Come for the calming vibes and nourishing energy; stay for the soft light, soothing colours and all-natural materials that keep you connected and grounded. Walk in, sip on a herbal tea, and unwind before class even begins.
Our classes range from the sun to the moon – vinyasa and slow flow to yin and restorative. It’s an all-levels kind of scene. Our community is full of beginners, twice-a-weekers, yogis and teachers. There’s zero judgement here. Take what you want. Give yourself to the mat. Our teachers are here to guide you through your practice.
Yoga schedule
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Our Yoga Classes
Beginner’s Yoga
Our Beginner's Yoga classes are a great place to start your yoga journey or as a refresher after some time out from yoga. We run through all the foundational teachings of yoga asana (postures), pranayama (breathwork) and mediation. This is an inclusive class for anyone to get started with their yoga practice and join our welcoming community!
DYNAMIC Vinyasa
A faster paced and stronger vinyasa, guiding you through a dynamic flow of postures, building warmth & energy in your body. Great for intermediate yogis, if you’re new to yoga - we recommend you try first our Slow Flow, then move onto Vinyasa classes before this one.
Slow Flow
A gentle sequence of postures, flowing with ease and grace. Working to build strength and stability in your yoga practice. This is a great place to start your yoga journey as a beginners or for people wanting a more mellow, slower class.
PreGNANCY FLOW
Gentle flow and movement to support your health throughout your pregnancy. Connect to yourself & your baby during this incredible time and connect with other mums-to-be & find community. This class is suitable through all stages of your pregnancy.
Grounding flow
A grounding vinyasa flow, perfect to start your day with strength & stability, cultivating connection to yourself. Focussing on grounding down through the feet, connecting to the earth and stimulating the root chakra. This class is suitable for all levels, from beginner to experienced yogi or yogini.
Pilates
Mat based pilates with occasional prop use, exploring mobility and movement. This class guides you through a sequence of exercises to enhance strength, balance and flexibility whilst incorporating a mind and body connection and developing a deeper awareness of body and movement. Suitable for all levels.
Evening Flow + Guided Meditation
A lovely evening flow to stretch and strengthen your body, 40 minutes of movement, followed by a 20 minute guided meditation. The perfect way to wind down from your day, find movement and explore different styles of meditation. This class is suitable for all levels, though beginners may benefit from going to a Slow Flow class first to grasp the basics.
Hatha Flow
A blend of traditional hatha and flow. Focusing on synchronising movement with breath, exploring a variety of postures, breathing techniques, meditation and relaxation. This practice will leave you feeling rejuvenated and centred.
Restorative + Reiki
Deeply restorative yoga infused with group Reiki (energy healing). Melt into nourishing restorative poses, held for several minutes to soothe your nervous system & receive an energetic top up with Reiki healing. Feel de-stressed, revitalised & nourished on all levels.
Morning Vinyasa
A gentle & awakening vinyasa, welcoming flow and expanding your practice, building up to stronger postures with longer holds. If you are new to yoga, we recommend that you try our Slow Flow classes first before any Vinyasa classes.
RESTORATIVE FLOW
Guiding you through a gentle flow for the first half of the class and then moving into restorative poses for the second half of practice. Restorative yoga poses are held for longer lengths of time, bringing the nervous system into a state of healing, restoring balance within the body and releasing tension in the body and mind. This is a great class for anyone wanting to increase their sense of calm and reduce stress from their day/life. Great for all levels.
Yin
Postures are held between 2 - 7 minutes, working deeply into the tissues of your body. Rooted in the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, using the extended length of time in each pose to release blockages in our meridians (energy lines throughout the body) and explore the challenge of physical & mental stillness in each pose. This class is great for all levels and especially good to balance out our busy, fast-paced Western lives!
Mums + Little ones
Finding your way back to yourself and building connection with your little ones through this gentle flow. Enjoy nourishing yoga & meet other new mums in this calming space. We have extended this class to Mums + Babies up until walking. The recommended guidelines are to wait 6 - 8 weeks after giving birth or 8 - 10 weeks after a C-section, but please consult your doctor if you have any concerns before coming to our class.
Meditation
Explore a variety of meditation practices that can help us discover greater ease, clarity and joy in the midst of our lives. Short, optional movement sequences will be offered to help gently settle the body and mind into meditation. All levels welcome.
Awakening flow
Awakening and invigorating vinyasa flow, great for stimulating the body in the morning & cultivating energy for your day. Using a combination of traditional yoga, free-movement primal flow techniques. Great for all levels, though beginners would benefit from going to a Slow Flow class first.
Yoga nidra
Yoga Nidra, one of the most effortless and deliciously enjoyable of all the yogic practices is Yoga Nidra. It allows for the deepest rest and rejuvenation of your whole mind body and soul. 1 hours nidra is the equivalent to at least 4 hours sleep! Through practicing Yoga Nidra we are able to reach the delta brainwave state whilst being totally aware, a truly restorative practice. This class is a whole hour of complete mental, emotional and physical relaxation, suitable for all practitioners, a great addition to your regular yoga practice.
Our Yoga Teachers
Andrew
Andrew realised just a few minutes in to his first ever yoga class, that he had found a way of relating to his body that he had been sorely missing (quite literally) up until that point. That was 15 years ago and he remains incredibly grateful that yoga has been a part of his life since then. Beyond being a really great form of exercise, he views yoga as an embodied mindfulness practice that can ground us in the immediacy of our present experience, encouraging us to relate to ourselves and others with clarity, kindness and skill. He is a committed meditator who has spent time on silent, intensive retreats. He sees meditation and yoga as kindred disciplines that work on the whole of our being, helping us find more ease and joy within our own skin, and allowing our “best self” to show up more regularly in relationship to others and to the world around us. He trained as a teacher in vinyasa-flow but spent many years practicing a more hatha-oriented yoga. Sometimes we need stillness, sometimes we need to build strength and awareness, and sometimes we just need to get a sweat on and move, and so he seeks to honour the spectrum of possibilities in his classes, all underpinned by a clear anatomical focus and a spirit of genuine enquiry and care. He is driven to share the myriad of benefits of yoga and meditation, and to encourage others to practice, so he hopes to see you on the mat or cushion sometime soon!
Find him here @oneseatcornwall
charlotte
Charlotte has a passion for all things dance and movement. She graduated with a first class Ba(Hons) degree in dance in 2015 and has qualifications in Matwork Pilates and Acro Dance. She is also currently undergoing qualifications in Level 2 Gym Instructor, Level 3 PT, Level 3 exercise referral and Level 3 pre and post natal. Studying dance propelled her to explore ways she could offer impact through a creative industry. She has a particular interest in finding joy and play through movement and fitness.
Charlotte co-founded Off The Wall Aerial Dance in 2019, offering workshops and performances in harness based practices. She has been fortunate to have performed at locations including Battersea Power Station, Glastonbury Festival, Trebah Gardens, Boomtown Festival, Falmouth University, Leoplallooza Festival and for companies including Anystage Creative, Freefall Dance and The Man Engine National Tour. She has trained in Italy, Portugal and New York.
Her Pilates style follows traditional matwork exercises but integrates elements from her broader experience and learnings. Charlotte grew up in Cornwall and in her spare time you’ll find her by or in the sea, walking the dogs, hanging upside down in a harness or seeking out some good food and a pint!
Find her here @charlotte.luke.movement
JO
Jo's teaching style strikes a harmonious balance between effort and ease, making yoga accessible to all. She leads sessions that incorporate embodied movement, breathwork with moments of stillness, creating an environment where you can slow down and reconnect with your body, Her approach is nurturing and grounding.
Jo's yoga journey began in 2011 during her travels to South East Asia. Her ever growing love for the practice inspired her to become a yoga teacher. In 2017, she completed her 200-hour teacher training in Hatha, Vinyasa, and Ashtanga in India.
Over the years, Jo's practice and teaching have naturally evolved into a mindful expression of intuitive movement and flow. She believes in honouring the body and appreciating the vitality and energy that arise through movement and breath. She encourages an open and curious approach to each moment, inviting you to explore the rich tapestry of feelings and sensations within.
Jo has recently done a facilitation course for holding women's circles and is passionate about creating connection and community through rituals, ceremony, meditation and embodied movement.
Find her here @jo_burgess_
Laurie
Laurie was first drawn to yoga over 15 years ago when she travelled to India. In yoga she found a sense of balance and harmony and a deep sense of grounding. Her practice is her guiding light through life, a way of finding balance and grounding, a space to reconnect and nourish. The thread of yoga has been a constant in her life and was a beautiful way to connect with her baby when pregnant, meet likeminded mama’s, nourish herself and prepare for birth and the journey to becoming a mother.
Laurie’s practice has grown over the years and she has trained in traditional Hatha yoga both in India and Spain, Pranaflow in London with Alessandra Peccorelli and more recently Pre and Postnatal yoga with the wonderful Alexa Dean. Laurie’s focus is on creating a nurturing space for her students to move and breathe in a more conscious way while bringing about a deep experience of relaxation.
Find her here @laurierobinsonyoga
Aylin
Aylin came to yoga a decade ago and ever since it has been a huge part of her journey back home to herself and to trusting her body. She initially did her 200hrs YTT in Ashtanga, a very physical style of Yoga. However, the more she connected to her inner self, she realised how much power lies in living in sync with our cycles and in softening.
She started practicing and teaching a much more gentle yet flowy style, focusing on cultivating a loving relationship with ourselves and others. She loves combining yoga with modern and ancient empowerment tools for us to remember that we are whole and that our power lies within. In her yoga classes, she likes to include singing mantras, reading a poem or saying affirmations. Alongside teaching yoga, her biggest joy is holding women’s circles, facilitating cacao ceremonies - finding our own rhythm in life and reconnecting with the elements, the moon, our cyclic nature and each other. For the past 7 years I have been sharing my passion for yoga in Berlin which was my home before I followed my heart to Cornwall.
Find her here @circlesandcycles_
Fran
Fran is a yoga teacher and advanced Reiki healer. Her teachings are heavily focused on the energy body and chakra system. She uniquely combines the many ancient Vedic practices of asana, Ayurveda, pranayama, mantra and meditation in her classes to help move stuck or stagnant energy, which will leave you feeling balanced and rejuvenated. Fran believes in a yoga accessible to all, yoga as a way of life, something we weave into every moment of our day. A yoga practice that can help cultivate presence, kindness to ourselves and others and to connect to your truth. So, expect to learn things that you will be able to take off your mat and practice on your own at home! Fran has always been fascinated with astrology and all things mystical since she was a little girl, but after a spiritual awakening during a deep meditation experience on a yoga retreat, her life has never been the same again. Since that moment the journey began. A deep exploration of all ancient practices; meditation, Ayurveda, reiki, yoga and yogic philosophy trainings, which combined with her knowledge of astrology, tarot and working with your intuition gives Fran’s classes a spiritual twist. Fran describes that these practices as having totally transformed the way she lives her life and lead her to being a yoga teacher and reiki healer. She is passionate about sharing them with others to help us navigate the waves of life and connect to our true selves. When not on her yoga mat you will find Fran happiest immersed in nature most probably on a beach with her feet in the sand and salt in her hair absorbing the elements, and she never goes anywhere without her tarot cards and favourite crystals!
Find her here @franlewis4
Maddie
Maddie is a passionate advanced yoga teacher, singer and musician who has spent the last 4 years sharing her practice between Cornwall, Portugal and Bali. In her classes, she combines her love for world music and sound, using a variety of instruments to create a healing space, guiding you along a journey of sound and moving meditation. Healing sensations and vibrations will weave their magic over and through you, inviting you to let go and express yourself in your very own way. Educated by globally renowned teachers including Vidya Heisel and Nina Vukas, Maddie specialises in Integral Vinyasa Flow, fuelled by a fascination of the Chakra system and Pranayama.
Maddie welcomes everyone to her classes, where you can expect mantra, meditation, soul songs and poetry, aimed to invoke feelings of sacredness, peace and deep connection within you! Off the mat - you can find Maddie Surfing, exploring new wild swimming spots or song-writing with her guitar!
Find her here @lily_wild_yoga
Ella
Ella found her way to yoga in her mid-teens - from there, it floated in and out of her life, offering support and grounding at difficult and overwhelming times. As she grew older, yoga became essential to her daily life - continuing to offer support, nourishment and a deep connection to self. It has allowed Ella to feel most aligned with her life’s path - to water and feed new ideas and explorations. Over the last few years, she has deep-dived into her personal meditation practice and has committed to a journey of personal-development, self-enquiry and inner-learning. Yoga and mediation have allowed her to live with a blossoming sense of calm, peace and awareness and she loves to share these teachings with others.
Ella’s yoga practice has taken her around the world on her travels and she has trained at yoga schools in Devon, London, Bali and Italy. Her yoga teaching style lies in gentle and strong movement, grounding and uplifting - balancing the masculine and feminine energies, the yin and the yang. She specialises in Yin & Restorative Yoga; weaving in guided meditation, grounding breathwork, yoga nidra, sound healing and other calming practices. Her dream is to share the teachings of yoga with as many people as possible, so that they too, can transform their lives with yoga.
Find her here @serenity.and.self
Carrie
Carrie first became acquainted with yoga back when it was promoted in the media by Geri Halliwell circa 2003, as the world's best kept secret for staying fit! Carrie dipped in and out of yoga for years thinking she was missing something - she was! Travelling around the world as an au pair, with nothing but a rucksack and a few yoga books, Carrie began to search for inner peace from a life that seemed out of balance. Having already done a degree in Psychology, she started to become interested in the writings of Eckhart Tolle, Ram Dass and Gabor Mate, looking for ways she could apply spiritual practices and embodied approaches to her life in order to find peace and help to encourage others to do so.
Carrie likes to specialise in yin yoga - she really enjoys the parallels it has with jungian psychology and likes to teach from a functional point of view. Carrie likes to think of herself as a forever student of yoga, with a long road ahead of her and would be honoured to share the journey with anyone who would like to join her for the sweet, messy, humbling ride that it is.
Find her here @carrie_on_yoga_
Lizzy
Lizzy started the physical practice of yoga in 2015. Shortly after she went travelling for some years spending a lot of time in Krishna-conscious communities, Buddhist centres and ashrams - delving into the endless well of yoga. On her return to the UK she moved to Cornwall and completed her yoga teacher trainings.
The learnings from her studies weave together – alongside her own practice, teachers & general life lessons to form her classes. You can expect plenty of moments to pause, look inward, see what’s going on there, and choose how you want to respond to that in your physical practice.
Her primary focus for each class is a reminder for herself – to know that you are all good, just a human, doing and feeling human things. You’ll probably hear one her poems during sivasana that reiterates just that.
Find her here @lizzyplace
RO
Ro is a yoga teacher based in Falmouth, Cornwall. She has been teaching since 2016 and has a deep passion for helping other people experience the transformative impact of yoga. Currently she teaches Dynamic Vinyasa Flow, Yin yoga and Pregnancy Yoga. Ro completed her 500 hours advanced Teacher training with Quantum yoga, 30 hours Yin yoga with Norman Blair, 42 hours anatomy & physiology with Jambo Truong and her 85 hours Pregnancy yoga, post natal yoga and mother and baby yoga with Sally Parkes. Her past and current training continues to inspire and influence her knowledge and intelligent teaching style. She aims to pass on that inspiration to students of whatever age, background or ability, all over the world. Her teaching has a practical approach entwining the breath, body and mind, exploring both the physical and esoteric aspects of the practice. Ro is clear at communicating and classes leave you more harmonious, healthy, happy and in true balance with yourself and the now.
Find her here @yoga.ro
Stephanie
Stephanie found her way into the world of yoga through meditation and consciousness philosophy before ever actually stepping onto a yoga mat. Now, 15 years later Stephanie finds herself living and breathing yoga, open to where the journey takes her next. 5 years ago Stephanie opened her own Yoga + Meditation studio in the midlands, nurturing members with a 360 degree approach to wellness through Yoga, Meditation, Sound Healing, Reiki, Yoga Teacher Training Courses, Ibiza Retreats and more. Stephanie has since taken the plunge and moved to Cornwall to experience a slower pace of living closer to nature and water but continues to teach Yoga, run Teacher Training Courses and Workshops.
Stephanie specialises in Meditation, Yin/Yang Yoga, Shamanic Energy Healing practices, Moonology Workshops and Nervous System Regulation. Each Yoga class with Stephanie carries a strong theme of self discovery. Stephanie’s mission is to help her students discover who they really are when we peel away the layers of our mind, thoughts, judgements and expectations. We are all so much more than this busy mind and physical body. Practicing with Stephanie offers a way of returning to your centre, 1 breath, 1 shape, 1 practice at a time.
Find her here @stephanielifestyle.co
LOu
Lou's focus is wellness. She blends Yoga and Reiki within her sessions and offers this unique combination to guide, relax and restore. She was compelled to visit India for her Yoga training and delivers Reiki worldwide. Her classes are gentle, intuitive and invite you to move slowly with consciousness and guided mediation. Her intention is to create a warm, safe and grounded space for your healing practice.
Find her here @loulabel_