Vanta Athletic Club

Yoga & Mobility

Hips, shoulders, breath and long holds — designed around the restrictions people who lift actually turn up with.

50 minutesMax 18 peopleBeginner friendlyStudio C

The class

What it actually is

A lifter's mobility problems are specific and predictable: stiff ankles, locked thoracic spine, hips that will not let a squat sit upright. Priya built this class around those patterns rather than around a traditional sequence, so the positions you hold are the ones that will show up in your squat next week.

It is genuinely beginner friendly. There is no flexibility prerequisite, no sanskrit test and no expectation that you will fold in half. Half the room are people who could deadlift a car and cannot touch their toes, which is exactly who this class exists for.

Yoga and Mobility session in progress
  • Duration50 minutes
  • Class sizeCapped at 18
  • LevelBeginner friendly
  • WhereStudio C
  • Included inAll memberships

Inside the hour

How a session runs

Every Yoga & Mobility session follows the same shape, so you always know what is coming and can pace yourself accordingly.

  1. 0–8 min — Breath. Settling the nervous system down after a working day. This part matters more than it sounds.
  2. 8–25 min — Mobility. Loaded stretching and end-range work for hips, ankles and thoracic spine.
  3. 25–42 min — Flow. A slow sequence linking the positions together, held long enough to change something.
  4. 42–50 min — Restore. Passive holds and breathing. Several people fall asleep every week; we let them.

What to bring

Nothing. Mats, blocks, straps and bolsters are all provided. Train barefoot or in socks with grip.

Who it suits

Is this your class?

Heavy lifters

The single best thing you can do for your squat depth that does not involve squatting.

Desk workers

If your shoulders live near your ears by 4pm, this is the class that gives you the afternoon back.

Returning from injury

Priya works alongside your physio and will scale anything. Bring the rehab notes.

When it runs

This week's slots

  • Monday20:00
  • Tuesday20:15 (Slow Flow)
  • Thursday09:30
  • Friday19:45
  • Saturday12:00 (Slow Flow)
  • Sunday12:00

First one is free

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