the yoga village
Nottingham
At the Yoga Village our ethos is inclusive and independent. There need be no
barriers to practising yoga and so our classes welcome everyone, young and old,
people with medical conditions, people who have practised yoga for years and
people who are completely new to it. The Yoga Village began when we – a couple
of yoga teachers – moved to Nottingham in 2005. We are now known throughout the
city for our wide-ranging antenatal and family-centred yoga classes, which
includes pregnancy yoga, birth workshops, postnatal classes, parent and toddler
groups, kids’ yoga and mini retreats for mums. We love and value these classes
immensely and believe that they are able to provide deep support for women and
men through the intensity of early years’ parenting. We’re delighted that
hundreds of friendships have been born out of these classes. We are also
experienced and highly qualified teachers of general yoga classes for adults. We
started out as general yoga teachers and have taught for two decades. Our style
of yoga is essentially restorative and meditative with a focus also on physical
practice and health. This style and training is the underpinning of all our
classes and in particular gives us the tools to work with a broad range of
students. We have run specialist classes for people who have suffered strokes,
for prisoners, for people with ME, MS, addiction and more. Our general classes
are for anyone interested in a style of yoga that is relaxing and holistic. The
somatic (body) awareness practised can lead to a transforming relationship with
our bodies which can gradually free us from old patterns (physical and mental)
leading to more resilience (eg from the effects of stress) and improved mental
and physical well-being. As teachers we’ve been fortunate enough to spend over
twenty years training with a much loved senior teacher and in ashrams. When we
started teaching, yoga wasn’t the big business it is today – with quick
teacher-training courses and multiple franchises. We have been blessed to
experience and value depth of training, long term commitment and a sense of
integrity which honours the subject of yoga. Yoga means union: this can be union
with ourselves, with our friends and family, and with our community and planet.
Simple yoga techniques can help us live a healthier life that is more balanced
and harmonious.
