Yoga with Owen, Dorchester, Dorset (2025)

09/11/2025

My current class timetable until the end of 2025 will be as shown. The recent change has been to make both of my Dorchester classes donation-based sessions so you can pay what you feel is right for the class.

I provide everything for my classes that you need, from mats to props. All you need to do is book your place onto a class via my booking site here: https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/7338/events

These include sessions in Dorchester, Upwey, and Portesham each week.

In the spring I will be undertaking a new session in Dorchester, which I will be announcing with more detail soon. I can't wait to tell you more as the plans are finalised on timings, but it will be yet another donation-based class to have the option to attend!

02/11/2025

We live in a busy world. We can become carried away with keeping on keeping on, seeking distraction, and find ourselves in a state of constant stress. This can mean we miss our surroundings. From bird songs, the sound of the wind in the trees or the sun rising and setting. We become strangers to ourselves. Missing any form of connection, both physically and mentally, as we continue with distraction and become too busy to just stop and take in who/what we are at any given time.

This is one of the reasons that slowing down through meditation, Yin Yoga, or Sound Baths can be so rewarding yet so challenging for a lot of us. When forced to just stop and be present with minimal distraction, we can feel as though we're in an alien environment as we sit with our senses physically and with our thoughts. Those thoughts can be what we've failed to acknowledge. What we've wished to run from. A fear of accepting where we are and why we are like we are? This can be truly daunting at times, but with practice and dedication, we can develop this way of slowing down and assessing ourselves. Allowing a connection to who we are to be a regular habit we appreciate each day. Slowly finding ourselves less of a stranger to be around and more of a friend. The benefits of allowing this time to ourselves, to become accepting of how we are there and then, can be one of the most rewarding parts of this time we can have alone on our mat or as a group in a class. Letting yourself discover you again and loving yourself for who you are is an incredibly important part of life that so many of us miss out on in the day-to-day.

So, make a promise to yourself for yourself. Dedicate some time this week to set aside to be present without music in your noise-cancelling headphones, without the distraction of phone doom scrolling, and to concentrate on the present moment. It could be for 2 minutes at the start of your day, or it could be through a type of class that facilitates this...but I urge you to just try it and keep the practice of becoming comfortable in being with yourself a regular habit. Enjoy.

19/10/2025

Did you know that alongside my Yoga Teaching, I'm also recording weekly Sound Baths? It's been a work in progress for a year now and each week progressively improving the video quality in addition, and most importantly, the sound quality.

I generally record them using Himalayan Singing Bowls as shown in this photo BUT also have some coming using the Crystal Singing Bowls I use in my weekly in person Yin Yoga and Sound Bath sessions in Dorchester which are Donation Based classes.

If you want to follow my progress with these videos then you can subscribe to my channel which will let you know when I next release a video, and also massively help me to increase my following on YouTube!

My Channel/latest can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHYLVQ-vcuo&pp=0gcJCfwJAYcqIYzv

All the best

Owen

16/10/2025

It's pretty exciting that I'll be part of a retreat day next year with two good friends of mine! I'm really excited for this so hopefully some of you might check out the post here and look into it for more information on how to attend!

06/10/2025

Hi all!

I am officially back in the UK after my 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Chandragiri in Nepal. I can't wait to share some of this with everyone when I start my classes again this week. It has been a truly amazing experience, which I hope I can share with you over the next few months, both on social media and in person at my classes. I'm really looking forward to starting my usual classes again this week in Dorchester, Upwey, and Portesham! Hopefully I'll see some of you soon!

I have some changes to my timetable which I'll briefly explain below:

The naming of what were my "Yin and Yang" Yoga classes has been changed to "Gentle Yoga". These classes will still follow the format of a strengthening/balancing first half with a slower, more relaxing second half in the Yin and Yang style, so if you enjoyed my "Yin and Yang" classes, then you have nothing to worry about! All is well!

I am also mixing things up with my Dorchester classes. I have made the decision to undertake these classes as Donation Based Classes until the new year, and possibly beyond that. I have wanted to offer more donation classes in my week for a long time now, having started monthly donation classes in Dorchester over the summer, and felt it was a good time to start these regularly after my break on my training course. For these sessions, you can book a space via my website and pay what you feel is right for you. This will allow the classes to be more accessible to everyone, no matter your financial situation or if you're unsure if yoga is right for you yet. Hopefully this can help some people out there, and that is the main reason I also want to offer this service in my weekly classes.

All of my classes are beginner friendly, with everything provided from props to mats as part of your booking. All you need to do is book your space via my website below for whichever class you wish to attend and then turn up in comfortable clothing, maybe with a bottle of water depending on the class.

Book here: https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/7338/events

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me!

All the best

Owen

26/09/2025

My last day of training starts today, and my last full week in Nepal.

Though it isn't over yet, it's the start of the closures in this once in a lifetime experience for me. It's been a truly eye opening experience and I know I will not be coming back as the same person, for many reasons, as I left Dorchester four weeks ago.

I'm going to miss slowly waking up to this every morning. Mountains in the distance, sunrise starting the day whilst the city awakes beneath me. But that doesn't mean we can't all find a version of peace and quiet to wake up to each day. Allowing ourselves to enjoy the arrival of the inevitable changes from night to day just as like the uncontrollable and certain changes we'll have in life. Accepting them with an open mind and interest in what's panning out in front of us when the page turns, and a new period of life begins.

It's going to be a big page I'm turning once I get back to the south coast of England and, as scary and intimidating it may be to embrace change, I hope the ups and downs will come through to a better way to live.

All the best

Owen

21/09/2025

It's been an interesting couple of days as those on the 200 hour teacher training have left the centre leaving just five of us behind on our 300-500 hour plans.

We've all shared an experience together that will likely stay in our minds forever. Not only from the yoga and the country we've spent weeks in, but for the time spent surrounded by each other, learning about ourselves as we go. Goodbyes can be difficult but they don't have to be forever, and I'm sure a lot of us will meet again in our journeys around the world.

On my own personal journey, I've definitely learnt a lot about myself in the last 3 weeks and, thankfully for those who come along to my classes, a lot about yoga too...I can't wait to share my experiences with you all in two weeks when I'm back to teaching my usual schedule!

All the best

Owen

09/09/2025

Unfortunately, there have been some pretty big protests in Kathmandu well below us in the valley. You can see the smoke and the odd explosion being heard from the riots which is bizarre to hear and see from such a peaceful location at the yoga centre I'm training at.

Hopefully it will calm down soon and the curfews will be reduced/taken down as it's a bit worrying to see how it's going at the moment!

I'm safe though for those that may have been worried!

All the best

Owen

06/09/2025

It's my first rest day since starting the course and I'm working on digesting everything I've learnt so far. I can't believe how much we have been taught and taken on board so far. I've also been able to achieve elements of my personal practice I never thought I'd even come close to over another ten years of practice...let alone five days!

Today I will be going around the city whilst enjoying a rest. Everything is a balance but especially when it comes to the physical side of this course where I need to take advantage of the ebbs between the flows!

I will have more photos to share from outside of the training centre soon but I still can't get over how enjoyable simply watching the weather come and go in the valley beneath us...very British!

All the best

01/09/2025

So that concludes my first day of my 300 hour training course. Intense but enjoyable and definitely challenging me in many ways! (Especially the Ashtanga 🙃 which I knew would be hard for me.

The other students come from all walks of life from around the globe and it's interesting to hear how, in a lot of cases, we have come to it for similar reasons.

I'm looking forward to the rest of the week and will give you all another update towards the end of the week. Till then, all the best from Nepal!

30/08/2025

Well it only took about 21 hours to get here from door to door but I'm here and loving it. Friendly people, nice food and this stupa is something I can't describe the in person feeling of being around. The scale and feeling of people being happy around it is infectious.

I could have called it all off yesterday half way to London on the train when anxiety started kicking in big time. As much as it's good to acknowledge when you are feeling these things, it's still grim when you're in it. As always a lot of conscious breathing got me to the airport and into the air. Made my connecting flight by 10 minutes which results in sprinting with a backpack full of camera gear across Doha airport to make it on time! Thankfully all is well and I'll be heading to my course venue tomorrow afternoon before I start my 300 HR training on Monday!

I will keep you all posted when I can but I also want to be enjoying this once in a lifetime opportunity by being as present as possible at the same time.

All the best

Owen

02/08/2025

This Tuesday, I am hosting my next Donation Yoga Classes and Sound Bath session in Dorchester at the Prince of Wales School. I host these on the first Tuesday of every month, with the one exception being September where I am away on a course.

You can donate as you wish to, even come along to try it for free if you wanted to, and enjoy either a "Gentle Yoga" class AND/OR a "Yin Yoga and Sound Bath". Both are beginner friendly, and include all mats and props needed for the classes for free as part of your booking. The only thing you need to do is make sure to book a space via my website linked here: https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/7338/events
Booking in advance is essential to allow me to setup the room in advance for those attending.

If you wish to attend the "Yin Yoga and Sound Bath" session I would recommend also bringing along a blanket/extra layers to keep comfortable as the body does cool down after a while when relaxing and being stationary for the longer periods of this session.

If you have any questions about any of these classes, or any of my other classes throughout each week, then please get in touch!

All the best

Owen

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