Located in the heart of Exeter, Exeter Yoga Workshop is a purpose-built studio designed with a single focus — to create the best possible environment for serious yoga practice.
The studio is infrared-heated, with eleven panels that warm the body from the inside out — easing muscle tension, supporting joint mobility, and making every class more accessible. The specially engineered bamboo floor provides a grounded, quiet foundation underfoot.
Join Chris, Yulia and our team of experienced teachers for Ashtanga Vinyasa, Therapeutic Vinyasa Flow, Mindful Hatha Yoga, Yin & Restorative Yoga, Breathwork, SMFR (Self-Myofascial Release), Aerial Yoga, Pregnancy Yoga, Mum & Baby Yoga — and Exeter’s only Mysore Ashtanga programme.
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Yoga Holidays, with Yulia
Kissamos, Crete 2027
August 31 – September 7, 2027
Back to our yoga deck above Mavros Molos beach — the sea just below, golden sand a few steps from your room, and Mike and Maria looking after us wonderfully.
Morning Vinyasa · Evening Yin · Cretan food · All levels welcome · From £740 per person sharing
Meet Your Teachers
50+ years of dedicated practice. 30,000+ hours of teaching. Two founders. One studio.
Chris
Studio Director · Senior Yoga Teacher · Teacher Training Course Leader · BA (Hons)
Chris Croft has been practising Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga for over 20 years and teaching in the UK and internationally since 2005. A co-founder of Exeter Yoga Workshop, his approach blends rigorous technical training — over 900 hours across the UK, India, the US and Asia — with a deep understanding of human psychology through his work with the Enneagram.
He has studied under some of the world’s most respected Ashtanga teachers, including the late Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Richard Freeman, who remains his primary teacher.
Yulia
Senior Yoga Teacher · Teacher Training Course Leader · BSc (Hons), DipDSY, LicAc, MBAcC, MIHHT
Yulia Heaton has been practising yoga since 1998 and teaching full-time since 2001. A co-founder of Exeter Yoga Workshop, her teaching is rooted in Ashtanga Vinyasa, Vinyasa Flow and Universal Yoga — and shaped by decades of continued study with some of the world’s leading teachers.
Alongside yoga, Yulia is a qualified acupuncturist specialising in women’s health, and brings a rare depth of anatomical and therapeutic understanding to every class she teaches.
Yoga Holidays, with Yulia
Dalyan, Turkey 2027
May 3 – 10, 2027
A peaceful garden hotel between the village and the sea. Two yoga shalas, a pool, hammocks, and Iztuzu turtle beach a short ride away.
Morning Vinyasa · Evening Yin · Turkish vegetarian food · All levels welcome · From £750 per person sharing
Yoga Courses
Weekly Scheduled Yoga Events & Courses
Yin & Restorative Yoga Immersion (4wk)
A deep therapeutic yoga immersion, for all levels
Mum & Baby Yoga (0-1yrs)
Mum & Baby Yoga, for parents with babies from 8-weeks to 12-months old
Intro to Yoga (6wk Beginners Course)
6-week Beginners Course, for complete beginners
Breathwork for Life (6wk Course)
NEW 6-week Yoga Breathing Course
Moving into Mysore: Intro to Ashtanga Self-Practice (6wk)
Learn Ashtanga Yoga pose-by-pose and develop a self-practice.
The Inner Tradition of Yoga (6wk Course)
4-week Yoga Philosophy Course. For curious yoga students.
Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners (6wk)
Short 6-week introduction to Ashtanga Yoga
Aerial Yoga for Beginners (4wk)
Learn the basics of Aerial Yoga.
The Yoga Lab (4wk)
4-week Hatha Yoga Course focusing on four important components of yoga practice.
Yoga Studio Membership
The most committed practitioners in Exeter practice here every week. Membership is how they do it.Whether you're building a regular practice from scratch or deepening one you've had for years, membership gives you the structure, the access and the accountability to make yoga a genuine part of your life — not just an occasional class. Choose from 4x classes membership, UNLIMITED membership (with FREE on-demand access), or online-only — all on a simple monthly contract with 30 days notice to cancel.
4 Classes
Membership
£42/pm
Ideal for weekly attendance
✔ 4x Studio Classes (a month)
✘ Mysore Classes
✘ On-Demand
Monthly Contract
30-day Cancellation Notice
UNLIMITED
PREMIUM Membership
£72/pm
＋FREE On-Demand
＋20% OFF Courses
✔ UNLIMITED Studio Classes
✔ UNLIMITED Mysore Classes
✔ FREE On-Demand
✔ 20% OFF Courses
FREE On-Demand Access
(worth £25)
Monthly Contract
30-day Cancellation Notice
Online Yoga
On-Demand Access
£25/pm
14-Day FREE TRIAL
✘ Studio Classes
✘ Mysore Classes
✘ Live-Streaming
✔ On-Demand
Unlimited On-Demand
100+ HD Yoga Classes
Monthly Renewing Subscription
Yoga Teacher Training 2026-27
YOGABEYOND® 300hr Foundation Yoga Teacher Training 2026-27
Workshops & Intensives
Yoga Workshops, Immersions, Intensives & Teacher Trainings
Self-Care Fridays: Restorative Yoga, Breath & Sound
Restorative Yoga, Breathwork & Sound - 2hr Monthly Special Event (inc. Sound Healing Bath)
Ashtanga Yoga: Guided Full Primary Series
Monthly 2hr Guided Traditional Full Primary Series Ashtanga Yoga Masterclass
Rolling in the Deep:
Self-Myofascial Release (SMFR), Acupressure & Restorative Yoga Workshop, w/ Yulia.
Flight School: Foundations
1-day workshop exploring the basics of headstands, forearm balances and handstand.
Adjusting, with Dynamic Alignment
YOGABEYOND® modular training workshops for yoga teachers and trainees.
Advanced Yin & Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
YOGABEYOND® 80hr certified teacher training for yoga teachers and trainees.
Refine & Align: Backbends (from the inside out!)
Exploring the external alignment principles and deep internal methodology of your yoga postures.
Self-Mastery Intensive
3-Day Personal Transformation Programme, with the Enneagram - the map of consciousness underpinning all aspects of life and relationships.
Jump Back, Jump Through
3hr Ashtanga Yoga Masterclass exploring the physics and physiology of 'anti-gravity'.
Psoas: The Yoga Muscle
Discover, awaken & integrate your ‘Yoga Muscle’, the Mysterious Psoas.
Ashtanga Foundations: Breath, Bandha & Beyond
Exploring & Developing the Internal Foundations of Ashtanga Yoga.
Foundation Yoga Teacher Training 2026
300hr YOGABEYOND® Foundation Yoga Teacher Training, for students with 2yrs+ experience.