BEGINNERS COURSE

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Our carefully structured Beginners Course is the perfect introduction to yoga.

Over six weeks you'll learn the essential poses and breathing techniques to unlock a deep sense of calm, peace and balance in mind and body

Designed for complete newbies, each week we'll guide you through a structured studio class supported by your course manual, weekly video tutorials and new sequences to practice at home.

Our Beginners Course costs £75.


Next course dates: Tuesday 8 September to Tuesday 13 October 2026 / 8.00pm - 9.00pm

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You’ll benefit from this course if:

  • You are a complete beginner who has never done yoga before.

  • You are returning to yoga after a break or injury.

  • You’ve done a few classes and want to discover more.

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what you’ll learn

Each week we will focus on a new aspect of your yoga practice. We’ll guide you, step by step.

week 1
breath & foundations

Learn simple, accessible yoga breathing and the six essential pose groups.

week 2
Forward Bends & Balances

Exploring movement from the hips and finding balance in the body and mind.

week 3
backbends & twists

Discover the energy of moving your spine in different directions.

week 4
sun salutations

Classic yoga movement and breathing patterns that you can do anytime, anywhere!

week 5
warrior strength

Find your inner power and meet the Warrior pose family.

week 6
putting it all together

You're ready to work through a full 60 minute practice of everything you've learned.

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what’s included

We go above and beyond to give you all the tools you need to get the most out of your time on the course.

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6 studio classes

Six, weekly hour-long classes at our spacious Stockport studio.  All equipment is provided.

Course Manual

A comprehensive PDF e-manual to support the course.

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6 Video Lessons

Each week you'll receive a new video and sequence to practice at home in between your studio classes.

Meet your teacher

Upward Frog Founder Emma opened the studio in January 2019, and currently teaches Hatha Yoga at the studio alongside community-based classes and sessions on the acute mental health wards at local hospitals.

Emma is a Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals and has over 700 hours of yoga teacher training and almost 7,000 hours of teaching experience.

A rare opportunity to take a Beginners Course with Emma!

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HEALTH BENEFITS OF YOGA

Nobody feels worse after yoga…

  • you'll start to feel the benefits from the very first session

  • it's a safe and effective way to increase physical activity

  • regular practice can help people with high blood pressure, heart disease and aches and pains in the joints (including lower back pain)

  • you'll improve your strength, flexibility and balance

  • yoga boosts your mental health and is helpful for anxiety and depression

  • you'll be with like-minded people in a warm and welcoming space

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Beginners Course FAQs

  • No! The course is aimed at complete beginners so you don’t need to be able to touch your toes or anything like that.

  • Parts of each lesson will involve sitting on the floor (or on a block or bolster). If you can’t easily get up and down from the floor we recommend our Chair Yoga classes which are suitable for complete beginners.

  • You don’t need to bring anything other than yourself as everything is provided. If you have your own mat, you’re welcome to bring it.

  • There are a few conditions which cannot be supported. We do not recommend the class if you have recently had a heart attack or stroke, uncontrolled or acute conditions, or if you have had surgery within the last six months. We can support well-controlled angina, high blood pressure, cholesterol, COPD and asthma. We can also support osteopenia and arthritis, however if you have osteoporosis please contact us to discuss as Chair Yoga may be more appropriate. This course is not suitable if you are pregnant.

  • Please get in touch if you are unsure about anything. We will happily chat through the options and answer any questions you may have.

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