Our Classes
Yoga. Pilates. Aerial.
When deciding which class is right for you, there are a few things to consider
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Level of experience with yoga, pilates or other movement class
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General fitness, wether you currently have any health conditions or physical limitations( injury) that may impact your practice?
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What style of class are you looking for ? (Gentle and soothing or Strong and Dynamic, or perhaps something in between)
We are always happy to help, please do reach out if you have any questions, or feel you need a more personal suggestion based on your needs.
Class level descriptions are listed below, please be advised these descriptions are only a guidance and we encourage you to read the individual class descriptions for a deeper understanding of what to expect from each class. Some classes may fall between two levels, in which case it is up to you to decide if you think it will be suitable for you.
All Levels
These classes are suitable for all experience levels, beginners to advanced, we advise you read the class description to ensure that the individual class is suited to your personal needs.
Level 1
Suitable for All levels and particularly good for beginners, no experience is necessary, Often these classes are slower paced or more gentle, with extra detail in cueing, enabling you to become more familiar with the practice.
You may desire these classes if you’re looking to unwind and relax. For example Level 1 would be used to describe a Yin Yoga or Restorative Class that the experienced may still want to attend.
Level 2
Some previous experience would be beneficial,These classes may be at a steadier/more fluid pace than Level 1.
These classes may involve more challenging elements that could be more physically demanding. Typically good for getting your body moving
Level 3
Experienced Students / Those with a regular practice. These classes will be physically more demanding than Levels 1 and 2.
Not suitable for the absolute beginner.
Flow based classes at this level will be quicker in pace and more dynamic.
Strong variations of poses may be explored ie; binds, inversions and arm balances.
Class Descriptions & Levels
Yin Yoga
With Rowan Finnegan
Evening Yin Yoga with Rowan ....
Explore Yin Yoga, a gentle practice for deep relaxation and flexibility. With extended holds, it enhances joint mobility and relieves tension. This mindful practice fosters inner calm and is suitable for all levels, offering serenity and well-being
Suitable for all levels, beginners to seasoned yogis.
Beginners Yoga Course
With Jess & Sunni
A Yoga course for those new to yoga or those wanting to slow things down, take apart the poses and get more comfortable in their practice ...
Beginners Course
Yoga for beginners course is designed to help you gain confidence over the 5 sessions, so that you feel ready to attend public yoga classes.
During the course we'll explore yoga asana, breath work, meditation and relaxation techniques, all at entry level, with the aim of demystifying these simple but transformative practices.
You'll learn the most familiar yoga poses that you'll see in public group yoga classes, how to personalise them to ensure they feel good in your own body and with a mind- body connection. We will break things down, take it slow and allow lots of time to ask questions.
Through the breathing, meditation and relaxation techniques that we will cover, you'll get the opportunity to experience internal regulation, a quietening of the mind and a deep sense of grounding.
This course will be lead by Yoga Teachers Jess & Sunni who will both work together in each session to ensure that you feel guided and supported throughout.
5 x 75 minute classes
Yoga By Donation
With Lara Piras
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.
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
Yoga Flow
With Rowan Finnegan
Yoga Flow is a dynamic Yoga class to stretch, strengthen and detox.
You can expect flowing movements, standing poses, abdominal strengthening, hip stretching and deep relaxation.
Be guided through a sequence of well planned movement to feel energised and balanced, ensuring that you'll leave this class feeling refreshed, refocused and ready to start your day !
All Levels welcome
Strength & Resistance
With Lori-Louise
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
Morning Flow
With Jess Croucher
Join Jess to awaken body and mind in her Morning Flow Yoga class.
Move through a sequential flow that draws upon the dynamic aspects of the Ashtanga series married to breath.
Suitable for all experience, including beginners, there will be options for all abilites so you can taylor the class to meet your needs.
All Levels
Mummy & baby pilates
With Steff Bains
Join Steff, a certified Pilates instructor and proud mama, for a nurturing and empowering experience that combines the benefits of Pilates with the joys of bonding with your baby.
Together, you'll flow through gentle, yet effective, Pilates exercises aimed at restoring and rebuilding core strength, improving posture, and enhancing overall flexibility—all while incorporating your little ones into the practice. From baby-friendly stretches to engaging movements that promote stability and balance, each class is thoughtfully crafted to meet the needs of postpartum bodies.
Our studio provides a tranquil escape where mums can come together to support and uplift one another on their motherhood journey. You'll feel refreshed and rejuvenated after each session.
Whether you're a seasoned Pilates enthusiast or completely new to the practice, all levels are welcome here. This is a judgment-free zone where you can move at your own pace and tend to your baby's needs whenever necessary.
Each session will end with a 10 - 15-minute mindfulness practice/meditation to soothe you and your little one.
* All postpartum mamas and babies are welcome from 6 weeks onwards or when your doctor recommends, based on your recovery.
This class is suitable for babies 1 and under or those who are not so mobile yet. It will be a relaxed and supportive environment where you can feed and change your little one as needed. *
Yang To Yin
With Sunni Briony
This Yang to Yin class is an opportunity to explore the balance of opposites in a practice that combines two halves.
The practice will begin with an energetic and dynamic flow, working to generate heat, build stamina and increase stability. ( Fiery Yang )
The sequence will build steadily and progressively before seamlessly melting into the more meditative and slow element of the practice.
The second half of the practice being the calmer (Cooling Yin ) element, where poses are mostly floor based, held for longer periods and utilise props to allow both body and mind to become still.
Embody that all things require both halves to be able to experience either part. There is no Yin without the Yang.
Levels 2
Uplifting Flow
With Jess Croucher
Uplifting Flow will help you to cultivate balance by moving the body through an intentional practice focused on feel good yoga postures that also invoke inner power and personal resilience.
This class will consists of moving poses in a sequential flow that is both breath focused and heart centred.
Leaving you feeling uplifted in Mind, Body and Spirit.
Levels 2
Strength & Stability Yoga
With Lou Marie
A warming functional movement class, to help you gain greater awareness and control of the body through a high-powered movement sequence,
Using the breath an as anchor throughout, this class will help to strengthen and condition the body supporting smoother transitions between familiar yoga poses.
This class gives you the opportunity to break down movements, build confidence and help you to feel empowered to join faster paced classes.
All Levels
Power hatha
With Amy Victoria
Within Power Hatha 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.
Variations and modifications will be offered as Amy believes this practice, although it can be more intense, is accessible to everybody.
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.
Levels 2 - 3
Candlelit Yoga
WIth Jess Croucher
Candlelit Yoga with Jess consists of a soothing class by candle light to enhance your relaxation experience. Classes focus on finding balance, creating strength, flexibility and the breath to help you find stillness in movement and flow.
This class help you to really tune into your body and quieten your mind.
As the seasons change candlelit yoga will adapt to match the energy of the season, from more dynamic hatha flow in the summer months to extra cosy restorative sessions in the deep winter.
Levels 2
Core & Mobility
WIth Esa Evans
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.
Kinstretch ®
With Emma Epton
A movement enhancement system that develops maximum body control, flexibility and USABLE ranges of motion.
This class will work to help create greater ranges of motion, more control of movement and improved all round mobility.
Emma will guide you through movement that will use isometrics and kinetic stretching.
This class is great for ;
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Improving Movement Capacity
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Improving Body Awareness & Control
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Increasing Range Of Motion
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Improving Strength
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Increasing Neurological Function
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Injury Prevention
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Injury Rehabilitation
Emma is an FRC & Kinstretch® Instructor.
All Welcome
Mind, Body, Movement
With Sunni Briony
Through intention led movement, this class will explore the connections between the physical body, the mind and all the bits in between.
The practice will move through a series of asanas (poses) in a progressive and conscious way, always with options for variation and regression.
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 1 - 2
Gentle Flow
With Chloe Tully
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
Holistic Hatha
With Sharon Saker
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
With Clare Ruff
Clinical Pilates is a mat based Pilates class that focuses on improving core stability, strength, balance, flexibility and posture.
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.
Yin Yoga
With Sunni Briony
Wind down with Sunni for an evening Yin Yoga practice.
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.
Particularly good for relieving physical and mental tension, calming the mind and helping you to relax.
All Levels
Morning Yin Yoga
Emma Epton
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.
A more meditative approach to yoga, yin aims at cultivating awareness of inner silence, and bringing to light a universal, interconnecting quality.
All Levels
Energising Flow
With Dan Kilford
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
Body, Breath & Mind
With Dan Kilford
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.
Yoga ( All Levels )
With Emma Epton
A Yoga practice that is suited to all levels and experience.
You will look at different Asanas ( poses ), breath work techniques and be supported by Emma through out.
Aerial Yoga
With Jess Croucher
This class will allow you to explore asanas beyond the bounds of a floor based practice. Moving to a Salamba (suspension) based practice.
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.
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.
This is a 75 minute class where you will explore a set focus in each session. For Example, Seasonal Themes/ Backbends/ Inversions/ Flow
Morning Vinyasa
With Ruth O'riordan
This energising morning vinyasa class is a balanced combination of meditation, breath-work & energised movement.
Classes typically start with meditation, pranayama & gentle warm ups which will build progressively into a more dynamic flowing sequence, always ending with relaxation.
Levels 1 - 2
Gentle hatha
With Sunni Briony
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.
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.
Levels 1 - 2
Pilates
With Sharon Saker
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.
Improvers Pilates
With Sharon Saker
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.
It is reccomended to have previous experience in pilates before joining this class.
Fluid Strength Vinyasa (75min)
With Monica Marini
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.
Level 2 - 3
This is a 75 minute class.
Mindful Yoga
with Hayley Johns
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
Aerial Restorative
With jess Croucher
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.
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