Maitri Studio Open Day!

✨ Join us in one or many taster classes at the studio - ALL classes are suitable for beginners. 

🍰 Have homemade cakes and tea / coffee.

🤝 Meet our team and be part of our community.

💷 Donations for all classes and refreshments are going to our fundraiser for Shine - the charity supporting people living with spina bifida and hydrocephalus. 

🏃‍♀️This is because Claire is running the London Marathon in April 2027 for Shine, the charity which supports her mother Veronica who has a form of hydrocephalus. 

😊 We love having open days to introduce new people to the studio, and to welcome back our regulars in a fun way. Join us, and bring a friend! 

When: Saturday 3rd October 9.30am-5pm

Where: Maitri Studio, 4 The Mount, Belfast BT5 4NA

What's on: 

Maple room (upstairs, no lift)

• 10-11am morning flow yoga with Mairead Ward ~ join this regular Saturday morning beginner-friendly yoga class. It's breath-led moving from one pose to the next and ending with stillness. 
• 11.15am-12.15pm couples tango with Teresa & Michael ~ come with a partner / friend, no experience and no fancy footwork required! Solo? Come along anyway and see if there's another solo you can join with. 
• 12.30-1.15pm foot & balance training with Christine Bowen ~ discover simple ways to restore natural foot function for strong, resilient feet, with benefits beyond your feet, and dip your toe into ways to make balance training fun!
• 1.30-2.30pm hatha yoga with Cathy O'Hagan ~ focus on slow, mindful movement with the longer holds and pauses building strength, awareness and resilience
• 2.45-3.45pm pregnancy / gentle yoga with Christine McFarlane ~ movement, breathing and relaxation to support your changing body and connect with your baby. Suitable 14+ weeks pregnancy, but also lovely and relaxing for anyone even if you're not pregnant! 
• 4-5pm Iyengar yoga with the wall ropes with Claire Ferry ~ a stronger class to end the day on a high using the wall ropes to help with holding asanas, helping alignment, and hanging upside down!

Sunflower room (groundfloor, ramp accessible, all classes can be done seated in a chair if needed)

• 10-10.45am mind body spa with Clare Byrne ~ simple, effective practices to a balanced state of relaxed awareness: breathing practices, simple movements, mindful reflection.
• 11.15am-12.15pm soul circle with Niamh Quiery ~ come back to yourself with meditation, energy healing and self-enquiry for this calming and grounding session.
• 12.30-1.30pm yoga for blokes with Tom Magill ~ yoga for men who think yoga isn't for them! Improve mental and physical wellbeing with yoga movements and the breath. 
• 1.45-2.30pm chair-based yoga with Claire Ferry ~ a fully chair-based yoga practice suitable for all and especially anyone with mobility or stamina issues - move, breathe and relax.
• 2.45-3.45pm rest with the elements mindfulness with Veronica Ellis ~ meditation and deep rest practice with poetry, guided through the five elements allowing our internal and external landscapes to come together.
• 4-5pm yoga nidra with Caroline Boyle ~ a guided 'yoga sleep' is a body scan and meditation practice that can be done sitting or lying down. 

Lotus room (upstairs, no lift, but refreshments can be brought down for those who can't make it up the stairs & speak to us if there's something you'd like to try that is upstairs and inaccessible to you and we'll see what we can do)

• Tea / herbal tea / coffee / squash / water
• Home-made cake 
• Taster reflexology and other sessions
• Chats, info tables, yoga equipment sales

How to book: ideally book in through our usual booking page. You choose the event you'd like to attend and purchase that. We're asking for a donation of £1 to secure your place but you can donate whatever amount you like above that as it's all going to charity. You need to register for the event/s you wish to attend. 

If you can't use online booking please send us an email to [email protected] with what you'd like and we'll get you booked in. 

Or you can just turn up on the day and see what spaces are available - there is usually room for more!

Accessibility: the groundfloor room is wheelchair accessible and we have a toilet that is partially adapted on the ground floor as well. You can view our accessibility modifications in this document. Unfortunately we do not have a lift. The refreshments are upstairs but don't worry, we can bring things down to you if you can't make it upstairs! Do email us [email protected] if you have any specific questions. 

Why are we doing this? Read more about Shine and Claire & her mother Veronica's experience in our feature article.