Updates
We are open and currently running as follows:
- Classes | In Studio and On Demand
- Workshops | In Studio
- Teacher Trainings | In Studio
- Teacher Trainings | Virtual Livestream
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November 2023
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The clocks have gone back and we are easing into the darker days of winter. It is during these winter months that we often find ourselves becoming more introspective and reflective. This month, on our Blog and social media we explore “What Is Yoga?”. Yoga is many things to many people and is surprisingly hard to define as it is so expansive and all-encompassing. We have chosen 8 words we associate with yoga:
Read the full blog here. Each month, we aim to offer events and trainings that encompass all of these. This November, we have our first monthly Kirtan with Devaki Thomas, our second “Living Yoga Alchemy” workshop with Charli Van Ness, our monthly Moon Circle & Cacao Ceremony with Emma Landolt and a Sound Bath with Anne Malone. And, as we are speaking of community…. |
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Would you like to join the Shala Community of Karma Yogis/inis? We are currently looking for one or two lovely people to join our “front of house” karma yoga team. If you are interested, please email our Studio Manager, Daniela, for more information. |
Below is what we have coming up in the coming weeks. We look forward to seeing you on the mat! With love,
The Shala Team ♥️♥️♥️ |
at the Shala school… |
. Gingi Lee, Melanie Cooper, Jennie Wadsten Sharma | Thursday 9th November | 7-8:30 pm | FREE | In Studio | WAITING LIST ONLY Join Gingi Lee, Melanie Cooper, and Jennie Wadsten Sharma for insights into our 300-hour teacher training program and CPD training modules. *WAITLIST ONLY*
Melanie Cooper & Jennie Wadsten Sharma | Friday 10 – Sunday 12th November | In Studio | £495 *2 SPACES LEFT* Anne Malone | 1-3 December | In Studio | £395
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at the Shala studio . . . |
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KIRTAN – Voice Meditation & Yogic Sound – A monthly community gathering with singing, chanting and somatic movement with homemade decaf/vegan chai tea & plant-based treats!!
4 November | 19:00 – 21:00 | £20 click HERE for details
YOGA FOR HEALING – a living yoga alchemy workshop – Suffering in your mind, body or heart? Bring your being into true alignment and learn therapeutic methods to help heal your body and balance the mental and emotional body.
5 November | 10:30 – 13:00 | £35 click HERE for details
MOON CIRCLE & CACAO CEREMONY A monthly community gathering with movement, meditation and sacred Cacao in alignment with the phases of the moon.
25 November | 19:00 – 21:30 | £30 click HERE for details
SOUND BATH A magical evening of gong, mantra, meditation and sound healing. Let the transformational vibrations of sound take you on a meditative journey, releasing blockages and stress, quieting the mind and reviving your heart and spirit.
26 November | 19:00 – 20.15 | £25 click HERE for details
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Latest Updates on Opening
Sept 2022
After much consideration over the summer, we have made the decision to focus our energies solely on IN STUDIO, in person, in real life (!) classes. This is where our hearts are and this is where we feel the true magic of yoga can take place.
There are aspects of yoga which do not transcend into the virtual world and we are excited to free ourselves from tech once again and do what we do best which is teaching in person – in our beautiful studio where energies can exchange and community can blossom.
This means that our class schedule is going OFFLINE as of 2 September. Our trainings only will continue to be a mix of livestream, recorded and in studio.
We’ve been very grateful to have had a virtual platform to offer yoga to our community during the pandemic and know it has been a lifeline for many. We are sad to know that this shift means some of you will no longer be able to practice with us and this has been the reason we have continued as long as we have. We are excited, however, to refocus and to return to our roots as a community centre; a sanctuary for nurture, healing, sharing and connection.
How We Are Keeping the Shala Safe
Although most the original mandatory government Covid restrictions have been lifted, we are continuing to follow most of the original government guidelines. Here are the key things that we are doing:
- When operating IN STUDIO, we have decreased capacity to about 55% of our pre-Covid capacity. Our Mysore studio will be capped at max 20 mats spaced at a minimum of 1 meter apart and our Hampi studio will be capped at 18 mats spaced at a minimum of 1 meter apart.
- We have fewer classes and longer turnaround times between classes.
- All our regular teachers have been double vaccinated
- The majority of our teachers would like to offer hands-on adjustments and assists and will request permission to do this at the start of a class.
- Studios will be ventilated between classes and where possible windows will be left open for maximum air circulation.
- Face coverings are currently recommended in the communal areas of the building.
- Some studio props are now available for use (blocks and bricks) and if used it is the student’s responsibility to sanitise before and after use.
- We encourage students to bring their own mats but we have some available for use – again it is the student’s responsibIlity to sanitise before AND after use.
- Blankets and bolsters will be quarantined between classes.
- The women’s changing room will be open.
- The men’s changing room remains closed, though you may use the shower cubicles to change.
- Touch points and handles will be sanitised daily and studios will be regularly cleaned.
- For workshop attendance, we will encourage the use of lateral flow testing for students prior to attending
- For teacher trainings, lateral flow testing for students will be required before Day 1 and Day 3 of coming

Questions?
Have any queries about recent updates, contact our admin team at admin@theshala.co.uk
