Pema Lhamo
Founder · Vinyasa and Yin
Warming · 60 minutes · 7 a week
Vinyasa
Movement joined to breath.
A continuous, moderately paced sequence where each movement is matched to an inhale or an exhale. It is the most physical thing we teach and it is still not a workout — nobody counts reps, and there is no back of the class.
Expect to be warm and slightly out of breath about twenty minutes in, and to spend the last ten minutes entirely still.
- Suits
- Anyone comfortable getting up and down from the floor a few times.
- Bring
- Nothing. Mats, blocks and straps are here.
- Sanskrit
- विन्यास
What actually happens
An hour of vinyasa, in order.
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First ten minutes
On your back or seated while the teacher works out who is in the room and what everyone’s shoulders are doing today.
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Twenty minutes in
Standing sequences, repeated twice so the second time makes sense. This is the warmest part.
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The last third
Floor work, hips and a long twist. The pace drops without announcing itself.
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The last ten minutes
Savasana. Nobody leaves early; it is part of the class, not the queue for the door.
When this is the wrong class. If you have an acute shoulder or wrist injury, this is the wrong class this month — come to Restorative or Yin instead and tell the teacher why. We would rather see you in the right room than lose you to a flare-up.
Who teaches it
Nima Tuladhar
Vinyasa · Newest teacher
When it runs
Room
The Long Room — The main room, sixteen mats, windows along the east wall.
Before you come
You should be happy getting to the floor and back up.
Practice
Vinyasa, 60 minutes. Nothing. Mats, blocks and straps are here.
Taught by
Pema Lhamo — Founder · Vinyasa and Yin
Room
The Long Room — The main room, sixteen mats, windows along the east wall.
Before you come
Evening pace is a little slower than the morning.
Practice
Vinyasa, 60 minutes. Nothing. Mats, blocks and straps are here.
Taught by
Nima Tuladhar — Vinyasa · Newest teacher
Room
The Long Room — The main room, sixteen mats, windows along the east wall.
Before you come
The busiest hour of the week. Book ahead.
Practice
Vinyasa, 60 minutes. Nothing. Mats, blocks and straps are here.
Taught by
Pema Lhamo — Founder · Vinyasa and Yin
Room
The Long Room — The main room, sixteen mats, windows along the east wall.
Before you come
Nima’s class. Slower, with more explanation.
Practice
Vinyasa, 60 minutes. Nothing. Mats, blocks and straps are here.
Taught by
Nima Tuladhar — Vinyasa · Newest teacher
Room
The Long Room — The main room, sixteen mats, windows along the east wall.
Before you come
Sixty minutes exactly, so you can get back.
Practice
Vinyasa, 60 minutes. Nothing. Mats, blocks and straps are here.
Taught by
Pema Lhamo — Founder · Vinyasa and Yin
Room
The Long Room — The main room, sixteen mats, windows along the east wall.
Before you come
Nothing assumed.
Practice
Vinyasa, 60 minutes. Nothing. Mats, blocks and straps are here.
Taught by
Nima Tuladhar — Vinyasa · Newest teacher
Room
The Long Room — The main room, sixteen mats, windows along the east wall.
Before you come
Ninety minutes on Saturdays. Tea afterwards.
Practice
Vinyasa, 60 minutes. Nothing. Mats, blocks and straps are here.
Taught by
Pema Lhamo — Founder · Vinyasa and Yin
Questions about vinyasa
Then you will do something else while everyone is doing one, and the teacher will show you what. About a third of any given class is doing a variation.
No. The room is whatever Boudha is that day, plus twenty people. We do not heat it.
Fit enough to get up and down from the floor several times without dread. That is the whole requirement.
The other three
Yin
यिनFew shapes, held a long time.
Restorative
विश्रामHeld up entirely by props.
Breathwork
प्राणायामSitting still and learning to breathe.
Start here
Your first class costs nothing.
Pick an hour, tell us it is your first, and someone will meet you at the top of the stairs.
