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Vinyasa Flow for
Beginners
Teacher
Ella Montgomery
Vinyasa fundamentals, breathwork
Time table
Tuesday
6:00 PM — 6:45 PM
Learning the vocabulary
Tessa teaches beginners almost exclusively and treats it as the most interesting work in the building. This class introduces the standard vinyasa vocabulary in a deliberate order, so that by the end of a few weeks you can walk into any flow class in the city and know what is being asked of you.
Over a term you will learn
The full sun salutation, broken into four teachable parts.
How to set up a standing shape from the feet up.
What to do with your hands and shoulders in a plank.
How and why
Most beginner classes explain how to make a shape. This one also explains why it is being asked for, what it is meant to do and what it should not feel like. That extra layer takes a few more minutes and saves a great deal of confusion later.
Steady group
People tend to arrive at this class in small clusters and stay for a term. It is friendly without being effortful, and Tessa remembers names, which matters more than anyone admits.
What you will come away with
Named and explained
Every shape is named, then explained, then practised.
A steady group
Broadly the same people each week, learning at one pace.
How and why
Tessa tells you why a transition works, not just where to put your foot.
Over a term
No experience required, no equipment needed, and no expectation that you will keep up with anyone.
What regulars say
Verity Sloane
I had been to two drop-in classes and understood nothing. Here everything gets a name and a reason. By week six I could follow a general class without panicking.
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No. Every class is taught with options rather than expectations, and our Fundamentals and Gentle sessions assume no prior practice at all. Tell your teacher it’s your first time and they will look after you.
Comfortable clothes and a water bottle. Mats, blocks, straps and bolsters are all provided, and there are showers and lockers in the changing rooms.
Yes. Drop-in classes and pay-as-you-go class packs sit alongside our memberships, so you can practise as often or as rarely as suits you.
Fifteen minutes before your first class, and around five for every class after that. It gives you time to check in, settle and set up your mat without rushing.
Pause or cancel anytime with 30 days notice. There are no joining fees and no lock-in contracts, and any unused class credits stay on your account.
We do. Several of our teachers are qualified in pre and postnatal practice and in therapeutic yoga. Let us know before class so your teacher can adapt the session for you.