate access and integration of the constellation and energy mapping experiences
  • Introduction to the field family constellations 
  • A blend of personal exploration, small group exercises and also 1 or 2 larger constellations involving the whole group
  • There will be opportunities for reflection throughout, allowing us to gather insight and collective wisdom as we go
  • Whole Self Yoga Nidra – the end of each day will complete with a yoga nidra to integrate the process of the day

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Saturday Soundbath

You will experience:

  • Teacher: Bex Leonard
  • Dates: Saturday 28th
  • Time: 6.00-7.15pm
  • Cost: £20.00 
  • Mobile : 07341 828482

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Sound Healing With Crystal Bowls

Sound healing/journey/therapy is an ancient practice for wellness, self care and meditation. A sound journey involves getting comfortable and cosy and relaxing into the sounds and vibrations made by the Quartz Crystal Sound bowls. These vibrations can help bring us back into balance and alignment. The intention is that the sessions are deeply relaxing, as the vibrations help us to achieve a different level of brain waves, which allows our subconscious mind the space to explore what is needed for clarity. Having said that, if you just need the space to be and relax, it can be that too. I encourage you to bring a journal and pen to these sessions to capture any thoughts when you return from the deep relaxation. I end my sessions with a sweet treat and the offer of an oracle card. The sweet treat helps to ground us back into the hear and now. The oracle card can offer further guidance if needed.

Sound healing has a couple of contraindications – those who are in the first trimester of pregnancy; those with any internal metal work; or those active mental health issues, are all advised to seek medical guidance before attending a sound healing session. If you are unsure please contact me to discuss in confidence.

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The Becoming – A Day Retreat

A nurturing yet powerful day designed to support deeply restorative inner work without pressure or force.

Rachel and Lucy blend restorative practices such as sound bath, guided meditation and energy healing with expertly delivered coaching. Our day gently brings mind and body into deeper more cohesive communication with particular care for the nervous system. 

Our focus is to invite wholeness without pressure, addressing two integral themes to advancing our well-being. Peace – how we create it in a way that feels truly sustainable, and fear – shifting our perspective and approach so as to cultivate courage and deepen intuition. This is an invitation to soften, to listen inward, and to allow meaningful growth to unfold naturally. Lunch and treats included, suitable for gluten free & vegan diets. £88pp

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The Subtle Anatomy of Yoga

Exploring the Subtle Anatomy of Yoga through the Wisdom of Tradition and the Depth of Practice.

Yoga tools are deeply rooted in a profound understanding of the human system as perceived by the ancient Sages. This depth of knowledge is remarkable, especially considering that modern medicine was non existent when yoga first emerged many thousand years ago.

It is important to recognise that a Yoga practice based solely on modern science is both limited and incomplete. To avoid these pitfalls, every Yogi – from student to teacher – should seek to understand the traditional perspectives of the body as taught in yoga.

Among the many wonderful models forming the foundation of this subtle understanding are the Cakra-s, which correspond to both thehysical and emotional functions of the Body and form the basis for the classification of Asana-s.

The Panchamaya-s, which describe the human being as made up of five distinct yet interconnected dimensions, offering insight into the holistic nature of Yoga and its applications in health and healing.

Through this training, we wil explore these two central models in depth, along with key teachings from the Yogasütra of Patatjali – the most authoritative text on yoga. The programme includes a balanced mix of theory and practice providing a safe and supportive space for inquiry, dialogue, and personal reflection to deepen understanding of Yoga’s subtle anatomy.

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The Yin Between Days

An Afternoon of Post Xmas Rest andRestoration

Together we will use somatic and gentle movements to nourish the joints, ease out and release any tension and restore balance and harmony.
The session will include movement, breathwork and nurturing restorative yoga to help you find stillness as I guide you through a deep relaxation of Yoga Nidra meditation with soothing alchemy crystal signing bowls.
This mini retreat in the in-between days is a welcome pause and a chance to unwind and give yourself the gift of rest. I hope this mini retreat will leave you feeling rested, clearer and ready for the New Year.

  • Teacher: Tracey Boast
  • Date: Sunday 28th December
  • Time: 2.00-4.00pm
  • Cost : 25.00
  • Mobile: 07792150811

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Tuning Fork Sound Bath with Angelic Healing- Angelic Love Date

Make a date just for you. Spend an evening with the harmonies of the tuning forks and a little Angelic Love in this special nurturing Valentine’s Sound Healing. With beautiful candlelight, all you need to do is lay back and listen to the specific harmonies of the forks. It’s a soothing experience to feel nurtured in mind and body. 

Sound helps create a pathway to stillness, and healing with sound can release stuck energies. The gentle sounds of the tuning forks combine with healing angel frequencies to clear the energies holding you back, and welcome in a new creative energy. Just lay down with blankets and pillows and enjoy the soothing sounds of the tuning forks played around you.

“I feel so relaxed, like I’m waking up a new person, it was amazing.  I feel this has allowed me to replenish myself, I feel like the anxiety has washed away. Your voice was lovely and the affirmations were spot on. I really enjoyed it, it was amazing, I’m blown away.”  Mel

This is a small group session with one-to-one healing.

Dress in comfortable clothes so you can add or remove layers as necessary. Yoga mats, blankets and cushions are provided and you are also welcome to bring your own pillow/ cushions to lay on to make sure you’re comfy.

Nicki Greenham is a spiritual life coach, accredited sound healer, artist and one of the UK’s leading experts in Low-Tox Living. Through a unique combination of intuitive healing conversations, sound therapy and grounded, practical action plans she is passionate about helping people to release their creative and emotional blocks, so they can empower themselves to be who they truly are.

This is an allergy-friendly event so no perfumes or fragrances. Please leave mobile phones outside

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Vedanta Group

 A unique opportunity to deepen into authentic spiritual practice in the tradition of Advaita Vedanta and to integrate it fully into daily living. Are you curious about your own true nature and the reality of this experience? A 3 year course of Spiritual Awakening focusing on Meditation and  the progressive teachings  (prakriya) of Vedanta . We will meet 4 times a year (with monthly catch up meetings) for meditation, discourse and discussion on themes such as the nature of creation, the nature of consciousness, the nature of love. Suitable for students new to meditation and spiritual enquiry.

  • Teacher: Marj Snape
  • Date:
    • Sunday 25th January 2026
    • Sunday 19th April 2026
    • Sunday 5th July 2026
  • Time: 10.00-1.00pm
  • For more information or to book a place please contact Marj –
  • Email: marjsnape@gmail.com 
  • Mobile: 07747429559

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Vedic Chanting

Vedic chanting is a wonderful thing to do, and complements yoga practice beautifully: it helps to deepen our experience. The Veda-s are the amazing ancient teachings of India, in which you can see the beginnings of yoga. They are in Sanskrit, the language of yoga and of mantra, and go back thousands of years. (Passed on orally for a very long time, they were only written down about three thousand years ago). Chanting them helps with self-expression, and gives us joy…. and you don’t have to be able to sing! There are only 3 notes!

I have been fortunate enough to be learning this practice for over 30 years, and still have lessons with my teacher.

If you decide to continue, you will need to buy the book that has the chants we shall be using, but you wont need this to begin with.

Sarah  teaches the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali from 10.30-11.45am before this class, and the two are wonderful together as both are written in the ancient text of Sanskrit and complement each other.  Both are also the beginnings to our modern yoga practice. This class is a donations based class and all proceeds will go to the charity:

Practical Action 

Your gift will support people around the world in tackling their toughest challenges. Adapting to and withstanding the worst affects of climate change. Harnessing the transformational power of clean energy. Improving sanitation and living conditions in overcrowded cities. Recovering from the long term impact of the pandemic. 

  • Teacher: Sarah Ryan
  • Day: Saturday 12.00-1.00pm
  • Dates: 18th October
  • Cost: Donations,  see above
  • Landline: 01258 839230
  • Email Sarah

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Open Day-Viniyoga Teacher Training

500 hour Viniyoga Teacher Training – In Person Training – 2026-2028 – Over 3 years – An authentic in-depth yoga teacher training deeply rooted in tradition.

Want to know more? Come and meet us on our open day.

Open day will include:

  • Short asana practice
  • Course content
  • Q&A
  • Short Dhyanam Practice

Join a deeply immersive journey into the heart of classical yoga through our 500 hour Viniyoga teacher training programme with students of Dr Kausthubha Desikachar , current lineage holder of the Viniyoga tradition established by T. Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar.

Accreditation with Viniyoga International

Why join this training?

  • Connect with he deep roots of yoga philosophy and practice
  • Gain skills to teach 1-1 and group classes
  • Experience a personal journey of self awareness, empowerment and healing
  • Learn how yoga supports physical mental and spiritual transformation

  • Teachers: Sharon Cox-Button and Kim Burnham
  • Date: Saturday 7th February
  • Time: 11.30-2.00pm
  • For more information or to book a place on the open day please contact:

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Yin Yoga

Come and join me for an afternoon of relaxing and rejuvenating Yin Yoga and Myo Fascial Release. We will be focusing on supporting and balancing the energy of the Meridian system of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Workshops will start with some Myo Fascial Release techniques to encourage hydration, increase circulation and release knotty areas in our tissues. We will follow with gentle, floor based, long held Yin poses to open and stretch the body, allowing plenty of time for rest and stillness for the absorption of the work. The session will conclude with a long relaxation accompanied by the sound of crystal singing bowls.

  • Teacher: Chrissie Haskett
  • Date:
    • Saturday 14th February 2.30-5.00pm
    • Saturday 21st March 2.30-5.00pm
    • Saturday 11th April 2.230-5.00pm
    • Saturday 9th May 2.30-5.00pm
    • Saturday 13th June 10.00-12.30pm
  • Cost: £25.00
  • Email: chrissie.haskett@yahoo.com
  • Mobile: 07341820716

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Yin Yoga Monthly

Monthly Yin Yoga class, suitable for beginners and more experienced practitioners alike.

Yin Yoga is for you if you ~

  •  Would like to slow down and relax.
  •  Are recovering from illness and are looking for a gentle practice to restore health
  •  Are suffering from stress, depression, anxiety, the menopause or hormonal imbalance, insomnia or any chronic illness (fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, diabetes, lupus etc)
  •  Want a meditative practice that will help you gain greater understanding of your mind & emotions and how they relate to your body
  •  Want to maintain or restore your range of motion
  •  Find it difficult to switch off the chatter of your mind
  •  Need a balance to a busy life, a chance to rest & listen to your deeper self
  • Want to build your relaxation skills

Yin yoga is a slow-paced, passive type of yoga that incorporates long holds and deep breaths for a stretch that gets into the connective tissues and joints.  Designed to prepare the body for comfort in seated meditation, Yin yoga is the perfect complement to more vigorous Yang-based practices like Vinyasa, Ashtanga and Power Yoga.

These classes offer a space for serenity in stillness, an opportunity to experience a surrending sensory awakening that melts away residual stress, and allows for release of repressed or stored emotions, leaving the yogi feeling lighter, clearer and completely relaxed.

  • Teacher: Toni Franklin
  • Days: Last Friday of the month
    • Time: 6.00-7.30pm
  • Cost: £11.00
  • Mobile: 07570 345541
  • Email:  teeyoga@mail.com

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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, probably composed around 2,000 years ago, are universally recognised as the classic teaching and ultimate authority on yoga. Amazingly, they are still completely relevant to our life and times.

They consist of 195 short aphorisms, because they were designed to be learned by heart. They therefore have to be explained and discussed with a teacher who has learned them with a teacher. Sarah Ryan has been studying the sutras for many years and has a wealth of information.Each session is a mix of teaching, discussion and practice, with one or two sutras studied in depth each week. It is not only very suitable for yoga teachers who can use it as In-Service Training, but also for any student who wants to know more about yoga.The ideas behind yoga practice are fascinating and extremely useful, helping us to better understand ourselves and our life. Do come and join us. These monthly meetings work as stand-alone sessions – you don’t have to have attend each month.

Sarah teaches Vedic Chanting directly after this class at 12.00-1.00pm and the two are wonderful together as both are written in the ancient text of Sanskrit and complement each other as both are the beginnings to our modern yoga practice.

  • Teacher: Sarah Ryan
  • Time: 10:30 – 11.45am
  • Day: Saturdays
    • 31st January
    • 7th March
  • Cost: £12.00  per class
  • Landline: 01258 839230
  • Email Sarah

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Yoga, Zen and Hara- The Vital Centre

Discover the transformative power of yoga, zen, and hara in this experiential workshop designed to reconnect you with your vital centre.  Through a blend of mindful yoga, zen meditation, and focused hara practices, we will: 

  • Engage in yoga sequences that draw together movement, breath, awareness of the body, and hara, bringing physical stability and mental clarity.
  • Explore the history & concept of ‘hara’—the body’s centre of gravity and energy, located in the lower abdomen—as a source of grounding, balance, and developing our inner strength.
  • Practice zen meditation techniques to calm the mind, deepen awareness, and cultivate presence, drawing on our breath and posture to develop hara and vital energy (ki).
  • Learn simple and practical methods for daily life to help us relax, focus and build resilience. 

Open to everybody, this workshop offers an approach to wellbeing where you will discover the richness and beauty of your life that can only come from living from your true centre, your quiet strength. 

A variety of refreshments will be provided. Please bring your own lunch or snacks. (Note: no heated food within the studios.)  Wear comfortable clothing with layers you can add/remove if needed. We have plenty of mats, cushions, yoga bricks and bolsters, but you are welcome to bring your own.

I very much look forward to you joining me on this enriching workshop experience!

⭐ STAY ON for my ‘Body Flex & Flow‘ at the earlier than usual time of 3.30pm + for only ½ of the usual class rate for anyone attending the workshop. Pre-booking only due to limited spaces! View poster below for details ⭐

  • Teacher: Maxine Craig
  • Day: Sunday 25th January
  • Time: 10.00-3.00pm
  • Cost: £48.00
  • For booking form or more information: Email: zenwaichi@outlook.com

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