Yin, Restorative & Meditation
Our Yin, Restorative and Meditation classes are the opposite of a workout. Holds last three to five minutes, props do most of the work, and the room stays dim and quiet. It suits anyone who spends their week hunched over a laptop and cannot switch off at night.
You will spend most of the class on the floor with bolsters, blankets and blocks under you. The teacher guides the first minute of each hold, then leaves you alone with your breath.
- Bolsters, blankets and eye pillows provided
- Candlelit room, no mirrors, no music after opening
- Guided meditation closes every class
Long holds that work on connective tissue, not muscle
Yin targets fascia, ligaments and joints rather than muscle. We hold shapes low to the ground for several minutes, letting the tissue release on its own rather than pushing into a stretch. Restorative classes go further by fully supporting the body with props so there is nothing to hold at all.
Meditation sits either at the end of a class or as a standalone session. We teach basic breath counting and body scanning before anything more advanced, because most people need the fundamentals before they need a technique.
Hip and spine work that lasts
Dragon, saddle and shoelace shapes held for minutes at a time. Uncomfortable is fine, sharp pain is not, and you come out whenever you need.
Fully supported rest
The body is propped so completely that muscles can switch off. This is the class people book when they are running on empty and cannot face a flow.
Learn to sit still without fighting it
Guided sits start at ten minutes and build to twenty-five. We cover posture, breath counting and what to do when your mind refuses to cooperate, which it will.
Trained in stillness, not just stretching
Our Yin and meditation teachers have completed dedicated Yin certifications plus multi-year meditation training, often in the Insight and Zen traditions. They keep their own daily sitting practice. That matters, because guiding a room through silence is a skill you cannot fake from a script.
Weekly Yin was added after members kept asking for something slower than the flow timetable could offer.
Guided evening meditations launched in the back room with four cushions and no expectation of a crowd.
We now run a monthly half-day silent retreat at a property near Daylesford for members who want a longer reset.
Pick the rhythm that fits your week
These passes cover Yin, Restorative and Meditation only. If you also want flow classes, the full-studio passes on the timetable page are better value.
Try one class and see how you sleep afterwards.
- One 60 or 90 minute session
- All props and eye pillows supplied
- Candlelit room with no music
- Reschedule free up to four hours ahead
One session a week for six weeks, the way this practice actually starts to stick.
- Six sessions used within eight weeks
- Access to both Yin and Restorative classes
- A recorded breath practice to take home
- One on-one posture check with a teacher
- Priority booking for the evening candle classes
Unlimited slow classes for people who have made this a habit.
- Unlimited Yin, Restorative and Meditation
- Half-price entry to the monthly silent retreat
- Two guest cushions per month for a friend
- Digital downloads of all guided meditations
- Cancel anytime with fourteen days notice
If cost is the thing stopping you, email us. We keep two subsidised spots open in every slow class and never make a fuss about it.
Ninety minutes of deliberate slowing down
The structure rarely changes. That repetition is intentional, it is how the nervous system learns to settle.
Landing
You arrive to dim light and no music. Take a bolster, blanket and eye pillow, then lie down on your back for five minutes of simply arriving.
Breath primer
A short guided breath practice, usually a longer exhale than inhale. This is the first signal to your body that nothing urgent is happening.
First Yin shape
Usually something for the lower back or inner thighs. The teacher sets you up, explains the target area, then stops talking for three minutes.
Rotating through holds
Three to four more shapes, alternating sides, each held for several minutes. Props get adjusted in silence as the teacher moves around the room.
Restorative wind down
Legs up the wall or a supported child's pose. Fully propped, nothing to hold, and most people drift close to sleep here.
Guided meditation
Fifteen to twenty minutes of seated or lying meditation, closing with a short body scan before you gather your things and head back onto Exhibition Street.
Where the candles get lit
One room, four walls, no mirrors. Cushions along one side, bolsters stacked on the other, and the noise of the city stays outside.
Answers for the slower practice
The slow classes raise different questions to flow. Here are the ones we get most, and a direct way to reach us if yours is not covered.
Send us a questionBook a place in the quiet room
Evening Yin sessions cap out early in winter, so a quick note ahead of time saves disappointment. Tell us which class and date you want and we will hold a cushion for you.