The OM Space Yoga Studio believes that practicing yoga should be something that everyone has the opportunity to explore regardless of age, financial situation, or social class background. “That is why we have added our new Friday evening 6.30-7.30pm Community Yoga Class to our schedule of classes. This will allow us to reach out to communities who may not be in a situation where they would normally attend a yoga class.” 

Yoga can be seen by some sectors in society as expensive, added to the fear factor that one is not flexible/thin/fit/calm or just enough to practice yoga. 

There are multiple other reasons why people may not feel they are able to join a regular public yoga class. It may be especially hard if you are someone who is in a vulnerable position in society. Practicing yoga is likely to be far down the list of priorities for people who are living in poverty, have chronic ill health or who are in recovery from addictions, by putting on our community yoga class we want to make it as easy as possible for anyone to join our yoga community, feel supported whilst only having to pay by donation or by giving as much or as little as they feel like giving. 

 

Amrita 

 

Christina Syms 

 

Riona Raymond 

“Each of us in our yoga experience has been privileged and blessed to reach out to various precious communities who might otherwise not have benefited from the yoga asana, pranayama and mediation practices that we love to share. We believe that our community classes at Om Space will have a positive effect on our Sri Lankan community as well as giving our teachers the honour of teaching all the benefits that a regular yoga practice can bring to elevate peoples lives, relationships, bodies, mind and soul,” stated an Om Space teacher. 

 

Serena 

Classes will be held on Friday nights (6.30 – 7.30pm) starting from February 5 and taught by a rotation of the Om Space teachers, all of whom are internationally qualified and so excited to give their time for this project.