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Restorative Yoga in Totnes
Weekly Sunday morning Restorative yoga classes in Totnes.
Special 3 hour 'Yoga & Sound' seasonal sessions throughout the turning of the wheel.
Small group (weekly Restorative yoga sessions held in a, warm fairy-lit yurt space, designed for deep rest, nervous system regulation, and full-body release.
These sessions are created as 'pit-stops' for our nervous systems that living in a world that feels like it doesn’t pause.
If you’re looking for a regular yoga class in Totnes, these sessions offer a slower, more supported approach.
More than a simple 'unroll your mat' yoga class, they offer an hour and a half of immersion into deep rest – a fully guided experience where everything is taken care of for you.
You begin with three-card oracle cards at your mat to set the tone for your session, before settling into long-held restorative yoga designed to support the body into stillness.
Throughout the session, each participant is offered individual Reiki, allowing for a more personal and deeply restorative experience within the group.
As a Reiki Master and sound therapist, I work with a little gentle, live sound threaded softly through the space, (No large Gongs are played in this session) alongside a very carefully created playlist and guided voice to support you into deeper relaxation.
Rather than fast-paced or effort-driven styles, the focus in Restorative Yoga is on stillness, comfort, and allowing the body to gradually unwind.
This is yoga designed for the nervous system , a space to practice softening, a skill many of us have lost touch with, and experience a different kind of yoga practice, one that doesn’t ask anything of you, and quietly gives something back.
This unique, and long running Totnes session is layered with Reiki, sound and guided relaxation woven throughout.
Held in person in a carefully curated and beautiful setting, each session is an invitation to pause, settle, and realign with a more natural rhythm.
Modern life is full. Even when it’s good, it’s fast, stimulating, and relentless. These sessions exist because the body was never designed to keep pace without rest, support, and moments of genuine down-shifting. A pause that allows you to return with more capacity.
You are welcome to come to this class once a year, once a month, or once a week or anything between.
I have those that come each week - and those that drop in as when they need some stillness medicine. All approaches welcome.
The goal of those who come to this class regularly is to cultivate the skill of weaving more calm, and more peace into their busy lives 'off the mat'
Rather than a large or impersonal hall setting, these classes take place in a warm, fairy-lit yurt in Totnes, creating a softer, more held experience from the moment you arrive. Everything is prepared in advance for your comfort, no need to bring anything to class, soft mats, sheepskin throws, blankets, bolsters, cushions, and eye pillows are layered to support the body fully.
The space is warmed with a log burner, and each mat is offered a heated water bottle for optional cozy warmth.
Two spaces are available with additional cushioning, a four-inch foam mattress with a crystal-lined infrared heat mat, and two further spaces with heated throws for those who enjoy extra warmth. These can be reserved in advance at no extra cost.
The scent of frankincense greets you on arrival, creating a subtle sense of grounding as you enter the space.
These Sunday Restorative yoga class sessions in Totnes, follow original Restorative yoga as taught by Judith Lasater.
Postures are held for longer periods, allowing the body to soften gradually rather than being pushed or stretched.
Suitable for complete yoga beginners, those returning to yoga, as well as experienced practitioners seeking depth and stillness alike.
There is no pressure to perform, stretch further, or keep up.
Just time, support, and space.
Alongside the weekly restorative class, throughout the year, twice each season, extended three-hour sessions are offered, combining restorative yoga, yoga nidra, and a full immersive sound. journey with multiple Gongs.
I have been running these signature seasonal sessions for four year in Totnes.
These longer journeys allow the body and nervous system more time to arrive, settle, and drop into deeper states of rest whilst focusing on the changing season in the natural world.
We begin gently, allowing the body and nervous system time to arrive, before moving into simple, floor-based movement to warm and soften the tissues. From there, we ease into long-held restorative postures, fully supported with props so the body can truly let go.
During this phase, Reiki is offered respectfully, with the option of light touch or no touch. Spoken word and guided imagery are woven gently throughout, offering grounding, reassurance, and seasonal reflection without demanding attention or participation.
Once the class starts there is no group interaction, and no expectation to engage beyond your own inner experience. Oracle cards are drawn at your mat at the start of the session, offering a personal thread of insight without the need for group discussion.
The final part of the session opens into a full immersive sound experience, using multiple large gongs, crystal singing bowls, and other carefully chosen instruments. The sound is grounding, expansive, and integrative, supporting the nervous system to settle deeply before returning to the outer world.
These sessions are intentionally small to preserve a sense of safety and containment. The environment is low-stimulus, warm, and gently lit. Every detail is considered, so that your system can begin to soften before the practice even starts.
Sunday Restorative Yoga class £14
June - September 10:00am-11:30am
October-May 10:30am-12:00pm
Advance booking via this site
Special 3 hour 'Yoga & Sound' seasonal sessions £40
2:30pm-5:30pm
Dates throughout the year - Advance booking via this site
Address and session information is attached to your booking confirmation email sent at the time of booking your session.