Yoga in Hackney. Classes in North & East London

Bridget Stacey
Email bridgetstacey@gmail.com
Website: www.bridgetstacey.wordpress.com

‘Slow Flow’-  a meditative Hatha Yoga class. Building strength, length and power whilst improving posture. Focus on alignment helps prevent and heal injuries, focus on breath to encourage release, relax and calm. Great way to unwind and keep the mind and body in shape. Level 1 – 2  (suitable for beginners – intermediates).  Please email for further information and directions. Private lessons also available. Please inquire.

Hackney Wick

Kimberly Hu
Omega Works
Unit 318, 4 Roach Rd
Hackney Wick E3 2PA
Website: www.sweatshopyoga.com

Weekend Warrior Flow All levels Saturday 10:30-11:30am

Dalston/London Fields

Emily Hayward
Holistic Health
64 Broadway Market, E8 4QJ
Tel: 07905 944314
Email: emilyhaywardyoga@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.thenaturalbirthcompany.co.uk

Pregnancy Yoga with BWY Certified Teacher:

Shoreditch

Tammy Jones
Geffrye Centre & SPACe sports Hall (group sessions)
Individual sessions also available at own home or various locations
Email: tammy@canuyoga.com
Website: www.canuyoga.com

Tammy offers group sessions in shoreditch at the Geffrye centre and SPACe sports hall, and also private individual or group sessions at your home, her home or at work. Also experienced in teaching pregnancy yoga and yoga to children. Please see website for more information.

Kimberly Hu
Frame
29 New Inn Yard
Shoreditch EC2A 3EY
Website: www.sweatshopyoga.com

Vinyasa Flow All levels on Monday mornings 11-12pm. Warrior Flow (Budokon-inspired) All levels Wednesday evenings 8.30 - 9.30pm.

Kimberly Hu
Body Studio
89a Rivington Street
Shoreditch EC2A 3AY
Website: www.sweatshopyoga.com

Power Lunch Yoga All levels Monday 12.30 - 1.15pm Core Yoga Flow All levels Wednesday 6:45-8pm 

Clapton

Emma de Mornay Davies
Hurdman Hall,
St John-at-Hackney Church
Lower Clapton Road
London E5 0PD
Email: emmadmd@blueyonder.co.uk

Emma teaches Hatha Yoga on Monday evenings. These are drop in classes. For details please go Hatha Yoga Classes Hackney

Madelaine Heinemann
Yoga Body Centre,
3rd Floor Regal House
152 - 156 Lower Clapton Road
Clapton Pond, London E5 0QJ
Tel: 07939 901515
Email: mad4yoga@gmail.com
Website: www.madyoga.co.uk

Madelaine teaches Yoga Tantra (asana, pranayama, mantra and nidra) and Hatha Flow.

Bethnal Green

Antonia Blocker
Yoganesh
27 Old Ford Road,
Bethnal Green, Hackney, London E2 9PJ
Tel: 079443 15341
Email: info@antoniablockeryoga.co.uk
Website: www.antoniablockeryoga.co.uk

Antonia teaches Vinyasa Flow, influenced by the principles of Iyengar and Ashtanga. For full details please visit Antonia's website. Private one to one instruction or small groups in your own home available. Please inquire

Rachel James
Bodywise Yoga and Natural Health Centre, 119 Roman Road, London E2 0QN
Tel: 020 8981 6938 Email: rachelcjames@gmail.com

Monday evenings beginners class.

Kimberly Hu
Threshold Centre
1 Ada Place
Bethnal Green E2 9BA
Website: www.sweatshopyoga.com

Budokon Yoga Flow All levels Monday 7-8:15pm

Victoria Park

Tuesday evenings & 7.30 pm - 9 pm.  Drop in Class not for complete beginners Starting with sitting and breathing techniques followed by vinyasa and with weekly focus on a set of postures £9.00 or £7.50 concessions.

Stoke Newington

Gilly Angell
Nevill Road,  and Church Hall, Defoe Road
Stoke Newington, Hackney, London N16
Tel: 020 7249 6664
Email: gilly.angell@btinternet.com
Website: Gilly Angell London Yoga 

Gilly teaches asana and pranayama classes as well as one to one specialist yoga for those with certain health problems. Please go to the website for more details.

Nicky Bowden
Yogahome
11 Allen Road
Stoke Newington, Hackney, London N16
Tel: 020 7249 2425 Mobile: 07803047701
Email: nicky_bowden@hotmail.com

Nicky teaches ashtanga yoga primary series classes at Yogahome. She also teaches private one-to-one or small group classes in Stoke Newington in Ashtanga or Hatha Yoga (these are an ideal way to either review and fine-tune the basics or to refine your practice at a more advanced level.) Please visit London Yoga Classes With Nicky Bowden  for more details.

Madelaine Heinemann 
Home Studio, 100 Osbaldeston Road,
Stoke Newington, London N16 6NL
Tel: 020 8806 2364
Email: mad4yoga@gmail.com
Website: www.madyoga.co.uk or Yoga Stoke Newington

Madeline teaches Hatha Yoga as well as one to one, group/family classes, and corporate. Madelaine also offers one to one consulations for structural yoga to help allieve pain and correct structural imbalances.

Louise Leonard
Sunstone For Women
Northwold Road
Stoke Newington, London N16 7HR
(yoga classes open to non-members)

Jubilee Primary School Community Centre,
Filey Avenue, N16 6NR
Tuesdays 9:30 to 10:30 am (school term dates only) STARTING Tuesday the 27th of September 2011
Cost: just £2 per class

Tel: 07939 901515
Email: Leonard.Louise@blueyonder.co.uk
Website: www.northlondonyoga.org

Louise teaches Iyengar Yoga on Saturdays 12.00 - 1.30 at Sunstone and Tuesday mornings at Jubille Primary School. These are drop in classes. For details please go to Louise's website.

Rachel James 
Politi Arts Studio
10 - 12 Manor Road, Stoke Newington, London N16 5SD
Tel: 07966 165658 Email: rachelcjames@gmail.com

Wednesday mornings 9.30am - 11am. Open level class starting with sitting and breathing techniques followed by vinyasa and with weekly focus on a set of postures. Beginners welcome as well as those with more experience. 5 classes for £30.00 or drop in £7.50.

Benefits of Yoga

A philosophical as well as physical way of life emphasizing harmony of body and mind.

The philosophy of yoga is based in Eastern Metaphysical beliefs. The goal of the philosophy is to help a person become balanced in mind and body and attain self-enlightenment. Yoga, apart from its metaphysical teachings, is beneficial to the body.

Yoga means "union" in Sanskrit, the language of ancient India where yoga originated. We can think of the union occurring between mind, body and spirit.

The Sanskrit word asana refers to the practice of physical postures or poses. Asana is only one of the eight so-called "limbs" or types of yoga, the majority of which are more concerned with mental and spiritual well being than physical activity.

Yoga is about creating balance in the body through developing both strength and flexibility. This is done through the performance of poses, each of which has specific physical benefits. The poses can be done quickly in succession, creating heat in the body through movement or more slowly to increase stamina and perfect the alignment of the pose.

Yoga teachers will often refer to "your practice," which means your individual experience with yoga as it develops over time. It is always evolving and changing. Although the poses themselves do not change, your relationship to them will.

One of the most difficult, but ultimately most liberating things about yoga is letting go of the ego and accepting that no one is better than anyone else. Everyone is just doing their best on any given day.

In addition to practicing the poses, yoga classes may also include instruction on breathing, call and response chanting, meditation, or an inspirational reading by the teacher. The variety and amount of this will depend on the individual teacher and the tradition in which they have trained.

Typically, a yoga class at a gym will be more focused on the purely physical benefits of yoga, while one at a yoga centre may delve more into the spiritual side. Some people find that the physical practice of yoga becomes a gateway into a spiritual exploration while others just enjoy a wonderful low-impact workout that makes them feel great.