Yoga and Gardener’s Back

Summer’s sprung, the grass has grown and now there’s all that lawn to be mown!

And sometimes, in our enthusiasm to keep the garden looking bright and beautiful in summer, we go overboard with the digging and weeding…and lifting…and pulling…and planting…and generally putting unusual pressure on our backs.

Spring and summer is when we . . . → Read More: Yoga and Gardener’s Back

New Yoga Classes – Updated Timetable From 5 September 2011

In our continuing quest to bring you all the best that yoga has to offer, changes are afoot in the Shambhala Studios timetable!!!

The ever popular Family Yoga returns with Caitlin Maskell and Jo Burns from Sunday 11 September 10am-11am.

With Liz Smith’s Wednesday morning Yin Yoga being adopted as a vital addition to . . . → Read More: New Yoga Classes – Updated Timetable From 5 September 2011

Mini Yogi Teacher Training with Shana Meyerson

Shana Meyerson, the founder of Mini Yogis in Los Angeles will be leading a ten hour teacher training course for Yoga for Kids in London on 29 and 30 October.

The course will be fun, interactive and informative and is aimed at helping people to teach creative, whimsical yoga classes to children aged between . . . → Read More: Mini Yogi Teacher Training with Shana Meyerson

Fascia, Caesareans and Other Abdominal Surgery

Talking to many of the ladies, both students and teachers, at Shambhala Studios, it would seem that I am not alone in having had abdominal surgery in the form of a caesarean.

For many of us, it was extremely inconvenient at the time but, once the scar had healed, we thought no more about . . . → Read More: Fascia, Caesareans and Other Abdominal Surgery

Avoiding a Dowager’s Hump With Yoga and Pilates

I first became involved in martial arts when my children wanted fell in love with Jackie Chan. Taking them along to a local class, I discovered that we could all learn it together. Two years later, they had both moved on to other hobbies whilst I was well and truly hooked, going on to . . . → Read More: Avoiding a Dowager’s Hump With Yoga and Pilates

Maternity Yoga Classes

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Our latest article about Maternity Yoga Classes at Shambhala Studios.

Carolyn Higgs is Shambhala’s pregnancy yoga teacher. She has been teaching for eight years.

In addition . . . → Read More: Maternity Yoga Classes

Yoga Class For Pregnancy

Today, there around 2,000 pregnant women in the UK; 2,000 women whose bodies are changing and preparing for the Big Event: the birth of the baby.

It’s the most natural thing in the world – and yoga can make this beautiful process more enjoyable, both for mother and baby. Practising yoga has helped millions . . . → Read More: Yoga Class For Pregnancy

Yoga Workshop with Howard Napper – A Review

The yoga day with Howard Napper on 8th May was inspiring.

Howard is so knowledgeable, yet so pleasantly unconventional in his outlook to – and teaching of – yoga.

He emphasised that everyone is built differently so it is better to accept your limitations and to practice what suits you. Use poses . . . → Read More: Yoga Workshop with Howard Napper – A Review

Yoga Workshop with John Stirk – 18th June 2011

Yoga Workshop at Shambhala Studios with John Stirk – ‘The Fluid Self’

Saturday 18th June 2011 ~ 10am – 4pm £45

John Stirk is one of the UK’s leading yoga teachers. His grounding in Yoga, Osteopathy and Psychology has, over a 30 year period, stimulated a continually evolving practice and approach to teaching that . . . → Read More: Yoga Workshop with John Stirk – 18th June 2011

New Yoga and Pilates Classes

Shambhala Studios are pleased to announce two new Yoga For Beginners classes:

Friday evenings: 8pm – 9pm Saturday mornings: 9am – 10am

There is also a Dynamic Yoga class

Saturday mornings: 10.15am – 11.45am

And, due to popular demand, we have added a new day-time Pilates class

Thursday afternoons: 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Shambhala new . . . → Read More: New Yoga and Pilates Classes