Toby Golds teaches 90 minute IYENGAR® yoga classes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in a fully equipped yoga studio with plenty of equipment - including mats - for students to borrow at the Old Schoolhouse, just off Cowley Road. The prices are on a pay what you want basis.
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Toby Golds is a Level 3 (AKA Full Intermediate Junior) qualified IYENGAR® yoga teacher, practicing daily for 23 years, and teaching for 14 years, and has studied with the Iyengar family in Pune, India. All the classes are general and are suitable for both complete beginners and very experienced students. Before parenthood in 2020 Toby Golds was known as Toby Lockyer.
As it says on the IYENGAR® yoga UK website: "The Iyengar yoga system of teaching is methodical and progressive, emphasising detailed correctness and absolute safety. When necessary, it uses supports called ‘props’ that allow students to progress in their practice of postures safely at their own pace, to suit their body. Beginners work in a basic way on simple postures according to their capabilities. As they develop they then move on to more refined ways of working as well as to more complex postures. Iyengar yoga is suitable for everyone, whatever your ability, age, body shape or level of flexibility. You’ll learn through a carefully graded and systematic programme of Asana (posture), suited to your ability. Teachers gradually introduce Pranayama (breath control) once students have a firm foundation of Asana practice. Practice helps you to relax and energizes the body and mind, bringing vitality, flexibility, strength, concentration, self-confidence and mental calm. Iyengar yoga can help you overcome and prevent many stresses, strains, aches and pains. It promotes a firm foundation for health and well-being."
We look forward to practicing with you! Please remember that all classes, including trials, require an advance booking to reserve your mat space. If you have any questions, please have a look at our About section and our FAQ page or get in touch via one of our booking forms:
⅓ (33%) of Toby’s income is donated to charities chosen by the yoga student community and his accounts are published publicly each year.
In recent years, instead of donating a small amount to lots of charities, we have formed social solidarity links with 4 local organisations, Refugee Resource, Restore, Agnes Smith Advice Centre and Oxford Mutual Aid to each of whom we have donated £1,133 as well as funding a bursary space over £2,000 annually to Roots Radical Learning from Toby's maths organisation All Teach Maths Tuition.
