Vahni Community Weekend with the Shala School of Yoga Trainees - Classes from £5 | IN STUDIO
Pick Your Price £5-£15 Classes | 14-16 March 2026
The Shala is a space to unplug from tech and freely plug in to social connectivity and this weekend we invite you do just that. As the years have rolled on (25+ of them!), the indefinable magic of COMMUNITY has been integral to everything we do.
For this Community Weekend, we have a jam packed and exciting schedule of 20 low cost classes with our awesome teacher trainees who are coming to the end of their Level 1 teacher training.
Join us for a cup of tea, social connection and a wide range of yoga classes including Elemental Yoga Flow, Grounded Yin, Muse & Move, Deep Rest & Release, the Fire Within and much much more.
This weekend marks the final graduation weekend of our teacher trainees. They are an inspiring and diverse group aged from 20s to 50s, who have come together to share their passion for yoga, each bringing with them their own life stories, personality and commitment to the transformative power of yoga. They have many years of personal practice, have worked incredibly hard, shared, cried, laughed, explored, opened up, reevaluated, grown, healed, and brought so much wisdom, compassion and energy into the Shala School during these intense training months. They have also offered classes within their communities in some amazing places including a mosque, a buddhist monastery and a Hindu temple.
Each class is priced on a sliding scale of £5 and £15 per class to cover overheads of the studio. Come with an open mind and heart. Pay what you can afford.
If you book and are unable to join, please remember to cancel so the low cost space can be freed up for someone else. Thank you.
Please note that we will be filming and photographing throughout the weekend.
Please let Reception know if you do not wish to appear in our images/films and we will position you out of shot.
Saturday 14 March
all classes last 1 hour
10am
Lucky energetic flow
Orla | All Levels
Yoga in March is an excellent way to boost energy, align with the renewing, transformative, and often fiery energy of the approaching spring season (in the Northern Hemisphere), and cultivate good fortune. Orla’s practice encourages connecting with the natural world, fostering a “lucky” mindset, and celebrating the coming of spring. It will combine looking at the Celtic Wheel Series by using soma movements and restorative shapes to connect to the changing, lengthening days.
10am
Creative vinyasa flow
Helena | All Levels
An expressive vinyasa flow blending creative sequencing with gentle somatic movement, inviting you to move with curiosity, awareness and ease. A space to connect to yourself and others, move with intention, and explore a sense of freedom through breath-led movement.
We’ll begin with grounding postures and gradually build into an uplifting, energising flow that encourages intuitive, fluid movement. A dynamic class designed to help you feel good in your body, with adaptable options to keep it accessible for all levels. Leave feeling grounded, spacious and reconnected.
12pm
building strength for jump back & forward
Deepak | All levels
(Some practice of headstands would be good but not necessary)
Using different movements to build abdomen and shoulder strength with breath awareness to prepare the upper body for doing push handstands and the famous jump back and forwards of vinyasa flow. It helps us explore our muscles and breath in both challenging and fun ways.
12pm
Grounded Strength Vinyasa
Jade | All Levels
An earthy, grounded flow guided by root chakra energy, blending dynamic, breath-led movement with strength and presence. Balanced with quieter, reflective moments, the practice holds space to connect authentically with the body, leaving it feeling fully embodied and aligned.
2.30pm
Gentle Retreat Flow
Chathumini | Beginners
This supportive 60-minute “retreat” practice blends breathwork, Sun Salutations, hip openers, and specific poses to release tension and nurture meditation readiness, with props and modifications for all levels. Ideal for participants seeking softness, ease, and personalised variations to wind down.
2.30pm
Conscious Connections & Mindful Movements & a little treat for the senses
Natasha | All Levels
A peaceful class to awaken and calm your senses. Connect mind, body and breath through movements to loosen the joints and work to help release energetic blockages (based on the classical practice Pawanmuktasana).
4:30pm
Grounded Yin – Finding Joy in Stillness
Ela | All Levels
A slow yin practice with long-held poses and a grounding thread, inspired by a moment at the bottom of the Earth in Antarctica. We’ll move through stillness into a sense of openness, calm, and quiet gratitude. Variations will be offered.
4:30pm
Finding your Flow
Kathryn | All Levels
This class will support you to explore a vinyasa flow yoga practice, which focuses on breathing, flexibility and strength. It is suitable for practitioners of any level and aims to boost your physical and mental wellbeing.
Sunday 15 March
all classes last 1 hour
10am
flow your own way
Christy Lee | beginner to intermediate
Finding a personal practice with a flow that is an energising choose your own adventure.
10am
Ashtanga inspired Vinyasa
Danielle | Intermediate
Beginning with an Ashtanga style warmup, a warrior dance working towards a peak pose, soothing forward folds and twists, meditation and relaxation.
Daniela loves to direct breath and flow, weaving in a little philosophy, creativity and hands-on assists to deepen the practise. She aims to be warm, smiley and make you feel at ease, whilst helping you work and strengthen, leaving you feeling great 🙂
12pm
Deep Rest & Release
Ellie-Jai | All levels
This gentle-paced class will blend hatha-style and restorative yoga, focussing on letting go and renewal through deep rest and relaxation. Ellie-Jai will guide you through postures focussing on hip-opening and releasing back, neck and shoulder tension, holding some poses for longer to allow for deeper flexibility and mind-body awareness. We will finish with deep relaxation, including guided meditation and an extended period of time in savasana using restorative yoga techniques.
12pm
Flow, rest & ground
Gail | All Levels
A gentler paced class inviting our bodies to find movement, energy and rest.
2.30pm
Feel Good Flow
Hannah | Level 1
This is a relaxed, Feel Good Flow class to gently warm up your body and ease into movement. We’ll move with the breath, try a few playful transitions, and keep it light so you leave feeling warm, open, and a little more joyful than when you walked in.
2.30pm
Re-Connect - Gentle Flow for Body & Soul
Gergana | All Levels
This class is a gentle flow that will help you tune into your body and connect to it; it is a calming sequence for the mind that will leave you refreshed and relaxed.
4:30pm
Explorative Vinyasa based flow
Carmen | All Levels
This class is a gentle flow and exploration of the self through Asana’s, embodying the experience of the subtle body, with an emphasis on a gentle expanding of and ease in movements.
Monday 16 March
all classes last 1 hour
10:30am
Elemental Yoga Flow
Jeannine | All levels
*not suitable for complete beginners
Rise as the Sun, Shine as the Moon – Awaken your energy with a circular journey around the mat that begins with a dynamic flow to build heat and strength then shifts into a slow, cooling practice to transition from effort to ease and ground the body.
10:30am
Muse & Move - A Vinyasa Flow
Emery | All Levels
Experience yoga as a moving meditation, exploring a theme inspired by the turning of the seasons and the natural world. Accompanied by live instrumental music, this vinyasa-style class weaves together breath work, dynamic sequencing, all-body flows, atmospheric sounds, and narrative guidance to connect your practice to a seasonal theme and to discover storytelling through mindful movement.
Hands-on assists may be offered throughout this class.
12:30pm
Gentle Flow & Mindful Movement
Merve | All levels
A gentle, mindful yoga-inspired class combining breath, fluid movement, stretching, and balance. We explore the mind, body, and spirit with compassion, without judgement, and through self-discovery, intuition, movement, stillness, and sensory awareness, ending with relaxation and visualisation.
12:30pm
'The Fire Within'
Ellie | All Levels
A dynamic Vinyasa flow to ignite your inner fire. Class will be made up of a series of breathwork, asanas and a guided meditation. Join Ellie to step into courage and ignite individual spark, so we can light the way for ourselves and others.
3pm
Women’s Yoga: Vitality & Balance
Alina | Beginners
A women-focused yoga class designed to support female health, hormonal balance, and vital energy. Through gentle movement, breath awareness, and mindful exercises, participants will reconnect with their bodies and leave feeling grounded and refreshed.
3pm
Gentle Ground & Flow
Tai | All Levels
A slow, mindful flow designed to help students reconnect with their breath, move with awareness, and settle into deep relaxation through guided visualisation.
