Why we cap every class at fourteen mats
The number isn't a marketing device. It's what fits in the room while still leaving a teacher able to see everyone in it — and it costs us about £34,000 a year.
The journal
Writing about the practice, not about the industry.
Our teachers write here when they have something specific to say — about anatomy, about the room, about the decisions behind how we run the place. Roughly one a month.
Your hamstrings probably aren't tight
Most people who cannot touch their toes have hamstrings of perfectly ordinary length. What they have is a nervous system that has decided the…
In defence of the 6am class
It is the hardest slot to sell, the hardest to staff, and the one with the best attendance record in the studio. Four years of running it has taught…
Why the studio doesn't smell of anything
No incense, no diffusers, no essential oils on the mist. It's the single most commented-on thing about the room, and the decision behind it is more…
Props are not a downgrade
The block under your hand is not a concession, and the belief that it is costs people more range than anything else we see in the room. A short guide…
What savasana is actually for
The last ten minutes are the part most often trimmed when a class runs long, and the part with the strongest claim to being the practice rather than…
Starting yoga after forty
Roughly half the people who come to their first class here are over forty, and almost all of them arrive apologising for it. A straight account of…
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What's changed on the schedule, what a teacher has been reading, and the occasional piece that never makes it onto the site.
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