yoga classes

Choose a class at the level of experience, pace and teaching style that suits you:

Starting Yoga:  learn the fundamental principles - ensure you strengthen & improve suppleness without strain. A grounding in the basics of Yoga, including aspects of pranayama (the breath work)  and asanas  (the postures). Gain a deeper understanding of your energy - physical, mental and emotional, and how you spend and recharge it.

Enjoying Yoga:  Reinforcing the basics, plus the next steps in developing your postures and technique. Beginners or those with experience.

Yoga Flow: a deep and meaningful practice of Hatha yoga where postures flow together in sequences with the breath

Power Yoga: An advanced Ashtanga-based class for people who are fit and want to stretch themselves more. Strong, aerobic and energetic. Correct breathing is emphasised, so that movement can be strong but effortless.

Core Strength Class: draws on both yoga and pilates, and teaches the fundamentals for both. Techniques to help you tone your abdominal muscles and strengthen your back.

After School Teen Yoga

A course designed to help teenagers develop strength and flexibility and relax after school

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Yoga for Pregnancy: An ideal practice to help ease the natural changes taking place in the body and safely keep the body toned and supple without strain, whilst preparing for the physical demands of childbirth and motherhood.

See details of pre and post natal classes

our yoga teachers:

Khatun embraces the many styles of Yoga in her teaching. Her classes are varied, insightful and will help you to discover the ‘effortless effort’ so valuable with your practice. Discover all that you never knew that your body could do. Photo

Colin teaches a strong class with attention to the quality of the breath within the postures.  His distinctive style will ensure you deepen your understanding of yoga in general and also the subtleties of gently working your socks off!

Berenice teaches a style of yoga focusing on connecting breath with movement to enhance well-being and joy. Students will come away from a class feeling realigned and peaceful.

Anjana teaches hatha flow yoga, an energising practice where postures are linked into sequences with the breath. Classes vary from week to week, so you can explore your body and deepen your practice at a comfortable pace, and simply experience the joy of yoga. Photo

Lisa's style of yoga is Vinyasa flow, which stems from the Desikachar School. She believes in yoga as a source of strength and of softness.  Her classes are suitable for both beginners and more intermediate yoga students. Photo

Christina teaches an enjoyable flowing hatha class, in which breath and movement are carefully woven together to create fluid sequences. The combination of mindful breathing, asana and inner focus settles the body, mind and emotions, re-instating a sense of harmony and lightness, whilst cleansing, opening and strengthening the entire system as a whole.

Roxanna’s classes include breathwork and chanting and have a meditative feel. They are suitable for those with some experience of yoga.

Sarah Jane Disney trained and taught in Hong Kong for 6 years. She completed her Yoga Alliance (US/Can) training in 2006 and her Birthlight (UK) Pre and Postnatal training with Francoise Freedman in 2009. She qualified to teach Mat Pilates and Pre and Postnatal Pilates with Balanced Body University in Feb 2010. She has a 4 year old daughter and an 11 month old baby girl. Photo

Edith’s classes are wonderfully structured – she loves to have a defined beginning, with a pre-planned sequence of postures. The relaxation at the end may include candle-gazing to quieten and focus the mind. Photo

choose a class from our class timetable

book a class:

    Phone 0208 399 3930, or email

Classes run all year round - you can start at any time.

benefits of yoga

Regular practice of yoga will:

• Strengthen and tone core muscles which support your back and stomach
• Improve your suppleness and heal your body
• Achieve a sense of balance, harmony and calm
• Work your whole body and focus your mind

Yoga is for all ages - our members range in age from their teens to their 70s and 80s

injury or back pain?
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Both yoga and pilates can be helpful in recovering from injury or easing a chronic condition such as back pain. Be sure to speak to your teacher, so that she can allow for your condition. Don't expect miracles, but care and persistence usually produces results. We believe in a holistic approach to your health, and work closely with medical practitioners and therapists where necessary.

gentle yoga: all the gain without the pain

Gentle yoga can bring, gently and steadily, positive change and benefit to our mind and bodies. See gentle yoga

choice of class level and pace

Our timetable provides a class level key:
1 = Beginner
2 = Intermediate/advanced
G = Gentle; A = Active

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need advice or help?
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Beginners are very welcome at BoCo. Not sure where to start, or whether yoga or pilates are for you? If you need advice on the type and level of class that would be right for you, call Karin or Khatun on 0208 399 3930. 

A one-to-one session with a teacher will give you more detailed guidance, so you can feel confident in joining a class that is right for you.

small classes, individual attention, high-quality teaching

• maximum of 13 to a class
• individual attention
• no pressure - you progress at your own pace
• expert and enthusiastic teachers
• understanding and guidance to help you progress at your own pace

More information on yoga, and Links to yoga-related sites

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