New Tuesday Lunch Time Yoga Class with Shuna

Join Shuna for an invigorating and uplifting Hatha Flow yoga class on Tuesday lunch time from 12:30 - 1:30pm starting 8th October 2019.

Shuna completed her Yoga Alliance accredited teacher training with the internationally renowned Dylan Ayaloo. His trainings are known for their rigour in intelligent sequencing, anatomy, meditation and philosophy, which Shuna carries through into her own teaching.

Shuna’s Hatha Flow classes are dynamic and fun, while allowing time for detailed instructions to ensure good alignment. Flow classes are a strong, physical practice and all levels are welcome, and modifications will be offered to provide a safe and enjoyable practice for all students. She also teaches on Saturday morning from 10:00 - 11:15am every week.

Your welcome to come as a drop in or purchase multiple classes for cheaper rate. See here for more information on our prices or speak to Shuna. It’s also available to book on MoveGB too.

New Morning Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation Class

We are starting a dynamic Vinyasa yoga and calming meditation class on Tuesday morning from 3rd September 7:30 - 8:30 am with Tash Neely.

The class offers an equally nurturing and challenging experience that invites you to move in a way that feels good to you. Focussing on full breath and dynamic flows to make you feel bright, energised and ready for the day ahead, we will explore sun salutations and fluid movements that will wake the body, ending with a meditation to bring calm and clarity to the mind.

All levels of student are welcome to this class. Tash also teaches Yin and Yang Yoga on Sundays from 5-6:15pm.

New Pilates Teacher & Class

Claire Shaw has now taken over Emily’s Monday morning Pilates class 10:30 - 11:30am. Claire’s extensive experience in the dance industry and time as a personal trainer, pilates and yoga teacher has given her a highly developed understanding and love of all things movement.

She is a full time anatomy geek and an enthusiastic supporter of her students’ goals and aspirations. Her passion is to help others connect to their bodies in a way which feels good, building confidence, offering challenge where needed and assisting them on the journey to strength, ease and connection.

This class is designed to help you feel stronger and more aligned. Expect to feel your muscles work and your core fire up as you are led through a playful and supportive practise where all levels are welcome.

Sri Lanka Yoga Retreat 7-14th March 2020

7 Night Yoga Retreat in an incredibly beautiful beach house on the South coast of Sri Lanka. The venue is right on the sea front: expect sunshine, sea, turtles, incredible Sri Lankan cuisine and wonderful yoga classes with Naomi Hayama. This holiday includes:

• 7 nights accommodation in a beautifully restored beach house

• Delicious, healthy and fresh local cuisine. Breakfast, snacks and dinners

• Picnics prepared by our wonderful chef for those wishing to spend the day exploring.

• A full week of yoga classes

• A trip to a nearby turtle sanctuary

Optional extras we can help you to organise while you are on the retreat:

• Surfing

• Whale Watching

• Scuba Diving

• Boat trips

• Bike hire

From 7 - 14th March 2020 and prices start from £950 - £1650pp

Booking now opened and see here for more information!

Summer Yoga Schedule: Changes to Classes

Leonora’s classes will be covered in July by Deborah Beevers. These are:

• Monday 7:30 - 8:45pm - Mindful Flow Yoga

• Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00am - Therapeutic Yoga

• Tuesday 12:30 - 1:30pm - Hatha Yoga

Deborah has practiced many different styles of yoga and teaches in a eclectic manner with influences from Iyengar's teachings to vinyasa flow and even incorporate Pilates and Chinese yoga. She also come from a long multi-disciplined dance background which allows her to fuse styles intuitively and with confidence whilst offering a less rigid though focussed practice. Please contact Deborah to find out more about her classes.

Sadly, Leonora is leaving Bristol and we will be finding permanent yoga teachers in September. Please check our timetable carefully during summer as we usually have limited classes available in August.

New Pilates & Yoga Thursday Lunch Time Class

A new beautiful lunchtime class incorporating a well-formed set of Pilates movement and with a golden thread of Yoga throughout, to ensure you are supported to your highest regard. This class is starting on Thursday 13th June from 12:45 - 1:45pm with Claire.

Pilates & Yoga class is a safe form of exercise which focuses on :

• Beautiful, uplifting and precise movement skills.

• In depth body awareness support.

• The qualities of movement and how to apply them in posture.

• How to understand and apply the difference between stability/fluidity within our movement awareness.

The class supports you to embody a slender strength, but with a grounded sense, so you can enjoy a steady feeling of light.  Ultimately, the aim is to support you to maintain a high level of regard for your body in movement, your sense of being able to care and elevate yourself when needed with regular sessions that create a steady sense of progress within your world.

Claire also teaches on Monday mornings from 7:45 - 8:45am and Contemporary Dance and Yoga on Friday evenings from 7:00 - 8:15pm at the Bristol Yoga Centre.

Wednesday Afternoon Yin Yoga

We have a weekly Wednesday afternoon Yin Yoga with Emilia at the Bristol Yoga Centre. Mindful Yin Yoga is a slow-paced style of yoga with postures held for longer periods of time between 3 to 5 minutes. The passive nature of long held postures gives time for a deeper journey to unfold into the meditative aspects of yoga.

Emilia also teaches monthly Mindful Yin yoga workshops on Saturdays which is always very popular. One of the regulars said:

‘I came out of the Saturday workshop as if I'd been on retreat for a weekend! I walked up the road afterwards and just sat for half an hour in blissful calm.’ 

Come and try her weekly yin class, it’s a great way to unwind after work. This class is available for drop in, MoveGB, 5 class pass and term bookings.

Early May Bank Holiday at Bristol Yoga Centre

We have a limited classes available on Early May Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 2019. Luckily, some of our teachers have decided to teach this time so these classes will be running as usual :

7:45 – 8:45am - Yoga & Pilates with Claire

17:00 – 18:00pm – Prenatal Pilates & Yoga with Leonora

19:30 – 20:45pm – Mindful Flow Yoga with Leonora

These classes are available on MoveGB & ClassPass. Term bookings and drop in students are also welcome!

All other classes are closed on the Bank Holiday. On Sunday 5th May, Tash’s Yin and Yang Yoga class and donation based community Yin yoga class is also cancelled. Please check our timetable carefully.

Bristol Yoga Centre Easter Weekend Timetable

Some of our classes will not be running over the weekend so that our teachers can have well deserved break over the Easter weekend.  Please see our timetable for more information or contact the teacher directly:

Good Friday: All classes are closed except for Contemporary Dance & Yoga with Claire at 7:00pm 

Saturday 20th April: 10am & 11:30am Yoga (Shuna cover) with classes are running

Easter Sunday: Yin Yang Yoga at 5pm & Community Yin Yoga class at 6:30pm is on as normal 

Easter Monday: All classes are closed

We’ve also organised Mindful Yin Yoga Workshop with Emilia on Saturday 27th April 2019.

We hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Donation Based Community Classes

At Bristol Yoga Centre, we believe that classes should be accessible to everyone.  Suggested donation is £5 but you can pay what you can afford. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. We have two varied yoga classes available: 

Wednesday 10:00 -11:00am - Mindfulness Meditation & Yoga with Naomi

Thursday 19:30 - 20:45pm - Hatha Yoga with Amber

Everyone’s very welcome but we especially invite people on low or no-income, benefits, refugees and asylum seekers. Classes are suitable for all levels of students including beginners. Donation from the Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga class on Wednesday goes to Bristol Mind charity.

For information about the class, please get in touch with the teacher directly. We look forward to having you in class!