Yogalates is a fusion of yoga and pilates combining safe and accessible yoga asana with science based body conditioning exercises to compliment potentially what may be considered missing from each discipline to appeal to yoga and pilates enthusiasts, sports enthusiasts and targeted to benefit people with back issues, weak glutes, core and upper body and those who would like to increase their energy.

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Yogalates method includes resistance training to achieve greater musculoskeletal balance, strength, tone and flexibility, improved bone density and joint health and noticeable improvements to core, stability and overall posture.

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All levels

A fun, safe, and empowering postnatal fitness class designed just for mums!

Using resistance bands and light weights, this class is perfect for all postnatal mums looking to gently rebuild strength, restore core function, and boost confidence while bonding with their baby.

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🌟 What to Expect:
✅ Learn to coordinate your breathing with safe movement & pelvic floor activation
✅ Strengthen your body with gradual weight loading & resistance training
✅ Get checked for diastasis recti and receive expert guidance
✅ Connect with like-minded mums, move your body, and have fun!

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👶 Babies welcome – all fitness levels supported!

Spaces are limited, book now via the website to secure your spot. Let’s move, strengthen, and thrive together!

A gentle, grounding flow practise designed to re-connect us with the earth, both through body and mind. We’ll be exploring our relationship with gravity & nature and working with our intuition in order to expand and grow from a rooted place (both on the mat and in our daily life)

Suitable for all levels as options will be offered throughout and whether a beginner or a practised yogi, we always start from our foundations and move upward, outward & inward from there!

Sculpt & Stretch: Evening Pilates
 

End your day with our Evening Mat Pilates class, designed to sculpt, tone, and strengthen your entire body. In this hour-long session, we’ll focus on slow, controlled movements to target your core, arms, and legs, helping you build long, lean muscles.

As the class progresses, we’ll incorporate deep stretches to increase flexibility and improve mobility. Each class incorporates a flow of  Pilates exercises that not only shape and tone but also promote better posture and alignment. 

We’ll finish the evening with gentle stretches aimed at improving flexibility, leaving you feeling both relaxed and revitalised. Whether you are looking to tone up or simply unwind, this class will leave you feeling both strong and balanced, providing the perfect evening reset for your mind and body. 

Yoga by Donation is an inclusive yoga class for people based in Whitstable and surrounding areas. It is open to everyone of all abilities, including those who have never practised before. All ages, body shapes, backgrounds, and fitness levels are welcome.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

This is a Donation based class, meaning you can pay what you feel able to.
-Spaces will show as free to book and reserve online Please reserve your space so we know to expect you.
-You may then pay a donation by card or by cash when you get to the studio.
-We also have spaces available in this class that are completely free, if you feel you could benefit from a free space, please just pop us an email with *Karma Yoga & the date you have booked* and we will not expect a donation from you. 
- Monthly Members & those on passes are also welcome to book and reserve spaces in this class. 

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This class will be run by Lara Piras, who is passionate about bringing communities together through yoga.

She has trained in both London and India and partners with charities and organisations to deliver tailored sessions to vulnerable people, including those who may not be able to afford yoga, those with addictions, those who have finished cancer treatment and those experiencing poor physical or mental health.

ALL LEVELS 

A modern and athletic style of dynamic vinyasa yoga to stretch, strengthen, detox and unwind.

Flowing movements, standing poses, abdominal strengthening, hip stretching and deep relaxation.

Leave feeling refreshed, refocused and ready to take on the rest of your week!

Level 2

But Rowan welcomes all to try !

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This class will focus predominantly on your own body weight and building strength.

Lori-Louise will be slowing things down and coaching you on how the muscles truly work when performing certain exercises.

Using your own body weight allows you to understand your limits and where you can challenge yourself.

You will be guided by Lori- Louise to work through the full body to ensure you leave feeling great. It’s a case of stripping it all back and really getting to know your body.

Yogi? Regular gym goer? New to exercise? This class is open to everyone and all abilities are very welcome.

All Levels 

This class has been created to ensure you leave feeling strong and powerful.
The weights are low but the energy will be high.
45 minutes of feel good weight training to start your day and end your work week.

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The idea of using weights can be scary to some but Lori-Louise promises to show you the benefits of using weights and when done so correctly how much of an impact they can have on you physically and mentally.

Get ready for those endorphins.

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Lori-Louise will coach you through the class to ensure you feel confident in your ability when using free weights & this class is open to everyone whether you are a cardio lover, a regular weight lifter or a total beginner.

All Levels 

Ashtanga is a dynamic yoga approach based on a specialised sequencing of postures and focused breathing techniques.

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Ashtanga yoga can be experienced as a method of keeping physically fit and as a pathway to explore the subtle realms of spirituality - as the practice grows it becomes meditative.

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In this  practice you'll explore elements of the Ashtanga primary series in a way that all can access.

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Level 2 -3

This Lunar Hatha class is an invitation to meet yourself in soft and inclusive way to end the week. 

We will begin with a gentle yet strengthening sequence of Asanas, focusing on down-regulation, grounding and balancing. 

Through exploration of the physical, we will cultivate space for introspection and self inquiry on all levels. With gentle exploration of the breath and the use of intention to direct the energy in to movement.

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Ending with longer held floor based asana, this class gives space to integrate and reflect, quietening the mind and bringing a complete sense of wellbeing. 

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Levels 2 

In this class you will be exploring traditional asana (pose), pranayama (breathing techniques) and meditations, with an element of flow and fluidity between poses. Also known as Hatha Flow. 

Some poses will be explored for longer, to build physical and mental strength.

The Power comes from staying present with the breath and the physical sensations in those more challenging poses. 

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Variations and modifications will be offered as Amy believes this practice, although it can be more intense, is accessible to everybody. 

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She is truly passionate about weaving a stronger practice through a trauma-informed lense. This is how she practices at home and is delighted to share this with you all. 

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Levels 2 

Join our Core & Mobility class for a holistic approach to improving your physical fitness.

Experience the benefits of enhanced posture, decreased injury risk, improved balance and stability, increased flexibility, and refined functional movement patterns.

This class integrates a range of exercises, equipment, and techniques tailored to target core strength and mobility effectively.

Suitable for individuals of all abilities, Esa will provide modifications and progressions to ensure a safe and inclusive experience for everyone.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced fitness enthusiast, our Core & Mobility class will empower you to achieve your fitness goals while enjoying a dynamic and engaging workout.

Through intention led movement, this class will explore the connections between the physical body, the mind and all the bits in between.

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The practice will move through a series of asanas (poses) in a progressive and conscious way, always with options for variation and regression.

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You will find a sense of strength and stability with in the body, create room for fluidity and balance and find stillness throughout, allowing the mind to quieten so that you can enquire within.

Levels  2 

Soothe body and mind with this gentle, nourishing class. Perfect for an evening practice, the class comprises carefully and creatively arranged sequences of yoga poses woven together with calming pranayama (breathing) practices, and restorative yoga and guided relaxation.

Chloe offers options for poses and practices throughout the class, as well as using lots of props, so students can find the shapes and rhythms that honour their body and needs.

The class provides an opportunity to settle and ground at the end of the day, promoting a deep sense of calm, relaxation and wellbeing.

Level 1 

During Holistic Hatha with Sharon you will use postures and connected breathing in combination with mental focus, to develop awareness, strength, flexibility and relaxation.

With correct alignment and inward attention to the body and the breath, Hatha Yoga works to improve balance and strength. It evokes a sense of well-being and rejuvenation.

Levels 2

Clinical Pilates is a mat based Pilates class that focuses on improving core stability, strength, balance, flexibility and posture.

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It is a Pilates class that can be tailored to the individuals needs depending on physical ability and modified for injuries.

It is run by a physiotherapist and can be used an effective treatment for musculoskeletal problems.

The small class ensures that the exercises can be tailored to the individuals needs to support rehabilitation or for general fitness.

Limited to just 10 spaces.

Wind down with Sunni for an evening Yin Yoga practice.

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Yin Yoga is all about the experience, it is the quiet and contemplative practice.

Combining teachings of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Traditional Asana practice to formulate a slow paced practice where the poses are held for longer, are less about strict alignment and more about finding felt sensations in the intended stretch or compression area. 

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Particularly good for relieving physical and mental tension, calming the mind and helping you to relax. 

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All Levels

Yin Yoga is a slow paced practice where postures are held for longer.

Deep stretching and combined poses apply moderate stress to the connective tissues of the body, the tendons, fascia, and ligaments, with the aim of increasing circulation in the joints and improving flexibility.

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A more meditative approach to yoga, yin aims at cultivating awareness of inner silence, and bringing to light a universal, interconnecting quality.

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All Levels

Energising Flow with Dan is an accessible vinyasa based flow.

The practice will start with a gentle series of movements to allow the body to awaken and to develop that connection between the mind and body.

The movements will then build to a vinyasa based flow focusing on poses to help energise.

This class is the ideal way to start the weekend helping you release the tension from the week and enter the weekend with a new, refreshed, energised perspective.

Levels 2

This class brings together mindful Asana (yoga postures), Pranayama ( yogic breathing ) and an extended meditation leading you to feel a deeper connection to the self. 

In this class we will delve further into the spiritual and philosophical elements of yoga, the the postures are not the only focus. 

This is an accessible class, suitable for all levels.

A Yoga practice that is suited to all levels and experience. 

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You will look at different Asanas ( poses ), breath work techniques and be supported by Emma through out. 

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A 45 minute uplifting yoga practice to start your day.

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Stretch & Soothe body and mind with this Morning Yin Yoga class with Sunni. 

Yin Yoga targets the deeper connective tissues in the body by applying a controlled and moderate stretch to the targeted area.

The slow and steady nature of Yin gives the body time to adjust to the stretch allowing for more room over time, increasing range and flexibility to the joints and their surrounding tissues. 

All Levels welcome - no experience necessary. 

This class will allow you to explore asanas beyond the bounds of a floor based practice. Moving to a Salamba (suspension) based practice.

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 Though suspension is far from a mat based practice, the foundations and intentions remain the same. The practice considers the person as a whole, incorporating mindfulness, exercise and breath work together.

You can expect to explore many variations of familiar yoga asanas (poses), discover entirely new movements and concepts. while being fully supported and guided in each class by Jess.

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Total newbies to experienced Yogis, this class has something for everyone. No previous hammock experience needed.

Please do consider this class may involve inverting (going upside down) please discuss any health concerns at the beginning of class.

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This is a 75 minute class where you will explore a set focus in each session. For Example, Seasonal Themes/ Backbends/ Inversions/ Flow

Classical Pilates Foundations

Great for Beginners or for those who prefer a slower pace practice.
All Levels

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Working with Precision and Control, we will work through the 34 Classical Pilates exercises to develop our understanding of Pilates in its original form. Each week will consist of a series of repeated exercises to enable progression over time. Plus we will try out new more challenging exercises when we are ready.

All levels welcome, adaptations will be offered.

Ideal for those who are beginning their Pilates journey or for those who want to experience Classical Pilates as opposed to contemporary Pilates which we may be more familiar with.

This energising morning vinyasa class is a balanced combination of meditation, breath-work & energised movement.

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Classes typically start with meditation, pranayama & gentle warm ups which will build progressively into a more dynamic flowing sequence, always ending with relaxation.

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All Levels

This class will move through a series of Asanas (poses) slowly and mindfully, exploring slightly longer static holds to truly feel comfortable with each pose.

There will be plenty of time to slowly move from pose to pose so you can explore alignment.

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We will find some fluidity in the transitions between poses and gently stoke the fire within, helping to build strength.

These classes offer a balance of effort and softness.

All welcome, beginners to experienced yogis.

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Levels 1 - 2

These classes are designed for those who have yet to try Pilates and need to learn the fundamentals on which to build their practice.

Classes will focus on the basic movements of the Pilates Method. Modifications will be given for those with physical limitations.

This class is a great way to start and to watch the transformation in how you look, and more importantly, how you feel.

This pilates class is a continuation from our All levels Pilates class, although everyone is more than welcome.

This class is a more challenging, for students already with some experience in Pilates. 

You will use a variety of pilates props to increase the intensity of your sessions. This class will help to stretch you that little bit further in your practice, helping you to gain strength and confidence in your Pilates practice.

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It is reccomended to have previous experience in pilates before joining this class.

Fluid Strength Vinyasa:

Develop a sense of physical embodied empowerment through a fluid practice designed to reassert your capacity for internal connection.

Challenge semantic division of mind and body to return to a place of wholeness where magic happens. Based on vinyasa Krama, functional mobility, and other powerful forms of Yoga, these classes are intended to guide you into the essence of your being through a deeply experiential practice, where the focus is not the postures or the flow, but rather, the subtle and deeper personal expression of the form (asana) which we can access through presence and awareness.

The significance of pausing, listening, and being has since long been a pivotal aspect of the Yoga practice which we will rediscover in these classes.

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Level 2 - 3

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This is a 75 minute class.

An accessible slow, care filled flow, that includes yoga asana, breath work (pranayama), self massage, somatics and supported rest. Breath aware vinyasa yoga, is sometimes characterised in the more recent modern lineages of yoga, with it relating to Asana (posture) as ‘to place in a special way’. Seen in movement as the intentional weaving of postures together, accompanying the exploration of breath.

Hayley invites rather than leads, to move with intention, encouraging enquiry, awareness and curiosity.

Rooted in compassion, and a deep belief in the power embodiment has on our path to healing and resilience. Hayley works in a fully inclusive space, welcoming of all bodies.

All Levels Class

A gentle and healing practice, this powerful method focuses the mind through visualisations as it floats the body through a series of gentle gyro-kinetic motions.

Working to deeply open the spine, hips, and connective tissues of the body.

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This class offers accessibility to students with physical limitations, but but is loved by all for its soothing, restorative nature. Easing Body and Mind

You can expect explorations of;

– sequential flow to music

– levitating meditations

– zero-compression inversions

– supported sun salutations

– joint opening poses

– floating savasana.

No experience necessary, just a desire to soothe the body and relax the mind !

75 minutes 

Perfect for those new to Pilates or returning after a break, our Beginner Reformer class will gently introduce you to the fundamentals of reformer Pilates.

With a focus on form, alignment, breath-work, and building strength from the inside out, you’ll learn how to move with confidence in a supportive and encouraging space.

Talking you through how to use the reformer, understanding the springs and how it impacts your body during the session.

Every class is designed to meet you where you are, helping you progress at your own pace.

Whether you’re brand new to Pilates or have been practising for years, our Mixed Ability Reformer class welcomes all.

Each session offers options to suit every level, allowing you to work at a pace and intensity that feels right for you.

You can choose to take progressions and regressions that suit you ensuring that your sessions is tailored to you even in a group setting.

We’ll guide you through flowing sequences that improve posture, mobility, and strength, leaving you feeling energised and balanced.

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