Six teachers run the 48 classes on the timetable. Most teach one or two kinds of class, so the same faces lead the same classes every week.
Teaches vinyasa flow
Maya has taught vinyasa at Open Palm since the studio opened. She was a gymnast for ten years before she started yoga, and it shows in how she breaks a pose into steps.
Her classes move quickly through standing work and finish with one long hold. She teaches the weekday mornings and Saturday at 08:30.
Teaches power yoga and vinyasa flow
Jonas teaches the 06:45 classes on most weekdays. He coached rowing before he trained as a yoga teacher.
Power yoga with Jonas starts with strength work. He uses a timer for holds, counts out loud and gives every exercise a version for tired days.
Teaches reformer pilates
Priya runs studio two and most of the reformer timetable. She has taught pilates for eleven years, in clinics and in studios.
In a group of eight she checks every spring setting herself. Her Tuesday 12:30 class is the hardest reformer class of the week.
Teaches yin and slow and mat pilates
Ines teaches the evening yin classes and Sunday at 09:00. She started teaching after years of back trouble from office work.
Her classes are quiet and slow. She explains why each pose is held and brings bolsters to you before you ask. A good first class if you feel stiff.
Teaches handstands and inversions, power yoga and vinyasa flow
Theo teaches handstands and inversions, power yoga at lunchtime and the Friday evening flow. He trained in circus and acrobatics.
His handstand course starts at the wall and builds over four weeks. Sunday at 12:00 is the beginners class.
Teaches mat pilates and reformer pilates
Ruth teaches beginners mat pilates at lunchtime and reformer classes on weekday mornings and Saturday.
She explains each exercise before you try it, so her classes suit people who have never done pilates. She also teaches the Saturday foundations class.
Any of the six teachers can see you one to one, for a first lesson before joining a class or for work on one pose or injury. A private session is 60 minutes and costs $85. Reformer sessions run in studio two when it is free.
Email [email protected] with the teacher and two or three times that suit you.
