To raise money for local charities, Bristol Yoga Centre have organised taster sessions on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th June. There will be 12 varied Yoga and Pilates classes which people can attend online or in-person. All proceeds will go to Bristol Mind and Refugee Women of Bristol.
There are 6 teachers involved and the class styles vary from Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow to Women’s Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation. Women’s yoga is suitable for prenatal and postnatal women. Some of the classes are more dynamic and challenging than others but they are all suitable for beginners as well as more experienced students. If you’re not sure which class to choose, please don’t hesitate to contact us or you can check our class guide. You can also let the teachers know prior to the class if you have any medical or physical issues, so that they can offer you modification or an alternative way of practicing.
Many of our teachers have additional full-time work and we are so grateful they offered their time for free, so that we can run these affordable taster classes and donate the funds to local charities.
Bristol Yoga Centre is an independent local business, run by Naomi Hayama. Naomi has been teaching yoga in Bristol since 2004. She established the centre to create an inclusive and supportive community for both teachers and students. We aim to bring the mental and health benefits of Yoga and Pilates to the widest range of people.
This ethos has led to our long-term support for the charity, Bristol Mind who offer mental health resources for people in Bristol and surrounding areas. They offer a helpline, counselling and support, including assistance with hate crimes. They also have an initiative called ‘Mind Without Borders’ which provides mental health and well-being services to refugees.
June is the World Refugee Awareness Month which acknowledges the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees who live around the globe.
We are proud to be supporting Refugee Women of Bristol which is the only multi-ethnic, multi-faith organisation that support refugee women in Bristol. They are directly governed by women of the refugee and asylum seeking community. Their diversity and inclusivity of the organisation really appealed to our principles.
We’ve now set up a Just Giving page for Bristol Mind and you can directly donate to Refugee Women of Bristol. We also have a donation box in the studio.
International Yoga Day is also in June and we thought it would be lovely to showcase our excellent classes. Yoga is really about unity and connection, and we want to use this event to celebrate that. Please come along and join us.
We look forward to welcoming you in our studio.