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Welcome to Yoga

I am Françoise and I teach yoga in West Horsley, a Surrey village mid-way between Guildford and Leatherhead.

My classes are held in a new studio which is dedicated solely to the practice of Hatha yoga. It has been purposely built in a peaceful garden setting and offers my students a retreat from the stresses and strains of their daily lives. It is a place where they can strengthen their bodies, calm their minds and feel refreshed emotionally.

I have been practising yoga for much of my life and teaching it for the past fifteen years. I am passionate about passing on to my students the fulfilment and pleasure I have gained personally from my own experiences of yoga, and I take great pride and joy in watching the progress they make.

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My teaching approach

My aim in teaching yoga is to improve the overall health of my students with a light-hearted and open-minded approach.

I run small classes to allow me to give very personalized attention to all my students. In this way I can respond to their individual abilities and goals and help them achieve their own personal potential. I provide continuous support in class to help and encourage each of them to gradually improve their skills and to increase their self-confidence.

The classes we hold in the studio are fun, convivial and not too serious yet lead to a satisfying sense of overall well-being for us all. We are able to find peace, renewed energy and harmony between body and mind through the various yoga practices of breathing, stretching, relaxation and meditation.

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My Students

Yoga lessons / classes Guildford, Surrey

I offer small personalized group classes of up to three students, or individual one to one sessions, in my own studio in West Horsley, between Guildford and Leatherhead in Surrey. The studio is approached down a separate pathway into the garden and private parking is available. My students progress at their own pace with the sessions being tailored to individual needs. They are ninety minutes in duration which, I believe, provides the optimum benefit to students. They run continuously throughout the year. Both daytime and evening classes are available and, where possible, timings are flexible to fit in with students' other commitments. I welcome men and women of all ages, whether a complete beginner or someone who already has some experience of yoga, and I also teach pregnant ladies.

Yoga classes / lessons Cobham, Surrey

I have been been practising yoga for the last thirty years and, after training in the United States, became a qualified Sivananda Yoga Vedanta teacher in 1995. I also have interests in other forms of spiritual development such as reiki and voice training. I have taught in various health clubs in London and Surrey and have also worked in remedial units of major hospitals with patients recovering from cancer and other health problems. I now hold the classes in my own sunny studio in West Horsley. It is a relaxing place where my students realise the importance of being strong and healthy not only physically but also mentally and emotionally.

Yoga classes / lessons Dorking, Surrey

The aim of my classes is to enable my students to feel flexible, fit, happy, and to leave the session with renewed energy and a smile. I centre the classes around the philosophy of Sivananda Yoga, which consists of: Proper Breathing to cleanse the body and calm our mind, Proper Exercise to stretch our body and tone the muscles, Proper Relaxation to rejuvenate the mind and body, Positive Thinking and Meditation to strengthen our spiritual awareness.

Yoga classes / lessons Woking, Surrey

I begin each class with relaxation (sarvasana), followed by chanting to give my students the opportunity to open up their heart. Breathing practices (pranayama) precede a series of postures (asanas) before the class finishes with relaxation and meditation. I design the classes according to my students’ current abilities and personal goals, helping each to progress gradually towards greater flexibility and adopting a positive attitude. Very personal attention is thus received in a studio offering a warm, friendly, safe and non-competitive atmosphere. Over time my students find that they make marked improvements in the postures they can hold, usually well above their original expectations.

Yoga classes / lessons Leatherhead, Surrey

"Françoise's classes combine a good balance of yoga postures and poses, breathing exercises and relaxation. I have found them enormously beneficial, both physically and as an antidote to stress. Her yoga studio, in a beautiful garden setting, is a haven of peace and tranquility."

"I have known Françoise and attended her classes for over 4 years and it has been an increasing pleasure. Françoise is a lady and a friend who stretches your body and mind with love, patience and care. It is so rejuvenating to be in the middle of her beautiful garden driven (and guided) by her everlasting youthful energy and enthusiasm ! To me she is a smile, displaying an extreme love for Beauty and People and she has succeeded in helping me focus on my well-being with calmness, confidence and serenity".

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My students are of all ages and abilities and many are quite new to yoga. We get to know each other and, being like-minded, work well together. They are drawn from many of the surrounding towns and villages in Surrey including Guildford, Leatherhead, Cobham, Woking and Dorking.

 

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