About Bristol YogaSpace, Bishopston, Bristol

Yoga for everyone

A hidden gem in the heart of Bishopston, down a quite cul-de-sac where the treasure of yoga is taught. We've been teaching yoga here since 1998 but if you've just discovered us, then read on.

Our Vision

A yoga centre for people of all ages and walks of life. To ensure that everyone's experience of yoga is positive and enjoyable and suited to them.

If you've ever been put off by power yoga, hot and sweaty athletic yoga, or fancy lycra, then you'll love us. Real movement for real bodies.

Every one of us is unique - different body types, different minds, and different levels of mobility (or stiffness), different experience - so the principle in the way we teach is that we need to adapt our yoga practice to suit the individual.

Classes are smaller or individual 1:1s, and we encourage a relationship with your teacher to develop your own personal way of practicing that is more ideally suited to you, at your own pace to ensure your practice is beneficial.

There are two chapters which came together to create Bristol YogaSpace in Bishopston.

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Smaller group classes in our beautiful Bishopston yoga studio.

Paul Harvey opens Yoganjali in 1998

The first chapter involves Paul Harvey wanting to share his teachings from TKV Desikachar who he studied yoga with for many years in India.

Paul opened Yoganjali yoga study and therapy centre in 1998 at the Princes Place studio and ran group classes, yoga teacher trainings and yoga further study there for many years. TKV Desikachar came and offered his blessings to the studio and continued to support Paul.

Paul Harvey and TKV Desikachar at Yoganjali

Paul Harvey & TKV Desikachar at the Princes Place studio in 1998 when it first opened.

Clara Lemon opens Bristol YogaSpace in 2009

The second chapter involves Clara Lemon, who trained to be a yoga teacher with Paul at the Yoganjali yoga and therapy centre. She first discovered Paul in 2005 and departed from her Iyengar study at YogaWest. She discovered the joy of breath-centred yoga. After graduating from his teacher training programme, she went on to open Bristol YogaSpace at her old Park Row yoga studio in 2009 (which has now become Bristol Yoga Centre by long term YogaSpace teacher Naomi Hayama).

Smaller classes & 1:1 yoga

We offer small, bespoke quality classes to ensure the classes are beneficial to everyone attending. We also teach 1 to 1 and therapeutic yoga.

Quality, personalised teaching
Our teachers are amongst the best trained in Bristol and some of our teachers have been teaching classes for over 30 years. All of us have excellent training with at least 2-years training accredited by the British Wheel of Yoga - most of us have 4-years training or (much!) more.

Read more about our teacher values here.