Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Yep! The same Krishnamacharya lineage runs through my own practice and teaching....grounded in tradition and no fluffiness or woo-woo 😉

When I started practicing, I thought spirituality had to announce itself.

I was attending many different classes.
The teachers who opened class with chakras, poetry, half-hour stories — sometimes too much bláblábla and frufrufru — I thought they were the spiritual ones. The Iyengar teacher I was practicing with never did that. Alignment, mechanics, structure. Nothing else. I quietly decided she wasn’t spiritual.

I was wrong.

Time passed. I came to understand that spirituality cannot be taught. We can teach religion, rituals, techniques to calm the mind — but spirituality transcends all logical knowledge.

Now I see her teaching for what it was, straight from the source — the same Krishnamacharya lineage that runs through my own practice today. And with so many new styles and trends claiming to hold spirituality, many beginners are misled.

Not everything that shines is gold.
Not everything that smells of Palo Santo is spiritual.

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✨ Last chance to practice with me before a break! ✨

Join us tomorrow at 6pm at Compton Church for a grounding and cleansing, calming yet revitalising Ashtanga practice...

This will be our last class until September 6th, so come along, move, breathe and discover the many benefits of this powerful and transformative practice.

Whether you’re new to Ashtanga or already have an established practice, Every Body is welcome 😀🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️🙏

📍 Compton Church
🕕 Tomorrow at 6pm
📅 Back on September 6th

Come join us....your body and mind will thank you 😊

✨ Finding Balance - Last couple of Classes Before a short Break!

Just 2 sessions left before I pause until September - and I’d love to see you on the mat 😃

In my classes we gather as a community, then move together towards awareness. I encourage students to not focus on perfection, but to focus on being fully present, connecting breath, body, and mind.

Ashtanga yoga is about how it feels... moving the body to quiet the mind, finding balance, and creating space within 😌

Why not discover the endless benefits of this traditional, grounding, balanced practice for yourself..... Every Body welcome 😃🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️🙏

August Dates -

✨ Sunday 23rd at 10am in Secret Garden, RWY

✨ Monday 24th at 6pm at Compton Church

Book here - www.plymouthyoga.co.uk 🙏

Anyone else?🙋‍♀️
Why not join us tomorrow at 6.15pm for a stress busting, health boosting, calming yet uplifting Ashtanga session in the lovely Parish Centre of Stoke Damerel church.....Every Body welcome 😀🧘‍♀️🧘🏻‍♂️🙏

Book here - www.plymouthyoga.co.uk 🙏

Scientific research shows that yoga transforms your brain neuro-plasticity (brain wiring) facilitating more happy thoughts and feelings, and decreasing a whole range of unpleasant ones.

Ashtanga yoga in particular, with all its forward folds, and then counter balance backbends, stimulates important nerves in the brain resulting in a feeling of calmness, that ‘yoga stoned' feeling we know so well 😊

Sincerely, your Ashtanga Yoga teacher. Please spread the word.

See you tomorrow at 6pm at Compton Church for a stress-busting, calming yet uplifting Ashtanga practice. ..Every Body welcome 😀🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️🙏

Finding balance in beautiful Brittany 🌞
Now back from a wonderful break and I’m really looking forward to seeing you for the last full week of classes before my summer break 💛

We arrived in Roscoff to a stunning sunrise and dolphins! 🐬 🌅 And spent a lovely week exploring the beautiful white (and often wonderfully empty) beaches of western Brittany, had cooling swims in gorgeous turquoise seas, and enjoyed bike rides and coastal walks, visiting quaint villages and standing stones 🌊🚲 🌞

And now…..back to yoga!

Tomorrow at 10am we’ll be practising in the lovely Secret Garden at RWY🌿....Every Body welcome 😀🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️🙏

Book here - www.plymouthyoga.co.uk

Can’t wait to see you there!✨

Why Practice the Same Sequence?

Some people say Ashtanga Yoga is repetitive. As it's the same sequence each practice.

But for practitioners, that repetition isn't a limitation….it's the doorway to transformation.

The fixed series of postures, synchronised with steady breath and mindful movement, gradually settles the body and mind into rhythm.
Over time, the nervous system settles into the parasympathetic "rest and digest" state, where the senses grow quiet and the mind shifts into alpha brainwaves.
And the practice evolves into a moving meditation.

Modern science supports what Ashtangis have known for centuries - the body opens most effectively through relaxation, not force. The Ashtanga method with its very familiar series creates the perfect environment for that ease. 

What may seem repetitive from the outside becomes, for the practitioner, a powerful path to inner peace, vitality, and lasting transformation.

As taught by Patanjali: "Yoga chitta vritti nirodhah" - Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind. And Ashtanga’s repetition is its living embodiment. 

Join us on Sunday morning in the gorgeous Secret Garden at RWY (only if temp is less than 22°) and experience how Ashtanga Yoga can cultivate strength, calm, clarity, and a deeper connection with yourself....

✨ Every Body welcome. No matter your age, flexibility, or experience, your practice begins exactly where you are 😀🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️🙏

⚠️This is my ONLY class this week so come get your Ashtanga fix ☺️

Huge thanks for your continued, loyalty and support. Whether you attend class once a week, once a month, or once in a blue moon, I’m hugely grateful that you continue to share and embrace your Ashtanga yoga journey with me, and I couldn’t do it without you 🫶

Here’s the current class schedule for August. As requested I’ve kept Wednesday class going as much as possible.
I’d love to see you on the mat over the coming weeks....Every Body welcome 😀🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️🙏
This may be subject to change depending on my holiday plans, but I will of course let you know 😀

Please book here - www.plymouthyoga.co.uk 💛

A few days finding some balance on the gorgeous Lizard Peninsula 💙

I’m back now and looking forward to seeing you back on the mats tomorrow at 6.15 at lovely Stoke Damerel church….Every Body welcome 😀🧘‍♀️🧘🏻‍♂️🙏

A reminder from fab Ashtangi Kino - "Ashtanga Yoga is not only about mastering difficult postures. It is about cultivating a spirit that is resilient enough to meet life’s challenges and light enough to dance with its blessings. A joyful heart is not separate from the practice. It is one of its greatest fruits"

See you tomorrow ✨

Here’s the current class schedule for August. I’d love to see you on the mat over the coming weeks.
This may be subject to change depending on my holiday plans, but I will of course let you know 😀

Please book here - www.plymouthyoga.co.uk 💛