Free workshops
Conscious Connected Breathwork & Cacao Workshop
FREE WORKSHOP
with Raj Sharma.
Saturday June 13th 2-4.30pm
FREE FOR ANYONE WITH AN ACTIVE PASS OR SUBSCRIPTION AT OUR STUDIO
Conscious Connected Breathwork operates on a simple principle: when breathing patterns change, so does the state of consciousness. The technique involves circular breathing — continuous inhaling and exhaling without pauses, which can shift the body from its usual stress-response mode into deeper states of awareness.
Research shows that altered breathing patterns can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, reduce cortisol levels, and trigger the release of natural mood-regulating chemicals. The practice essentially creates a bridge between conscious intention and unconscious processes that typically remain inaccessible during normal waking states.
The breath pattern itself is deceptively simple: you breathe in through the mouth, filling first the belly then the chest, before releasing without pause or forced control. This creates a continuous circular flow that, when maintained for 45-60 minutes, can produce profound shifts in awareness and emotional release.
Please book into this if you are an active passholder/subscriber only. Cancellation must be 24 hours beforehand without receiving a penalty (£25).
Bikram Floor Series - Free Workshop
with Raj Sharma & teachers
Saturday April 18th 2-3.45pm FREE
In Bikram's Floor series there’s a focus on the spine. The health of spine has a huge influence on our overall health and the quality of our life. The floor postures are both strengthening and lengthening the entire spine, through many different backbends, forward bends and twisting. Expect to learn how to create the different movements of the spine skillfully and safely. Come to understand how to activate the correct muscles to support your spine so that you feel good in the posture.
Raj has been teaching and practising yoga for over 20 years and will guide and support you to find the right alignment for your body - how the pose fits into your body rather than how your body fits into the pose. Come to this workshop so you get the most out of your practice!
There will be a step by step demonstration for every pose and individual corrections.
Learn how to use your breath as an ally to get more out of your practice, and also how to direct your focus and increase your power and presence.
Meditatation & Pranayama
FREE WORKSHOP
with Raj Sharma.
Sunday April 26th 12.30-1.30pm
FREE FOR ANYONE WITH AN ACTIVE PASS OR SUBSCRIPTION AT OUR STUDIO
Can't stop the incessant chatter in your head? You're not alone. While meditation won't make it end, it will give you the tools and awareness to notice what's going on inside of you.
Meditation teaches the skill of focus, pausing and watching our narrative thoughts so that their grip softens and we feel more at ease within our being. Less negative mental loops, more awareness and agency over our minds so we feel more present, spacious and able to respond to the challenges and joys of life. This power of awareness is created and cultivated through consistent practice of meditation.
In this free workshop Raj will give you some structure and a few techniques which you can use to get started and ways of focusing to keep your practice consistent.
As an additional support he has created a meditation audio for you to practice to and use whenever you need a little more guidance, available in our our demand library.
Please book into this if you are an active passholder/subscriber only. Cancellation must be 24 hours beforehand without receiving a penalty (£25).
Previous workshops
Gongbath with Yin Yoga
guided by Corinne & Raj
Saturday April 25th 12.15-2.45pm £30
The benefits of a Gongbath are profound and like a yoga practice, its effect deepens and stabilises over time and with consistency. Regular gongbaths allow the body mind and nervous system to learn how to return to balance more easily.
Gong is the ultimate Sound Healing tool. Its vast range of sound re-tunes us on every level – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual and so helping to bring us back into harmony.
Corinne brings in various layers of sounds and works in a very intuitive way, using instruments that feel right at the time so each sound bath is unique.
Combined with the restorative deep passive stretches of Yin to open the body and ease into stillness, you will leave feeling deeply relaxed, grounded and renewed.
Bikram Standing Series - Free Workshop
with Raj Sharma Saturday March 21st 2-4pm FREE
Come to this workshop to build your foundation and progress in your Bikram practice. For newcomers and regular practitioners alike, this workshop will help you work on your alignment and create a good structure to build on.
Expect to learn all the little tips & tricks to unlock these master standing postures, improve your balance, flexibility and breathing.
You'll also learn doing a bit less can give you more & how to fit the pose into your body rather than fitting your body into the pose.
This workshop is for regulars as well as less seasoned students. It will help you tune up your practice and iron out some of the bad habits that have crept in over time.
Raj will have additional teachers there to demonstrate and also give hands on adjustments to everybody so you will receive the maximum benefit from this workshop. Remember its all about keeping your practice alive :)
Vinyasa Flow - Surya Namaskar & Warriors
FREE WORKSHOP
with Raj & teachers
Saturday February 21st 2-4pm
FREE FOR ANYONE WITH AN ACTIVE PASS OR SUBSCRIPTION AT OUR STUDIO
Come to this workshop to build your foundation. Designed to strengthen your Vinyasa Flow practice, we will focus on creating good technique and alignment in which to build our flow.
The Surya Namaskar or Sun Salutation is the base of Vinyasa yoga, done repeatedly throughout class and providing the powerful engine of the Vinyasa practice while also teaching you to synchronise movement to breath so that you can drop into a flow state. It provides the scaffolding for other Vinyasa sequences to be joined together and also built upon.
Expect to learn the Surya Namaskar A & B plus some more modern variations and Warrior postures that always feature in our practice - Virabhadrasana 1, 2 &3, Crescent Lunge, Twisted Lunges, Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon) with detailed attention on each posture that makes up the sequence
The focus will be on the finding the correct structure and alignment for the body you have, combining technique with curiosity so you leave feeling empowered and confident.
We will also cover modifications, variations and how to use props correctly, especially for those who are new or just starting out with a Vinyasa Flow practice
The workshop will consist of demonstrations and individual corrections for each posture and then everything will be integrated into a flow practice to put it all together.
Don’t miss this one!!
5 Rhythms
Bust The Myth Of “I Can’t Dance”
Discover the Dancer You Never Allowed Yourself To Be
with Stuart
Saturday January 31st 3-6pm
£35/£30 Surya members using discount code 5Rhythms
Have you ever told yourself you can’t dance?
What if that belief is hiding an untold story about confidence rather than ability?
If you already dance is there a part of you that wants more freedom?
Could a room with no pressure help you rediscover something you set aside?
What might surprise you if you gave yourself permission to explore?
Many people think they cannot dance. Or they used to dance but something slipped away. This workshop gives you a place to find it again.
We move through the 5 Rhythms of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical & Stillness to shake off hesitation, soften the grip of self consciousness and let your natural rhythm emerge. You do not need experience. You do not need to be confident. There are no steps to learn. You only need to show up and move in the way the body is willing to move.
No experience necessary and no steps to learn. Just bring your curiosity and an open heart. Using the 5Rhythms Waves map, through a unique blend of physical movement, music and gentle guidance, you'll tap into your body's intuitive wisdom and find a deeper connection to yourself and others.
WHAT IS 5RHYTHMS?
The 5Rhythms comprise a simple movement practice, the foundation of the late Gabrielle Roth’s work, a series of healing maps for the body, heart, mind, soul and spirit. Designed to release the dancer that lives in every body, no matter what its shape, size, age, limitations and experience.
To find your dance is to find yourself, at your most fluid and creative level. While the practice itself is the essence of simplicity, it has the power to catalyze deep healing and creative expression. The primary teaching of this work is: If you put the psyche in motion, it will heal itself.
The 5Rhythms are flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness. They come together to create the Wave, a movement meditation practice. Rather than having steps to follow, each rhythm is a different energy field in which you find your own expression and choreography, thereby stretching your imagination as well as your body.
Each rhythm is a teacher and you can expect to meet different and sometimes unknown aspects of yourself as your dance unfolds and your practice of the rhythms deepens over time. The 5Rhythms – Flowing Staccato Chaos Lyrical Stillness – are states of Being.
They are a map to everywhere we want to go, on all planes of consciousness – inner and outer, forward and back, physical, emotional and intellectual. They are markers on the way back to a real self, a vulnerable, wild passionate, instinctive self.
Gongbath with Yoga Nidra & Cacao
guided by Corinne, Raj & Sarah
Saturday December 13th 12.30-2.30pm £35
This special event is a perfect opportunity to de-stress, time out, relax, meditate, rejuvenate and be transported by the power of the sound. We will open with drinking a cup of cacao together, followed by a guided Yoga Nidra to take us into the Gongbath experience.
Yoga Nidra, often referred to as yogic sleep or non-sleep deep rest (NSDR), is a powerful guided meditation technique designed to guide you into a state of profound rest and rejuvenation.
Yoga nidra is practiced lying-down and takes you through a scan of the whole body, systematically relaxing every part of your being.
This meditation resets the nervous system and recharges your energetic battery. Lie down, relax, rest and meditate all at the same time!
Gong is the ultimate Sound Healing tool, as it has the broadest range of tones of any instrument. This vast range of sound literally bathes the human form and re-tunes us on every level – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual and so helping to bring us back into harmony.
Corinne brings in various layers of sounds and use other sound healing instruments which can include Nepalese singing bowls, crystal bowls, tuning forks, drums, and many others. She works in a very intuitive way and bring in the instruments and sounds that feel right at the time so each sound bath feels different.
WHAT IS CACAO?
Cacao is chocolate in its purest form. Ceremonial cacao is known to be a master plant teacher, guiding us through the sensory experience and profound teachings of unconditional love. For many traditions, cacao is much more than something we consume for pleasure, but is revered as a sacred plant that can support a spiritual experience and allow us to access the language of the heart
Learn How To Do Headstand & Crow
FREE WORKSHOP
with Raj Sharma.
Saturday September 27th 2-3.30pm
FREE FOR ANYONE WITH AN ACTIVE PASS OR SUBSCRIPTION AT OUR STUDIO
The headstand is a master posture and can seem intimidating. With some guidance and technique it is totally achievable. This is a very popular workshop where Raj will set everyone up to do headstand with some help from both him and assisting teachers.
Crow pose (Bakasana) is another posture which seems daunting until you understand the steps to approach arm balancing and things you can do to get over the fear of falling forward.
In these poses the mind has to reach inside the body to find a quiet space, until a point comes where perfect balance is felt....energetically, mentally, physically and emotionally.
Inversions & arm balances are powerful poses to learn because this approach can resonate throughout your entire yoga practice and beyond.
When we are facing our fears, we are facing the right way!
Intro To Qigong
with Soundbath
guided by Nathalie
Friday September 12th 6.30-8pm
In this intro workshop we will explore Qi gong forms for the earth element, which relate to the season of late summer. The earth element is all about finding balance, stability, nourishment, transition and coming back to the centre. Each element has organs associated to it. For the earth element it’s the Spleen which is the yin organ and the stomach which is the yang organ. The session with end with a short crystal bowl sound bath.
The practice of Qigong is a combination of active and dynamic movements, breathing, visualisation and meditation techniques aimed to move and cultivate Qi through the body’s meridian system. Qigong aims to connect you with nature. Allowing you to move and breathe with the seasons.
So get ready to dance with rainbows, move clouds and swim like a dragon.
WHAT IS QIGONG?
Qigong is an ancient Chinese movement practice that is said to be medical, martial and spiritual. Medical because it is one of the pillars of Chinese medicine (the others are acupuncture, herbs, massage and Moxibustion) Martial because it is the basis of martial arts and Spiritual because it is closely linked to Daoism and oneness with the natural world.
Qi means energy. It is the energetic blueprint for everything, and Gong means to work or to direct. So broadly speaking Qigong means to move and direct Qi.
Bikram Floor Series - Free Workshop
with Raj Sharma Saturday May 31st 2-3.30pm FREE
In Bikram's Floor series things start to get juicy by going deeper into the spine. The floor postures are both strengthening and lengthening the entire spine, through many different backbends, forward bends and twisting.
Raj has been teaching and practising yoga for over 20 years and will guide and support you to find the right alignment for your body - how the pose fits into your body rather than how your body fits into the pose. Come to this workshop so you get the most out of your practice!
There will be a step by step demonstration for every pose and individual corrections.
Learn how to use your breath as an ally to get more out of your practice, and also how to direct your focus and increase your power and presence.
Bikram Standing Series - Free Workshop
with Raj Sharma Saturday March 8th 2-4pm FREE
Raj is back to get your alignment on track!
In this 2 & 1/2 hour workshop you will discover all the little tips & tricks to unlock these master standing postures, improve your balance, flexibilty and breathing.
You'll learn doing a bit less can give you more & how to fit the pose into your body rather than fitting your body into the pose.
This workshop is for regulars as well as less seasoned students. It will help you tune up your practice and iron out some of the bad habits that have crept in over time.
If you've been practising Bikram for a little while don't miss this workshop! Raj will have additional teachers there to demonstrate and also give hands on adjustments to everybody so you will receive the maximum benefit from this workshop!
Remember its all about keeping your practice alive :)
