Restorative
Held up entirely by props.
Restorative and Chair
Sarita Manandhar
My students are mostly older than me. They have nothing to prove and it makes them wonderful to teach.
Sarita’s knee was replaced in 2014 and her physiotherapist suggested yoga in the way people suggest things they do not expect you to do. She went, hated the first six weeks, and has practised almost every day since.
She started teaching at fifty-nine because the classes she wanted did not exist: slow, unhurried, and unembarrassed about chairs, blocks and stopping. She now runs the restorative timetable and a Wednesday chair practice, and the props cupboard is the size it is entirely because of her.
Her students are mostly over fifty and she is unapologetic that this shapes how she teaches. She is also the first person to tell someone that a shape is not worth it today.
- Teaching here since
- 2021
- Practising since
- 2015
- Hours taught
- 700+
- Languages
- Nepali, Newar, English
Training
- 200-hour Hatha, Kathmandu
- Restorative Yoga, 80 hours
- Yoga for osteoporosis and joint replacement
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What Sarita teaches
Yin
Few shapes, held a long time.
Sarita’s week
Room
The Garden Room — Ten mats, plants on every sill, warmer than the rest of the floor.
Before you come
Come in your work clothes if you like. Nobody minds.
Practice
Restorative, 60 minutes. Yourself. We will find you three blankets.
Taught by
Sarita Manandhar — Restorative and Chair
Room
The Garden Room — Ten mats, plants on every sill, warmer than the rest of the floor.
Before you come
Chair options offered throughout. Say if you want one.
Practice
Restorative, 60 minutes. Yourself. We will find you three blankets.
Taught by
Sarita Manandhar — Restorative and Chair
Room
The Garden Room — Ten mats, plants on every sill, warmer than the rest of the floor.
Before you come
Full. Ask the desk about the waiting list.
Practice
Restorative, 60 minutes. Yourself. We will find you three blankets.
Taught by
Sarita Manandhar — Restorative and Chair
Room
The Garden Room — Ten mats, plants on every sill, warmer than the rest of the floor.
Before you come
Bring socks and something warm.
Practice
Yin, 75 minutes. Warm socks. You cool down when you stop moving.
Taught by
Sarita Manandhar — Restorative and Chair
Room
The Long Room — The main room, sixteen mats, windows along the east wall.
Before you come
The one we send people to after a hard week.
Practice
Restorative, 60 minutes. Yourself. We will find you three blankets.
Taught by
Sarita Manandhar — Restorative and Chair
The others
Pema Lhamo
Founder · Vinyasa and Yin
Dinesh Rai
Breathwork and Meditation
Nima Tuladhar
Vinyasa · Newest teacher
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.
