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Chris Stookes Yoga
Classes
My classes are suitable for most people - including beginners. If you have any health conditions and would like to discuss with me before booking email me at info@chrisstookesyoga.co.uk I forward to welcoming you to class.
Vinyasa Flow
Weekly Yoga Classes
A yoga flow and sequences that link breath with movement and relaxation for a holistic yoga session.
£9.00
Monday
Rodmersham Village Hall
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Tuesday
Doddington Village Hall
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Thursday
Lakeview Village Hall
(Very Gentle)
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Friday
Eastling Village Hall
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Wind Down Sunday
Restorative Yoga
Give your mind, body and soul the opportunity to relax, renew and restore. Restorative yoga is a slow floor-based practice that uses lots of props and supports. Restorative yoga has a meditative and healing approach where the body can slow down, relax, heal, recuperate and renew. Restorative yoga is suitable for everyone, the challenge comes with slowing down the mind in our busy, busy worlds. Restorative yoga is a wonderful way to aid a healthy body and mind, the practice can improve our immune system, help reduce stress and anxiety and increase an overall sense of well-being. The practice is very grounding and safe. Restorative yoga can reduce cortisol levels (the stress hormone) and activate the parasympathetic nervous system. At it’s simplest incarnation restorative yoga is an opportunity to slow-down, chill-out and give yourself some well deserved ‘me-time’
Bring a yoga mat, drink, a blanket and cushion/pillow.
£10
Rodmersham Village Hall
Sunday 5.00 pm to 6.15 pm
March 23
June 15
Yoga Retreat Day & Lunch
Share a delightful day of Yoga & Lunch at the beautiful Stalisfield Village Hall. The day includes: 90 min Yoga Flow, Yin Yoga Pranayama, Meditation & Restorative Yoga
£58
Stalisfield Village Hall
Sunday 10.00 am to 3.30 pm
Winter - January 19
Spring - May 18
Summer - August 17
Autumn - TBC
Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation also known as yogic sleep. It’s usually practiced lying down with a teacher guiding the session. The practice draws our attention inwards, and we learn to surf between the states of wakefulness and sleep, where our body finds its natural state of equilibrium. Our breath balances and becomes quiet, unconscious and conscious aspects of the mind reveal themselves, and we fall into an innate state of deep, blissful awareness. Yoga Nidra takes us effortlessly into a state of harmonious, restful being. From here, we can be healed, restored and awakened to our deepest, all-knowing, all-welcoming self. Absolutely anyone can practice Yoga Nidra, but it has immense appeal for those who struggle to let go. It’s also perfect for those who have always been curious about the deep states of meditation they have perhaps read about or stumbled across themselves but have never been able to recreate. Yoga Nidra is said to be as old as yoga itself.
Bring a yoga mat, drink, a blanket and cushion/pillow.
£10
Dates & venue to be confirmed
Hot Yoga Moves Sunday
Warm 26 Moves
This is a warm yoga class that consists of 26 physical postures and two breathing exercises. We will be heating Doddington Village Hall for this incredible practice.
Hot 26 Yoga systematically works every muscle, tendon, joint, ligament, organ and gland. It moves oxygenated blood to the cells of your body. By the end of the class, you’ll feel rejuvenated and re-energised.
Every posture prepares you for the next, and each proceeding posture gains from the previous one, resulting in incredible benefits that include improved posture, muscle and joint mobility, concentration, increased energy, and overall rejuvenation.
Bring a yoga mat, drink, a blanket and cushion/pillow.
£10
Doddington Village Hall
Sunday 10:00 am to 11:15 am
January 5
February 2
March 9
April 6
May 11
June 1
Yoga Flow To Yin
|followed By
Tea/Coffee & Cake
An energising yoga flow, slowing down into the grounding stillness that is yin yoga. A deeply nourishing practice that allows us the time and space to explore the eight limbs of yoga. This class will also include pranayama and meditation.
Followed by Tea/Coffee, cake and chat.
£15
Stalisfield Village Hall
Sunday 9.30 am - 12.00 pm
February 16
April 20
Free Park Yoga
Bring nature into your yoga practice this spring. A free yoga practice every month (subject to weather conditions) from Kent Yoga Foundation. No experience necessary. Bring a mat, bring a drink and wear comfortable clothing. No need to book, just turn up and join in. Do come and say hello to myself and the volunteers.
£ Free
(Donations to Kent Yoga Foundation welcome)
Faversham Recreational Ground
Park Road/ Chapel Street
Monday 5 May (Bank Holdiay)
Sunday 29 June
Sunday 20 July
Sunday 24 August
Sunday 21 September
Online Yoga Practices
A selection of Online Yoga Classes available throughout the year.
Further details to announced
Pure Yin
Yin yoga is a quiet contemplative practice.
Yin yoga works deeply into our body with passive, longer-held poses.
It targets the deepest tissues of the body, our connective tissues –ligaments, joints, bones, the deepfascianetworks of the body and the meridians. This is contrast to a Yang yoga practice such as Vinyasa yoga which targets the muscles.
Yin yoga is based on the Taoist concept of yin and yang, opposite and complementary principles in nature. Yin is the stable, unmoving, hidden aspect of things.
Yin works on the connective tissues, these respond best to a slow, steady load. If you gently stretch connective tissue by holding a yin pose for a long time, the body will respond by making them a little longer and stronger.
£10
Dates & venue to be confirmed
Private One To One Yoga Sessions
Tailored yoga sessions in your home. These sessions are based on your needs practices you would like to develop. Contact me to schedule.
Yoga Therapy
Yoga therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the teachings and practices of Yoga - International Association of Yoga Therapists
Contact me for details
Yoga Retreats
My next residential Yoga Retreat will be in |September 2025
Details coming soon
Health & Well-Being Coaching
Chris also works with the NHS as a Health & Wellbeing Coach. He has a wealth of knowledge on health care, how medications affect our metabolism, therapeutic approaches and chronic pain. Available for private individuals and businesses.
Contact for further details
Tailored Sessions
Health and wellbeing coaching supports people to increase their ability to self-manage, motivation levels and commitment to change their lifestyle. The process works with and supports sustainable change and focuses on improving health related outcomes by working with people to set personalised goals and change their behaviours.
Supportive Guidance
Support with diet, nutrition, weight management, stress anxiety and depression.
Health and wellbeing coaches can be an effective intervention for people experiencing a range of long term conditions, including respiratory, cardiovascular (including type 2 diabetes and hypertension), and stress/low mood. They can also support people with weight management, diet and increasing activity levels.
Holistic Approach
Experience a blend of approaches for physical and/or mental health conditions and those at risk of developing them that enable us to nurture and regulate the mind, body, and emotions.
About that Chris Stookes...
I am a Yoga Therapist, Teacher, and Health Coach. I have been practicing yoga forever but teaching yoga for over 15 years in yoga studios, community, private, educational, and corporate settings. My yoga therapy is delivered on a one to one basis or in small groups. My notable collaborations include: NHS, Kent County Council, Hilton Hotel Group, Chatham Grammar School For Girls and Brompton Academy.
I am passionate in the belief that yoga can change our life on so many levels and in many ways. Yoga, in one form or another is suitable for everyone regardless of age, shape, size, mobility or flexibility. I originally took up yoga to compliment a haphazard running career, however, I was completely taken with the practice as a holistic approach for well-being.
A very innovative manager once asked if I thought "yoga would be beneficial for the young people we worked with?" Yup, I got myself trained... Alongside a deep immersion Yoga Teacher Training in India, I trained in Ashtanga Yoga, Trauma Sensitive Yoga, Yoga for Autism. Yoga Therapy, Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra.
My additional career path and academic studies have included my time as chef in London and Paris for sixteen years, teaching cookery in Essex. I once owned a beautiful restaurant in the City of Southend.
I worked in both the voluntary and statutory sector in a range of social welfare settings. I worked in criminal justice for far more years than I care to recall. I am a trained teacher, youth worker, level 2 gym instructor and have a couple of degrees.
In 2018 I overcame bladder cancer (there's a blog about that). There is a book I have been writing forever, I retired once, but foolishly opened up a yoga studio down by the creek! Covid put pay to that.
After a joyous spell of working in at my beloved Leeds castle, I now find myself privileged to be temporarily working for the NHS as a Health & Well-being Coach.
By far the biggest challenge with yoga is maintaining a personal practice. It's hard to regularly get on your mat life just gets busy and we might struggle to get into the right head space.
It is a huge privilege and so completely humbling to teach yoga in all its various guises, to be in 'that space' and see how people grow in their yoga practice. I absolutely know, and rather like that I'm not everyone's cup of tea and of course other teachers are always available.
The relationship we have with food, diet and nutrition is fundamental to our health and well being. Today, the western diet does not serve us well. I am grateful for my teachings on how to cook food properly. I have learnt that with care, compassion, self-love and a knowledge of how to manage our diet, our triggers and cravings we can bring about a deep satisfaction and improved health.
I practice a person centred therapeutic approach and have had many successful associations with people living with physical and psychological conditions.
What Students Have To Say
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Denise & David
Private Session Students
We have been attending classes, one2one lessons and retreats with Chris for some years now. If you are thinking about starting yogo, he is the teacher for you. Patient, handoff, but very very mindful. Come join us!
Michael
Group Class Participant
Attending Chris' group yoga classes has been a wonderful experience for me. His expertise in guiding us through various poses with proper alignment has significantly improved my flexibility and strength. I feel more energized and focused throughout the day. Chris creates a supportive and inclusive environment that makes every class enjoyable.
Ava
Online Yoga Student
Being a busy professional, Chris' online yoga classes have been a lifesaver for me. The convenience of practicing yoga from my own space while receiving Chris' expert guidance has been amazing. I have noticed a positive shift in my overall well-being - physically and mentally. Chris' teaching style is calming and encouraging, making each session a rejuvenating experience.
