Start the new year mindfully by exploring foundational yoga poses. Discover joy, curiosity, and presence in every movement of your practice.

Start 2026 with the Yamas: Embrace kindness, honesty, balance, and presence. Learn how yoga’s ethical roots guide mindful living and personal growth.

A Quiet Spark, Growing Roots
This past month, something shifted. Gently at first — then unmistakably. A little spark deep within me has reignited. It’s one that’s been quietly growing over the last year, through a lot of shedding, unlearning, and soft (sometimes uncomfortable) growth. And suddenly, I feel… excited again.

Discover how a steady, balanced yoga practice can boost your energy, calm your mind, and support sustainable progress. Learn to honor your body’s natural rhythm and enjoy the benefits of mindful movement.

This winter I took a longer break from teaching and travelled, giving myself time away from schedules and familiar routines. Stepping back from holding space for others let me return to my own practice with fresh eyes, practising simply because I wanted to, noticing what I missed, what I didn’t, and what felt different when there was nowhere else to be.

I’ve never been much of a New Year’s resolutions person. But this year, I decided to think in terms of aspirations: small, flexible intentions that leave room for change.
So instead of setting big goals, I’ve been starting January by noticing what I might be holding onto that no longer serves me. Sometimes that reflection leads to big things, but often it begins with something surprisingly small.

Ten years ago, almost to the day, I was on a particularly tense flight back from Koh Samui, Thailand. A mother was struggling to pacify her crying baby and it’s ear piercing scream was beginning to test the patience of the other passengers on the small plane. As tensions rose, I realised I was smiling. I’d just spent 10 days nourishing my mind and body on a yoga retreat and nothing could burst the bubble of zen I’d built around me. It’s hardly surprising that I’ve been back four times since and have just booked a 300hr Teacher Training in the same place.

Explore how Yin Yoga and mindfulness can help soften resistance, build awareness, and meet discomfort with breath and compassion this January.

Every woman has an immense well of energy inside her pelvis. An energetic flame that represents her Eros, her life force, her energy, her spark, her pulse of aliveness. It is vital for women to keep this energy alive inside her body in winter when we aren’t able to receive it as readily through the sun. In winter, a woman’s body needs to move sensually from the pelvis to generate Eros in her body to keep her spark alive and let pleasure run through her system as a regenerative resource.

As the year draws to a close and Winter Solstice approaches, this reflection explores self-compassion, rest, and letting go of self-criticism. By embracing the natural ebb and flow of energy, we’re invited to honour rest as an essential part of growth and move into the new year with greater balance, kindness, and patience toward ourselves.

This December, we celebrate Joseph Pilates’ legacy and the principles that continue to shape mindful movement today. In Aurora’s Pilates classes, we explore whole-body awareness, intention, and the arm-to-back connection — a subtle yet powerful foundation that supports strength, breath, and ease. Join Aurora on the mat to experience movement as a fully integrated mind-body practice.

In a season often shaped by excess and over-consumption, Eve explores the importance of slowing down, setting self-compassionate boundaries, and choosing mindful living. From saying no to over-socialising to finding creative ways to reuse and waste less.

Join us at Oca London on December 21st for a Winter Solstice Storytelling Ceremony. Inspired by ancient Indian traditions and the enduring lineage of yoga, this candlelit evening combines story, reflection, and the gentle medicine of cacao. Experience community, connection, and mindful presence in a soulful celebration of the returning light.

Join Monica’s Monday Mandala Vinyasa class and connect with your sankalpa — a heartfelt intention that reflects your deepest purpose. This mindful, flowing yoga practice transforms movement into a pathway back to yourself, helping you cultivate focus, presence, and inner alignment. Experience a class that nurtures both body and heart every Monday at 12:30 pm.

This December at Oca London, our Monday 12:30 pm class is dedicated to Bhakti Yoga — the yoga of devotion. Bhakti is a heart-centred practice rooted in love, surrender, and sincere offering. Each week we dedicate our practice to someone or something beyond ourselves, nurturing compassion, connection, and inner peace. Join Monica for a soulful Bhakti-inspired Hatha class that invites you to move with devotion and let your heart lead.