What students say about Yoga with Chris
Yoga retreat reviews Yoga class reviews
"This has been a perfect week that I will always remember. The setting
is inspiring, beautiful and idyllic. The yoga has freed my back from
chronic pain for the first time in many years. The weather was gorgeous
and though the days have been packed with wonderfully enjoyable
activities, I feel so relaxed and refreshed. Delicious food,
wonderfully company and so much fun. I've loved every minute and I only
hope I will be able to do it again next year!"
Tania, French holiday, Sept 2011
"It
has been a wonderful holiday - great weather, great people, great
surroundings and a very nurturing exploration of the body and mind."
Simone, French holiday, Sept 2011
"This
retreat has been blissful - a really rejuvenating experience. Chris has
a really intuitive style of teaching, working with rather than against
your body. I really enjoyed Lucy's cooking even though I'm not a
vegetarian and I loved the other activities - swimming outside, trips
to Najac and Villefranche, Alexander Technique, and Sarah's massage was
the best I've ever had. A week of pure bliss."
Pauline, French holiday, Sept 2011
"It
has been good to spend the week in this gloriously peaceful location
and do yoga daily. Chris teaches a gentle form of yoga where we work
with our bodies without feeling we have to push things for the sake of
it. Repeating postures leads to a more nuanced understanding and we
build up to more complicated manoeuvres in a gentle way. I've loved it."
Tanya, French holiday, Sept 2011
"Thank you for a lovely week - just what I needed: a perfect antidote to a busy London lifestyle."
Rebecca, French holiday, Sept 2011
"I loved the focus on meditative, spiritual aspects of yoga. I was
deeply relaxed between sessions as well as in them and the knock-on
positive effects have lasted 2 days and counting. This made
it such a mind/body treat that I'd have no hesitation in doing
it two or three times a year."
Vicky, Dorset weekend, March 2011
“Good company, interesting food,
lovely setting, and subtle but challenging yoga. My first yoga retreat
- and a wonderful weekend. Just what I needed."
Paul, Dorset weekend, March 2011
"Chris's patient, calm and gentle teaching, coupled with the relaxed
atmosphere and astonishingly beautiful surroundings have made this a
perfect springtime retreat."
Chris, Dorset weekend, March 2011
"Chris’s
yoga sessions were excellent: they were imaginative, thoughtful,
enjoyable and
very effective and she showed flexibility to meet our needs and
abilities. The
retreat centre is an excellent location. The food was fabulous at all
times:
simple, fresh and delicious.”
Graeme, French retreat, Sept 2010
“I can’t think of a nicer holiday - I’d love to do it again next year! A
very
friendly and welcoming retreat centre with excellent food. I really
enjoyed the
yoga. I hadn’t expected to be able to attend all sessions but in the
end I
didn’t want to miss any. I liked the way we were stretched only within
what was
comfortable for each of us – no pressure! – and the breathing and
relaxation.
It helped build a sense of camaraderie among the group, which made the
holiday
all the more enjoyable. I loved the long walk and swim in the river,
sunbathing
and swimming in the pool. Very good value. Altogether a thoroughly
enjoyable
holiday/ retreat in every sense.”
Lynette, French retreat, Sept
2010
“It’s been such a fantastic
week in every way.
Such a beautiful place away from city life, very peaceful. The yoga
sessions
were just right. The gentle pace, the building up, was very satisfying.
Also
the meditation element was very nourishing. I feel renewed in body,
mind and
spirit – just what I needed! Nice to feel more flexible compared to the
beginning
of the week. The teaching style really makes me feel confident and also
the
emphasis on only going as far as you can go. I thought twice a day
might be too
much but I actually looked forward to lots of sessions. Very good
value. We
were spoilt by so much lovely fresh organic food – delicious! Thank you
for
organising it and hope there might be another one!”
Angela, French retreat, Sept
2010
has been a very enjoyable and relaxing week and I’m delighted to have
been with
Chris, who is such a good leader and host. The fod was very good
indeed,
terrific range and I was pleased to have wine as well. Yoga sessions
were
excellent, building up strength and core activities. The pace was great
for the
standard we were used to. Excellent value for money.”
Heather, French retreat, Sept
2010
“A
very good welcome. The food was great. The
yoga sessions were very relaxing – and the more energetic ones were
rewarding.”
Stephen, French retreat, Sept
2010
"A very wholesome holiday. I came
away feeling very
healthy, relaxed and de-stressed. I felt my
stomach had been filled
with wholesome, organic products that were doing me good and the yoga
exercises
were doing great things to my body and mind."
Margaret, French retreat,
Sept 2010
Yoga classes
“My 1:1 yoga sessions with Chris were just so relaxing and enjoyable
that it's hard to believe such a gentle approach would have such a
powerful effect on my lower back pain - and after only a few sessions
at that! Chris carefully tailored the postures to suit my physical
capabilities and answered all my questions so thoughtfully and with
such clear explanatins and demonstrations that I felt confident enough
to try some home practice in between sessions. I would highly recommend
yoga with Chris."
Maggy, Streatham
Chris's
yoga classes offer a calm oasis in a
busy urban week. For an hour and a
half, her serenity
and the measured speed of instruction allowed me to
relax and inhabit
my physical self in a way rarely otherwise afforded. I
particularly
appreciated the mixture of repetition of some
postures over several
sessions to allow me to notice progress, blended with
new postures
and learning that she had chosen to share with us. I
experienced a sense of community and a gentle sense
of
wellbeing to warm me through the working week."
Alex, Brixton
"I’ve
been coming to Chris’s class for over a
year and I strongly recommend them. Chris is a really gentle and
thoughtful
teacher, doing it in a way that’s right for you at that time. It’s that
tailoring of
instruction to individuals which helps you gently progress.
Everything’s
getting this gentle, teasing out work-out. It gets me more relaxed and
tuned
into where my body is.”
Oona, Streatham
"Chris's
yoga classes are very peaceful and
calming. I have
enjoyed discovering
unknown muscles and finding out what my body is capable of. After only
a few classes I
began to feel much
stronger and more flexible."
Christina,
Brixton
"For
beginners the classes are not too
scary or
strenuous. For people with weak backs it is ideal. I like the breathing
exercises and stretching some of those areas where it has been tight or
strained for years. It's addictive though!"
Paula, workplace class
"Lovely, gentle yoga classes. Very good for working on your posture and
core strengths."
Sandra, Brixton
"Chris's classes are gentle but also challenging, and clear your mind
and body of everyday stresses and strains."
Stephen, workplace class
"A find the yoga class: relaxing yet invigorating; helps
stretch my muscles in a gentle way; a good end to the day."
Umi, with lower back pain, workplace
class
"I slept so well last night. Your yoga is just so good.
Thanks."
Louise, Brixton
"I hadn't done yoga for 30 years when I started Chris's weekly Tuesday
evening yoga sessions in November 2008. I can feel that it is doing me
good physically and mentally and it is a great way to relax and forget
about everything after a day at work. Chris is very good at explaining
and demonstrating the stretches and modifying the movements for people
(like me) who are stiff. After eight months I can bend in places which
wouldn't bend before."
Vanda, Brixton
"Chris' classes are really
welcoming and inclusive and give you a great foundation with which to
start exploring your yoga practice further."
Andrea, Brixton