New Classes - Hatha Yoga and Yin Yoga with Yoga Nidra

We’re pleased to announce two new weekly yoga classes:

Wednesday 6:00 - 7:00pm - Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra with Nicola

This class offers supported Yin Yoga poses that are held for several minutes at a time, inviting a deeper release of the body. We end with a Yoga Nidra - a spoken word relaxation that travels through body scanning, breath work and visualisation to help reset the nervous system and brain.

Sunday 5:30 - 6:30pm - Hatha Yoga with Cecilia

This class will give you a grounded sensation and prepare you for the upcoming week. This class will often use props such as yoga blocks and belts pay attention to encourage detail alignment and actions.

Both classes are available in person and online as well as on MoveGB. All our classes are open to all ages and abilities so that everyone can receive the amazing benefits of yoga! Please book in advance.

New Donation Based Mindfulness Meditation Class

We’re pleased to announce a new donation based Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga class with Naomi. This is a weekly class on Wednesday from 10-11am and suitable for all levels of students, including beginners.

Suggested donation amount is £5 or £4 for concessions but you can simply choose to pay what you can afford by selecting to register for free and paying what you can afford at the studio. Please bring cash along with you.

You won’t be turned away from lack of funds but we have limited spaces available, so please try and book in advance. Drop in students are welcome if there are spaces available in the class.

Affordable Classes

To make our classes more affordable, we now offer community classes, class passes and discounts.

Our community classes are exactly the same as our other excellent classes but available at a reduced price. Everyone’s very welcome to attend and these classes are suitable for all levels of students including beginners. More details of our prices can be found here and here’s a list of our community classes:

• Tuesday 7:30 - 8:30pm - Vinyasa Flow with Ella

• Wednesday 6-7pm - Vinyasa Flow with Hana

• Wednesday 7:15-8:15pm - Yin Yoga with Hana

• Thursday 12:30 - 1:30pm - Yoga/Pilates with Claire

• Thursday 6:30 - 7:30pm - Outdoor/indoor yoga in Horfield with Naomi

• Thursday 7:30 - 8:30pm - Vinyasa Flow with Ella

• Saturday 9:30 - 10:30am - Flow Yoga with Kate

We also have a donation based mindfulness meditation and yoga on Wednesday morning and planning to put another class from September.

In our studio, you can either attend a single class or to buy a class pass. Class passes are good value pre-paid cards that let you enjoy classes for less, you can either purchase an in-person card or an online card. Our online classes are also much cheaper way to attend.

All our classes can be booked through our website. Some of our classes are also available on MoveGB.

New Workshops from September

We have some exciting new workshops scheduled from September:

• Introduction to Pilates with Rose on Saturday 10th September 11am - 1pm

• Earth Element Workshop: Traditional Chinese Medicine Series with Tash on Sunday 11th September from 11:00 - 1:30pm

• Chakra Balancing Workshop with Naomi on Sunday 2nd October 11-1pm

We recommend that you book early as September can be a busy time and our workshop tends to fill up quickly.

Summer Time 20% OFF

20% OFF our online/in person class. Use discount code: Summertime2022 at checkout.

This offer is for a single use per booker and valid until 3rd September.

Enjoy your summer!

Yoga Retreat in Portugal with Naomi

We’re excited to announce our very first Yoga Retreat in Portugal with Naomi from 16-23rd October 2022. Experience an adventurous week in beautiful Portugal with like-minded people, delicious gourmet vegetarian cuisine, inspiring yoga classes, meditation, on-site massages and optional surf lessons.

Naomi will be offering twice daily yoga sessions and a friendly local surf teacher will be giving you a fun daily surf classes. If surfing isn’t your thing, there are other alternative activities to choose from: PADI certified scuba diving course, kitesurfing, SUP and kayaking. These guided activities are for 3 days during your retreat and are an alternative to surfing. (Please note these activities need to be booked in advance).

Suitable for all abilities including beginners. This retreat is organised by a small lovely retreat company called Bluerise Retreat. 10% discount code currently available. Use sunshineyoga at checkout.

Prenatal Yoga and Pilates with Claire

Our weekly prenatal Yoga and Pilates with Claire’s class time is changing from 4 - 5pm to 4:30 - 5:30pm from Monday 27th June.

This is a beautifully tailored prenatal class to support your pregnancy journey. Safe and effective exercises are combined with nourishing breathing techniques, deep relaxations and reassuring language to ensure you feel supported, equipped and focused.

Each session is designed to bring forth and enhance your skills in preparation for labour and beyond, whether you use the session as a much needed respite from your day or as a focused practice into motherhood

The class is available online and in person as well as on MoveGB. Please try to book in advance.

New Yin and Yoga Nidra class

Tash is now back to teach weekly Wednesday night Yin and Yoga Nidra class from 7:30 - 8:30pm.

This class is a chance to find complete stillness within. Drawing on the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine, we will work with the meridians of the body to create energy shifts.

It will end with Yoga Nidra, a deep, harmonious relaxation that reawakens our most compassionate self to leave us feeling reconnected to ourselves and the world around us. Each week will be guided by the seasons, weather and cyclical nature of the natural world to facilitate deeper healing.

All levels of experience welcome. Tash is also teaching Art of Breathing workshop on 16th July 2022 from 11am-1pm. Available in person and online. Please book in advance!

Upcoming Workshops

We’ve got following specialist yoga workshops scheduled so far. See the below links for more information.

• Sunday 15th May from 11-1pm Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga with Naomi

• Saturday 25th June from 2-5pm Yoga for Relaxation with Travis

• Sunday 3rd July from 11-1pm Neck and Shoulder Tension Relief with Naomi

• Saturday 16th July from 11-1pm The Art of Breathing with Tash

You can book these workshop through our booking system. Just toggle to the date using the calendar on the left top hand corner. There are concessionary prices also available.

We’re planning to do other workshops from Pranayama to Yin Yoga later in the year so watch this space!

New Living Yoga Method class with Maria

Maria Benazzo is starting a new Living Yoga Method (LYM) class from Thursday 7:30 - 8:30pm 19th May.

Maria is a qualified Living Yoga Method teacher, currently studying Advanced LYM Teacher Training to further cultivate her interest in breath work and deepen her understanding of the associated mental and physical benefits.

The Living Yoga Method is a branch of Hatha Yoga. Its creator, Steve Harrison, spent two decades researching, exploring and distilling what he learnt from his Master while in Rishikesh, India at the foothills of the Himalayas. The result is a practice that provides the tools to a happy and satisfying life that anyone can learn and integrate into their lives, therefore the name living yoga.

We’re currently offering 50% off for your first class for our new classes, so you can take advantage of this great offer and find out for yourself what LYM class is like!