🌿 Upcoming event Yoga & Sound Bath — Sunday 5 July, 4–6.15pm · Penn Street Pavilion, nr Amersham · £30
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Yoga, Nature and Sound
🌿 Upcoming event Yoga & Sound Bath — Sunday 5 July, 4–6.15pm · Penn Street Pavilion, nr Amersham · £30 --- Yoga, Nature and Sound
Feel More at Home in Your Body & Your Mind
Thoughtful, friendly yoga classes, yoga therapy and 1-to-1 yoga — by Barbara Dancer, teacher and yoga therapist for 26 years.
Rated 5 stars · 26 years teaching · Small, friendly groups
Viniyoga tradition — adapted to you
Thursdays · Chesham Cricket Club
Also online — Tuesdays & Thursdays
Yoga therapy & 1-2-1 both in person and online
Yoga therapy addresses health issues and symptoms in a personal and individual way; whether that’s back pain, anxiety, menopausal symptoms or all three together. It’s not unusual to have a number of symptoms simultaneously and that yoga can be useful for.
Yoga therapy can address patterns that have become “held” in the body or a sense of disconnection from the body and helps you to be an active participant in your own health.
Designed for you
Your health & your life
Thoughtful, friendly yoga classes in Chesham for people in their mid-years and beyond.
Is this for you?
You don’t need to be flexible
You do need to be curious
Barbara's classes attract people who like to use yoga for balance in their life. People who want to understand what they're doing and why — and who want to feel genuinely better, not just stretched out.
Is this for you?
Barbara's classes attract people who want to be an active part of their own health and wellbeing, who like to understand what they're doing and why and who are interested in yoga to make life feel genuinely better.
for thinkers
You want to know what's happening in your body, not just follow instructions. Barbara explains the why — anatomy, breath, nervous system — in plain English.
"yoga's not for me"
You've perhaps tried yoga before and found it too fast, too vague, or simply not for real people with real bodies. As Tim puts it: "being flexible is not a prerequisite."
Finding balance
Life in your 40s, 50s and beyond is a transition to older and wiser. There’s no need for yoga gymnastics and the potential for other deeper aspects of yoga grows.
What Barbara offers
Three ways to work together.
Weekly Classes
Small, friendly groups on Thursday mornings and evenings in Chesham, and online on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Thoughtful, breath-centred yoga at a pace where you can pay attention to yourself.
Yoga Therapy & 1-2-1
A yoga practice built entirely around you — your health, your body, your goals. Whether you're managing a specific condition or simply want to go deeper into your yoga practice, this is a personal approach.
Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs
A structured 12-week evidence-based yoga course for back health. As Kendall put it: "I no longer need painkillers and there is no need for an operation. I know what to do."
About Barbara
A teacher who thinks — and makes you think too.
I've been teaching yoga for 26 years and working as a yoga therapist for over 13. I'm still genuinely fascinated by what happens when you bring breath, movement and attention together. And interested in how this process is part of an individual’s experience of themselves and their world.
My approach is rooted in Viniyoga — a tradition that adapts the practice to the individual, not the other way round. I'm also a science graduate, which means I like to understand and explain things. I find understanding why you're doing something makes it considerably more interesting — and more useful.
26 years teaching yoga · 13+ years yoga therapy
Trained in Viniyoga — Krishnamacharya/Desikachar tradition
Chair, British Council for Yoga Therapy 2013–16, Committee member of BCYT for 15 years
Science graduate — brings evidence to the mat
What students say. In their own words.
★★★★★
"I found the Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs course life-changing. I no longer need painkillers and there is no need for an operation. I know what to do when my back even so much as thinks of having an episode. And I know it works because I have stopped episodes in their tracks."
— Kendall · Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs
★★★★★
"Barbara's classes are easily accessible and very welcoming either in person or online. No matter your level of experience, Barbara ensures that you enjoy her classes and there is always something to be learnt. A caring and sharing teacher. Being flexible is not a prerequisite!"
— Tim · weekly classes
★★★★★
"I've had several 1-to-1 sessions with Barbara and each one has been so valuable. She listens to what you need and uses her skill and knowledge to tailor-make a session. I especially enjoy how Barbara combines the use of the breath with the asana and often includes some great yogic wisdom."
— Lisa · 1-2-1 sessions
Yoga & Sound Bath on Sunday 5 July
Join Barbara and Suzan Joy Wells for a nature-based afternoon in Penn Street, near Amersham, set in the Buckinghamshire countryside.
The afternoon includes yoga, a barefoot walking meditation inspired by the labyrinth (chair option available), sound relaxation, and quiet time to pause and reflect.
Summer reset:
yogA, nature and Sound
Sunday 5th July 4pm - 6.15pm
Penn Street Pavilion, Penn Street nr Amersham, HP7 0FA
Through movement, sound and stillness, we will explore the vitality of summer and create space to slow down, restore and reconnect.
A restorative afternoon to reset body, mind and energy.
£30 — includes herbal tea and a seasonal homemade treat.
Spaces are limited. Book now and don't miss out.
Book direct via email or use the book and purchase link