Kim Woods Yoga

06/10/2025

Open Day. This Saturday, 11th October. Free YOGA classes all day.

21/07/2025

Happy Shoulders, Neck, Back & Face
A Yin Yoga and Self Massage Workshop - With Kim Woods

Targets deep tension. Calming, meditative. Suitable for all.

Do you want to soften your face and release tension in your shoulders, back and neck? If so, this long Yin session combined with self-massage is for you!

We begin the class with some face yoga and with breathing techniques to release tension in the face, jaw and neck. This will also increase the blood and energy flow into the face, which has an energising and softening effect. We continue to use the breath throughout the practice to remind us to relax the jaw and face and to calm the nervous system down. We'll also practice some gentle movements for the eyes, jaw, neck, shoulders and back; these are followed by long-held, Yin poses to release these areas even more. We end with Savasana using tennis balls to release tension in the upper back.

All the poses are adaptable with the use of props, so the workshop is ideal for those new to yoga as well as seasoned yogis.

If you have time you can stay for a cuppa and cake after class.

Thursday 24th July 2025, 9.30am - 11.30am
Studio Bhāvanā, Morland Avenue, Leicester, LE2 2PF
£15 (KWY Members £12.50)

19/07/2025

Restorative Yoga Workshop – Be Still
Anxiety-Balancing Practice - Calming Your Body and Mind
Deeply relaxing, Deeply Healing. Date: Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Place: Studio Bhāvanā
Cost: £15 (KWY Members £12.50) This restorative practise is designed for anyone who ever experiences anxiety in mind or in body at any time …. all of us? It features face-down restorative poses to ground, calm, and soothe your body and mind.

Conceptual insight is not required for change; in some cases, it actually interferes with it. By working in a body-based realm, we can bypass this mental interference. We can feel rather than think the emotional experiences that heal us. Restorative yoga emphasises relaxation and inner work. Relaxation is important in changing your emotional patterns. Awareness of your direct experience, especially the ability to distinguish comfort from discomfort, will help you deepen relaxation, and balance your body and mind.

02/06/2025

Restorative Yoga Workshop with Kim Woods
Deep Rest - Blissful Sleep Saturday 7th June 2025
From 1.30pm to 4pm at The Space to Breathe
£17.50 (20% off for Space to Breathe Unlimited Members)


Restorative yoga can help improve sleep by promoting relaxation and reducing stress, which are common factors that disrupt sleep patterns. By slowing down the nervous system, restorative yoga helps the body transition into a state of rest and calm, making it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep.

This series of restorative poses is designed to soothe your senses and re-set your nervous system enabling better sleep:
-Restorative yoga helps reduce stress by calming the nervous system and promoting relaxation. This can help individuals who struggle with stress-related insomnia.
-Restorative yoga can help shift the body’s nervous system from the “fight or flight” response to the “rest and digest” response, which is essential for sleep.
-By promoting relaxation and reducing stress, restorative yoga can help improve the overall quality of sleep, leading to more restful and rejuvenating sleep.
-Studies have shown that restorative yoga can help reduce symptoms of insomnia, such as difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep.
All props are provided.

There will be time for questions/chat over tea & cake after practice, 3.30pm to 4pm.

22/05/2025

YIN YOGA & SELF MASSAGE WORKSHOP
CREATING SPACE This two-hour workshop combines yin yoga poses and self-massage techniques to create space in your body and calm your mind.

Our hectic lives are so often about needing to be somewhere, having to do something and trying to be somebody. Yin yoga affords us the opportunity to stop. During the workshop you’ll discover the numerous physical and mental benefits of relinquishing striving, controlling and aiming for a destination and instead of allowing, letting and surrendering in a pose.

The longer holds and slower pace of the class allows for the stretch to move beyond the muscles and into the connective tissue. Yin works in association with acupressure points from Chinese medicine. This practice is especially useful in easing stiffness and increasing flexibility.

You’ll learn self-massage and ball rolling techniques you can use at home. They are a useful way to continue the practice of releasing muscles and calming the nervous system.

All the poses are adaptable with the use of props, so the workshop is ideal for those new to yoga as well as seasoned yogis.

All props provided.

There will be time to enjoy a cuppa and cake (hopefully in the garden) after the workshop ends. (Any dietary requirements please let me know at time of booking).

Booking is now open. DATE: Thursday 29th May 2025
TIME: 9.30am - 11.30am
LOCATION: Studio Bhāvanā, 3 Morland Avenue, Leicester, LE2 2PF
COST: £20 (KWY Members £16).

17/05/2025

Restorative Yoga Workshop with Kim Woods
Deep Rest - Blissful Sleep Friday 23rd May 2025
From 1.30pm to 4pm at Studio Bhāvanā
£20/£16 (20% off for KWY Members)


Restorative yoga can help improve sleep by promoting relaxation and reducing stress, which are common factors that disrupt sleep patterns. By slowing down the nervous system, restorative yoga helps the body transition into a state of rest and calm, making it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep.

This series of restorative poses is designed to soothe your senses and re-set your nervous system enabling better sleep:
-Restorative yoga helps reduce stress by calming the nervous system and promoting relaxation. This can help individuals who struggle with stress-related insomnia.
-Restorative yoga can help shift the body’s nervous system from the “fight or flight” response to the “rest and digest” response, which is essential for sleep.
-By promoting relaxation and reducing stress, restorative yoga can help improve the overall quality of sleep, leading to more restful and rejuvenating sleep.
-Studies have shown that restorative yoga can help reduce symptoms of insomnia, such as difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep.
All props are provided.

There will be time for questions/chat over tea & cake after practice, 3.30pm to 4pm.

BOOKING is open:
Email kim@kimwoodsyoga.com to reserve your space - once confirmed payment secures place. 🧘🏼‍♀️

14/05/2025

Struggling with sleep? Restorative yoga can be your calming ally! These gentle poses help ease stress and promote relaxation, paving the way for a restful night. It’s all about nurturing your senses and resetting your nervous system. Remember, your well-being matters! Dive into these practices and elevate your wellness journey.

04/05/2025

02/05/2025

21/04/2025

Sankalpa - I choose wholeness over fragmentation. Pranidhana - I accept my current limitations. Kritveditra - I appreciate my home and family.

05/04/2025

Taking time to rest and re-set. Workshop today

20/03/2025

Pratipaksha Bhavana… sanskrit for cultivating the opposite. According to Yoga Sutra 2.33 - when plagued with negative thoughts, think the opposite. …. I can’t do this … but I can do this…. I’ve learnt there are so many things I can do left handed or one-handed, even completely new things!