Our story
More than a yoga studio: a house of yoga in a 17th-century Coach House just off Friar Gate. Welcoming, cosy and full of personality.
Winner, Muddy Stilettos Awards 2022: Best Yoga/Pilates Studio in Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire
A house of yoga
At The Breathing Space you'll find yoga, rather than mixed disciplines or yoga purely for fitness. The traditional teachings of yoga philosophy shine through all our classes and workshops. Our teachers are committed to a lifelong pursuit of yoga, with all its challenges and beauty.
We were Derby city centre's first dedicated yoga studio. The Coach House gives us two beautiful practice rooms for a wide range of yoga classes, and a bijou treatment room for reflexology, massage and other therapies.
There are clean, secure showers and changing rooms, and a community space where you can relax with friends over complimentary Yogi Tea®. There's even a customer car park right next to the studio.
Made for practice
Studio One
State-of-the-art infrared heating to help muscles relax and soften during practice, and everything needed for aerial yoga.
Studio Two
Magnificent 17th-century king truss beams and an abundance of natural light.
The props cupboard
Filled to the brim: bolsters, bricks, blocks, chairs, straps, balls, blankets, beanbags, eye pillows, aerial silks and cushions. We bring the postures to the body, not just the body to the postures.
The treatment room
A cosy, private room for holistic therapies and massage.
The lounge
A homely community space for a complimentary Yogi Tea® before or after class.
Changing rooms
Clean, welcoming changing rooms and showers.
Christine Mason
Founder and lead teacher, The Breathing Space Yoga School
Christine began her yoga practice in 2006, seeking relief from chronic back pain through movement and breath. She spent three years in Bangalore, India, training in the Bihar (Satyananda) tradition, where she discovered the Yoga Shala: a space for practice, study and community. She has studied a variety of Hatha traditions and pre-natal yoga, and is an E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance. A former primary school teacher, she believes every body is a yoga body, and uses chairs, aerial silks and props so that everyone can practise.
She is committed to sharing yoga in a way that honours the Yoga Sutras and the guidance of her teachers in India. She especially enjoys helping children and families discover how yoga can be woven into daily life, practical and playful.
5.0
From 122 Google reviews.
Winner, Muddy Stilettos Awards 2022: Best Yoga/Pilates Studio in Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire
Read the reviews on Google“I used to do yoga at a gym, but I'm not sure I could go back after taking yoga classes at The Breathing Space. It's a cosy, relaxing space in the city centre, where you can practise yoga at any level. The teachers are really knowledgeable and interesting.”
“Such an inclusive, friendly and genuine yoga studio with so many authentic, fantastic teachers. The studio itself is clean and welcoming, and the range of classes and workshops allows anyone to access them, whatever walk of life they are from.”
New here? Start with 5 classes for £15
Try any 60-minute class, in the studio or online, within 14 days of your first visit. You don't need to be flexible. We'll look after you.