The first year was harder than I expected. I had twelve students in the first term, which felt thin after teaching rooms of thirty in Bali. But I kept the class sizes small deliberately, and by the end of 2019 most of those twelve had brought someone with them. What I noticed was that people were actually progressing. Not just showing up and sweating, but genuinely understanding their bodies differently. That felt like the right direction. I've kept the same model since: small cohorts, term-based structure, intake conversations before anyone joins a class.
I don't reset every session for new arrivals. That's what the intake is for.
Eight consecutive Tuesday evenings, 6:30-8:00pm. We cover standing poses, seated forward folds, basic backbends, and the breathing work that ties it all together. Maximum six students. Starts each new term in September, January, and April.
Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 7:30am, Saturday mornings at 9:00am. A 75-minute flowing class with long holds and detailed verbal cues. Requires prior experience or completion of Foundations.
Friday evenings, 7:00-8:30pm. Six poses, ninety minutes, bolsters and blankets throughout. The room is warm and the lights are low. I've been running this session since the studio opened and it has the most loyal regulars of anything I teach.
You're somewhere around 14 weeks, the nausea is (hopefully) easing off, and someone — your midwife, a friend, a random thread on a forum — has suggested pregnancy yoga. The room in your head is busy: is it just stretching? Will I be the only one who can't do anything? What if I need the bathroom three times? I've been sitting with these questions myself, and I want to write down what I actually found, because most of what's online is either too vague to be useful or reads like a brochure. This is more like a note I wish I'd had before I walked in. I'm still working some of this out as the weeks go on, but there's enough here to make that first session feel a lot less opaque.
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"Alan Dunmore spent eight years teaching in studios across Southeast Asia before returning to open Cosmic Oasis Studio in 2019. He trained under a senior Iyengar teacher in Pune, completed a 500-hour vinyasa certification in Chiang Mai, and spent two years assisting at a therapeutic yoga clinic in Bali working with post-injury clients. What brought him home was a specific frustration: most studios he'd worked in treated yoga as a fitness product. He wanted something slower, more considered. Outside the studio he reads a lot of philosophy, keeps a sourdough starter he's had since 2020, and is slowly learning classical guitar."
For Alignment Vinyasa and Restorative, yes. I ask for at least two years of consistent practice or completion of my Foundations term. If you're genuinely new, Foundations is the right starting point. It runs three times a year and the next cohort starts in September. The intake conversation will help us figure out where you fit.
For drop-in classes, I ask for 24 hours' notice for a credit. Cancellations within 24 hours are not refunded, but if something genuinely unexpected happens, send me an email and we'll sort it out. For the Foundations term, the fee is non-refundable after the first session, but I can usually carry you over to the next cohort if life gets in the way.