A yoga party for a bridal shower or a birthday

A yoga party is a celebration that starts slowly. Your guests arrive, roll out a mat, move through a gentle class together, and then lie down for a sound bath lying down.

I plan each party around the occasion, the place and the people coming. Every party is quoted on inquiry, so send me the date, the place and the number of guests, and I reply with a plan and a quote.

What happens at a yoga party?

1. Arrival. Guests arrive, change if they need to and find a mat.
2. A gentle class. Slow, breath-led movement that anyone can follow, with an easier and a stronger version of each shape.
3. A sound bath. Everyone lies down, gets comfortable and listens. Nobody has to do anything.
4. Food and time together. Guests sit up slowly, and the party carries on with lunch, merienda or cake.

Bridal showers: a slow class before lunch

A bridal shower falls in a busy season for a bride. A yoga party gives her, and the friends around her, a morning where nothing is asked of them.

I keep the class gentle, so the bride’s grandmother and her most athletic friend both enjoy it. The sound bath comes next, then lunch.

Birthdays: start on the mat, end in a sound bath

For a birthday, a yoga party is a way to spend the day with people rather than just in the same room as them. It suits a milestone, or someone who would rather not be the centre of a loud party.

The class can move a little more than at a shower, if the guests want that, and it always ends lying down in the sound bath. Afterwards, the cake. A morning party leaves the rest of the day free; an early evening one lets the sound bath end as the light goes. I plan the class to suit either. If the birthday person is the only one who has done yoga before, that is fine: I teach to the room, not to the most practised person in it.

Where it works: at home, a condo function room, a hotel suite

A yoga party needs a clear, quiet floor with room for every guest’s mat: a sala with the furniture pushed back, a shaded patio, a condo function room or a hotel suite.

In the south, a village house often has space for a small group: see private yoga at home in Alabang for what that looks like. By the bay, hotel suites and function rooms are an easy choice for guests travelling in: read more on private lessons by Manila Bay in Pasay.

Tell me in your inquiry whether the venue has mats, and we agree how mats are covered for your guest count before the date is confirmed.

How many guests, and what they wear

The number of guests depends on the floor. Send me a photo of the room and I tell you honestly how many mats fit.

Guests should wear something soft and stretchy they can move and lie down in, and bring a light layer for the sound bath, because a still body cools down. Bare feet are fine.

If a guest is pregnant, she is welcome. She should check with her OB or midwife first, and she sits out anything unsuitable; my prenatal yoga lessons at home and the health notes behind every lesson explain how I work with pregnancy.

I ask for your consent before anyone is filmed or photographed. Mention any photos or video in your inquiry. I teach in English.

How to ask for a quote

Use the inquiry form on this page. It copies the details and opens Viber, or you can send them by email. Include the occasion, the date, the place, the number of guests and roughly how long you have. I reply with a few questions, then a quote.

A yoga party has no public price. If what you want is a lesson for just you, the price of a private lesson is published. For two, a private lesson for couples at home may suit better than a party. For brand launches, hotel programmes and team offsites, see yoga for brand launches, hotels and offsites.