Category Archives: Christmas

Yogawest Staff Christmas party

Posted on December 21, 2015

Although there are around 16 of us working and teaching at Yogawest, we don’t get together very often. So we like to bring as many teachers and support staff together in December and usually plan an activity.

2014 party

SONY DSCLast year we had great fun decorating mini Christmas cakes at Cake in Gloucester Road.

 

2015 party

SONY DSCThis year the brilliant Jennifer Bell came to run a singing workshop for us. After some hilarious warm-up exercises, we had a crack at Jen’s adaptation of Silent Night. You can listen to the final version below, which for a 90 minute session of the hitherto untrained but enthusiastic Yogawest choir, we think is pretty good!

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Christmas Timetable 2015

Posted on December 2, 2015

Christmas Opening Times

Cxmastreepose-150x150lasses are running every day throughout the holiday period except on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day

The Full Yogawest timetable resumes on Saturday January 2nd 2016.

Guest Teachers

Some of our teachers are taking a well-earned break over Christmas, and recharging their batteries for the New Year. In their absence we are lucky to have some guest teachers on the timetable.

Melroy Mukwaya
Melroy has recently retired from her ‘day’ job and we’ve made the most of her availability to cover classes at Yogawest this Autumn. When she’s ready, we hope to have Melroy on the timetable on a more permanent basis.

Zoë Hope
Since qualifying as a teacher in the Autumn, Zoe has been covering classes at Yogawest, and we are hoping she will be teaching her own class at Yogawest soon. Zoë has spent many years in the Iyengar world and has studied extensively in India with the Chanchanis, consequently her teaching is mature and knowledgeable.

Paul Reilly
PaulReilly_0781_250Many of you know Paul as he used to teach in Bristol before moving to France to run retreats with his wife and family. We are pleased that he can teach four classes for us over the holiday period.
NB the 2-hour class on Thursday 31st is open to all levels and men too (during termtime it’s a women’s class).

Timetable for your fridge

xmas hols timetable 2015 WORD FINALDownload the 2015 Christmas timetable here or click on the image to the left to enlarge it.

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Christmas Gifts at Yogawest

Posted on November 25, 2015

Imaginative Yoga Gifts

Are you looking for an imaginative Christmas gift that will be appreciated by a yoga friend?

Have a look at our Foundation Courses (next one starts Jan 5 or 7) at £49 and Yogacards. Or buy a Yogacard-6 of £54 for a regular student to Yogawest.

Buy Giftcards over the phone on 0117 924 3330.

We can post them for you too.

Milochie Logo websiteNew this year is a range of Milochie yoga equipment designed by Bath designer Angela Kohn.

 

 

We have some Cecily Blondel Yoga Angels and plaques in stock.

And we have unique, beautiful handmade and painted yoga plates by one of our students, potter Morag Macinnes.

Of course we also have excellent quality mats, blankets, blocks, belts and eye bags which make for a well received present to a yogi.

YW-products-on-shelfAnd we also have the latest range of Yogawest bath oils, alongside some lovely Amphora candles.

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Christmas Decorations are up!

Posted on November 25, 2015

SONY DSCOur lovely group of young adults stayed behind after class on Monday to put up some decorations for the Diwali/Chistmas season at Yogawest.

 

Thank you all of you for your great work!

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Paul Reilly at Yogawest

Posted on November 25, 2015

Introducing our Guest Teacher at Christmas

PaulReilly_0781We are pleased to announce that while some Yogawest teachers are taking a well-earned break, Paul Reilly will be teaching some classes for us at Yogawest over the 2015 Christmas period at Yogawest.

Paul started practising Iyengar yoga 25 years ago in Australia whilst recovering from a climbing injury. Since then he has continued to travel the world pursuing his interest in both rockclimbing and Iyengar yoga. Originally from Bristol, Paul now lives in rural France with his wife and two small boys where they run residential yoga courses and teach local classes. Paul has studied yoga in India several times including trips to Pune and holds a Junior Intermediate level 3 certificate.

Posted in Christmas, Classes, General, Intermediate, timetable, Yoga

Children’s yoga panto Dec 2014

Posted on December 9, 2014

The children’s yoga group wrote and performed their very own yoga panto this year which was quite stupendous.

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See some of the photos below (and if you have any more please send them to us!)  

The children’s class at Yogawest is on Tuesday afternoons and runs as a course during termtime.

Posted in Bristol, Children, Christmas, Classes, Community, Yoga

Thinking about giving a yoga gift?

Posted on December 4, 2014

Looking for an imaginative gift that will be appreciated?

Have a look at our upcoming Foundation Courses (we have 3 starting in January) at £49 and how about buying a Yogacard for a friend?

Special Offer

Buy a Yogacard-6 or foundation course for someone who hasn’t yet been to Yogawest and get £5 off!

We can giftwrap and post them for you too.

We also have some lovely yoga-related gifts in our shop: drop in to find yoga angels, plates, prints as well as stocking fillers like candles and eye bags.

 

Posted in Bristol, Christmas, Gifts, shop, Yoga