the yoga rooms

We are a not-for-profit co-operative, set up by a group of Manchester yoga teachers with the intention of providing a high standard of teaching in a purpose designed venue. We are committed to offering classes for all members of the local comunity and will be funded to provide classes for specific groups - such as Asian women or the unwaged. It is our hope that the Yoga Room will provide a central focus for Yoga in South Manchester as well as a welcoming and accessible environment for yoga practitioners.

Welcome to the website of The Yoga Rooms Manchester, a new dedicated centre for yoga in Chorlton!
483a Barlow Moor Road, First Floor, Chorlton M21 8AG

Regular class schedule
See below for class descriptions.		 Please arrive before your class starts and not exactly when it starts, to ensure the class can begin on time and you can take advantage of the teacher's full planned sequence. Note that for security reasons, the front door is locked 5 minutes into the class.

  Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
Early morning 6.30-8.00am
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga * (Vicki)		 7-8am
Morning mantra & meditation (Darren)		 7.30-8.30
Sadhana Yoga and Pranayama (breath techniques)(Sadhana) 		6.30-8
Sunrise yoga & pranayama, all levels (Jane) 		     
Mid morning   10.30-12 Yoga
Yoga drop-in all levels (Manjunaga) 		11-11.30
Yoga bugs (2.5-4yrs) (Janice) 		from April 17th
10-11.15
Yoga drop in, all levels (Christine)		 11-12.00
Pilates, all levels (Jo)		 10-11.15
Yoga drop-in
all levels (Manjunaga)		  
11.30-12.30 Ladies only, yoga, all levels (Sadhana)
Lunch     12.30-1.30
Yoga drop-in Level 1/2 (Janice)
 12.45-1.45
Pilates All levels (Sadhana) 		     
Mid-afternoon from April 28th
1-2.30
Postnatal recovery & baby yoga (Sarah)		 from May 6th
1-2.30
Postnatal recovery & baby yoga (Sarah)		     2.30-3.45
Community yoga & meditation class (Jane, Darren) - donation basis 		   
After school 4-4.45
Children's yoga (Amanda)		 4-4.45
Children's yoga (Keren) 		4-4.30
Yoga Bugs (3-7yrs) (Janice) 		  4-4.30
Yoga Bugs course (3-7yrs) (Janice) 		  5-6.30pm
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga (Vicki)
Early evening 5.45-7
Yoga fundamentals course level 1* (Jane)		 5.45-7.15
Pregnancy yoga* (Sarah) 		5.45-7.15
Yoga level 1-2  drop in (Sarah)		 5:45-7:15
Introductory Vinyasa Yoga (Louise) 		5.45-7.15
Yin Yoga, All levels (Janice)

 

 Starts April 13th
7-8.30
Yoga drop-in (Gaby)
Late evening 7.15-8.45
Yoga fundamentals course Level 2* (Jane) 		7.45-9.15
Yoga level 1 course* (Sarah) 		7.30-9
Yoga level 1-2 course* (Sarah) 		7.30-9
Yoga level 2-3 course* (Sarah) 		     

* = Advance booking advised

About the teachers and classes Class prices

Sarah: Please go to yogainchorlton.co.uk for details of Sarah's teaching style and influences

Janice: Yin Yoga: Sequence of long, passively held floor poses targeting the deeper connective tissues and keeping the joints mobile.
Yoga Bugs: Fun creative yoga designed to stimulate children's imagination through creative stories and exciting adventures Classes will incorporate songs, breathing and relaxation techniques. Yoga will help children to maintain their natural flexibility and to breathe correctly.

Jane: Her classes explore a variety of techniques which help to relax the body, still the mind and through correct breathing, flowing movement and supported postures, restore the feeling of wholeness so often lacking in our stressful lives.

Sadhana: Sadhana Yoga blends a wide range of Yogic principles drawing on influences from Hatha Yoga (Ashtanga Vinyasa, Iyengar and Yin Yoga) as well as pranayama (breathing practices), bandhas mudras ('energy centres' and symbolic hand gestures), meditation and relaxation techniques.
Pilates focuses on core stability toning and strengthening the whole body.
Ladies Only Yoga: Sadhana Yoga blends a wide range of Yogic principles drawing on influences from Hatha Yoga (Ashtanga Vinyasa, Iyengar and Yin Yoga) as well as pranayama (breathing practices), bandhas, (body locks) mudras (hand gestures), meditation and relaxation techniques.
Sadhana Yoga and Pranayama (breath techniques): The class will explore gentle yoga postures to prepare the body for pranayama. The class will end in meditation and relaxation.

Christine: Christine enjoys the challenge of making yoga accesible to everyone. Her teaching reflects an interest in fluid movement infused with the supportive rhythm of the breath. This enables us to reconnect to our fundamental sense of well-being. Christine brings attention to precision and clarity within her teaching.

Louise: Louise trained in many styles of Western yoga before she trained with A.G. Mohan, long time student of Shri Krishnamacharya (father of modern yoga). Her teaching is firmly rooted in this classical tradition, following the ancient teachings of Patanjali's sutras. The practice of yoga is for a peaceful mind and healthy body. The focus of a physical practice is to begin with an attitude of acceptance, to follow a smooth breath, and to move in all 3 axis emphasizing the spine. This practice helps us to develop physical and mental strength and flexibility so that we can live fully.

Keren: Yogabugs teacher. She teaches yoga to 3-7year olds through story telling to incorporate yoga postures and enhance concentration and flexibility in children

Kelle: Vinyasa Flow: Dynamically paced class with a focus on flowing movement and alignment in standing poses, arm balances, backbends, twists, seated poses and inversions. Modifications and alignment principles will be offered for all postures to ensure safety for all body types. There is an emphasis on yoga as a tool for mindfulness.

Vicki Shields: Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga: A series of postures threaded together with a continuous breath. Asthanga Vinyasa is designed to reveal the full depth of yoga. It implies intelligent balanced evolution and produces remarkable strength, flexibility and clearness of mind.

Manjunaga: He likes to explore flowing movement, stilling postures, and intimacy with the breath. He feels yoga is a awareness practice, offering us a opportunity to become more fully embodied in our experience. allowing for a greater sensitivity to our emotional and physical well being. He has spent several years teaching meditation and Buddhism and is particularly interested in exploring qualities of stillness and spaciousness through his yoga teaching.

Janice Wong 07951012358
Sadhana Ali 07870694533 (sadhanayoga.co.uk), sadhana@sadhanayoga.co.uk
Sarah Hague 0161 226 8021 (Yogainchorlton.co.uk)
Louise Tanner 07818 466761
Kelle Link  07980053942, kelleninalink@gmail.com
Jane Craggs 07764963138 (www.janecraggs.co.uk)
Keren 07747 673892, keren.dawson@gmail.com
Christine Howitt  07958782043
Manjunaga 07914304402, manjunaga_72@yahoo.co.uk
Lisa Jones 07709135353
Vicki Shields 07957 361034 (www.ashtangamanchester.co.uk), v.shields@btinternet.com
Jo Murphy 07986 949250 (www.jomurphypilates.co.uk), info@jomurphypilates.co.uk

Adult classes
1.5 hour classes  £6.50/£5
1 hr £5/£3.50
Community class FREE

Children's classes
Half hour class £3/£2 conc
45mins  £4/£3

Kerren's children's classes:
1 child £4/ £3 concession
2 children £7/£5 concession
3 children or more £10/£8 concession

For course prices, please consult individual teachers

Location: 483a Barlow Moor Road, First Floor, Chorlton M21 8AG. Click here for a detailed map >>

This project is funded by Community Network for Manchester (CN4M), European Social Fund (ESF) and UnLtd