Category: Workshops

Partner Yoga & Thai massage – A Taramga Double Bill

Partner Yoga & Thai Massage – Double Bill

Location: Taramga Studio, inside Yonder 4-6 Hookers Road, London E17 6DP

Part 1 – 17th October 2026, 2pm – 4.30pm: legs, hips & spine £35
Part 2 – 28th November 2026 2pm – 4.30pm: neck, shoulders & torso £35

Rejuvenate your body and cultivate deeper connection through partner yoga, assisted stretching and Thai massage.

Each workshop will begin with: –

  • Partner Yoga & Stretching exploring:
    • collaborative listening through movement and touch;
    • assisted and supported stretches; and
    • connecting breath, movement and mindful awareness.

Thereafter, the focus will move on to the art of Thai Massage with:-

  • An expression of Metta Bhavana — the Buddhist practice of loving-kindness;
  • A form of bodywork that supports alignment, relaxation and energetic balance; and
  • Often described as “yoga for lazy people” — where the receiver is gently moved, stretched and supported.

This two-part workshop series invites you to explore the themes of conscious listening, breath, and touch.  We will generally work in pairs, using movement and stretching techniques that encourage muscle tension release and relaxation to restore balance and improve mobility.

Part 1 – 17th October 2026 2pm – 4.30pm, will address tightness in the legs and hips, with some attention to the lower back and pelvis.

 

Part 2 – 28th November 2026 2pm – 4.30pm, will cover shoulder and neck tension, with some attention to the upper limbs as well as the upper body and back.

 

Participants are welcome to attend one or both parts at £35 each.

“Massage is not just a luxury; it’s a way to a happier and healthier life.” — Anonymous

 

Open to everyone with an interest in exploring massage and partner-based movement.   

No partner is needed — come on your own or with a friend, and bring a willingness to learn, connect and experience something new.

Come ready to move, listen, connect and rejuvenate.

 

International Women’s Day 2026 – An Acrobatics & AcroYoga Skills Share

Supporting Solace Women’s Aid

As part of London Acro, we are marking International Women’s Day with an acrobatics & acroyoga skills share day.

 

When:  Saturday 7th March 2026 10am – 5pm (lunch break from 1-2pm)

Where:  National Centre for Circus Arts, Energy Centre, Bowling Green Walk, London, N1 6AL

Cost (All proceeds, minus rent & booking fees, will go to Solace Women’s Aid)  

Spaces are limited to 40, inclusive of skill sharers.

Register here to share a skill 

Can’t make this event?  You can still donate to this important charity with Just Giving 

  

Am excited to announce this one-off one-day event to celebrate International Women’s Day with the London Acro Community.

This event aims to platform women to share their acrobatic and acroyoga teaching skills.  The day is open to anyone with some experience of acrobatics and or acroyoga. This event is not suitable for beginners.

You can register to share a skill, and you can co-teach with anyone, provided one of the co-teachers is a woman and they are the lead teacher.

You can register to share skills here.  Anyone registering to share skills will be offered an optional £15 discount coupon.

If you are unable to attend this event but are still keen to support Solace Women’s Aid, you can donate to this charity with Just Giving

 

If you have any queries about this event, please email hello@jaquiwan.com 

 

 

 

 

 

A Restorative Double-Bill at Taramga Studio

A Series of Salubrious Restoration

A two-part double bill focusing on  partner yoga and Thai massage and flying therapeutics 

 

Partner Yoga & Thai Massage 

When: Saturday 14th February 2026, 2 – 4.30pm 

Where: Taramga, 4-6 Hookers Road, London, E17 6DP

Costs: £35 per person per workshop 

BOOK HERE

Slowing down, allow yourself to cultivate connection and conscious listening.  This workshop will cover partner yoga, partner stretches and Thai massage techniques.

Partner yoga and stretches are: –

  • the physical concept of listening and collaboration;
  • an engagement in assisted and supported yoga stretches; and
  • the ability to connect with both breath and touch.

Thai massage is: – 

  • the physical embodiment of the Buddhist concept of loving-kindness ‘Metta Bhavana’;
  • a bodywork to address alignment & rebalance of energy in the body; and
  • referred to, by many, as the “lazy person’s yoga”.

‘Massage is not just a luxury it’s a way to a happier and healthier life.’ Anon

Open to all with an interest in massage techniques.  No partner is necessary.  Come with a willingness to learn something new.  

BOOK HERE

Jaqui has a yoga practice spanning 28 years and 18 years of teaching experience.  She is both an AcroYoga teacher and Thai massage practitioner.

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Flying Therapeutics 

When: Saturday 25th April 2026, 1.30 – 4pm 

Where: Taramga, 4-6 Hookers Road, London, E17 6DP

Costs: £35 per person per workshop 

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Learning to fly requires you to trust and let go.  This practice is both unique and stimulating; one is suspended in the air, allowing the practitioner to work with the weight-bearing gravity of the flyer. 

Flying therapeutics is: –

  • being suspended in the air on the base’s hands and feet;
  • being flown, often in an inverted position, where gravity aids length and space to the torso, shoulders and spine; and
  • through a sequence of assisted stretches, encourages the feeling of flight and lightness.   

We would recommend attending the Partner Yoga & Thai Massage workshop to attain the most out of our Flying Therapeutics workshop.  Open to all with an interest in massage techniques.  No partner is necessary. You will be working in pairs or in groups of three.  Come with a willingness to learn something new.  

BOOKING HERE

Jaqui has a yoga practice spanning 28 years and 18 years of teaching experience.  She is both an AcroYoga teacher and a Thai massage practitioner.

Yonder Spring Series 2025: Yoga Asana, Alignment & Assists

Understanding Asana, Alignment & Yoga Assists

When: Saturday 17th May 2025, 2 – 4.30pm 

Where: Yonder, 4-6 Hookers Road, London, E17 6DP

Costs: £35

BOOK HERE 

Discover the historical lineages of the physical practice of yoga often referred to as yoga asana.  We will cover the anatomical alignment of yoga poses and the potential of yoga assists. 

This workshop brings together my 22 years of experience in teaching yoga asana, seeing bodies in practice; applying my knowledge as a bodyworker and yoga practitioner.  For more info about me see the following link. 

This workshop is for inquisitive yoga practitioners who wants to:–

  • evolve and inform their yoga asana practice;
  • understand the balance between body anatomy and yoga alignment; and 
  • explore the nuances of yoga assists.

Open to anyone with an interest in yoga asana whether they be a beginner or with multiple years of experience.

We will cover: – 

  • the historical traditions and lineages of yoga asana;
  • the alignment principles of at least ten key yoga asanas/poses found in most yoga asana classes and how it applies to different bodies and flexibilities; and
  • the art of helpful adjustments, what is appropriate and what is not.

Come with your questions and thoughts about your own practice, there will be room for us all to share and learn together. 

BOOK HERE 

Jaqui Wan Bio

Jaqui is a supportive yet challenging teacher.  She has a yoga practice spanning 28 years and 18 years of teaching experience.  In 2006 she was one of the first acroyoga teachers in Europe and is a keen acrobat and Thai massage practitioner.  She is a creative teacher who is both inclusive and supportive; her ongoing ethos is to advocate for playful collaboration and connections.

 

Yonder Spring Series 2025: Partner Yoga & Thai Massage

Delving into Collaborations & Connections

When: Saturday 12th April 2025, 2 – 4.30pm 

Where: Yonder, 4-6 Hookers Road, London, E17 6DP

Costs: £35

BOOK HERE

Slowing down, allow yourself to cultivate connection and conscious listening.  This workshop will cover partner yoga, partner stretches and Thai massage techniques.

Partner yoga and stretches is: –

  • the physical concept of listening and collaboration;
  • an engagement in assisted and supported yoga stretches; and
  • the ability to connect with both breath and touch.

Thai massage is: – 

  • the physical embodiment of the Buddhist concept of loving-kindness ‘Metta Bhavana’;
  • a bodywork to address alignment & rebalance of energy in the body; and
  • referred to, by many, as the “lazy person’s yoga”.

‘Massage is not just a luxury it’s a way to a happier and healthier life.’ Anon

Open to all with an interest in massage techniques.  No partner is necessary.  Come with a willingness to learn something new.  

BOOK HERE

Jaqui has a yoga practice spanning 28 years and 18 years of teaching experience.  She is both an AcroYoga teacher and Thai massage practitioner.

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