From village halls to one room above the yard.
Isla taught in church halls and community rooms along the valley for years, carrying mats in the back of a small car. Students kept asking for somewhere warm, quiet and always set up.
The upstairs room at Sallow Yard had good floorboards and a big window onto the trees. It became Fernhallow in 2016, and Noor and Callum joined to fill the week.
We plan each class around someone in their first month, so nobody is left guessing what comes next.
We word our promises carefully, in line with the UK advertising rules (the CAP Code): yoga can help with relaxation, and for healthy people who practise regularly, with flexibility and balance. It is not a treatment.
Illustrative photo, not our students.
How we teach.
Time to settle
Every class opens with a few quiet minutes and closes lying down. Nothing starts at a run.
Room to move
Mats sit an arm’s length apart, with a chair or a stretch of wall close by when a pose needs one.
Choices, not orders
Each pose is offered at least two ways, and resting is always one of them.
Sample profiles: these teachers are fictional, and the portraits are illustrative stock photos of models.
In their words, after a few weeks.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 by students (sample rating).
- Sample review
I had never done yoga and was sure I’d be the only one wobbling. Isla showed me where the blocks live, checked on me twice without fuss, and I’m now three weeks in.
Fiona, MytholmroydYoga Basics
- Sample review
The early Steady Flow finishes in time for my train. Callum keeps his cues short and plain, and he spots it when I skip the harder version of a pose.
Tom, TodmordenSteady Flow
- Sample review
Noor asked how far along I was every single week and gave me another way into anything that didn’t suit me. Meeting other people from the valley at the same stage was a bonus.
Priya, HeptonstallPregnancy Yoga
- Sample review
A long class lying on the floor sounded like a lot to me. The props are already set out when you arrive, the room is warm and the time goes quickly.
Gareth, Luddenden FootLow and Slow
Come and practise by the big window.
Pick a class from the timetable and request a place. We reply to confirm, within half a day, in studio hours.