Go beyond the weekly timetable
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE From local collaborations to deeper experiences, retreats and trainings designed to take your practice further. Explore what’s coming up at Yoga x Life.
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Beyond the weekly timetable, this is where we share the fuller rhythm of Yoga x Life. Browse workshops, special classes, community events, guest-led sessions, teacher trainings, and retreats as they arise through the year. If you’re looking for regular weekly classes, memberships, or the day-to-day studio timetable, head to Practice instead. If you want a clearer sense of the different deeper pathways behind these events, visit Deepen.
Use the filters below to explore what’s coming up in the way that suits you best. Whether you are looking for something local and one-off, a longer pathway into study, or an immersive retreat experience, this is the clearest place to see what is ahead.
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Aerial Slow Flow
Not our usual aerial energy. This is the slings used slowly - supported, somatic movement designed to nourish rather than challenge. Limited to just 6 participants.
Sunrise Raag and Bhuta Shuddhi
Rise with the sun and the equinox energy for a live raag with Nick, then move into Bhuta Shuddhi with Chris, a practice of elemental purification and quiet contemplation, meeting the day's new balance with awareness, groundedness and gratitude.
Core, Compression & Strength: Handstand Foundations
Handstand pressing starts long before your feet leave the floor. Chris guides you through the core strength, compression and shoulder work that makes pressing possible - no experience of inversions required.
Press to Handstand: Skill, Technique & Coordination
For those ready to put the strength to work. Chris guides you through the technique, sequencing and coordination that turn strength into a controlled handstand.
Aerial Backbending
Suspended, supported and spacious! Chris guides a hammock-held backbending practice built to unlock the chest, spine and shoulders - bold shapes made possible by the hammock's support, landing deeply and still unmistakably restorative.
Tarot & Journalling for Insight
Tarot isn't fortune-telling - it's a mirror. Debbie guides an hour of tarot and journalling built to become a genuine ongoing insight practice, not a one-off reading.
Side Crow & Koundinyasana: Building Confidence and Grace in Arm Balances and Transitions.
Chris guides you through Side Crow and into Koundinyasana, building the strength, form and confidence to move between arm balances with control - and a bit of grace. No prior arm balance experience required.
Crow: Foundations of Arm Balancing
Your first arm balance workshop, built from the ground up. Chris guides you through the form that actually matters in Crow Pose, the strength to hold it, and the confidence to trust your own hands - no prior experience of arm balancing required.
Yoga x Life Introducing - Class of 2026!
Discover the next generation of yoga teachers at Yoga x Life Introducing.
Our Introducing classes are led by the newly qualified teachers of the Yoga x Life 200hour foundation training, now stepping into their professional journey with passion, care, and something exciting to share!
By booking an Introducing class, you are showing up for your own practice with the added bonus of supporting the growth of a new teacher establishing their voice.
These sessions are an important part of our graduate pathway, where teachers refine their skills whilst taking the step from the student mat to the teacher’s one. Expect well-sequenced, nourishing practices grounded in everything Yoga x Life is known for; intelligent movement, inclusive teaching, and a deeply supportive atmosphere. Graduates are held to high standards through the course and are very much ready to deliver a high quality class!
Classes are accessible for everyone to attend, regardless of prior yoga experience or level, and are all donation based with 100% of the donations going to the instructor with the only caveat being they use them to help take their next steps into the wider yoga teaching world!
Please note, your space is free to book with donations made directly to the teacher on the day.
Introducing the Class of 2026!
August 30th
9am - Oxana
10am - Caroline
11am - Sophie
September 6th
9am - Oxana
10am - Caroline
11am - Sophie
The Quayside Carnival
Join Yoga x Life at NE1’s Quayside Carnival for a day of family‑friendly fun on Newcastle Quayside, with outdoor yoga sessions designed for kids and grown‑ups to move, breathe and reset together.
Quayside Carnival transforms the riverfront into a playful festival space, with circus performances, crafts, free boat rides and more – and our family yoga classes offer a calm, grounded pause in the middle of all the excitement.
We’ll be hosting two short, accessible yoga sessions during the festival, each focusing on simple movement, grounding breath and playful poses that work across mixed ages and abilities. In between our two slots there’s even a Michael Jackson dance‑along, so families can switch from mindful movement to full‑on party energy and then back to a more settled nervous system again.
No previous yoga experience is needed, just curiosity, comfortable clothing and a willingness to join in together.
These sessions are free to attend as part of Quayside Carnival, but spaces are limited, so advance booking is recommended.
Available Session Times Are:
12.30pm - 1pm, and,
2pm - 2.30pm.
Please remember to bring your own yoga mat or a large towel; it keeps things more comfortable outdoors, gives children a clear “home base,” and helps us keep the sessions running smoothly on the Quayside.
Quayside Yoga Summer Flows
Even though the full Summer in the City programme isn’t running this year, we couldn’t imagine August without riverside practice, so we’re hosting a series of Summer Flows on the Quayside ourselves.
Across August, Yoga x Life will be holding one outdoor class every Wednesday at 6pm on Newcastle Quayside.
These sessions are steady, accessible evening flows designed to help you unwind after the day, feel the river air, and experience practice woven into city life. Expect simple, grounding movement, nervous‑system‑friendly pacing, and a chance to pause with a small, focused group as the city settles around you.
Available Dates are
Wednesday 5th August, 6pm–7pm
Wednesday 12th August, 6pm–7pm
Wednesday 19th August, 6pm–7pm
Wednesday 26th August, 6pm–7pm
Because we’re organising and staffing these independently, our class capacity is more limited than previous years, so you’ll need to secure your space in advance.
You can book using your existing membership or by purchasing a standard class drop‑in credit. To keep the original “as good as free” spirit alive, everyone who checks in using a drop‑in credit will have one credited back to their account after the class, so it still works out as a free summer session by the river.
Please remember to bring your own yoga mat.
Dog on the Tyne Festival 2026
Join Yoga x Life at NE1’s Dog on the Tyne festival on Newcastle Quayside for gentle, dog‑friendly yoga sessions designed for hounds and their humans.
These relaxed, accessible classes invite you to move, breathe, and unwind by the river while your dog settles, explores simple “poses,” or just enjoys being close to you. Dog yoga at Dog on the Tyne is a calm, feel‑good way to bond with your four‑legged friend, reduce stress, and try yoga in a playful, welcoming environment, even if you’re completely new to practice.
Location
Our dog yoga sessions take place by the Swirle Monument / Swirle Pavilion on Newcastle’s Quayside, as part of NE1’s Dog on the Tyne programme of free, family‑friendly activities. You’ll be practising outdoors by the river, close to Wesley Square and Quayside Garden where the wider festival offers puppuccinos, dog walks, selfie stations and more.
Booking, cost and what to bring
Dog on the Tyne is free to attend, and our dog yoga sessions are free to book, but spaces are limited and must be reserved in advance. To secure your spot for dog yoga visit our booking page HERE
Available Session Times Are:
11am - 11.30am,
11.45 - 12.15pm,
12.30 - 1.30pm,
1.45 - 2.15pm, and,
2.30-3pm
Dogs must remain on leads throughout the event, except inside designated activity areas, so please bring a secure lead, poo bags and water for your dog. For comfort, we recommend bringing a yoga mat or towel, wearing clothing you can move in, and arriving a few minutes early so your dog can settle and sniff around before the session begins. Please note, you will remain responsible for your dog during the session.
Shakti Circle
Join Arya for a soothing circle, blending somatics and storytelling to awaken shakti.
Shakti Circle
Join Arya for a soothing circle, blending somatics and storytelling to awaken shakti.
Aromatherapy Afternoons : A Spring Refresh
Join Grace for an afternoon of working with aromatherapy practices for self care.
'Visionary Questing'; Meditation Day Immersion
Step into spring with renewal, deep meditation, and inspired transformation. Visionary Questing is a one-day immersive workshop exploring powerful shamanic meditation techniques to shed the past, overcome limitations, dream your future into being, and relax into life’s greater flow.
Exploring Shakti: An International Women's Day Special
Exploring Shakti sessions are a mythical journey that delve into the power of the divine feminine and harnessing Shakti through somatics and storytelling.
Firm Foundations: Unlocking Chatturunga
Join Evie for a workshop exploring the foundational alignment of chatturunga
Dance Flow
Think weekend vibes meets a playful workout! Dance Flow sessions are a relaxed adaptation of a dance class that will involve a warm-up, a free movement exploration, and set movement series all explored through individual expression and ability
