Revealing Sāmya Studios A sanctuary for rest and renewal

Step into Sāmya Studios, a slow-paced sanctuary championing restorative practices that provide a sense of release from the city. Passionate about slowing down and seeking the importance of stillness, enter a welcoming community tucked quietly away from Islington High Street forrest and renewal with yoga, Pilates, meditation, sound therapy, and breathwork, plus select wellness treatments.

Embodying balance, harmony, and composure, ‘Samya’ translating in Sanskrit for equality invites their community to capture personal harmony and equilibrium. With beautiful hardwood floors and high ceilings resplendent with mother nature’s daylight, individuals are encouraged to step back into themselves to uncover inherent wisdom wrapped in a place that feels like home, where people can truly be themselves and connect with others.

Fostering an ethos of connection between teachers and students, Sāmya Studios is a holistic wellness destination built upon the importance of inclusivity with a sense of belonging regardless of age, gender, or level of experience. With community-centric offerings, including yoga supper clubs and a free little yoga library, there is also a sliding pricing scale to ensure the studio is assessable to all. Offering all students a special 15% discount, the studio also offers a hero discount for all those who care including NHS, social workers, teachers and those who work for a non-profit or social enterprise. Meanwhile the community mat offers a mat to someone in need from those unemployed, underemployed, or facing financial hardship.

Honouring ancient roots of yoga

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Sāmya Studios celebrates the entirety of yoga going back to its ancient roots. Led by highly knowledgeable teachers who study the philosophy and traditions of the practice, discover Vinyasa Flow, which fuses contemporary and traditional yogic principles from movement and the breath to philosophy and yoga in action. Meanwhile, Slow Flow classes transition with intention to reconnect the body and mind by deliberately slowing down. This is alongside the energising Power classes, a sweat inducing class that builds strength - physically, mentally, and spiritually.

Pilates practices to complement

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Elevating the studio’s yoga offering are the dynamic Pilates classes. Offering some of the finest classes in the area,Pilates at Sāmya Studios perfectly complements yoga practices by building core strength, improving posture, and enhancing overall fitness. Choose from DynamicPilates, the high-energy take on the trending workout that combines classical and contemporary moves with elements of yoga and mindfulness. Meanwhile, the studio’s Precision Pilates class explores intentional movement by tapping into core strength and stability through small and precise movements, often with the help of props, to help build flexibility, strength, and range of motion.

Liberating breathwork sessions

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Breathwork practices are a key element at Sāmya Studios to help manage stress, increase mindfulness, and improve overall health by integrating ancient breath techniques with modern science. With active breathwork (also known as conscious connected breathwork) that shifts the state, whilst unblocking obstacles to open people up to find clarity, Breathe and Flow classes tap into the wisdom of the breath. With slow yet activating movements, this class delves deeper into the practice of pranayama and active breathwork. Blending ancient and contemporary breathwork techniques, this class shifts stagnant energy out of the body to unlock what's next.

Treatments to elevate self-care

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Sāmya Sessions deliver treatments, therapies, and one-to-one sessions designed to bring individuals back into balance. With an intimate treatment room that caters to a wide range of essential self-care concepts, choose from massage therapies, including Deep Tissue Massages that offer relief from chronic tension, soreness, and tightness, and Ayurvedic HeadMassages. Specifically targeting the functions of the five senses and nervous system, this massage gently kneads away tension from the head, shoulders, and neck. Meanwhile, the Signature Facial sculpts the face, neck, and shoulders to refresh, restore, and tone the skin. Sāmya Sessions also incorporates private one-to-one sessions from personalised Pilates, bespoke yoga practices, and immersive breathwork journeys.

Sāmya Studios has been co-founded by Laura andJade, who are on a mission to create a place where people can return to and feel at home. With a cool, progressive vibe, together they have created a studio that emphasises a laid-back and friendly atmosphere with an innovative approach to yoga and wellness. Laura is from California and serves as the lead teacher, bringing a touch of California sunshine and warmth to the studio. Meanwhile from Morocco, Jade infuses the studio with Moroccan coziness and hospitality with throws, pillows, and blankets.

With the belief that Sāmya is a space for balance, joy, and belonging, Laura comments, ‘I’ve been dreaming up this studio for a long time. For years, I’ve imagined it just like this. Light-filled and tucked away from the daily rush. Intentionally designed from the inside out. Sāmya is a product of all the people I’ve learned from and the spaces I’ve passed through over my 10 years of studying yoga. It’s reminiscent of my early days practising on the top floor of a San Francisco warehouse and the many years that followed diving deep into the roots of yoga.’