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!

Krama Vinyasa Tantra Yoga on Wednesday Evening

Vicky is taking over Wednesday evening yoga class at 7:30 - 8:45pm from 24th April 2019. She currently teaches one of our popular donation based classes on Saturday morning at 11:30 - 12:45pm and often receives very positive feedback. Here’s a comment from one of her regular students:

I have really enjoyed Vicky's teaching style and her enthusiasm for Yoga is quite inspiring.  My previous experience with Yoga had brought some results, it was more focused on technique, the class wasn’t very supportive, it seemed quite mechanical, didn’t really connect breath with the movements and I quickly became disinterested and uninspired. Vicky's sessions are completely different,  from the very beginning I was welcomed into her classes. She explains the reasons behind the movements, helpful tips to connect body and breathe and is very encouraging to everyone in the class.  She strikes a really good balance between working hard at getting good posture, and also enjoying the session. 

Vicky teaches Krama Vinyasa Tantra yoga (Kramic technique is also known as step-by step approach) suitable for all levels of students including beginners. In these classes, students will be encouraged to explore and gradually expand their edges in a integrated and fun manner working with asana, pranayama and relaxation techniques.

New Wednesday Morning Yoga class

Shuna’s Wednesday morning yoga class is moving to an earlier time so that you can have more time to get to work. From 3rd April 2019, it will start at 7:00 - 8:00am and the class is called Dynamic Core Yoga.

It’s designed for those of you that are at a desk bound for most of the day. Start your morning reprogramming those postural habits of hunching with the back, straining your neck and shoulders by conditioning your core and spine. Inspired by the principles of Forrest yoga, developed over 40 years by Ana Forrest, this style of yoga is specifically designed to address your core and the physical and emotional stresses and challenges that we face in our modern lives.  

Consistency is key to feeling and seeing those core muscles develop over the spring and summer.

Monthly Yoga Workshops

We now have two monthly yoga workshops at the Bristol Yoga Centre. These extended sessions are a great way to deepen your practice and spend a little longer exploring new techniques. Our next Scaravelli Yoga and Mindful Yin Yoga workshops are:

Mindful Yin Yoga with Emilia on Saturday 23rd March from 3:00 - 5:30pm

This workshop uses Yin Yoga and Mindfulness (MBSR) with elements of Restorative Yoga to create a space of allowing a deep letting go at all levels. We will also practice Pranayama (breathing practice) to bring profound sense of internal balance and harmony. 

Scaravelli Yoga with Katy on Sunday 24th March from 11:30 - 1:30pm

The workshop explore a free-form, intuitive approach to practice, with a focus on how to move in a more connected, harmonious way. Inspired by the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli, you will learn to move sensitively, avoiding imposing on the body and helping you to move with ease towards each Asana.

Please check our yoga workshop page for more information.

New Sunday Evening Yin Yoga class

We are starting a new Sunday evening Yin yoga class from 17th March from 6:30 - 7:30pm with Tash.

Yin is the passive, cooler, reflective and relaxed. The yin way is a gentle and surprisingly powerful method to invoke change in both body and mind. This class offers a unique way of practicing that seeks to embrace stillness and relaxation. Rather than moving dynamically, postures are mostly rooted in the ground, removing all physical effort for the student. The removal of effort allows us to unpin our connective tissue (fascia) that holds our body in place and defines our physical shape. 

It’s accessible to all ages, body types and levels of experience. Tash also teaches more dynamic Yin and Yang class on Sunday from 5:00 - 6:15pm every week.

Senior Yoga Teacher: Leonora Zotti

Leonora Zotti has been practicing for over 30 years and teaching yoga for 20 years. She has taught in many different contexts including: group classes, corporate Yoga, festivals, retreats, workshops, one to one, as well as mentoring and teaching on 200 hour recognised teacher training courses.

Leonora teaches at the Bristol Yoga Centre on the following day and time:

• Monday 5:00 - 6:00 pm - Pregnancy Pilates & Yoga (cover for Celia during her maternity leave)

• Monday 7:30 - 8:45pm - Mindful Flow Yoga (intermediate and advanced students)

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

• Tuesday 12:30 - 1:30pm - Hatha Yoga for all levels of students including beginners

Leonora can cater for all levels and abilities and if your looking for a small friendly classes with expert guidance, try coming along!