about BoCo
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a peaceful space for yoga and pilates
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Karin and I first met several years ago at a Yoga class I was teaching. We found we had a shared vision of a perfect yoga environment – a peaceful and dedicated space, not part of a village hall or a competitive gym environment, with small classes allowing for individual guidance. Today at the BoCo studio in Surbiton we are able to share our vision with everyone - from beginners to experts. Our light-filled, serene studio is fully equipped and we've gathered an exceptional team of expert instructors. Our members, some of whom have been with us from the start, discover that the benefits of yoga and pilates go beyond an increase in flexibility and strength. They have found more energy and a sense of well-being. We think we have achieved our vision. Why not come and try it for yourself? Khatun Woodham |
the studio in Surbiton
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BoCo is on the Esher side of Surbiton, within easy reach of Kingston upon Thames, Esher, Claygate, Molesey, Hersham, Thames Ditton, Long Ditton, Chessington, New Malden, Hook and Hampton Court. There is ample parking nearby.
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pre-natal & post-natal classes and baby massage
Details of our:
pre and post natal yoga and pilates classes
active birth yoga class
baby aware and massage
therapies
We also provide a range of therapies, including acupuncture, osteopathy, physiotherapy, nutritional therapy, psychotherapy, cognitive hypnotherapy, aromatherapy, clinical hypnotherapy and NLP
members comment on their BoCo experience
Catherine Mackenzie, Surbiton
Having suffered a serious leg injury a few years ago I wondered how I would manage yoga, but within just 5 minutes of my first class I felt completely at ease. There is never any pressure, just expert guidance and care. Khatun is such a wonderful and empowering teacher, a complete gem who treats every person as the individual they are while always radiating something very special to the whole class. She explains the intricacies of breath and the human body in such a clear and meaningful way which takes you on a voyage of discovery – class is so much more than just executing poses. My mobility and strength have improved, and what a joy it has been to feel confident and free to develop in such a safe, caring environment. All the lovely BoCo staff and teachers make it so.
Lisa Saunders of Surbiton:
I absolutely LOVE my Tuesday evening class. I can’t think of one thing that would make a difference, as it’s brilliant already. My teacher is fantastic, and it’s made a real difference to my back, which is definitely stronger since I started the classes.
Tom Jones of Surbiton:
I've had chronic back pain for over three years. I started at BoCo with a gentle Pilates class, which I found excellent, then progressed on to a more active class. At the outset I couldn't even do the active Pilates class because my back was so bad. It's a great compliment to BoCo's programme how good my back generally feels today. Pilates has really been quite transformative for me – I'm delighted to have found it. My back and mobility feel better now than at any time over the past three years.
Michael Banks of Esher:
My experience has been quite remarkable. After a lifetime of sport I was increasingly restricted in my movement by painful stomach muscles and seriously thinking of giving sport up. I felt a one-to-one session at BoCo was worth a try but was not convinced that the set exercises would correct two years of discomfort. How wrong I was. After only a few days there was great improvement and now, a month later, I have regained mobility and enjoy playing tennis and golf once more
Susan Dick of Oxshott:
Joining BoCo was the best thing I have done this year. Everybody on reception is always cheerful and quick to help. When I began in January I had not practiced for four or five months due to a shoulder injury that wouldn't heal. Khatun took me back to basics and very soon my shoulder and practise were improving. By the time Colin returned from India, I was in much better shape to undertake the challenges he presented us with. Colin's teaching has helped me to grow emotionally and physically stronger. His knowledge is extensive and he is very quick to share that with us. My yoga practice has improved no end and I have a different awareness in my practice. It's now not just about getting into the asanas but working with pranayama and learning that the two go hand in hand.
Kitty Cook of Esher:
The instructors are what I value most at Body Concepts. Though extremely knowledgeable and experienced, their attitude is not one of pressure or judgment but one of guidance and encouragement. Through their teaching, they convey an awareness of and sensitivity to the fact that we are all different shapes and sizes, and we come to practice yoga (or pilates) for our own individual reasons. As a result, I have never found myself in a class overwhelmed with frustration by what my body cannot do, but overjoyed by discovering and learning what my body can do.
Other Testimonials for Boco Yoga and Pilates
therapy rooms and studio to let in Surbiton
We have two therapy rooms to let. The rooms are 10ft X 7ft 8in and 7ft X 7ft 8in. One has an adjustable electric treatment couch which can convert to a seat; the other has table and chairs. Facilities include on-line room booking system, security entry system, kitchen and toilet. Part time Receptionist cover is available. Access for early, late and weekend appointments can be arranged. Available on an ad hoc sessional basis or for agreed weekly slots. Rates from £10-17 per hour. See room1 amd room2
The studio also has sessions available for rental.
Email us on bookings@boco-uk.com for details.
our teachers
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Our teaching team combines to give you a wealth of experience and a range of styles. Each of them derives so much for themselves from their practice, and this is what makes them so passionate about their teaching.
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Khatun Woodham. Khatun’s classes and workshops range from Gentle Yoga to Power Yoga. She particularly emphasises getting the fundamentals right, for both beginners and the more experienced, so that yoga can be practiced safely and members can develop their technique at their own pace. Her discipline is Hatha Yoga. Qualified with Friends of Yoga International. She has been teaching yoga since 1996 and became a Yogabugs instructor in February 2005. Photo
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Colin Dunsmuir is a Yoga practitioner who is known for his experience, knowledge, caring and 
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He represents the fullness of the lineage of Professor T. Krishnamacharya through the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation (KHYF) as a Yoga Teacher Trainer, and has completed four years of Yoga Therapy Training under the direct tutelage of both TKV Desikachar and his son Kausthub Desikachar. He has spent considerable time practicing and studying at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai, India. Colin is also a British Wheel of Yoga Diploma Course Tutor. Besides contributing to both Yoga Teacher and Therapy trainings, mentoring existing Yoga Teachers and teaching at specific workshops, Colin has considerable focus and experience of Yoga as both an evolutionary practice and also as a therapy. He also supports this with ongoing study of ayur-veda in the same tradition. Colin runs a British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Course at BoCo Surbiton.
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Debby Tomlinson leads a fast-paced class for those with some pilates experience, giving the muscles a good work-out. With a background in dance, Debby’s classes are fun and will motivate you to keep fit and healthy. She started teaching 1988, and qualified with The Pilates Institute in 1990 and 2002. She gained an OCR Level 2 Certificate in Pilates teaching in October 2003.
Berenice Wilde has been studying yoga for the last 16 years and qualified in Spring 2008 as a Hatha yoga teacher with the Yoga Academy, which is accredited by the British Wheel of Yoga and the Yoga Alliance. She teaches a style of yoga focusing on connecting breath with movement to enhance well-being and joy. Students should come away from a class feeling realigned and peaceful. If we are kind to ourselves and our bodies amazing things will happen.
Barbara Zatloka trained with Future Fit, Fit Pro and YMCA Fit. and started teaching in 2007. She is an example of the strength Pilates gives you in a petite frame. Her classes are wonderfully varied and will cater for your level so that you build strength and suppleness with no strain – which is very much the BoCo ethos.
Anjana Mistri first started practising yoga at the age of 8 with her mother in the local temple in Johannesburg. She completed her teacher training at the Ananda Sanga Institute, Yoga Alliance in 2007. She teaches a style of flow yoga known as Integral Vinyasa which is a beautiful blend of teachings from great masters such as Swami Sivananda, Professor Krishnamacharya and Paramahansa Yogananda. Anjana next qualified as a pregnancy yoga teacher with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli of Sitaram Life Centre in 2009. She brings her previous experience of Iyengar and Hatha yoga into all her teaching and her classes are dynamic and varied, with a calm and steady focus building strength with softness through postures linked with breath. Photo
Trish Soper trained as a teacher in Modern Pilates with Cherry Baker, who developed this clinical approach to Pilates Exercise with leading physiotherapist Christopher Norris. Modern Pilates combines Joseph Pilates’ techniques with recent research and knowledge about fitness, exercise and core stability. Tricia’s classes focus on precision and are designed to develop balance throughout the body, building strong stable muscles that are also flexible and correctly aligned. Members enjoy the physical benefits of her classes and also the relaxation and mental focus that each session is designed to provide. Tricia is a certified Matwork Pilates Level 3 Instructor (2009) and has completed additional courses on Pilates & Pregnancy, Neuro Pilates, Shoulder Stability, Progressive Matwork 1, Pilates & Back Care, Pilates & The Older Adult and Pilates on the Ball. Tricia is also training in Life Coaching and as an NLP practitioner. Photo
Lisa Sutton is an infant massage instructor and paediatric physiotherapist who qualified at the University of Cape Town, South Africa and has worked with children with varying degrees of posture and movement and neurological difficulties for over 10 years. A Bobath-trained therapist and certified trainer with the International Association of Infant Massage (IAIM), she is also a certified assessor in the Brazelton and Prechtl methods for identification or early movement, sensory and behavioural difficulties in babies. Photo
Roxanna Ziolkowska is a former actress and drama teacher. She began practicing yoga in 1996, and began teaching last spring. Roxanna is halfway through her yoga teacher training under the tutelage of Colin Dunsmuir and Heather Robinson with the KHYF. Roxanna’s classes include breathwork and chanting and have a meditative feel. They are suitable for people with some experience of yoga.
Marzanne Swanepoel is an experienced Chartered Physiotherapist and Pilates Instructor who trained at the University of the Free State, South Africa, and the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute (APPI). She has two children herself and has completed her training in pre-and postnatal Pilates. Photo
Ruth Smith is an experienced Chartered Physiotherapist and Pilates instructor who trained at Kings College, London and the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute (APPI). She has completed training in pre and post-natal Pilates to be able to offer you a specially designed course to help you achieve your post-natal goals.
Natalie Meddings is an experienced active birth yoga teacher and doula. She trained with Janet Balaskas (author of New Active Birth) in 2003 and pioneering French obstetrician, Michel Odent. She has been attending births since 2004, and the experience and knowledge she has gained, is shared in the class.
Regina Curran is fully trained nurse, midwife and therapist with 30 years experience. She provides antenatal and postnatal support to mums and babies. She is also a registered homeopath and is currently completing her hypnotherapy course.
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
Susan Vassar has been practising yoga since she was 14. She obtained her Senior Iyengar Yoga teaching Certificate and has made many trips to Pune to study with the Iyengar family, including training to teach pregnancy yoga with Geeta Iyengar. She has also attended pregnancy yoga teaching courses in the UK.
Maria Faye is a former osteopath and an experienced yoga teacher and Pilates instructor. She specialises in rehabilitation Pilates therapy. Her training allows her to work effectively with prevention and treatment of injury and dysfunction, as well as maintenance of good structure and function. A balance of stretching, strengthening, manual therapy and relaxation can facilitate optimal functioning of all the body systems.
Tanya Gallindo has been teaching infant massage for over 10 years. She trained as an infant massage therapist at Well Mother in Bristol and holds a diploma in Holistic Care in Pregnancy, Birth and Babyhood. She is also a registered Craniosacral Therapist and Shiatsu Practitioner specialising in working with pregnant women, mothers and babies. Photo
Edith Stephan. Edith’s classes are wonderfully structured – she loves to have a defined beginning, with a pre-planned sequence of postures. A deep relaxation at the end may include candle-gazing to quieten and focus the mind. Her discipline is Karuna Yoga, which is Iyengar-influenced. She qualified with the Yoga Alliance - Karuna Yoga Teacher Training Diploma, December 2004. Photo
Lisa Soede received her Yoga Teacher’s training degree from Life Centres in London. She is registered with the British Wheel of Yoga in the UK and the Yoga Alliance in the US. Her style of yoga is Vinyasa flow, which stems from the Desikachar School. Photo
Christina Jones first qualified to teach Hatha yoga in 2006 with the Yoga Alliance. Since then she has trained with the British Wheel of Yoga in Pregnancy and Mother and Baby yoga. Always eager to learn and experience more, she has developed a keen interest in the classical teachings of the Krishnamacharya lineage which has breathed new life into her teaching and her own personal practice. She 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.
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