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Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendless towards the happy, compassion towards the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference towards the wicked Patanjali



Group Classes

Group classes are suitable for all levels. The flow style links breathe to movement to encourage good posture, flexibility and bring balance and harmony to your body and your mind. Classes include stress relief, endurances, flexibility and strength sequences to provide you with an all round body conditioning workout.

Drop-ins are welcome but places are limited. Cash payments are accepted.


Private Classes

Traditional yoga was always taught 121. This way the classes can be more valuable should you want to learn faster, have more support, or just don't like group classes. Classes can be at an agreed location, home, work or studio so can work very well for individuals with fast paced or pressing lifestyles. This allows time to fit in some yoga and still keep their schedules

Whatever the location or reason, these classes are tailored exclusively for you.


Corporate Classes

Corporate classes can be a great way to build relationships between staff that may not happen in an office environment.

Yoga allows the body to destress, realign and restore. Yoga gives amazing physical and mentally health benefits. A healthy person is a healthy employee.

Corporate classes can work well during breaks or after work. The size of the group depends on the space available.




  Prices



    SPECIAL OFFER - £20 off all private classes using the code: YFAss19


  • Corporate Classes 1hour @ £70

  • Large Group Classes (over 6 people) 1hour @ £70

  • Small Group Classes (up to 6 people) 1hour @ £60

  • Private Lessons (121) 1hour @ £60

  • Private Lesson Package (121) 10 hours @ £500 if book in advance

Get In Touch

Email : info@yogaflowithalison.co.uk

Phone : 07827 753 015

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The most important pieces of equipment you need for doing yoga are your body and your mind Rodney Yee

What is Yoga Flow?

Yoga flow yoga is a short name for vinyasa flow yoga. It is a moving meditation using a variety of poses from the ashtanga yoga set series. The flow is smooth and links each pose together synchronizing movement to breath. The translation in the ancient Sanskrit is ‘connection’. If you want to try a yoga that keeps you moving and allows a bit of a challenge, this is definitely worth a try.
“Anyone who practices can obtain success in yoga but not one who is lazy. Constant practice alone is the secret of success.” Svatmarama


Vinyasa flow yoga will focus your mind on the present moment, allowing you to focus on the most important moment in your life. Freeing your mind from hectic thoughts and allowing you to escape from images of the past, present and/or future.
“Yoga is the fountain of youth. You're only as young as your spine is flexible.” Bob Harper Sun salutations Meditation Ayurveda
When the mind is clear, empty of memories and knowledge, things are seen exactly how they are Patanjali

About Me

Welcome! Thank you so much for viewing my website. I hope that you find it helpful and easy to use.

Yoga has been in my life since 2004 and right from the start began to be a big passion of mine. It has given me more than I could possibly write, however, in short it has made me grow stronger both mentally and physically. Yoga inspires me to live a more mindful, healthier and grateful life.

In December 2016, I qualified with the 200-hour certificate (RYT-200) accredited by the Yoga Alliance through YogaLondon. Since then, I began teaching yoga to group, corporate and private classes. There is always more to yoga which is always so exciting and rewarding and I continue to develop my skills through continued professional development to gain more skills, experience and certification. I have so far received 64 further hours which have deepened my understanding of the Chakras, mindfulness and meditation, how to teach inversions and restorative yoga. I feel so blessed to have trained with such inspiring teachers and to have received this long-awaited opportunity to share my passion and give the gift of yoga to others.

I am a caring and thoughtful teacher, and always have best interests at heart for all who join me. I am adaptable so whether you want a gentle practice, have physical limitations or health concerns, or, if you want a more challenging, high-energy class that takes your practice to a new level. I can adapt accordingly.

In all my classes whether group and 121’s, I invite you into a mindful flow, concentrating on the rhythm of the breath and the awareness of the pose alignment and transition. The class overall aim is to take you out of your external world and into your inner world. The classes heat up the body and comprise of poses that can challenge you in a light hearted and playful class.

Let go of the agenda and free your mind to be present in the right here and now. Let yoga simply allow you to be free to grow and find acceptance in what all of life brings.

“Practice and all is coming” as Sri K Pattabhi Jois said.

I wish you a colourful and fulfilling yoga path and I hope to see you soon.
Namaste <3




Faithfulness in the performance of small duties gives us strength to adhere to difficult determinations that life will someday force us to make Yogananda

History of Yoga



People often associate yoga with the physical practice, however yoga stems from more of a spiritual and philosophical foundation. Yoga is a great way to tune into our life in the present moment, and by doing so, letting go of our past or visions for the future. What is really important? What do we want to feel or achieve? Yoga allows us to let go, realise the moment, explore who we are (Atman), and open up to how we connect with each other and with our Universe (Brahman). Yoga seems to help us realise how powerful and effective we can be.

There is a bit of a mystery in the exact date of the origin of Yoga, however, it is certain that it was practiced more so as a meditation before man wrote books. Engravings of meditating yogi’s have been found in the Indus Valley in North India dating back to over 5,000 years ago.

The main sources from which we have obtained the most information about the practice of yoga has been extracted from an ancient scripture called the Rig Veda, written in approximately 1500-1200BCE. The Rig Veda holds details of the works of yoga as a meditation comprising of songs, mantras and rituals used by Brahmans (the Vedic priests).

Thereafter, the ancient scripture called the Upanishads were found to hold the principles and goals of Yoga which later lead to the first yoga text written by Patanjali.

This text was comprised of 196 stories or sutras’ based on the eight limbs of yoga. Patanjali's Sutra’s refers to the seated positions or asana’s solely for meditation. There are however myths as to how Patanjali could have written all these story’s himself due to the complexity and vast philosophical awareness for one man in one lifetime.

Yoga first began its journey to the west in the 1800-1900’s. Swami Vivekananda was the first Hindu teacher to actively advocate and disseminate aspects of yoga to a western audience. He toured Europe and the United States in the 1890s.

Hatha yoga synthesizes elements of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras with posture and breathing exercises. It marks the development of asana’s into the full body 'postures' now in popular usage and, along with its many modern variations, is the style that many people associate with the word yoga today.

Yoga is now increasing in popularity approximately 25% year on year. And, as the popularity of yoga grows, the more it grows and develops. The choices of yoga styles now available allows us to explore different styles to find one that works better for our mind set or body style. The potential of our individual practices are for us to enjoy and explore through our growth.

Yoga is not just an exercise, it is how skillfully you can communicate, and how skillfully you can act in any given situation Sri Sri Ravi Shankar