Welcome to Yoga with SJ

Practice yoga to get better at life; life is all about balance.

About SJ

Classes

foreword...

Yoga is not about touching your toes, it is what you learn on the way down.

Yoga is like life- its a balance of holding on and letting go. Yoga does not change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees. Yoga is not for the flexible, its for the willing.

Warning: yoga has been known to cause health and happiness. Bend so that you don’t break. In yoga, obstacles do not block the path, they are the path. Don’t practice yoga to get better at yoga. Practice yoga to get better at life; life is all about balance.

Hi, I’m Sarah-Jane, welcome to Yoga with SJ

I’ve been practising yoga for 20 years having first attended classes whilst at university. I have attended classes all round the world and experienced a number of styles such as Iyengar, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Hot yoga, Nidra, restorative and more recently Shadow yoga to name but a few. These are all forms of Hatha yoga and I draw on all my experiences with these styles in my classes.

I am passionate about sharing the benefits of yoga with anyone who wants to either try it for the first time or continue on their yogic pathway. Yoga really is for everybody, no matter what your age, body type, flexibility or strength.

My group classes take place in Finchampstead and Aborfield in Berkshire, and I offer one-to-one classes run from your own space.

I work as a complementary therapist specialising in fertility and maternity treatments at a local clinics.

I’m really happy to support the work we do at Verity Paz clinic and the Natural Fertility clinic with my fertility and pregnancy yoga classes.

As well as teaching yoga locally, I will be running well being retreats with other local yoga teachers and therapists. I will post details of these as they come out.

I live in Finchampstead with my husband and 2 young children.

I look forward to meeting you on the mat.

Namaste.

SJ's Yoga Classes

I currently offer the following yoga classes in Finchhampstead and Aborfield.

Hatha Yoga

Tuesday: 8.00 – 9.00pm

Hatha Yoga

With an emphasis on alignment in order to build on strength, Hatha classes improve flexibility and balance and to help to still those busy minds of ours.

My classes are slow paced and suit beginners and intermediate students alike. I always cover Pranayama (breath work) as well as some restorative practice and guided meditations.

Pregnancy Yoga

TBC

Pregnancy Yoga

These warm and welcoming Pregnancy Yoga classes are suited for anyone who is at least 12 weeks pregnant right up to your due date.

Students are taught a range of postures to assist with strength, stamina and optimal foetal positioning as well as looking at positions for a positive birthing experience. I teach a range of breathing exercises, mediations and deep relaxation postures to promote a sense of calm and inner peace throughout your pregnancy which helps create a greater connection with your baby.

Fertility Yoga

Tuesday: 6:45 – 7:45pm

Fertility Yoga

These are warm, welcoming classes with lots of restorative and
relaxing poses and guided meditation. They can help to improve
your body-mind connection, reduce stress levels, balance
hormones & improve blood flow to the reproductive organs.

These gentle classes support those trying to conceive either naturally or through assisted conception. No yoga experience is necessary.

“The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind & the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.“

– B.K.S. Iyengar

“The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind & the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.“

– B.K.S. Iyengar

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Sarah-Jane is a great yoga instructor, she is always very warm and approachable and just has a lovely vibe. As a beginner I enjoyed her classes, she is patient and clear when it comes to some of the more advanced moves and its very obvious she knows her stuff. I would rate Sarah-Jane 10 out of 10.
Emma

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SJ’s classes are well organised. She explains what the focus of the session is and they’re always perfectly paced. Sarah-Jane demonstrated the postures well and was really encouraging. There was a wide range of abilities in her class and she always caters for beginners whilst offering a challenge for more experienced Yogis.
Karen

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Sarah-Jane is a wonderful yoga teacher. Her expert knowledge of the different yoga poses and moves and their benefits is obvious throughout her classes. She motivates you not only to make progress, but to incorporate yoga into your day-to-day life.
Elle

“Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you as what happens outside. If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place.“

– Eckhart Tolle

“Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you as what happens outside. If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place.“

– Eckhart Tolle