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Koji Yamada

New York, USA · In person & online

Hard, quiet, unfashionable Ashtanga in Greenpoint. Arrive early, leave without a photograph.

AshtangaVinyasa

mon–thu, friday, saturday

143reviews$24
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Millpond Yoga

London, UK · In person & online

Two rooms, fourteen teachers and a timetable that runs from 6.30am to 9pm, seven days a week.

VinyasaYinIyengarPrenatal

mon–fri, saturday, sunday, daily

340reviews£12–£22.50indicative
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Foundations 200hr Online

Online, worldwide

A fully online 200-hour with live teaching practice in small groups — no pre-recorded lecture dumping.

teacher-trainingHathaVinyasa

tue & thu, saturday, intakes

231reviews£8–£15indicative
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Ananya Bose

Online, worldwide

Prenatal and postnatal practice, live online across four timezones, with a recording every time.

PrenatalHatha

monday, wednesday, saturday

212reviews£8–£15indicative
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Conor Walsh

Online, worldwide

Live conscious-connected breathwork sessions online, with a facilitator on the call throughout.

breathwork

wednesday, sunday

196reviews£8–£15indicative
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Priya Nair

Online, worldwide

Yoga nidra and mantra practice, live at 21:00, designed to be done lying in bed with the lights off.

Nidramantrameditation

mon & wed, sunday, monthly

187reviews£8–£15indicative
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Anahata Shala

Bengaluru, India · In person

A traditional shala with a Mysore room, a philosophy library and an Ayurvedic clinic upstairs.

AshtangaHathaPranayamaayurveda

mon–sat, mon–fri, sunday

176reviews₹480–₹900indicative
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Slow Week Algarve

Faro, Portugal · In person

Seven days, two classes a day, a swimming pool and absolutely no schedule between eleven and five.

VinyasaYinRestorative

april, jun–jul, october, daily

152reviews€9.60–€18indicative
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Dr Ruth Ellis

Manchester, UK · In person & online

The standard eight-week MBSR course, taught properly, with GP referrals accepted.

Mindfulness / MBSRmeditation

tuesday, thursday, week 6, intakes

143reviews£12–£22.50indicative
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Maya Raghunathan

Bengaluru, India · In person & online

Traditional Mysore-style self practice, six mornings a week, taught one breath at a time.

AshtangaPranayama

mon–fri, saturday, sunday

128reviews₹480–₹900indicative
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Salt Room Yoga

Cape Town, South Africa · In person & online

A small sea-facing room in Muizenberg with sunrise flows, evening yin and a Thursday breathwork circle.

VinyasaYinbreathwork

mon–fri, mon–thu, thursday, friday

128reviewsDonation-based
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Elena Petrova

Berlin, Germany · In person & online

Trauma-informed restorative practice — invitational language, no hands-on, doors stay unlocked.

RestorativeYinmeditation

monday, thursday, saturday

118reviews€11.20–€21indicative
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Anahata 200hr Foundation

Bengaluru, India · In person

A residential 200-hour taught over eight weeks rather than four, with philosophy given equal weight to asana.

teacher-trainingAshtangaHathaPranayama

6 jan – 1 mar, 1 sep – 26 oct, applications

96reviews₹480–₹900indicative
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Ravi Deshmukh

Pune, India · In person & online

Classical hatha and philosophy study, taught the long way round, over years rather than weekends.

HathaPranayamameditation

mon, wed, fri, saturday

89reviews₹480–₹900indicative
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Harriet Cole

Bristol, UK · In person

Strong, sweaty flows and a very good Wednesday prenatal class, both in the same church hall.

VinyasaPrenatal

monday, wednesday, saturday

88reviews£12–£22.50indicative
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Ten Days of Silence

Rishikesh, India · In person

A genuinely silent ten-day sit above the Ganges. No phones, no reading, no eye contact, no exceptions.

meditationsilent-retreatPranayama

2–12 sep, 4–14 feb, daily

84reviews₹480–₹900indicative
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Leila Haddad

Marseille, France · In person & online

Kriya, pranayama and long meditations for people who cannot sit still — she was one of them.

breathworkKundalinimeditation

tuesday, thursday, sunday

77reviews€12–€22.50indicative
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Millpond 300hr Advanced

London, UK · In person & online

A part-time 300-hour for working teachers — one weekend a month for a year, with online theory in between.

teacher-trainingVinyasaYin

monthly, fortnightly, cohort

64reviews£12–£22.50indicative
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Sofia Marchetti

Lisbon, Portugal · In person

Props, precision and patience. Twenty-one years of teaching people with injuries how to stand up straight.

IyengarRestorative

monday, wednesday, friday

61reviews€9.60–€18indicative
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Junko Nakamura

Kyoto, Japan · In person & online

Zazen in a temple sub-hall, twice daily, plus a monthly all-day sit open to complete beginners.

Zen / Zazenmeditationsilent-retreat

mon–sat, mon–fri, first sunday, wednesday

58reviewsDonation-based
Teacher

Tomás Ferreira

Online, worldwide

Short, well-made online classes for people with thirty minutes and a hallway.

VinyasaHatha

tue & thu, saturday

164reviews£8–£15indicative
Teacher

Daniel Okonjo

London, UK · In person

Slow, musical vinyasa in Hackney — long holds, terrible jokes, no handstand pressure.

VinyasaYin

tuesday, thursday, sunday

94reviews£12–£22.50indicative
Breathwork

Yusuf Karim

Dubai, UAE · In person & online

Evening breath and nervous-system work for desk-bound bodies, finishing with a long guided sit.

breathworkHathameditation

sun & tue, thursday

71reviewsAED 72–AED 135indicative
Retreat

Highland Winter Sit

Inverness, UK · In person

A four-night midwinter retreat in a Highland bothy: cold walks, long sits, wood smoke and early nights.

meditationbreathworkRestorative

5–9 dec, 16–20 jan, daily

47reviews£12–£22.50indicative