YOGA WIMBORNE
My name is Prim Young, an experienced Yoga teacher.-
I trained with the London Yoga Teacher Training Group in 1996/7 under Mary Stewart, who was a yoga colleague of Vanda Scaravelli. I am greatly influenced by the Scaravelli approach to yoga, of working to awaken our spines to their original strength and suppleness. This is a simple form of non-competitive yoga that uses breathing to aid the movements. My classes are suitable for all adult ages, all sexes, all levels of fitness including the unfit, and most medical conditions. I work on calming and clearing the mind using breathing practices and releasing tensions in the body, I do not include meditation or chanting.
Yoga keeps your joints working well and improves your posture and breathing, thus improving your general health and helping to combat stress and tension.
You are very welcome to come and try a class to see if it suits you! Classes cost £10 for 1.5 hours. Payment in cash at each class. (1.5 hours may seem long. but this includes breathing and relaxation at the beginning and end of the class).
You can pay cash in advance for a calendar month. It costs £34 if there are 4 classes that month and £44 if there are 5 classes. This only covers a calendar month, not any set of 4 weeks. Please bring the cash payment to your first class in a month. I only deal in cash at the moment.
I do not ask you to buy any equipment, except for a yoga mat. I recommend a mat specifically for yoga, which has a non-slip surface. I have one you can borrow if needed, for an initial class or two. Also bring two good-sized towels to support you with some of the movements.
Please ring or text me on 07436 148 480 or email me on primyoung1@gmail.com with any queries you may have, however small, about the classes, clothing, suitability etc.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Mrs Prim Young
WORKSHOPS WITH
MONICA VOSS
Monica comes over every year from managing the Esther Myers Yoga Studio in Toronto, Canada to teach in the UK. I have known her for many years and always been inspired by her interpretation of Vanda Scaravelli's approach to Yoga. She knew Vanda well, as Vanda latterly spent some time each year in Toronto. We all enjoy her sessions, and my students and I look forward to her visits each year.
September 2025
Meeting up with yoga teacher friends in Calvi, Corsica who now teach the Yoga Association I started there in 2011.
Wonderful to do a yoga session with several of my former students from the Yoga Association.
YOGA RETREAT
At the Vedanta, Branston, near Lincoln, UK.
With Pete Blackaby
October 2025
Pete Blackaby, an osteopath came to Yoga through Mary Stewart and the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli. He has been teaching Yoga in his Brighton studio and at retreats in Canada, Europe and the UK for over 30 years. He wrote "Intelligent Yoga" in 2018.
CLASSES
WIMBORNE METHODIST CHURCH, KING STREET, WIMBORNE BH21 1DY
YOGA FOR OVER 40's
WEDNESDAYS 10am - 11.30am
THURSDAYS 2pm - 3.30pm
Wimborne Methodist Church is at the junction of East Street, King Street and High Street, at the back of the Minster. Going down the High Street towards the Minster on your right, past the two sharp bends, you come to a T-junction. You have to turn right and the turning for the Methodist Church is immediately on your left. There is parking in front of the church.
"Yoga should not be a training for body control. On the contrary, it must bring freedom to the body, all the freedom it needs".
Vanda Scaravelli (1908-l999) "Awakening the Spine"
REVIEWS
I had my first Yoga class with Prim. It was a wonderful opportunity to have some "me" time and pause in one's maelstrom of life. Allowing me to slow down, take a breather and pause. Connect to my body and feel nicely stretched. The next day, I felt that my body was much freer, more supple and I had a noticeable spring in my step. So thank you to Prim and for her kind, gentle and attentive approach.
Tina
Prim's Yoga classes have been a great benefit to me.
Encouraging, supportive and interested in our individual needs, the classes are a real tonic for the mind and the body. I can feel improvements every week and would recommend joining a class.
Felicity
Prim's classes have helped me so much in flexibility, balance and strength. Gently led and encouraging, they're a little oasis in a busy week.
Sue
Having been introduced to Yoga and Prim's class by a friend, I have found it most rewarding. Not only is it great for the body, strength and core, but it has centred me and given me the confidence to try other things. The class has people of mixed abilities and Prim is always there to help and adjust you when necessary. Highly recommend.
Christine (aged 56 and a half)
As a Yoga newby and with lots of stiff joints, Prim is reassuring, caring and gentle. Encouraging one to positions one might have thought impossible previously. Already after only four classes I feel more mobile and my spine is in a much happier place. Thank you.
Geraldine
Prim leads a calm and relaxed Yoga practice. Yoga movements and breathing techniques are modelled precisely to the whole group. Individual advice and instruction are also offered and both are very gratefully received. I always come away from Prim's Yoga sessions feeling revived, more in touch with my body, and prepared and ready to tackle the week ahead.
