Yoga for retreats and wellbeing weekends

If you run a retreat, a venue or a wellbeing weekend in the Dales, you’ll occasionally need a teacher — for a single session, for a whole programme, or at three days’ notice because someone is ill.

I’m based in Skipton and available for all three. That might be a venue whose guests would like a session without wanting to employ a teacher; a retreat organiser building a programme and looking for the yoga part of it; a teacher running their own retreat who needs cover; or an organisation putting on a wellbeing day and wanting something gentle in it.

I teach slow, accessible yoga — slow flow, yin, restorative and breathwork — rather than anything strenuous. If your group wants a strong physical practice, I’m not the right fit, and I’d rather say so at the enquiry stage than on the day.

A single session of slow flow, yin or restorative. Morning and evening sessions across a weekend, shaped as a pair: something gently waking, something that helps people sleep. A guided relaxation on its own, which is useful as a closing hour and often the part people remember.

A series across a weekend, planned with you so it builds rather than repeats. Cover or guest teaching for a retreat that’s already running to someone else’s plan. Or a gentle session within a wellbeing or cancer-support event, where that’s the right fit.

On that last one: I teach a weekly class for people affected by cancer, so I’m used to groups where energy and health vary widely, and to offering options in a way that doesn’t draw attention to anyone. If your group has particular needs, tell me and I’ll plan around them rather than improvising on the day.

Rates depend on the number of sessions, the size of the group and the travel involved. Tell me what you’re planning and I’ll come back with availability and a price — there’s no charge for asking and no obligation either way.

I bring mats, blocks, bolsters and blankets, and for a larger group I’d ask the venue to provide the extra. We’ll always agree who is bringing what well before the day, so nobody arrives to a shortfall.

I carry public liability insurance and am happy to send a certificate before you book. Invoicing is after the event on standard terms, or a deposit if you’d prefer to hold dates.

On the day I need a room where everyone can lie down comfortably, somewhere to park reasonably close, and twenty minutes before the session to set up. That’s genuinely all.