Welcome to Yoga in Life. I’m Barbara, a qualified yoga teacher offering welcoming, supportive classes in Sawbridgeworth and Old Harlow.
Whether you’re new to yoga, returning to your practice, looking to keep moving as you get older, or simply wanting a little more calm in your life, my classes offer space to breathe, move and reconnect with yourself.
Through gentle Hatha Slow Flow and Chair Yoga, we explore movement, balance, breathing and relaxation at a pace that works for you. There’s no pressure to achieve the perfect pose… just an opportunity to work with your own unique body, build confidence and discover how good yoga can make you feel.
Come as you are, move in a way that feels right for you, and leave feeling better.
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"Thank you for your brilliant Chair Yoga sessions. You've given me back my get up and go!"
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"Hi Barbara, we really enjoyed tonight, thank you 🙏 ."
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“Our Monday classes are a lifeline for our well-being, so we are grateful."
Explore the Current Timetable
Mondays
10.10am | Hatha Slow Flow | ARC, Old Harlow
11.45am | Chair Yoga | ARC, Old Harlow
1.10pm | Chair Yoga | ARC Old Harlow
3.15pm | Hatha Slow Flow | Yoga in Life Studio, Sawbridgeworth
5.30pm | Hatha Slow Flow - Yoga in Life Studio, Sawbridgeworth
Tuesdays
10.30am Chair Yoga | High Wych Memorial Hall
My aim is simple - no matter how you feel when you arrive, I want you to leave feeling better; equipped with the yogic knowledge and techniques to stay feeling better.
Explore the Classes I Offer
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Yoga Classes
Yoga classes are a supportive way to learn and practice yoga. You will be practicing alongside like-minded people. My yoga classes are friendly and welcoming and are a great way to socialise and make new friends.
Yoga is non-competitive and adaptable to every shape, size, gender, age group and level of fitness. Suitable for beginners and ‘yoga returners’ who may not have practiced for some time.
Come practice with us and you will be alongside people who are not trying to produce a ‘perfect’ pose. They are instead working with their own unique body to find their own expression of a pose, and working from within to find calm and rest.
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Gentle Hatha flow classes
Gentle Hatha Yoga classes are enjoyed at a slower pace and the poses are less intense. We focus on correct alignment for safety and stability, and adapt and modify the poses to make them accessible to each individual body. There is a strong emphasis on stretching and low impact movements, and we integrate flow sequences wherever possible and it feels right . Meditation, breathwork and relaxation are included in a well rounded class.
Gentle Hatha classes are suitable for all including beginners, ‘yoga returners’ who may not have practiced yoga for some time, and those looking to enjoy a regular weekly practice.
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Chair Yoga
When we age we start to loose strength and develop stiffness in joints and muscles. We may also have reduced strength, flexibility and mobility if we are recovering from illness or injury.
Using a chair as a prop makes yoga accessible to anyone who for any reason finds it difficult to get down to the floor or back up again. Chair yoga provides options: you can sit on the chair or you can use the chair to hold onto for balance and support.
Chair Yoga has another advantage - a chair yoga class is an opportunity to meet other people and enjoy some conversation and company. In a chair yoga class with Barbara we have fun with around 45/50 minutes of yoga followed by on opportunity to rest, chat and enjoy a sociable cup of tea and some delicious cake.
Chair yoga is suitable for seniors and anyone managing pain, weakness or recovering from injury.
Yoga in Life Studio in central Sawbridgeworth…
…a special place to breathe, relax and be yourself…
A beautiful, calm space to explore and develop your range of movement and balance, to relax your mind and body, and nurture your soul
Practice yoga mindfully and develop somatic awareness of the benefits - how it feels inside the body - rather than what the poses look like
Small classes for more personalised teaching and an enhanced experience. A space where you really can be you
Full address: Yoga in Life Studio, 15a Brook Road, Sawbridgeworth, Herts CM21 9HA
