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Beginner Yoga & Pilates Classes
Breathing Place Yoga is a peaceful, relaxing sanctuary where you will feel welcome as a yoga or Pilates beginner. You can learn more about the different styles of yoga taught at our yoga studio by exploring class descriptions. All these beginner yoga classes we recommend for a beginner new to yoga. Visit our yoga for beginners guide to help you feel more confident before your first yoga class. Book your yoga class by clicking into the yoga classes below.

Hatha Flow Yoga
5 Week Hatha Flow Yoga Studio Course: 8.30pm, Wednesday 14th June 2023
This class is mix of Hatha Yoga and Flow Yoga (also referred to as Vinyasa yoga), a movement-based practice. Hatha Flow Yoga helps improve flexibility and strength as you weave with the breath through creative transitions that lengthen, strengthen and centre you. Hatha Flow Yoga classes start with some pranayama breathing practice then move into gentle stretching and strengthening postures, followed by an easy flow pattern which may focus on hips, shoulders, lower back, or legs. Some postures are held for a length of time using breath work to take your body and mind deeper into the asana and its benefits.
Private Yoga Class
Private or Semi-Private Yoga Class
Enjoy a yoga practice customised to your individual needs either one-on-one or with a partner. Breathing Place Private Yoga classes can help you deepen your practice physically, mentally and spiritually and provide a safe space to grow and develop your yoga practice at a pace that is right for you.
Flow Yoga – Beginners
Flow Yoga - Beginners
3 Week Flow Yoga Course: 8.20pm, Thursday 8th June 2023 The perfect class for beginners or those looking to restart yoga after a break. Flow or vinyasa yoga is a breath based flowing practice supporting proper alignment and mindfulness. Students will experience a comprehensive, balanced yoga class with expert instruction throughout the class. Each class will ended with a guided relaxation to allow you restore and soak up all the benefits of the practice. You will leave this Beginners Flow Yoga class feeling more relaxed and balanced.
Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga
3 Week Hatha Yoga class: 9.30am, Tuesday 13th June 2023 A beginner-friendly open level yoga class. Learn a comprehensive set of yogasana (postures) and breathing to help relax and restore from the challenges of daily life. First-time students are welcome in this traditional hatha yoga class. Hatha yoga incorporates breathing exercises and meditation to call the mind and focuses on proper alignment and form to support your body. Students will experience a comprehensive, yoga balanced class with expert guided instruction throughout the class. You will leave this Hatha Yoga class feeling more relaxed and balanced.
Summer Solstice Workshop
Summer Solstice Ceremony
Summer Solstice Workshop: 9.30am, Saturday 17th June 2023
Honour the change of season with a very special two hour Summer solstice ceremony.

Women’s Circle Workshop
Women's Circle
Women's Circle Workshop: 9.30am, Saturday 22nd April 2023 Join Sam Buckmaster for a beautiful morning womens circle followed by an optional coffee and chat after. This gathering of women will be a safe space to take time for yourself and to connect with other women on a journey through breath and heart work, towards feeling truly connected to your inner goddess, and authentic self. You will be guided through a supported feminine yoga practice using props, to create the space to relax, feel safe and find fluidity within your body. Through ceremony, meditation, yoga and relaxation, this workshop will help you honour all that you are so that you leave feeling relaxed, empowered and at one.
Pilates Mat – InStudio
Pilates Mat Class
3 Week Pilates Mat Course: 8.15pm, Tuesday 6th June 2023 Learn to do Pilates correctly from the beginning. Master the fundamental movements with the emphasis on technique. With variations offered for beginners so you may modify according to individual strengths and weaknesses. This beginners Pilates Mat course will help you build a strong foundation and Incorporating strength, mobility and stretching movements.
Pilates Mat – Online
Pilates Mat Class - Online
5 Week Online Pilates Mat Course: 7.30pm, Thursday 8th June 2023 Learn to do Pilates correctly from the beginning. Master the fundamental movements with the emphasis on technique. With variations offered for beginners so you may modify according to individual strengths and weaknesses. This beginners Pilates Mat course will help you build a strong foundation and Incorporating strength, mobility and stretching movements.
Online Yoga & Pilates Class
Online Yoga & Pilates Classes
Online Yoga & Pilates Courses: 2023 Whether you're new to yoga or Pilates or want to keep a regular practice, register for our online yoga & Pilates classes. These online live-stream Yoga & Pilates classes are offered to help you balance body, mind and spirit as you practice from the comfort of home. Online Yoga and Pilates class will be delivered by Zoom. Use these online Yoga & Pilates classes, to boost your immune system, increase mobility and enhance your mental well-being. Yoga and Pilates don't require any special equipment, just a quiet space with enough room to stretch and move safely. New students are welcome.
Tai Chi Class
Tai Chi
1 Week In-studio Tai Chi Course: 7pm, Tuesday 23rd May 2023Tai-chi consists of slow flowing movements which build strength and stamina. Mobility, flexibility and balance steadily improve with regular practice.
Tai-chi helps release stress and anxiety. The practice of Tai Chi boosts immunity, aids restful sleep, helps reduce blood pressure and joint pain. Practicing Tai-chi results in an overall sense of well-being and is suitable for all ages and fitness levels.
Classes begin with a warm-up designed to loosen muscles and joints in preparation for practice. Meditation and gentle breathing exercises are also part of this Tai Chi course.

World Yoga Day – Hope Foundation Charity Yoga Event
Meditation & Yin Yoga
Hope Foundation Charity Class, 5.30pm, Wednesday 21st June 2023 To celebrate International Yoga Day (21st June), join us for a Charity Class with all proceeds going to the Hope Foundation to help street children in Kolkata, India. In return for helping others, you will be rewarded with a self-care class of meditation, yin and restorative yoga poses and end with a deeply relaxing yoga Nidra. Mindfulness meditation will help you relieve stress through exploring the habits of your mind. The passive Yin Yoga practice requires as much from the mind as the body as simple stretches are held for between 2-5 minutes, getting past the muscles to target the connective ‘yin’ tissues - joints, ligaments, tendons and fascia that wraps around your joints, muscles and organs. The class will move into some gentle restorative yoga poses to deeply calm and restore. The class will end with a deeply relaxing guided yoga Nidra relaxation to ensure your feel grounded and relaxed both in both body and mind. A great way to end a busy week and support a great cause. HOPE is an Irish registered charity (CHY No. 13237), which was established in 1999 by Cork native Maureen Forrest. HOPE implements all its programmes in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India, providing vital access to protection, healthcare, education, vocational training and emergency response programmes for street connected children and slum dwelling communities. The children and communities with whom HOPE work, are some of the most vulnerable and most disadvantaged in our world. More information on the work of HOPE can be found at www.hopefoundation.ie . If you cannot attend and would like to make a donation, it would be greatly appreciated. All proceeds from this class will go to the Hope Foundation.
Yoga 101 Beginners Workshop
Back to Basics Yoga Workshop
In-studio Yoga for Beginners Workshop: 10am, Sunday 3rd September 2023 Ease into Autumn with our Back to Basics Beginner's Yoga Workshop. Always wanted to join a Yoga class but felt unsure if yoga was for you? Do you need a yoga refresher to renew your yoga practice? Created for students new to Yoga and for those looking to gain a deeper understanding of foundational postures, this introductory-level workshop will allow you to experience yoga as you learn the basic postures, breath work and develop a solid foundation of the basics of hatha yoga. The back to basics yoga workshop will take an in-depth look into key foundation yoga poses; safely and receiving the care and attention you need to build confidence. You’ll develop body awareness, learn basic postures, focus on healthy alignment, and practice coordinating the breath & movement. You will leave the workshop feeling stretched and relaxed and having the confidence to join a regular yoga class.