Essential Yoga

Essential Yoga Yoga classes focusing on what each person needs, with caring pose options for all bodies.

Group classes, 1 to 1 sessions, corporate wellbeing and events, plus regular relaxing yoga nidras

22/04/2026
This lunchtime saw the beginning of another lunar cycle. We are now in the period of the Flower Moon, so it's time to ce...
17/04/2026

This lunchtime saw the beginning of another lunar cycle. We are now in the period of the Flower Moon, so it's time to celebrate the colours and shapes of the beautiful blossoms and blooms around us, and to let our own beauty shine out for all to see.

Beltane, May Day, is also just round the corner, and with a week to go there are just a few places left on the special Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra event to help us welcome in this auspicious time.

Details of poses for the new moon, such as Humble Warrior, can be found on my blog at www.essentialyoga.uk or www.moonphasestudios.co.uk
Details and booking for the yin and nidra session are also on essentialyoga.uk

Have a blooming great Flower Moon everyone 🌸🌹🌻🌷🌼

Don't be put off by the presence of the scenery for an upcoming play - Yoga is still on this week at Calstock Hall - Wed...
14/04/2026

Don't be put off by the presence of the scenery for an upcoming play - Yoga is still on this week at Calstock Hall - Wednesday 6-7.15pm as usual. See you there - rain or shine!

Here's an energising Crescent Moon Lunge for the Full Moon. Read all about this pose and its adaptations and variations ...
31/03/2026

Here's an energising Crescent Moon Lunge for the Full Moon. Read all about this pose and its adaptations and variations on my most recent blog. Link in comments.

The next new (Pink) moon is just around the corner, and brings promises of creativity and new ideas, as we head towards ...
17/03/2026

The next new (Pink) moon is just around the corner, and brings promises of creativity and new ideas, as we head towards the Spring Equinox or Ostara. What are the plans and thoughts that you've had in the darker quieter times, that can really start coming to fruition in the next few weeks? Are there friends to reconnect with, creative activities to explore? Use this New Moon on 19th to give yourself some time to reflect and go inward, to take a few breaths to consider the hopes and dreams that came over the winter months. Set yourself up to re-emerge with fresh energy for the Equinox, when the Oak King will rise to power again. In my most recent blog (essentialyoga.uk) I look at Sphinx pose - a grounding but forward looking pose - perfectly suited to this point in the Wheel of the Year. We may even take this pose in class on Wednesday at 6pm - or would that be too coincidental? πŸ˜„

Please note/remember that there is no yoga class at 6pm this Wednesday 11th at Calstock Hall. Back as normal next Wednes...
10/03/2026

Please note/remember that there is no yoga class at 6pm this Wednesday 11th at Calstock Hall. Back as normal next Wednesday 18th at 6pm. Email louise@essentialyoga.uk for any queries.
Maybe check out the blogs for ideas to keep you moving in the meantime πŸ˜„

Signs of the Spring and some glimpses of sunshine tell us we are heading towards the Equinox. It's Full Moon on 3rd Marc...
02/03/2026

Signs of the Spring and some glimpses of sunshine tell us we are heading towards the Equinox. It's Full Moon on 3rd March, so a good time to explore positive energy, while still keeping a foot on the ground, and easing towards finding balance. Take a look at the Full Moon Yoga blog at www.essentialyoga.uk/post/yoga-for-the-moon-phases-three-legged-dog-pose for lots of inspiration and options.

Are you feeling all internally focused with the damp weather and the New Moon? Or are you ready to reach out for the rar...
16/02/2026

Are you feeling all internally focused with the damp weather and the New Moon? Or are you ready to reach out for the rare glimpses of sunshine as we head onwards towards Spring? Try a Thread the Needle pose to help find calm and balance. Link to pose blog in the comments 😊 Or if you're in Cornwall come and join us at Calstock on Wednesday πŸ€—

Wow - what a day coming up tomorrow. Full moon and the cross-quarter day of Imbolc. I'll be celebrating by running a uni...
31/01/2026

Wow - what a day coming up tomorrow. Full moon and the cross-quarter day of Imbolc. I'll be celebrating by running a unique event in Calstock with written meditation/mantra, plus yin yoga and a special intention-focused yoga nidra for Imbolc beginnings. If you can't make that though, do treat yourself with a read through of the newest Full Moon Yoga pose blog at essentialyoga.uk.
Imbolc blessings to you all πŸ’œπŸŒΏπŸ’œ


Last chance to get booked in for the Imbolc yoga special on Sunday 1st Feb at 4.30pm at Calstock Village Hall. Just a fe...
27/01/2026

Last chance to get booked in for the Imbolc yoga special on Sunday 1st Feb at 4.30pm at Calstock Village Hall. Just a few places left now. This time there's a written meditation activity as well as yummy stretchy yin yoga poses followed by blissful rest in the sleep of the yogis. All welcome - no experience needed. Book via essentialyoga.uk website or email louise@essentialyoga.uk. Link with full details in comment below.




Yoga at Calstock Hall - Wednesday 6-7.15pm every week. Tonight we'll be taking our time over our physical poses and our ...
21/01/2026

Yoga at Calstock Hall - Wednesday 6-7.15pm every week. Tonight we'll be taking our time over our physical poses and our breath and exploring the path to stilling the mind. Why not join us? Returners and newcomers all welcome, including beginners. Bring a mat - message/email me for info: louise@essentialyoga.uk
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Welcome to Essential Yoga

Having danced since aged 2, and still dancing today, I moved over time to include more and more yoga in my movement practice; it’s not only great for the body but also brings massive mental and spiritual benefits.

I’ve always been driven to seek new knowledge, and share that understanding with others so it was kind of inevitable I became a fully qualified yoga teacher. So building on that solid basis and decades(!) of experience of different movement forms, I aim to help others find the all-round well-being that yoga can provide; Strength, stamina, the ability to be still, and, yes, in due course, increased flexibility. Yoga bring benefits to everyone, and can be practiced by every body, regardless of size, shape, age, gender or fitness.

With a focus on good alignment, careful transitions, and a linkage to how each person feels at any given time, Essential Yoga classes provide a thoughtful path to physical, mental and spiritual well-being. I particularly follow the natural seasons and rhythms of the wheel of the year, and classes are designed to work with the varying needs and feelings those changing seasons bring.

My classes are friendly and empowering with a welcome for all. I aim to create a relaxed, learning atmosphere, where each person can take their practice to the level they wish, and to provide a mix of energising and relaxing asanas/poses and pranyamas/breathing. I also like to bring some explanation of phrases, terms, physiology, concepts, philosophy etc into the classes to aid understanding of the β€œwhy” of yoga.