Yoga with Norman

18/02/2026

Slow Down Friday - online Yin yoga with Norman and West London Buddhist Centre

Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Price: £20.00/£10.00 concession
To book, click here:

Find classes with Norman across London and beyond. Yin yoga lessons regularly in person and online. Use this page to book your places in yoga classes with Norman.

17/02/2026

Norman teaches Yin yoga workshops at Shiva Shakti, north London.

Coming up tomorrow: Wednesday 18 February
Time: 12.30pm - 2.30pm (new time)
Price: £30.00

All bookings are managed by Shiva Shakti. Please click here to go to Shiva Shakti’s website and to book: https://shivashaktistudios.com/

10/02/2026

An unfortunate fact is that the Israeli state policies towards the Palestinian people are reminiscent of N**i Germany policies towards the Jewish people from 1933. A primary aim of power is to make people believe they have no power. Resisting that is not a luxury; it is a necessity. Resisting can be done through a multitude of different tactics. Courage is contagious…

This is an excellent article from the Buddhist magazine 'Lion’s Roar': ‘All beings deserve to be free’ by Ghadir Shafie, a Palestinian activist.
“Liberation cannot be complete while any people suffer under systematic oppression. Enlightenment that ignores injustice is merely another form of sleep… all beings – Palestinian beings included – deserve to be seen, to be heard, to be free.”

Palestinian mindfulness practitioner Ghadir Shafie reflects on Gaza, generational pain, and the radical act of speaking truth in spaces of silence.

04/02/2026

Slow Down Friday - Yin yoga with Norman at The Life Centre

Friday 6 February
Workshop: Cooling and grounding
Time: 3.30pm - 5.30pm
Price: £30.00

To book click here: https://thelifecentre.com/workshops/slow-down-friday-yin-yoga

Space to reflect as we stay in Yin yoga poses. Time to soften and release. Exploring, paying attention, examining this body experience.

This is a precious chance to slow down and soften. When we lead demanding lives, often what we require is some space where we can release some of the tensions that we all carry. This Yin yoga practice is centred around floor-based postures that are held for several minutes using props as supports. Mindfully bending and gently moving can be remarkably rejuvenating for our body, mind, and heart.

21/01/2026

Study Yin yoga and meridians with Norman and Maitripushpa at Indaba Yoga
Three-day training, Thursday 12 Feb - Saturday 14 Feb, £530
20 hours CET

How can we tap into the energy body that is within each of us? In the quiet, observant space of yin yoga, we have the opportunity to move beyond physical muscular release and sense our subtle energy, whether it is moving or stuck, racing or gently pulsing. Using the Chinese understanding of energy channels (meridians or ‘threads that connect’), we will become familiar with how the long stays of yin yoga allow a deeper fascial release (where these threads run), unblocking and nourishing these energies, as well as quieting the mind and heart so we can become more aware of our subtle experience. A thorough explanation of the 12 main channels will be offered, covering their location in our bodies, their qualities/associations of emotion and mind, and the effects movement has on them within a yin practice posture by posture. Each day with include yin practice, talks, pair work, discussion and Q&A.

For more info and to book, see the Indaba Yoga website: https://indabayoga.com/workshopsandcourses

19/01/2026

Sustainability and Self-Care for Yoga teachers: a two-day course with Norman and Anna Taylor

Tuesday 10 March and Wednesday 11 March, £250
Norman' home studio, N22 6AJ.
Numbers limited to 10.

Step out of the role of care-giver and shift focus to your own needs in care-receiving. Each day will include nourishing and restoring practices. We will shine light on the barriers we face and the risks of burnout as well as exploring practical ways to weave self-care within our teaching and life.

Participants will receive a manual and plenty of practical tips from Anna and Norman.

Training hours (14 in total) are eligible for Yoga Alliance continuing education (YACEP).

For more information or to book, see Norman's website (and email is yogawithnorman@gmail.com):
https://www.yogawithnorman.co.uk/self-care-for-yoga-teachers

and Anna's website: https://www.mindbodybalance.co.uk/

04/01/2026

Yin Yoga 200-Hour Teacher Training

Jill Patterson and Norman Blair are excited to announce that they are teaching a 200-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training. This course will prepare and equip participants in how to teach Yin yoga: anatomy, philosophy, meditation, breathing techniques and the poses/the potentials of this practice will be covered in-depth. This is for anyone who wants to take a deep dive into their Yin practice and be held in a group experience of learning over a longer period time, slowly embodying and connecting.

Jill and Norman have more than 30 years together of teaching Yin yoga and training people. They bring commitment, transparency and integrity and a deep love and commitment to the transformation Yin yoga can offer.

This training is predominantly in-person – there will be some online sessions and lots of recorded material; plus a substantial amount of course manual material.

Norman has been teaching Yin yoga since 2003; in 2016 his book was published: ‘Brightening Our Inner Skies – yin and yoga’. Jill began teaching in 2017; she has taught seven 200-hour teaching trainings.

Location: West London Buddhist Centre (Porchester Road, London, W2 5DP)
Number of participants: limited to 16 people so everyone is well supported and well-resourced
Cost: £2950 (with two places available at bursary of 50% cost); payment plans available
Yoga Alliance certification: in process
Structure: 2 five-day immersions and 5 Friday evening-Sunday weekends (Friday evenings are online). Starts 8-12 April.
For more details go to https://www.yogawithnorman.co.uk/yoga-training/200-hour-tt
To contact us email yogawithnorman@gmail.com

11/12/2025

Yin yoga with Norman at Shiva Shakti, Going Inwards to Resource Ourselves
Wednesday 17 December, 3.00pm - 5.00pm, £30

To book, click here: https://shivashaktistudios.com/workshops/

Yin yoga is centred around floor-based postures, which are held for several minutes using props as supports. Mindfully bending and gently moving can be remarkably rejuvenating; a wonderful way of simultaneously refreshing and slowing down. This workshop is suitable for every ability and level of experience.

09/12/2025

Yin yoga with Norman Indaba Yoga, Exploring Space
Sunday 14 December, 2.00pm - 4.30pm, £40

To book, click here: https://indabayoga.com/workshopsandcourses

Yin yoga is centred around floor-based postures, which are held for several minutes using props as supports. Mindfully bending and gently moving can be remarkably rejuvenating; a wonderful way of simultaneously refreshing and slowing down. This workshop is suitable for every ability and level of experience.

07/12/2025

Keep talking and keep writing and keep speaking about Gaza. Jean-Pierre Filiu (a French historian) recently wrote: “Now I understand why Israel is denying the international press access to such a distressing scene.”

Since the so-called ceasefire, Israeli military forces have murdered more than 370 people in Gaza (about 45 a week).

Israel intends to be an empire based on racism and apartheid. Israel is a stronghold of western imperialism. Israel needs to be disarmed and deradicalised.

04/12/2025

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03/12/2025

Zeev Sternhell survived the Holocaust; he lived in Israel and was a leading authority on fascism. In 2018 he stated: “The left is no longer capable of overcoming the toxic ultra-nationalism that has evolved here [Israel], the kind whose European strain almost wiped out a majority of the Jewish people. We see not just a growing Israeli fascism but racism akin to N**ism in its early stages.” Prescient words.

Last month, I read a great book by Philippe Sands (a human rights lawyer): 'East West Street'. About the years leading up to the second world war; how the N**is ran incessant propaganda campaigns demonising and dehumanising ‘other’ (such as Jewish people); the Holocaust – and the Nuremberg trial after the war. Last week, I watched the 1961 classic film ‘Judgment at Nuremberg’.

In the last two years, Israel has shown that as a state it needs to be disarmed and deradicalised. History did not begin on 7 October and it will not end with Trump’s colonial so-called ‘peace plan.’