Classes

NEW Hatha Yoga Class in Wimbledon

New Year, New Classes: Hatha Yoga – Fridays 10.15-11.30am at Create Pilates I’m excited to be teaching another class at Create in Wimbledon. As well as *Flow & Restore with Yoga Nidra on Wednesdays – *now at the new time of 11.45am-1pm, I am also teaching Hatha Yoga on Friday mornings from 6th January. Meaning ‘sun’…

Yoga Nidra – Dreaming of Yogic Sleep

“Yoga Nidra can be understood as a total practice of yoga itself… a state of ‘awakened sleep’ … in this state (we encounter) auto-suggestive experience of the power of the unconscious mind and its linkage with the soul.” – Sri Ram Sharam Acharya. What is Yoga Nidra? The word ‘nidra’ translates as ‘sleep’, hence the…

See you at the OM Yoga Show this Month

FREE Flow & Restore Class at the Yoga Show – Sat 22nd Oct 4.30-5pm This year I will be teaching at the OM Yoga Show for the first time. If you’re coming along to Show this year, then come and wind down from your busy Saturday at Alexandra Palace with my FREE Flow & Restore class at the ‘Hero…

What is Yin Yoga?

*Update* – From 22nd March 2017 I am teaching a weekly Yin Yoga class at  Evolve Wellness in South Kensington – Wednesdays 6-7.15pm. Come along to slow down and find some stillness.  The word ‘yin’ comes from the Chinese philosophy of Taoism, where all is composed of the complementary elements of yin and yang. While…

Class Time Change: Sunday Flow & Restore now at 6pm – from 2nd October

From Sunday 2nd October my weekly Flow & Restore class at Embody Wellness will start fifteen minutes earlier at 6pm. Flow & Restore – Sundays 6-7.15pm In the first half of this beautifully balanced class I guide you through a series of flowing postures to help develop strength and flexibility. The pace then slows for the…

Calm Mental Agitation

Calm mental agitation with Seated Angle Pose This Restorative Yoga pose, like many forward bends can help mental agitation, relive insomnia and a bit of gentle pressure on the forehead here can help to relieve headaches too. I also find this relieves tightness in the lower back. Supporting the torso (even if you are naturally…

NEW CLASS: Flow & Restore with Yoga Nidra at Create

Flow & Restore with Yoga Nidra at Create, Raynes Park – Wednesdays 12.30-13.45 from 3rd August I’m excited to announce I will be teaching a new yoga class at Create starting this summer every Wednesday from 3rd August. The first part of this beautifully balanced class guides you through a series of flowing yoga postures…

NEW Class – Slow Flow in SW17

Slow Flow Yoga – Mondays 6.30-7.30pm at reCentre Health from 6th June I’m excited to be teaching this Monday night class at reCentre Health in Balham every week from 6th June. This class weaves the asanas (postures) together, orchestrated by the breath to build strength, stamina and flexibility. It will release tension from the body,…

Why Restorative Yoga is a Perfect Summer Practice

If you usually go for a dynamic yoga practice or tough training regime do you ever find that during the summer months you can come away feeling not as energised as you might at other times of year? If so, restorative yoga may be just the thing to add to your routine. Summer, (though our…

Flow & Restore in SW8

Wind-down with a mix of Flow, Yin & Restorative Yoga at Embody Wellness, Vauxhall – Sundays 6.15-7.30pm. Join me on Sunday evenings at Embody. In the first half of this class I guide you through a series of flowing postures to help develop strength and flexibility. The pace then slows for the second half of…

1-2-1 Yoga

“I have one-to-one classes with Paula and I thoroughly enjoy them. Highly recommended!” – C. Dunning 1-2-1 Yoga in London – Hatha, Flow, Pregnancy & Restorative Is one of your goals to begin a yoga practice in 2015? Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced practitioner you can benefit from private one-to-one yoga sessions.…

NEW CLASS: Sunday Flow

Embody Wellness, Vauxhall – Sunday Flow, 6.15-7.30pm Feel rested, uplifted and ready for your week ahead. From Sunday 14th December you can regularly join me for Sunday Flow at Embody Wellness in Vauxhall. In the first half of this class you’ll be guided through a series of dynamic, flowing postures to develop strength and flexibility.…

Early Morning Yoga Deal – 5 Classes for £25 – Limited Offer!

Here in the UK the dark mornings, chillier temperatures and shorter days are a sure sign that winter is upon us. At this time it can be a bit harder to motivate ourselves to keep up our yoga practice, especially in the mornings when the snooze button is very inviting! I’m a big advocate of…

NEW Day & NEW Time – Hatha & Gentle Flow Yoga at BodyAlign moves to Tuesdays 6-7pm

From Tuesday 11th November – you can now join me at the earlier time of 6-7pm at BodyAlign. NB – For the month of November BodyAlign is offering 15% off all 5 and 10 class packs – either order online or at the studio and use promo code ‘NOV2014’ Offering Pilates, yoga and functional classes,…

Body Align: Saturday 18th October Open Day

To celebrate 1 month of opening its doors, join us for Body Align’s Open Day this month. Have you had a chance to visit brand new wellbeing studio, Body Align in Elephant & Castle yet? If not, then the October Open Day is the perfect chance for you to sample a range of yoga and…

NEW Morning Flow Class in SW8

NEW for Saturdays! Morning Flow at Embody Wellness – starts 6th September As well as Gentle Flow and Relax & Restore Restorative Yoga on Friday evenings, I’m excited to also be teaching Saturday Morning Flow at Embody Wellness each week, starting from 6th September. Join me each Saturday from 9.00-10.00am at this beautiful wellbeing centre…

NEW class, NEW Studio – BodyAlign Opens 1st September!

BodyAlign – Hatha & Gentle Flow Yoga, Wednesdays 20.15-21.15pm – starts 3rd September. Flow, Relax & Unwind from your day. Brand new wellbeing centre, BodyAlign opens on Monday 1st September at The Artworks, an exciting creative enterprise community on the corner of Elephant and Walworth Road close to Central London. Offering Pilates, yoga and functional…

Restorative Yoga – A Perfect Summer Practice

If you usually go for a dynamic yoga practice or tough training regime do you ever find that during the summer months you can come away feeling not as energised as you might at other times of year? If so, restorative yoga may be just the thing to add to your routine. Summer, (though our…

Yoga for Early Birds Tuesdays + Thursdays

Feel rejuvenated, energised and ready for your day! After month of teaching Thursday morning Yoga Flow at Evolve in South Kensington, I’m very happy to announce that I will now be teaching on Tuesday mornings too! Both Yoga Flow classes are from 7.30-8.30am. These classes will release tension in the body and mind while developing…

There’s no such thing as a perfect yoga pose

Each month I write for OM Yoga Magazine – here is my column from November 2012 Since 2012 I’ve written a monthly column and the odd feature for OM Yoga Magazine. This column was originally published in the November 2012 issue: A mild thoracic curve means my chaturanga can look slightly lopsided. However, I only…

*NEW* Gentle Flow Yoga Class at Embody Wellness

Join me for Gentle Flow, Fridays 5.45-6.45pm – starts 2nd May. Transition from your work week in this new slow flow class harmonising your body and mind through the practice of gentle yoga postures and breathing techniques which will leave you feeling centred and rebalanced. Great for beginners as well as more experienced students wanting…