Vinyasa Flow

Your first flow class

Vinyasa means linking movement to breath, and this class is where that link gets built. We work with a small set of shapes, repeated often enough that your body starts to recognise them, and we stop as often as we move. If you have been meaning to try yoga for a while and keep putting it off, this is the hour to come to.

Good to know

• No previous yoga experience is assumed at any point.
• Every shape is offered with a lower and a higher option.
• You can rest whenever you want to; nobody will comment.

What the hour looks like

We begin sitting, for five minutes or so, just noticing how the breath is arriving. Then a slow warm-up on hands and knees, a few rounds of a simple standing sequence, and a long settle at the end. Nothing is fast. Clara names each shape twice, once in English and once in Sanskrit, so the vocabulary becomes familiar without anyone having to memorise it.

What you need to bring

Comfortable clothes you can move in and a water bottle. Mats, blocks and straps are all here. Arrive five or ten minutes early on your first visit so you can say hello and find a spot you like.

How the hour is built

Slow and named

Every shape is taught slowly and given its name.

Nothing assumed

No prior experience, no flexibility, no equipment.

Room to get it wrong

Clara expects wobbling and treats it as normal.

What to bring

Most people find the first class is the hardest and the second is easy. Come twice before you decide whether it suits you.

What regulars say

Sylvia Toft

I put off going for two years because I assumed everyone would be better than me. Clara names everything, slowly, and nobody looks at anybody else. I wish I had come sooner.