Yogawest children’s classes are back!
Children really enjoy doing yoga and it’s a lovely discipline to learn when young. It is taught in a different way from adult yoga, so we run 6-week courses after school for 2 different age groups. After the age of 14, teenagers are welcome to come with their parents to adult classes, but they may prefer to come to children’s classes up until they are 16.
10 to 16s
Mondays, 4.30 til 5.30
An hour of yoga designed for older children. Children will learn a variety of yoga poses to help them with balance, focus and concentration. The course is taught by Jess Wallwork who is recently back from the Institute in India and had 2 children.
6-week course £35.
Next course starts: January 2nd x 6 weeks. Download form here: YW_Ch_Course_0201.
7 to 12s
Tuesdays, 4.15 til 5pm
45 minutes of yoga designed for younger children. The course will be an enjoyable series of classes suitable for growing bodies, taught by Claire Redwood: an experienced Iyengar teacher with primary age children.
6-week course £30.
Next course starts: Jan 3rd x 6 weeks. Download form here YW_Ch_Course_0301
Chidrens classes run as courses and need to pre-paid when confirming your place. Email Diana to book. Numbers are limited so we advise early booking.
Try a Class
There is a taster class on December 6th so your child can try it out. If you might like to come, please Email Diana.
Parent/teenager yoga
Teenagers can really benefit from yoga: as well as flexibility and calmness, it helps with focus and concentration, particularly at times of stress. We find that some teenagers really enjoy doing a class with a parent (and we are big fans of multi-generational classes). For mature 14s and above, there are a couple of classes that are particularly suitable: Fridays at 6pm (an end of week restorative class), Sundays at 10am (general class) and Wednesday at 8pm (Beginners) would be good to try. While adjusting to an adult class, some teenagers may prefer to leave after an hour: please talk to the teacher about this so they can plan the class accordingly.
Family Class
We’ve had a request to add a Sunday family class from 11.45 to 12.30 and are hoping to put this on the timetable soon. In Iyengar yoga we don’t teach under 7s, so the class will be for 7s and up. You will be able to use your Yogacard-6 or 12, or drop-in will be adults (14 and up): £10 (£8 concession), children (7 to 13): £4 each.
We are hoping to extend this in the future so that the whole family would be welcome to come to the class and the under-7s could play while the older children and adults do the class.
If you are interested in coming to this class, email us and ask us to let you know when it starts.