Loti Yoga – My Lockdown Saviour
I bless the day my ex-yoga teacher, Helena, messaged me with details of an on-line yoga service which was just starting at the beginning of the first lockdown in March 2020. She explained that Loti Yoga had opened their new studio 2 weeks before and now had to close it. Having just retired it seemed like a good idea to maintain my fitness now I had time to focus on it. For what I thought was a bargain (and continues to be a bargain) there was the opportunity of around 12 classes per week. There is something for everyone: Modified Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, Yin, Hot Yoga, Mandala Flow and the tuition is excellent. It wasn’t just a case of you following the tutor’s instructions, they also provide feedback to ensure you improve your posture and practice.
It’s 15 months since I started with Loti Yoga and the timetable adapts to the changing lockdown rules but fortunately for me Loti Yoga is maintaining their online classes as I moved from Yorkshire to Surrey in November 2020. My ability to visit the studio now it’s open is limited but I do hope to drop in on my next trip north to meet Jack and Rosie face to face and hopefully some of their wonderful tutors: Kate, Joseph, Bryony and Georgina. Mike who does their Mandala Flow class is based in Wales so I might never meet him face to face but it’s great that Jack and Rosie can bring together tutors from around the UK to offer such a varied service. Long may it continue.