Temple of Yoga - Banbury

One of the things we hear most often is:

"𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘨𝘢 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘰."
"𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬."
"𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺."

People often say these things as though they need to apologise.

But life isn't something that happens outside of yoga. Yoga was always meant to meet us in the middle of it.

The joyful seasons. The exhausting ones. The weeks when practice feels effortless, and the months when simply getting through the day is enough. None of it puts you further away.

Yoga isn't a race, and there isn't a perfect attendance record waiting at the end.

The practice isn't about never stepping away. It's about learning that you can always return.

Whether you've been away for two weeks, two years or twenty, you don't have to start from the beginning.
You simply begin from where you are today.

If today feels like the right day, we'd love to welcome you.

And if it doesn't, that's okay too.

We'll still be here when you're ready. 🤎

You're preparing to meet your baby.

But who is preparing you to meet yourself?

Pregnancy changes everything.

Your body. Your routines. Your relationships. Your hopes for the future.

And somewhere amongst the appointments, shopping lists and plans for birth, there's another quieter journey unfolding.

The journey into motherhood.

Our Pregnancy Yoga classes offer more than gentle movement.

They're a dedicated hour each week to breathe, to slow down, to connect with your changing body and growing baby, and to be alongside other women walking this remarkable path with you.

Together we'll explore movement, breathwork and relaxation to ease common pregnancy discomforts, prepare body and mind for birth, and create space for one of life's biggest transitions.

Whether you've practised yoga for years or are stepping onto the mat for the very first time, you'll be warmly welcomed.

Pregnancy Yoga 📍 Temple of Yoga, Banbury 🗓 Tuesdays • 7.30–8.30pm

Because preparing for birth is important.
Preparing for motherhood matters too.

🤎 Book your place via the link in our bio.

"𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁?"

It's probably the question we're asked most often.

People are often surprised when we don't always answer, "The beginners' class."

We do sometimes run Foundations courses, and they're a wonderful way to begin. But the truth is that there isn't just one kind of beginner.

Someone who hasn't moved their body for years has different needs to someone who runs every day.

Someone looking to build strength may be looking for something very different from someone arriving exhausted and longing for a little more peace.

Yoga meets us where we are.
That's why we'd rather help you find the class that's right for 𝘆𝗼𝘂, than simply point everyone towards the same starting point.

Swipe through for a guide to the different styles we offer. And if you're still unsure, send us a message.

We'd be delighted to help you find the place to begin.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀.
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀.

The body moves.
The body rests.

Somewhere in between, we remember that we were never meant to live in effort alone.

Yoga is often thought of as movement, but some of its deepest gifts don't arise through effort alone. They reveal themselves in the quiet that follows, when we soften our grip, listen a little more deeply, and allow ourselves to receive. 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 is an invitation into both.

We'll begin with a gentle, mindful flow, accompanied by a carefully curated soundscape that supports the rhythm of the practice. As movement gradually melts into stillness, the music softens and we settle into restorative postures before resting in the gentle resonance of gong and chimes.

Sometimes the most profound part of the practice isn't the movement at all, but the moment we finally stop trying to hold everything together.

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 • 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁 • 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲.

Perhaps this is your invitation to do a little less... and receive a little more.

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 • 𝟲.𝟭𝟱–𝟳.𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺
Temple of Yoga, Banbury

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆?

One moment we're here. The next we're replaying a conversation, planning tomorrow, worrying about something that hasn't happened yet.

Some experiences are so deeply human that they hardly change.

Long before smartphones, email or social media, the Yoga Sūtras described these restless movements of the mind as 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢-𝘷𝘳̣𝘵𝘵𝘪.

It's remarkable how familiar that still feels today.

The Yoga Sūtras don't simply describe the problem. They offer a path through it.

𝗔𝗯𝗵𝘆𝗮̄𝘀𝗮 is the practice of returning.

Returning to the breath. Returning to the present moment. Returning again each time the mind wanders.

𝗩𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗮̄𝗴𝘆𝗮 is the practice of loosening our grip.

Caring deeply, while learning not to be consumed by outcomes we cannot control.

Together, these two ideas sit at the heart of yoga. Not as abstract philosophy, but as something we can explore in practice, one breath and one moment at a time.

These teachings have endured because they continue to speak to something true about being human.
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Many people come to yoga for the movement.
And there's nothing wrong with that.

But in the Dharma Yoga practice, the postures are just one thread of a much richer tapestry.

Alongside āsana, we practise mantra, prāṇāyāma and kriyā—ancient techniques that work with the breath, the voice and the subtle body, inviting us into a deeper experience of yoga.

The physical practice is often the doorway.

What lies beyond it is often why people stay.

If you're curious about exploring yoga as a complete practice, we'd love to welcome you to one of our Dharma classes here in Banbury.
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🧘 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 | 6.15pm
🌅 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 | 7.30am
☀ 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 | 9.30am

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀.

From our very first moment until our very last, it never leaves our side.

And yet, most of us rarely notice it.

We rush through the day. We hold our breath without realising. Our breathing becomes shallow when we're overwhelmed, hurried or afraid. The breath changes with every experience we have.

In yoga, we notice something else too.

When the mind is restless, the breath often becomes restless. And when we gently change the rhythm of the breath, we sometimes discover that the mind begins to follow.

This is the heart of 𝗽𝗿𝗮̄𝗻̣𝗮̄𝘆𝗮̄𝗺𝗮.

Not controlling the breath. Not forcing ourselves to feel calm. But meeting the breath with awareness until it becomes an anchor we can return to, again and again.

A bridge between body and mind.

A quiet way of gathering ourselves when life has scattered us.

In this carousel, we've shared three simple breathing practices that we return to again and again.

Not because they're complicated, but because the simplest practices are often the ones we carry with us for a lifetime.

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀.

Before you move on to the next thing, pause.

Take one slow breath.

Notice the inhale.

Notice the exhale.

Allow yourself to arrive, exactly where you are.
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𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.

Long evenings. Days out. Children home from school. More plans. More people. More doing.

It's a beautiful season. But it can also feel like one long inhale. Always moving. Always giving. Always thinking about the next thing.

The breath teaches us something different.

We cannot keep inhaling forever. Eventually, the body asks us to exhale. To soften. To let go. To come down.

That rhythm isn't a luxury. It's how we find balance.

Our monthly 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁 class is an opportunity to do just that.

For ninety minutes, you'll be supported by blankets, bolsters and breath as we gently guide the body from doing into being. There's nothing to achieve, nowhere to rush to and nothing to hold together.

Just space to exhale.

To let your nervous system settle.

To remember that rest isn't something we have to earn. It's part of the rhythm of being human.

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁.

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𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁
Friday | 6.00–7.30pm
Temple of Yoga, Banbury

𝟳𝟰% 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗞 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲.

Perhaps the most important thing to know is this:

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

It's responding exactly as it was designed to.

Human beings didn't evolve to live with an inbox that never empties.

To switch constantly between conversations, notifications and responsibilities.

To be available all the time.

To carry so much information while finding so little space to process it.

Sometimes feeling overwhelmed isn't a sign that something is wrong with you. It's a sign that you've been carrying a great deal for a long time.

Yoga doesn't ask us to ignore that reality.
Instead, it offers simple, practical ways to gently communicate something our bodies long to hear:

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲.

A slower breath.

A longer exhale.

A supported posture held with ease.

Little by little, the body begins to soften.

The mind becomes less scattered.

The nervous system remembers that it doesn't have to stay on high alert forever.

Perhaps that's why so many people leave class saying, "𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘰."

𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂:

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𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲.

𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁.

𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵.

Movement is only the beginning.

For many of us, the body is the easiest place to begin.

It's tangible. We can feel it stretching, strengthening, breathing. But in yoga, we don't move simply to become more flexible or more fit.

We move to become present.

The physical practice is the first doorway. As the body softens, the breath deepens. As the breath steadies, the mind gradually quietens. Beneath all of that is something subtler still—a quiet current of prāṇa, awareness and presence.

This is why yoga is often described as a moving meditation.

Every transition becomes an invitation to listen. Every breath becomes a thread leading us a little closer to ourselves.

After a little time away to rest and be with Maya after her birth, I'm so happy to be returning to this class. It has been so beautifully and skilfully held by Becca over the past months, and I'm deeply grateful for the care she's brought to it.

Now I'm looking forward to sharing my own flavour of Flow again.

Expect creative, breath-led movement rooted in the tradition of yoga. A practice that begins with the body but doesn't stop there. One that gently guides us from the outer layers of our being towards the quieter, subtler experience of prāṇa and the stillness that lies beneath.

Thursdays | 6:15–7:15pm

I'd love you to join us.

Sometimes the way home isn't through doing more. Sometimes it's simply through moving, breathing, and returning to what has been there all along.