Yoga Classes Lewes Sussex | Iyengar Yoga with Lindsay Barchan

LEARN YOGA IN PERSON

Yoga has an abundance of benefits for physical and mindful wellbeing. Learn and experience the beautiful subject of yoga every week in Lewes, East Sussex.

I teach two classes in person every week:

Tuesday’s are Level 1. This class is suitable for complete beginners to general level. If you are a first timer to yoga with limited movement – you are very welcome! This class is an open door with mixed abilities.

Saturday’s are Level 2. This class is suitable for general level to intermediate. Please note: This class is not suitable for first timers to Iyengar Yoga.

Level 1 : Iyengar Yoga

(Beginners + General Level)

Soulfit, Lewes

This class is suitable for students who are complete beginners through to general level.

Complete first timers and beginners with limited experience are very welcome to join this class. It is an open door, for anybody with stiffness, injuries and any health conditions. This class is also suitable if you are general level, or returning to Iyengar Yoga after a hiatus!

This class is taught physically in the studio and online for students who wish to join at home. The class is held inside the beautiful yoga studio of Soulfit on Western Road in Lewes, which is fully equipped with mats and all equipment.

Capacity : 15 people

For class pricing and booking please contact Soulfit directly. The link below directs you to their website.

Level 2 : Iyengar Yoga

(General Level + Intermediate)

Lewes Subud Centre, Lewes

This class is suitable for students who have experience of Iyengar Yoga. This class is not suitable for first timers to the Iyengar method.

This class is general level to intermediate level. Inversions will be taught and practised. Preparation for inversions will also be taught for those who are learning inversions. If a student wishes not to practise inversions for health reasons, alternative beneficial postures are offered.

This class is held at the new Lewes Subud Centre, in the old Lewes New School building, in Pells area of Lewes. An exciting development!

Some equipment will be provided at the studio. Please bring your mat, yoga bricks, belt and a yoga bolster if you own them.

Capacity : 12 people

£15.00 per class

If a date is not showing the class is fully booked or I am not teaching due to holiday.

Please note: I am not teaching the below Saturday’s due to holiday & training:

Saturday 11th May
Saturday 1st June (Cover teacher TBC)

If you cannot afford a full price for a class due to financial difficulty, please contact me. Yoga is inclusive and a contribution can be made as payment.

What PEOPLE Say...

“Lindsay is quite simply a wonderful, inspired and inspiring teacher. She exemplifies everything I like about Iyengar yoga: she is really clear when explaining the poses, she encourages you, she challenges you. She is generous and demanding. It's never about how much she knows or can do; it's about you being as good as you can be, with the body you have, today. And she has a great sense of humour, too! However I might be feeling at the start of a class, I know I will feel 100% better by the end of it”.

Jonathan Cullen

Lewes, UK

“I have been practising Iyengar yoga for nearly two years with a variety of teachers. I have been attending Lindsay’s online classes for a couple of months now and I find her instructions really clear and informative and overall her style of teaching extremely soothing. Lindsay pays a lot of attention to the varying abilities of her students and is always quick to offer alternative asanas to those of us who are older/less flexible – I really appreciate this. I will keep attending as long as online classes are offered”

Helen Bayliss

South Wales, UK

I had a seven year break from yoga having had two children and a slipped disc. I started Lindsay’s classes in London. She is an inspiring teacher with a huge amount of knowledge. My practice improved quickly with her skilled guidance and my lower back pain is almost gone. She has a lovely, kind, calming way of teaching and you leave her classes wonderfully calm and two centimetres taller!

Rebecca Friedrich

London, UK

Hall at Subud Centre, Lewes: Saturday’s 10.30am – 12.00pm

Studio at Soulfit, Lewes: Tuesday’s 7.00pm – 8.00pm

HAVE A QUESTION?

What is Iyengar Yoga ?

Iyengar Yoga is named after B.K.S Iyengar, who was pivotal in bringing yoga to the west in the 1960’s. It is a traditional form of Hatha Yoga, respected worldwide for its understanding of physical movement, control of breathing and the consequent effects on the body and mind.

Classes are a slightly slower pace compared to other styles of yoga. This is to enable a clear teaching of instruction and understanding so students can learn and experience them correctly and safely giving them the maximum benefits.

Due to its direct roots from T. Krishnamacharya in India and B.K.S Iyengar’s depth of teaching, Iyengar yoga is one of the most practised in the world. It is suitable for anyone from a complete beginner to an experienced practitioner with decades of experience. Even Iyengar Yoga teachers continue as students. Iyengar Yoga is a continuous experiential path for everybody.

I have no yoga experience and very un-flexible. Will I be ok in a class?

If you have no experience in yoga it is absolutely fine. Please attend a “Level 1” class.

In Iyengar Yoga we clearly demonstrate and use equipment such as blocks, blankets, etc to help students experience yoga, regardless how much a student can move.

I am pregnant, can I come to your class?

If you are in stages of pregnancy and I have taught you before, I can teach you during your stages of pregnancy. If you have not come to classes with me before, sadly I cannot accept you as a student during pregnancy. A teacher with specialist training is advised, and I can assist you with finding an Iyengar Yoga teacher who can offer teaching for you.

I have experience in other styles of yoga, is this ok?

This is absolutely fine. Students very often come to Iyengar Yoga from other yoga backgrounds to deepen their practise and broaden their knowledge of yoga. Please attend a “Level 1” class first, so I can see your practise before attending any other classes.

Within asana (yoga postures) there will be more instructions given than you are likely used to. Take what you can to greaten your own practise. It is advised to attend regularly so you develop an imprint of what’s being taught to you, to continue with in your own yoga practise.

What happens in a typical Iyengar Yoga class?

In Iyengar Yoga, classes are a slightly slower pace compared to some other styles of yoga. This is to enable a clear teaching of demonstration, instruction and understanding.

Yoga postures are often taught individually so students can learn and experience them correctly and safely. Postures then will connect to one another with breathing and movement, known as the Vinyasa aspect of Yoga.

Learning and experiencing each of the postures in their sacred forms are a greater focus in an Iyengar Yoga class, rather than the consistent movement between them commonly found in other flowing styles of yoga you see today.

What happens if I book a class but do not receive a confirmation?

Contact me and inform me if this happens. If you have booked a class, you will be on the system, and your place is reserved. If there is a problem in the system I can send you a confirmation separately.

Iyengar Yoga with Lindsay Barchan

45 Western Road, Lewes, BN7 1RL, UK

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