Gentle Yoga and Meditation for Peace Event

“In a world troubled by war, civil unrest, political tension, and personal conflict, yoga’s ability to relieve stress and foster inner calm offers a potent tool for promoting peace,” Diana O’Reilly, BWY Chair.

We've just joined Yoga for Peace Movement with the British Wheel of Yoga. This event is intended to harness yoga's power to release tension and cultivate calm, creating personal and communal healing. 

We have chosen a gentle and inclusive form of yoga and meditation practice to foster a welcoming environment where everyone can unite in the shared intention of peace and hope.  You can read more about this event on our blog.

This session is taking place on Saturday 13th July from 11-12pm and it’s available to attend online or in-person. All levels of students including complete beginners welcome. Please book in advance through our website.

Suggested donation amount is £5 or £4 for concessions but you can also register for free if you cannot afford the fee. All proceed will be going to a local charity, Bristol Mind. We have their donation box in the studio so you’re welcome to donate further if you wish.

Please help promote this inspiring event by sharing. We look forward to welcoming you in our studio.

Charity Open Day & Taster Sessions

Exciting news! We’re going to be doing taster sessions to showcase our fantastic classes and raise money for local charities, Bristol Mind and Refugee Women of Bristol. There are 12 varied 30 minute classes on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th June, these cost only £5 for in-person and £4 online per class (concession is £4 and £3 respectively).

Open Days:

Friday 28th June

• 12:30-1:00pm – Ashtanga Yoga with Aimee

• 1:15-1:45pm – Restorative Yoga with Aimee

• 4:30 – 5:00pm – Women’s Yoga with Claire

• 5:15  – 5:45pm – Yoga/Pilates with Claire

Saturday 29th June

• 11:00 – 11:30am – Flow Yoga with Kate

• 11:45 – 12:15pm – Ashtanga Yoga with Kate

• 12:45-1:15pm – Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Hana

• 1:30-2:00pm – Yin Yoga with Hana

• 2:30 – 3:00pm – Hatha Yoga with Cecilia

• 3:15 – 3:45pm – Flow and Restore with Cecilia

• 4:15 – 4:45 pm – Yoga with Naomi

• 5:00 - 5:30pm – Mindfulness Meditation & Yoga with Naomi

Available to book in person and online. £5 in person and £4 online per class (concession is £4 and £3 respectively).

If you’re busy on these days and can’t make it but would like to donate, please use our Just Giving page to donate to Bristol Mind. You can also donate directly to Refugee Women of Bristol page on Just Giving. We also have a Bristol Mind donation box in the studio.

You can also read more about our charity open days and taster sessions on our recent blog. We are also involved in Yoga for Peace Movement and invite you to join us for a Gentle Yoga and Meditation for Peace event.

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Beginners and all levels of students welcome!

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It may be possible to drop in on the day if there are spaces available but we strongly recommend that you book in advance as there are only 12 (in person) spaces available per class. There is a reserve list on our booking system when the class becomes full, so you might still like to register.

Please share our open day with your friends and family!

New Community Yoga Classes

We’re pleased to announce two new community yoga classes with our lovely existing yoga teachers. These are:

• Tuesday 7:30-8:30am - Community Ashtanga Yoga with Aimee

• Tuesday 7:15-8:15pm - Community Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Viki

• Sunday 9:30 - 10:30am - Community Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Hana

Viki and Hana are fully qualified and experienced teachers that are knowledgeable and passionate about yoga. Viki is a busy full time physiotherapist for the NHS and Hana has two other weekly classes on Wednesday evening (Vinyasa flow and Yin yoga).

Our community classes are exactly the same as our other excellent classes but available at a reduced price. We created these to make our classes more affordable and there are cheaper class passes (multiple classes paid in advance) and further concessionary rates for students, NHS workers, unemployed, over 65's.

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 there are other community classes and donation based class available.

Bristol Yoga Centre classes are available to attend in person and online.

BYC Yoga News

We've added more dates for Aimee's new and full moon restorative sessions the next one is this Saturday 6th April from 2-3:30pm. Cecilia is also going to be running a beginner's backbend class on Saturday 11th May from 11-12:30pm.

Kate has just scheduled new dates for her Yoga Basics course in September. Claire's lovely mum and baby yoga have successfully started and we are proud to be offering wide range of specialist classes. 

Naomi's yoga retreat in Japan has now sold out but there are still spaces available in Chamonix in September. She will be away from 12th April to 10th May. Her Monday evening, Tuesday lunch time and Friday morning classes are covered by Travis and Hana. Her donation based mindfulness Meditation and community outdoor/indoor yoga class in Horfield will be closed during her time away.

New and Full Moon Restorative Yoga with Aimee

We’ve just scheduled lots of new dates for Aimee’s new and full moon restorative yoga.

• Full moon restorative Sunday 24th March

• New moon Restorative Saturday 6th April

• Full moon restorative Sunday 21st April

• New Moon Restorative  Sunday 5th May 

• Full Moon Restorative Saturday 22nd June

This session with Aimee will include guided cleansing breath and gentle movement. There will be time for journaling and reflection. We will then slowly move through positions which will explore your range of movement whilst using as many bolsters and blankets as you would like for support, helping you to relax the nervous system and release tension.

These sessions are from 2-3:30pm and costs £18 full price or £12 concessions.

New Yoga Workshops

We have lots of lovely yoga workshop coming up for you!

• Full Moon Restorative Yoga with Aimme on 24th Feb from 2-3:30pm

• Yoga for Better Sleep with Naomi on 25th Feb from 11-1pm

• Hypnotherapy and Relaxation with Lucy on 3rd March from 1-2:30pm

• Yoga and Handstands with Peter and Oli on 10th March from 1-4pm

• Full Moon Restorative Yoga with Aimme on 24th March from 2-3:30pm

• Backbend for Beginners with Cecilia on 11th May from 11-12:30pm

Yoga workshops are great way to spend a little longer focusing on interesting topics to deepen your knowledge and practice. Most of the workshops are suitable for beginners and more experienced students.

New Yoga Class

We’ve made some changes to our schedule and organised some new exciting yoga classes.

• Monday 10:15-11:15am Mum and baby (postnatal) yoga with Claire - Starts 15th January

• Thursday 5:30 - 6:30pm Ashtanga yoga with Kate *New time

• Thursday 6:45 - 7:45pm Flow and Restore Yoga with Cecilia

• Sunday 9:30-10:30am Vinyasa Flow with Ella - starting 28th January

Beginners and more experienced students are all welcome. Most of the classes are available both in person and online. We’re also planning to offer a new monthly community yoga class on Monday evening and more information will follow soon.

New Postnatal Mum and Baby Yoga class

We’re happy to announce a new postnatal mother and baby yoga class with Claire starting Monday 15th January from 10:15-11:15am. Claire Robertson is a fully qualified Yogakidz and Prenatal yoga teacher.

This is a beautifully crafted postnatal session for both mother and baby. Safe and effective exercises are combined with nourishing relaxations, reassuring language to support early motherhood and multiple practise skills to enhance your natural ability to support your baby.

These Sessions are designed to relax you both deeply, whether you use the session for a much needed rest from your day or just to connect with other like minded mums. 

At Bristol Yoga Centre we also offer specialist prenatal classes. Please book in advance.

New Ashtanga Class

Kate Lemon is taking over Christine’s Ashtanga yoga class on Thursday 6-7pm from 4th January 2024. She also teaches our weekly community flow yoga on Saturday 9:30-10:30am and runs Yoga Basics course regularly (next one scheduled on 6th and 20th January). Kate’s passionate about teaching the benefits of yoga to everyone.

We also have a morning Ashtanga class with Aimee every Tuesday from 7:30-8:30am.

Ashtanga Yoga is a vigorous form of Hatha Yoga that follows a set sequence of postures (asanas), joined together through the synchronisation of movement and breath (vinyasa). It is often referred to as a moving meditation, helping students to become stronger and more flexible, while simultaneously calming the mind.

Yoga Retreat 2024

We’re really excited to announce two exciting yoga retreat next year. Next spring, we’re doing a 7 night luxury yoga, hiking and spa holiday in Japan. This promise to be a once in a life time yoga retreat, spending one night in Tokyo and staying in two gorgeous Onsen, a traditional Japanese spa in a beautiful countryside.

We’re also returning to Chamonix for a 7 night retreat from 7-14 September for an amazing hiking, spa and yoga retreat in a new luxury chalet. You’ll also get a spa day and a complimentary full body massage. In both retreat the quality of the food will be outstanding, healthy and delicious :)

Come and join us!