Classes are available for individuals through local sessions, and for organisations seeking to support wellbeing, prevention and safe movement within community or workplace settings.
Yoga can be a helpful way to feel more connected and supported through life’s changes, whether that’s recovering from a setback or needing time for yourself.
Yoga is a practice from ancient India that brings together body, breath and mind to support awareness, balance and resilience. It can help improve posture, flexibility, strength, balance and body awareness, which can be especially useful when life feels uncertain.
I teach Hatha Yoga, a slower, steadier practice. Poses (asanas) are held for longer than in faster flow styles, helping to calm the nervous system and create more mind-body awareness.
My classes are mindful, moving with the breath to gently build strength and flexibility over time. They’re also inclusive and don’t assume or imply any belief, often drawing on nature themes to help consider all aspects of wellbeing. Sanskrit terms are rarely used, with movements explained in clear, everyday language.
Whether you’re new to yoga, returning after time away, or need a greater sense of calm, you’re in the right place. Classes support a holistic sense of wellbeing, and also include elements of yin and restorative yoga to support release, support and relaxation.
“The quality of Tessa’s work and teaching is exemplary, and I can see how much heart she puts into it.”
— Lucy Leslie, Course Director, Sussex Yoga Training
Yoga classes and workshops
I offer weekly classes, workshops and community sessions. Individuals can read about local mat-based classes here, while organisations can get in touch to discuss private, workplace or community group sessions.
Watch a local workshop I delivered on Mindful yoga for osteoporosis, low bone density and living well here.
Mindful yoga for wellbeing and bone health
Together with running mindful yoga for wellbeing classes, I also share principles for mindful yoga for osteoporosis, low bone density and living well as your body changes over time, whether in community or organisational contexts.
Many women in their 40s and beyond have osteopenia (lower bone density) without being aware of it. For most active, mobile people this doesn’t mean avoiding normal yoga classes, but it can be helpful to build awareness of alignment, strength and supportive movement patterns for long-term bone health. Osteoporosis (low bone density) is also more common than many people realise, particularly for women over 50, yet many do not receive a diagnosis until they’ve fractured. Learning how to practise yoga in ways that support bone health can therefore be valuable for many people.
Osteoporosis-aware yoga can be delivered as mat-based or chair-based sessions, depending on the setting and need. Sessions are designed to support confidence, balance and safe, functional movement. They’re not medical or therapeutic interventions but considered movement practices intended to support wellbeing and everyday function.
Yoga4Health courses
From May I’ll be available to deliver the Yoga4Health 10-week evidence-based programme. This is used within NHS primary care to support social prescribing, early intervention and prevention for patients with one of the following:
- Social isolation
- Stress, anxiety and low mood
- At risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with a Q-RISK score of around 10
- Pre-diabetic or with Type 2 diabetes where lifestyle change is recommended.
Classes focus on breathwork and mobility, always starting and ending in a chair, with the option to use the mat for the main movement. The movement sequence is always the same to build knowledge and confidence to support continuing to practice at home and through local community classes.
Alongside delivery to NHS patients (often via GP social prescribing referrals), yoga classes based on the Yoga4Health programme as well as my other yoga courses, can also be offered to private individuals through local community classes, or commissioned by organisations, depending on context and need.
Further reading
Core principles for safe yoga can be read here. For safe yoga for osteoporosis and recovery specifically, read this blog.
A personal path
Like many people, my experience of yoga deepened through personal challenge. In my case, it followed a spinal compression fracture at T8 caused by Pregnancy Associated Osteoporosis. (This has now healed and my density has now recovered to the osteopenia range.)
Alongside teaching, I’m also a trustee for the charity Pregnancy Associated Osteoporosis UK, where I support awareness raising and peer support.
This experience informs the way I approach practice. It’s one of the reasons I value steady teaching that encourages awareness, choice and a connection to how things feel in the moment, whether that’s strength, stillness, resistance or release.
Yoga sessions are not a substitute for medical advice. Participants are responsible for working within their own capabilities and seeking professional guidance where needed.
Tessa Spring 