Breathwork is a practice involving the conscious, intentional control of breathing patterns to improve physical, mental, and emotional health. This foundational style of breathwork is a great place to start as a beginner.
Sophie’s sessions are gentle and accessible, combining guided breathwork with reflection and quiet space to listen both to our bodies and to the world around us. Classes are a space to pause and breathe in the middle of real life, not trying to escape it, offering a chance to arrive grounded and resourced from within.
Sophie’s classes offer the opportunity to notice the patterns we carry both personally and collectively, and use breath as a way to soften, release, and reconnect. Breathwork can help us meet what’s unfolding - stress, joy, change, and grief.
Sophie also offers Conscious Connected Breathwork sessions once a month, which offer a deeper dive into the transformational power of breathwork.
About this class:
Dates - 9.30-10.30am every Friday. Note: no class on 31st July or 21st August.
Price*:
£6 - Accessible (low income/first timer)
£9 - Standard (regular, sustainable price)
£12 - Supporter (help support our programme to thrive & grow)
Location - Upstairs @ Open House. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before class to settle onto the mat.
Equipment - Yoga mats and equipment will be available to borrow, you’re also welcome to bring your own
Booking - Limited to 12 spots, to book your spot please click below
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Sophie is a multiple-certified breathwork practitioner and passionate advocate for reimagining the way we approach wellbeing. Her work is about creating real lasting change not quick fixes or surface level hacks. She believes that in the midst of our busy noisy world we all deserve space to pause, reconnect with our bodies, and feel safe grounded.
Sophie’s work combines the mystical with the latest science in the breathwork. Her extensive training is Trauma informed and she is committed to holding safe spaces that meet the emotional and physical needs of people attending the sessions.
Some words from Sophie:
“I don’t see breathwork as a technique so much as a remembering. My sessions aren’t about control or performance, they're about slowing down enough to listen. To the rhythm of your own breath, to what your body’s been trying to say, to the quiet underneath it all.
I draw inspiration from nature and human connection, to ourselves and each other. Nature has a way of reminding us that everything moves, everything changes, everything breathes. The work I share is gentle and grounded in that same knowing.
My hope is that through breath, you find a way back, not to who you were but to the steady, living presence that’s always been with you.”
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We often forget how important the body is for mental health. The truth is that we don’t think our feelings. We feel them in our bodies. In our throats, our chests, our backs and our limbs. Practices such as breathwork allow us to become truly embodied and to feel again.
Our breath is the only part of our autonomic nervous system that we can control and the effects are profound. When breathwork is done safely, it is gentle, powerful, healing and can transform our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
This breathwork practice is a deep meditative practice that facilitates the release of emotions we may have been holding onto for many years. We often focus only on banishing the anxious thoughts, slowing our racing minds but this can lead to a never-ending cycle of living in our heads with little relief.
When you work with me, we focus on bringing light to our bodies and soothing our nervous system. Through this powerful breathwork we are better able to sit with emotions and physical feelings and expand our awareness and our connections to ourselves. Breathwork is a powerful tool that leaves us lighter and often in a state of bliss and total mind clarity.
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Our weekly classes at Open House include breathwork, pilates, qigong and various different styles of yoga.
Our classes are an opportunity to be aware, to feel, to breathe, to move. It can be daunting coming to class for the first time, but rest assured, you are welcome here.
Below our classes are organised into 3 categories, to give you an idea of how our classes compare to each other.
1. Slow & gentle (a great place to start)
Dru Yoga
Yin Yoga
Qigong
Breathwork
2. Slow & getting stronger (still good for beginners!)
Hatha Yoga
Slow Flow
3. Dynamic & strong (more of a challenge)
Yoga Flow
Ashtanga
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Accessible.
This is a reduced-price option for those who may be experiencing financial hardship, are on a low income, or face other economic barriers. It may also be for you if you are trying out our classes for the first time.
Use the code ACCESSIBLE when booking. No proof is required - we trust you to choose this option if it’s the right fit for your situation.
Standard.
This is the regular ticket price - the true cost that helps us cover our expenses and keep things running.
This rate helps us make our classes sustainable while still offering lower-cost options for others.
Supporter.
This higher-priced option helps subsidise accessible tickets and supports our efforts to offer classes that are inclusive to all. Select the ‘Supporter Price’ checkbox when booking.
If you have the means and would like to help support our community and allow us to grow our offering, choosing this option is a generous way to contribute. We’re deeply grateful for your support.