Sally Shrestha Yoga is based in Dorking, a peaceful market town nestled in the Surrey Hills. Sally teaches Hatha Yoga classes for ages 16+ and all abilities. Having trained as a yoga teacher later in life, Sally understands how the daily demands on one’s body can take their toll and how yoga can help to overcome this.
Yoga is all about
Sally runs focused workshops that deepen your knowledge of yoga and are a fun way to spend a morning or afternoon.
Sally offers one-to-one yoga classes and partner yoga classes if you would like to benefit from a more personal practice.
Weekly Yoga classes currently available are shown below.
Sally is passionate about making yoga as accessible as possible for everyone. Many of us lead sedentary lives sitting at desks, hunched over computers, and relying on driving to get about. Regular yoga practice gives you time to de-stress and increase your flexibility, strength, and stamina, leaving your body and mind refreshed and ready to face the rest of your day. Drawing on her knowledge of the Iyengar, Astanga, and Hatha yoga styles, Sally guides you clearly and carefully through a series of preparatory poses before moving into peak postures. She models the poses while explaining the intention behind them, the mental and physical benefits, and how to modify them as and when necessary. Sally always allows time for self-inquiry during the class so that you can deepen your understanding of your body and understand why some poses are more or less accessible to you than others.
Self-acceptance is fundamental to moving your yoga practice forward. Sally has supported students with back, shoulder, and knee issues and has seen first-hand how accepting and appreciating all that the body can do in the present moment reduces the frustrations that create tensions in the body. This in turn allows your body to relax and move more deeply into poses with better self-awareness and self-care.
Please bring a mat and blanket with you. I will advise you of any equipment you will need in future sessions. You can buy it from me, or there are plenty of good retailers out there.
“It’s your road, and yours alone, others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.” - Rumi
Attending yoga workshops with Sally is a great opportunity to explore aspects of yoga that are personally relevant to you. If you'd like to know more about your shoulder, spine, or hip health, Sally expertly leads you through the anatomy of these areas and guides you through carefully crafted yoga sequences. Sally is trained in Yoga for Women's Health and she has a specific interest in Postnatal rehabilitation and Menopause, she is looking forward to adding workshops focusing on these areas in 2024. If you'd like to know more about any of these workshops please complete the Contact form.
“fine-tune your practice, deepen your awareness and come away feeling more confident, motivated, and refreshed”
Yoga & Art Wellness day -11.00 am to 4.00 pm with lunch in the grounds of Knepp Park, West Sussex. Download the flyer for booking info and full details. Cost £80, which includes lunch. Contact Sally on 07929 954707 or send an email
Below are links to PDF documentation relating to yoga lessons and tuition.
I am an advocate for mental health and support Dorking Minds, a local mental health charity, and on occasion run breathing and meditation sessions for them.
As my children became more independent, I was able to join a weekly yoga class and it felt good! Having the time to focus on me made me feel reenergised and refocused in readiness for the following week. It was at this moment that I realised how powerful yoga was for realigning oneself. This instilled a passion in me to explore yoga to a deeper level and I completed a 200+ hr Hatha Raja Yoga teacher training course. The branch of yoga I studied was Astanga; a dynamic and meditative practice that is physically demanding. It was hard, I was challenged physical and mentally – and I loved every minute of it.
My yoga journey has woven in and out of my life since the age of 22. Living in Nepal and beginning my journey into motherhood in Kathmandu, I found it important to find some time for me. I began with Iyengar yoga and practised with two amazing teachers who were taught directly by BKS Iyengar himself. After returning to the UK, I had my second daughter, trained as a primary school teacher, and got swept up in the busyness of family life and working full-time.
After teaching yoga in the evenings and weekends for some years, in 2019, I took the decision to hang up my whiteboard pen, put away my laptop, leave my 18-year career as a primary school teacher, and focus on teaching yoga. I have not looked back. The more I teach, the more I learn. I am fascinated by human anatomy and teach with this at the forefront of my mind. Everyone is different. Yoga is a time of self-inquiry; your mat is your practice. Yoga has taught me that it doesn’t matter what anyone else is doing or how flexible they are. Yoga is uniting your mind and body.
The world we live in is chaotic and pressurised. Time is the most precious commodity we have. I will guide you through your yoga practice in a safe and nurturing environment so that you will experience a stillness of mind and be reenergised and refocused for when it is time to return to your daily activities.
“I love my sessions with Sally. Her classes are challenging and varied each week, yet similar and relaxing, allowing for you to develop your skills, movement and flexibility at your own pace. Sally clearly explains each pose (giving it its yoga name), why we are doing it and different levels depending on how our bodies are feeling and how much we wish to challenge ourselves. I would defintely recommend her whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced yogi.”
“Sally is a wonderful yoga teacher! I went to Sally's Mother and Baby Yoga class which was a highlight of our week. I really enjoyed the yoga for me and my little one, along with time spent with other mums and babies. I really recommend to other mums!”
“Thank you so much for providing an extremely calm & peaceful experience over the past few months. It really felt like a special moment for me to connect with my baby for an hour each week & to focus only on the two of us (working full time with a 2 year old did not allow for more of it unfortunately!) It was just a great experience from start to finish & the savasna's were just amazing. Thank you so much.”
“Starting Yoga with Sally was the best thing to come out of Lockdown. My husband and I started the classes in Sept 2020 and we have loved every second. Our flexibility, strength and health have all improved - I have not been to my osteopath since I started. Sally is very approachable, supportive and knowledgeable, always giving options to those of us with weak areas, like back or knees. Sally started us off as complete beginners but has gradually developed our practice, keeping the lessons stimulating and challenging. I have so much more confidence in my body when playing tennis and netball, as my core strength and flexibility have improved so much. I can't recommend these classes enough.”
“Sally has been teaching me Yoga for 3 years and I love her classes. She is thoroughly trained and very knowledgeable about yoga and makes her classes accessible yet also there's always a challenge too. We always end on a lovely relaxation leaving me feeling chilled. I've been taking her Zoom classes and these are equally successful.”
“Sally is foremost a trained teacher with great experience which she applies superbly to her yoga teachings. I have attended her classes for over 4 years and she has enthused me to continue, with the obvious benefits that yoga brings. Classes are fun and interesting, informative and encouraging and one feels physically and mentally relaxed after a session.”
“I love attending Sally's yoga classes - there's a good mix of poses and focuses to develop different parts of my practice. Sally explains each pose and how to get the most out of it, with different difficulty levels depending on your ability. It's definitely improved my strength. And one of the best parts of the class is the relaxation at the end which takes my stresses and cares away”
“A total wellbeing experience for mind, body and soul. Pregnancy yoga and mum and baby yoga have been so wonderful. Sally takes the time to plan and personalise her sessions for her participants creating a rewarding and peaceful experience.”
“I started Mum and Baby Yoga with Sally during lockdown via Zoom with my then three month old. Sally was so kind and welcoming and really took the time to get to know me and my baby. We had such a lovely group of supportive new mums and when we could start classes face to face these were excellent also. The classes gave me time to stretch and connect with my body whilst engaging with my baby and meeting new friends. This was our favourite maternity leave class, I always left the class really refreshed and my little girl giggling. What more could I ask for. Truely wonderful experience and Sally is fantastic.”
“Our yoga practice did wonders for my back. I'm struggling to get comfortable a lot of the time but I feel better since starting yoga.”
“I enjoy my weekly pregnancy yoga session with Sally and actually wish there was more than one a week. I suffer from pelvic girdle pain and I always feel my symptoms lessen after yoga with Sally. It’s very relaxed and it has been so nice to have met the other mums in the class. I’d fully recommend the class to any mums to be out there.”
“I have just started doing pregnancy yoga with Sally and I am absolutely loving it! Sally creates such a calm environment and I am learning so much. I feel amazing when I leave class and I am able to practice at home to help with the various aches and pains that pregnancy has brought me!”
“I’m lucky enough to have 1-2-1 yoga sessions with Sally... I’m post menopause, have a long-term autoimmune condition requiring high-dose steroids, which collectively cause connective-tissue issues, and three slipped discs, so - all in all - I present quite a challenge to any yoga teacher!”
“Sally approaches our sessions with creativity, care and attention...when I’m unable to do full yoga, she takes me through a gentler session incorporating mindfulness and meditation. In short, if you want excellent, attentive, and enjoyable yoga that stretches you in both senses, appropriately to your capability, look no further than Sally”
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