Yoga With Billy Doyle

I’ve been looking around for Yoga classes in North London and I’m amazed as to how many there are: there’s various yoga studios as well as various independent teachers that offer yoga sessions at community halls: Billy Doyle is one of the latter and he offers his yoga class at Lauderdale House in Highgate (situated within Waterlow Park).
I really enjoyed coming here and I will certainly back. What I enjoyed is that this is a relatively gentle approach to yoga (it’s called Yoga in the Kashmir Tradition). For me this was perfect for a Monday evening to wind down and relax… yes, relax. This is in fact what I most liked about this session: I didn’t feel like I was or had to perform.
Billy is an older but quite remarkable older gentleman. He is very kind and soft-​spoken when you first meet him, but I was surprised to find that when he starts the session, his voice is firm and directive.
I find the setting here perfect for my needs; I sometimes feel that at yoga centers the atmosphere is way too «chill» and meditative, where every conversation is about yoga, the healthy mindset and wearing appropriate clothing. But here it seems more of a community gathering with added health benefits…
Billy Doyle offers two classes here at Lauderdale House during term times: Monday evenings and Tuesday late mornings. He also has another session in Kew Gardens on Thursday late mornings. A meditation class is held at his house in Hampstead on Thursday evenings.