Category Archives: Intermediate

NEW classes for 2024!

January Timetable Updates

For 2024 the timetable has some changes:

Monday evening Foundation Course

There is a 6-week Foundation Course running on Mondays at 6–7pm. Suitable for newcomers, complete beginners or people wanting to revisit the basics. More info here

New Beginners Class

Zoe is teaching a new Beginners class on Mondays at 7:15–8:30pm. Suitable for newcomers, regulars and returners: some people have been coming to Beginner classes for many years, and just prefer to work at a slower/more basic level.

Melroy’s Saturday morning Beginner Class continues to run at 9:15–10:30am.

More info here

Wednesday Evening General Class

Sarah-Louise’s popular Wednesday evening class is now listed as General level and runs at 6:15–7:45. Beginners and Improvers are still very welcome, of course! Book your place here

Intermediate Class on Tuesday Evenings

Jacob has been teaching this class for many years: it is now listed as an Intermediate level class running on Tuesday evenings 6:15–7:45. Not suitable for beginners!

Other Intermediate classes on the timetable include Thursday mornings with Annemarie (10–11:30) and Saturday mornings with Joanna (9–10:30).

See the full timetable and book your place here

Experienced Class

This is taught by Edgar Stringer on Friday mornings 10–12 and is now run by Yogatree: book your place directly with Edgar! More info here.

Smaller, quieter classes

Some classes at Yogawest are very popular, and can get quite busy. Which makes for a great atmosphere in class: our studios are big enough to still have plenty of room and many Yogawest regulars enjoy larger classes.

However, there are some classes on the timetable that are smaller which suit some students better, especially if you’d like more personal attention.

If you’d like to find a quieter class, look here for the latest list.

Re-opening plans

last updated 13 May 2021

Until things are a little clearer and we can set a date to re-open the building, all Yogawest classes remain online.

Plans for re-opening in June

Yogawest is taking a cautious approach to re-opening. Although the government have now confirmed that indoor yoga classes can re-start from 17 May (with social distancing restrictions), the very latest news about variants suggests that things are again uncertain.

We think it would be unwise to announce a date to re-open the Yogawest building until the situation is clearer. We are keeping a close eye on the news and will review how things stand at the end of May.

All being well, we will be able to announce our re-opening date during the first week of June.

In the meantime, our wonderful Yogawest teachers continue to offer daily online classes and we appreciate your ongoing support. For those that haven’t been able to join us online, we hope that you are safe and well and we look forward to welcoming you back to Yogawest when we can re-open.

Yogawest community survey 

In anticipation of restarting physical classes at Yogawest when possible, we want to find out how you are feeling about returning to in-house classes.

Thank you to those that have already completed the survey: your responses and suggestions have been very helpful and are informing our plans to re-open. It is clear from the responses so far that there is an overwhelming desire to get back into the studios at Yogawest when it’s safe, possible and sensible.

If you haven’t yet responded, we’d still love to hear from you, whatever your connection to Yogawest is: current and past students and teachers, friends near and far, all feedback is welcomed.

Click here to add your thoughts to the ‘Yogawest Community Feedback’ survey. 

Thank you to all

The last year has been an incredibly challenging time for all of us in many different ways, with dramatic changes in all our lives. Little did we know in March 2020 what was ahead for all of us and how much we would still be impacted going into summer 2021.

The Yogawest team of staff and teachers have faced many challenges during the last year and we thank them for their continued support and dedication to establishing the online classes and for keeping our wonderful yoga community together.

Easter Timetable 2021

While schools are on holiday over Easter, some Yogawest teachers are taking a break, and we are running a reduced timetable from 2–14 April.

See the list of Easter holiday classes below and as usual check and book your favourite classes on the online timetable.

Timetable 2–14 April

 

Christmas Timetable 2020

Classes running
22 December–1 January

xmastreepose-150x150A big Thank You to the Yogawest teachers who are keeping class going over the Christmas period. Some teachers are taking a well-earned break: check the details below and book your class on the online timetable.

The fuller Yogawest online timetable resumes on Saturday 2nd January 2021.

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Timetable for your fridge

Download the reduced Christmas 2020 timetable here

Classes are still running online at Yogawest

Online classes

Our timetabled classes are running online until 17 June 2021. In-house classes restart on 18 June. STOP PRESS We hope to offer an online ‘extra’ class option over alongside our in-house classes: watch this space for details tbc.

Please book your online class as usual in your Yogawest account: you can use your existing packs or choose to pay the full or a reduced fee.

Thank you to the wonderful Yogawest teachers who have been looking after the Yogawest community online during the pandemic: we know how challenging it has been and are full of admiration of how you have all coped and adapted and blossomed in the virtual world. It is clear that we ALL want to get back to real life classes as soon as we can!

Cost of online classes

Many of our regulars have wanted to pay for their online classes at the full class fee during the pandemic which is very much appreciated, but we do recognise that not everyone can do that, so we offer an ‘Online Reduced Rate’ class pack giving (approximately) a third off most classes.

Online class reduced rate £10 Available for classes (up to 90mins) that are usually in the studio and are run online during lockdown.

Online 2-hr class reduced rate £15 Available for classes (up to 90mins) that are usually in the studio and are run online during lockdown.

Timetable and Booking

See the schedule of our classes here, click on a class to see full details and make a booking.

New to Yogawest?

Set up your Yogawest account here

FAQs (about online classes)

How do I book? Click on the class you want to attend on the Yogawest calendar, then follow the instructions.
How do I get into a Zoom class? You will receive a confirmation email when you book with a link to the class in your Yogawest account: click the orange ‘video stream button’ to access the class. (You can also just click on the class on the Yogawest calendar page and log into your account).
Do I need a Zoom account? No, if you don’t have one you can access the class  via your browser.
Cancellations If you cancel before 24 hours of the start of an online class, your account will be re-credited with one class for re-use within the validity of the pack purchased. No credit is given if cancelled within 24 hours of the start of class, but do please cancel your place in your Yogawest account so we know not to expect you. Changes to your booking must be made by you in your account, regrettably Yogawest cannot action these for you by phone or email.
Minimum Numbers If numbers are low, class may not be able to run, in which case you will receive an email to let you know and your account will be re-credited.
Cover The class teacher may change to another Iyengar-qualified teacher if cover is required.

Thank you to everyone for your continued support, we hope to see you back in the Yogawest building again before too long.

Coronavirus Update

Yogawest is re-opening on 27 July!

Response at Yogawest, updated 14/7/20

Due to the global coronavirus crisis, following UK Government instruction on Monday evening 23 March 2020, all operations at Yogawest were frozen and Yogawest is currently closed.

During this time we are monitoring emails and social media where possible, but may not be able to respond immediately until we are up and running again.

The good news

The Government has now given us permission to re-open Yogawest on 27 July. More details here

How it will work

We are making structural and procedural changes at Yogawest in order to comply with government guidelines and enable everyone to be safe within the building and in class. This means a lot of change and things won’t be quite the same as they used to be. We will need full support from the teachers, receptionists and students to follow the new rules when we re-open. We know from the amazing offers of help we’ve had that the Yogawest community is eager for us to re-open when possible.

Rest assured that all Yogacards will be extended, postponed events will be rescheduled in due course, and refunds granted if the revised dates are not suitable, but this process may take a few weeks.

Further details will be published here as we have them.

FAQs

When will Yogawest re-open?
We expect this to be Monday 27 July.

How do I get the Yogawest newsletter?
Sign up here and check that the newsletter isn’t being auto-diverted into your junk folder!

Are there any online classes running?
Yes! Online classes are listed here: book your class directly with the teacher.  Bobby Clennell is teaching another online workshop for the Yogawest community and friends on the afternoon of 5th September, booking opens shortly.

How do I extend my Yogacard?
If you have a (pre-Covid19) Yogacard, first register with our booking system here then email us with a photo of your Yogacard to request a credit transfer to your account. Please bear with us as we process these changes: it might take a little time to catch up. This scheme ended on 27th October 2020!

What about postponed workshops?
As we take the first few steps towards re-opening, our priority is to launch our new non-contact booking system (you can register here) so we can launch classes and events when possible, and apply credits for unused Yogacard classes.

We cannot process any refunds until we are re-open. Courses, workshops and events will be re-scheduled where possible and refunds made according to the event t&cs if the dates are unsuitable.

Continuing your yoga practice
Those with a regular yoga practice know how important it is for health and wellbeing. We are doing what we can to help you to keep practising:
– Some Yogawest teachers are offering online classes
– Have a look at our home practice ideas.

Thank you!
We have done our best to respond to the challenges that coronavirus has presented. Many thanks to Nicola, Andy, Jon and Lou who implemented an outstanding cleaning routine while classes were still running in March, executed with rubber gloves and a smile. Thank you also to the teachers who continued to turn up to teach while class numbers were dwindling. Thank you to the students who told us that while we could keep classes running they would keep coming, to those who have offered practical help towards our re-opening and to all of you that have sent the many messages of support, love and goodwill.

We send our love to all Yogawest teachers, students and friends during this challenging time. We hope to see you all before too long.

Improvers Class

Improvers class

Version 3

Have you been coming to beginner or general classes and thinking of trying an intermediate class?

Are you going to intermediate level classes but feel you are not understanding something?

This occasional class is for students who have been going to beginner or general classes and want to build confidence and levels of understanding and maturity in asanas before attending intermediate classes.

Next Date 29th March
Time 3.30–5.30pm

read more here

Pranayama Class

pranayamaimageEdgar teaches a monthly pranayama class at Yogawest on a Friday morning. Suitable for all levels.

Next Class 3 April

Read more here 

 

Pranayama practices manipulate the breath in various ways: extending or shortening the lengths of inhalation and exhalation.

Half Term Classes

February Half Term 2020

halftermimageDuring half term 17–21 February, most courses and termtime classes take a break. Download a full half term class timetable here

 

Check updated class details on the online timetable.