Our Whitstable Yoga Studio

What type of yoga do you teach?

We teach hatha yoga with real emphasis on the nourishing power of the breath, for those aiming to build more power into their sessions we flow the vinyasa way! We offer one to one yoga classes and group yoga classes for adults and children. It is also our privilege to teach yoga for fertility and yoga for pregnancy.

What does your studio look like?

I am not very flexible, will I be able to do yoga?

Yes absolutely!  Being extremely flexible, does not mean that you are good at Yoga.  It merely means that you have kept active and not engaged in activities that have shortened your muscles or damaged them.   Anyway, yoga is not about being able to scratch your nose with your toe (would you want to do this anyway?).  The physical asana are just part of a bigger picture which involves breathing exercises (pranayama) and meditation, amongst other things.  The reason that yoga is the short hand term for all the bendy stuff is that it is stage one in the journey, a stage that a majority of people do not look past.

If I meditate, do I need to separately practice mindfulness?

In our experience , if the former occurs with an open heart, the latter will quite naturally follow. Indeed not behaving mindfully when you are away from “the mat”, can be likened to cooking a tasty meal, but not eating it. You’ve spent all that time preparing, but you’re missing the main event… And to some of us, thats just what life is, the main event, and it will happen to you, regardless of whether you appreciate or hide from it…

I am new to this, how do I get started?

All new yoga clients receive an induction session that considers their overall wellbeing from both a physical and psychological perspective.  We will also discuss your reasons for becoming interested in yoga, what you are looking to get out of it, as well as your expectations.   You are free to engage as deeply as you wish with subject, some clients just like to attend a weekly session, whilst others appreciate the reading lists & video lectures which we offer.

Client development is regularly tracked and a portion of time is allocated to reflect on what is working and what is not.  These adjustments are made and the changes will be evaluated at a later date.

Why we teach yoga in Whitstable

Whitstable is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, 5 miles north of  the lovely cathedral city of Canterbury and 2 miles west of the popular seaside town of Herne Bay.  Whitstable is famous throughout the country for its ‘Native Oysters’ which have been collected from beds beyond the low water mark from Roman times until today. This is history is celebrated throughout the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival, which takes place during the summer.

There are lots of wonderful places to do yoga in Whitstable, we can teach clients in our purpose built residential studio space, we can also teach yoga on a sunny warm day on various whitstable beaches or on the slopes of Tankerton.  If you prefer more privacy, you can also be taught at your home or you can try an online yoga class.