About Sela Yoga

I run Sela Yoga on my own and teach every class myself. The groups are small, so after a couple of weeks I know everyone by name and which poses they find hard.

Someone sitting on a wooden bench holding a rolled grey mat, next to a potted plant

Who teaches the classes

I'm Sela. I started going to yoga classes in 2009 and began teaching in 2014, after a 200 hour training and then a 300 hour training over the next three years.

Before that I worked for eight years as a physiotherapy assistant. That is why I spend a lot of class time on how joints move and where to stop, and less on how a pose looks.

I do not use cover teachers. If I am ill, the class is cancelled and your card is extended by a week. Outside the hall I teach a few private sessions and a morning class for the staff of a local school.

How a class runs

This is a 75 minute evening class. Morning flow and the lunchtime class follow the same order in less time.

0 to 10 minBreathingIn for four, out for six.
10 to 25 minWarming upSpine, hips and shoulders.
25 to 45 minStanding posesLunges, balances and side stretches.
45 to 65 minFloor posesTwists, hips and forward bends.
65 to 75 minRestLying down under a blanket.

Bare feet next to a grey mat being rolled up on a wooden floor

Before you arrive

Eat lightly in the two hours before. Wear clothes you can bend in, and expect to be barefoot. Phones go in the basket by the door.

A teacher steadying a student in a wide standing pose during a class

Hands-on help

I sometimes adjust a pose with my hands. There is a small card on every mat. Turn it face down if you would rather not be touched and I will use words instead.

A small class lunging with arms raised in front of tall curtained windows

Arriving late

The door stays open for the first ten minutes. After that I lock it, because the rest of the building is empty in the evening.

Three people folding forward over straight legs on mats in a bright room

Injuries and pregnancy

Tell me before class and I will give you options for every pose. If you are pregnant, talk to me before you book so we can choose the right class.

The last ten minutes of every class are rest.

The hall

A white hall with mats and blocks laid out in rows and a man standing at the front

A long empty hall with brick walls, a wooden bench and sunlight from tall windows

Linden Hall is the main room of the Linden Street community centre. I rent it nine times a week. It is about twelve metres by eight, with a sprung wooden floor and tall windows on two sides.

There is underfloor heating, a changing room, two toilets and a kettle in the corner. Mats, blocks, straps, bolsters and blankets are in the cupboard by the door, and the blankets are washed every week.

The entrance is step-free from the street and there is a bike rack outside. Map and directions

Book your first class

Tell me which class you would like and whether you have any injuries I should know about. Your first class is $10, and I will keep a mat for you.

Book a class See the timetable