The Retreat YOGA

You can carve out the time. You can't demand the softening. That's exactly what our slower classes are built to hold space for.

Your phone switches off. But do you?

Notifications, group chats, one more email before bed - your nervous system doesn't clock off just because the laptop does. That constant low hum of "on" is exhausting in a way sleep doesn't seem to fix.

This is what an hour of actually being offline, in your body, and present, restores… a remembering of what it feels like to let go, to be calm, to relax.

DM us "START" and we'll help you find your first class.

No, really - you don't need any of these first.

Come as the person you are right now. That's who we're expecting.

You're not always exhausted because you're doing too much.

Sometimes it's the low-level holding - the tension that never fully switches off, even when you sit down, even when you rest. It's quiet enough that you stop noticing it. That's exactly why doing ""nothing"" doesn't feel as restful as it should.

We help your system actually put that down, not just pause it.

Start with Supported Start - link in bio.

No surprises. Here's what to expect on your first class.

Non-harming doesn't stop at other people. It starts with the voice in your own head - the one that compares, criticizes, and rushes you. Choosing kindness there first is where the practice actually begins.

There is nothing wrong with you because you're finding it hard to switch off.

Your body may simply have been carrying too much, for too long. Our classes aren't designed to force you to relax - they give your system the time and support it needs to gradually soften.

Start with Supported Start - link in bio.

We often hear, 'I'm new to yoga, I'm just not sure where to start' - here are the steps that support you getting started.

Your body doesn't feel like yours right now.
Interrupted sleep. Mood swings you can't predict. The joints that ache for no reason. The heat that rises out of nowhere. The deep exhaustion. You're doing everything you used to do, and it's just not landing the way it used to - and some days it's hard to even recognise yourself in the mirror.
Perimenopause doesn't just change your hormones. It changes what your body needs from you - and most fitness routines weren't built with that in mind.
This is why we don't ask you to push through it - we have classes designed to actually meet a body in transition, not one from five years ago.
If this sounds like where you are, use the link in bio to book a friendly chat and we’ll help align you to classes that will meet your where you are - this is our Supported Start.

Book a friendly call: https://momence.com/The-Retreat-Yoga-Studio/appointment-reservation/18403?boardId=18548

Or get started with our Supported Start - https://momence.com/m/509864