13/04/2026
our classes, workshops, events & hikes 13-20.4.26
Tasha’s exhibition ’Traffic’ opened at the Barın Han contemporary art gallery (Boyacı Ahmet Sokak No:4, Binbirdirek Mahallesi, Çemberlitaş, close to the Çemberlitaş stop (the stop after Sultanahmet) on the T1 tram line and a short walk from the Vezneciler stop on the M2 metro line) last week. Free entry. Open 10am-6pm every day. There are 2 other exhibitions running at Barın Han at the same time. Tasha’s is on the top floor. Her boldly coloured paintings are rich in zoomorphic depth. The exhibition runs to April 26th.
Classes: Please check in with us before turning up for the classes and sessions below as we may move them according to what works best for the people who wish to come. We mostly work with small groups and try to give classes that work for all levels (feel free to say if you prefer a beginner’s class or a more advanced one or you’d like us to focus on a certain group of poses). Please let us know what works best for you; we'll try to accommodate. If you’re away from Istanbul, Tasha gives online classes by arrangement. If you pay for 5 classes in advance, the sixth one is free.
Workshops: Tasha’s visual art workshops and Nick's workshops and voice, and performative dance and theatre classes are mostly by request, please ask if interested.
Performers (Nick): I'm open to working (as director, writer or performer) with performers (dancers, actors, singers, performance artists, musicians, poets…) on dance-theatre, music and voice projects. Depending on the project, I'm happy to work without finance but commitment is essential. If interested, please get in touch. I’m happy to work in Turkish or English as well as other languages. Performance projects can be for solo performers or for performances involving more than one performer. My work aspires to be challenging and radical for both the performers and audiences.
yours
Tasha & Nick
our classes, workshops, events & hikes 13-20.4.26
please ask us if you would prefer a class at a different time (or even a different class)
Monday 13.4 (evening yoga)(
asanas and breath
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira
Tuesday 14.4 (evening yoga)
slow yoga
with Tasha
a gentler open yoga class where we take our time to go into deeper postures, breath work and meditation
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira
Wednesday 15.4 (morning yoga)
vinyasa flow
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on asana flow
please register in advance
11am-12:30pm
500 lira
Thursday 16.4 (evening free-moving dance)
dancing at dusk
with Nick
a dance session open to all who wish to open into dance; we dance freely, usually with not much verbal guidance, the musical and personal journey being the main guide, with music that changes each time, with genres and rhythms from all over the world; the sessions draw on ideas of notions of conscious and ecstatic movement, and moving meditation, and explore some of the many ways of dancing both alone and with each other, where formal technique is irrelevant, where spirit is primary, where unfamiliar rhythms and musical styles are embraced, and where confident dancers and the shyest of movers are equally welcome
please register in advance
7-9pm
700 lira
Friday 17.4 (evening yoga)
hatha yoga
with Nick
an end-of-the week open yoga class including balancing asanas, breath and meditation and including some advanced postures
please register in advance
7-8.30pm
500 lira
Saturday 18.4 (all-day hike in Istanbul’s countryside)
Hiking Istanbul hike
guided by Nick
in Istanbul’s countryside; Anatolian side
info: https://www.facebook.com/hikingistanbul or ask to be on Hiking Istanbul's active hikers’ mailing list
registration not required but it’s helpful if we know that you’re coming
all day (subject to weather forecast nearer the time)
400 lira
Sunday 19.4 (longer morning yoga)
yin yoga with a touch of yang
with Tasha
an all levels yin-yoga based class drawing on various movement practices, including deep stretching, breathwork and meditation
please register in advance
11am-1pm
700 lira
Monday 20.4 (evening yoga)(
asanas and breath
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira
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looking ahead
April-May 2026 hikes (subject to weather)
Saturday, April 18th
Sunday, April 26th
Friday, May 1st
Sunday, May 17th
Saturday, May 23rd
Saturday, May 30th
generally
we’re flexible about times and themes, and we may add other classes as we go along; feel free to ask if we can do a class at a time that works best for you
please let us know in advance if you’d like to come to any of our sessions
our classes are generally in English though we can teach in Russian, French or Italian if requested
a note about prices and payments: our regular classes and hikes are half-price for full-time students; generally, please pay by cash when you arrive; we don’t accept credit or debit cards; payment in advance via iban is also fine; please ask for details
Tasha and Nick give other yoga, voice and dance theatre classes by arrangement. Tasha gives on-line yoga classes; please let her know at if you’d like information on those. She’s also a gifted visual artist and happy to sell her paintings.
The Attic: we wish for the space to be non-commercial and alternative suitable for deep work and smaller groups; the income we make helps maintain the space; we’re open to outside teachers, lecturers, artists and performers using the space; please get in touch with us if interested
The Attic, Cihangir
instagram: The Attic, Cihangir
telegram: t.me/theatticstudio
Nick: movement, voice, music & theatre
move.voice facebook: move.voice
voice of shade facebook: voiceofshade
voice of shade archive: voice of shade
Tasha: body & art work
yoga instagram: yogabirch
dance instagram: danceandspace
artwork::tashabirch
Unique space in the centre of the city for movement and meditation - yoga, dance, conscious movement, free voice, moving and classical meditation.
