21st-25th October 2026
Our two resident Ashtanga teachers Amy Hughes and Jock Orton are coming together this Autumn to offer you a 5-day Ashtanga Immersion, right here at Lime House Yoga studio on the stunning North Cornwall coast.
This immersion gives students the chance to come together for four full days of practice and workshops — sharing space, breath and the collective energy that arises when we move and learn together. All things that drive Jock and Amy in their love and ability to be able to share their practice. It’s an opportunity to step more fully into your Ashtanga practice, whether you are refining an established rhythm or deepening your understanding of the system for the first time.
Across the 4 full days, Amy and Jock bring complementary perspectives — blending anatomical clarity with subtle internal enquiry, structural precision with breath, intention and awareness. The workshops are designed to unpack key elements of the practice in a way that supports both progression and longevity, offering insight that experienced practitioners will appreciate, while remaining accessible to those newer to the method.
Whether you attend the full Ashtanga Immersion or select individual sessions (stay tuned for which sessions we open up for drop-ins), this programme offers a focused space to evolve your practice, ask questions, and experience the depth and vitality of Ashtanga within a supportive community.
This Ashtanga Immersion is open to anyone with an interest in the Ashtanga system. You don’t need to be practising an advanced series — just a willingness to engage with the method and a curiosity about how it works.
If you’re newer to Ashtanga, the workshops offer space to slow down, ask questions and build understanding in a supportive setting. If you’re an established practitioner, they provide an opportunity to refine technique, explore subtleties and strengthen the foundations that sustain long-term practice.
Wherever you are in your journey, you’ll be met with clarity, encouragement and thoughtful guidance.
Pre-requisites: There are no formal pre-requisites to attend but it is not recommended for complete beginners. Attendees need to be familiar with the Ashtanga sequence, but you do not need to know the entire Primary Series.
Opening with a 2 hour led class in the evening, each of the following full days will begin with either an extended led class or self practice sessions including time for pranayama and meditation (see below for full details).
After a break, there will be the first 2.5 hour workshop of the day followed by another break and then closing with a final 2-hour workshop.
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Thursday 22nd October 2026
Friday 23rd October 2026
Saturday 24th October 2026 (please note earlier start and finish times for Saturday)
Sunday 25th October 2026
Keep scrolling for more details of each workshop
Between them, Jock and Amy bring over 50 years of dedicated yoga practice and more than 20 years of friendship to their teaching. They both completed Ashtanga Teacher Training with John Scott and went on to assist him in the UK and abroad. Jock went on to study with Manju Jois and David Swenson and Amy continued her studies with Sarah Hatcher and Joey Miles.
Together they have led a thriving Mysore programme at Lime House Yoga for five years, cultivating a committed and evolving self-practice community. This Ashtanga Immersion was developed to offer students the opportunity to step beyond the daily Mysore rhythm and engage in more structured, in-depth study of the Ashtanga system — refining technique, strengthening foundations and exploring the subtler dimensions of the practice.
Jock and Amy share a deep respect for the traditional framework of Ashtanga, while also recognising that sustainable practice requires discernment and individualisation. So that students can enjoy the meditative experience of the self-practice space, Jock and Amy believe the method should be intelligently adapted to support each student’s constitution, phase of life and physical, emotional and spiritual needs as they arise. In this way, the practice serves the practitioner — cultivating steadiness, inquiry and longevity — rather than asking the student to conform to an idealised shape.
“Amazing workshop with Amy – can’t wait to practice what I’ve learned, and monitor the progress.” – Julie
“Jock is an incredibly generous teacher and this workshop was a superb introduction to the Mysore tradition.” – Rachel
“Thoroughly enjoyed today’s class with Amy, it was my first time coming to Lime House, I’m completely blown away with the whole experience.” – Nadia
“I’m in awe of Jock’s teaching. Great workshop… with clear guidance and useful drills. I’ll definitely join again.” – Kat
“Whether online or in person, Amy’s teaching is unrivalled in its clarity and accessibility. I just love her classes.” – Helen
Thursday | 2:30-4:30pm
In this workshop Amy will guide you through simple diagnostic movements to explore posture, shoulder positioning and patterns of use. Together you will examine the balance of stability and mobility in the shoulders, and how this relationship influences everything from Surya Namaskar to deeper backbends. Expect a thoughtful, practical session designed to cultivate awareness and support greater ease and integrity in your practice.
Friday | 11:15am-1:45pm
Bandha translates as “to bind” or “lock” and refers to the subtle action of directing energy inward and upward through the body. Subtle and deeply mysterious, bandha can involve visualisation as much as sensation. In this workshop Amy will offer simple, accessible practices that you can explore within meditation, breathwork and movement, helping you begin to sense and embody these internal actions in a grounded and personal way.
Saturday | 10:00am-12:30pm
Backbends can be energising, vulnerable and transformative. In this session Amy invites you to reconsider how you approach them – exploring preparation, breath and intention as much as shape. Rather than pushing toward depth, the focus will be on cultivating steadiness, support and responsiveness in the body, allowing backbends to feel integrated and sustainable within your wider practice.
Sunday | 2:00-4:00pm
Ashtanga is a powerful and dynamic system, and recuperative practices are essential for long-term balance and resilience. In this workshop Amy will guide you through restorative and complementary techniques designed specifically for Ashtanga practitioners. You’ll give attention to areas of the body that work hard within the practice, supporting recovery, recalibration and a renewed sense of equilibrium.
Thursday | 11:15am-1:45pm
In this workshop Jock will break down key arm balances within the Ashtanga system, focusing on strength, alignment and intelligent preparation. Complex postures will be explored in stages, with practical modifications and progressive drills to help you build confidence and clarity. The emphasis is on understanding how the shapes work, so you can approach arm balances with steadiness rather than strain.
Friday | 2:30-4:30pm
The hips underpin much of the Ashtanga practice. In this session Jock will look at how the hip joint functions – exploring the balance of mobility and stability, and common patterns that influence both ease and restriction. Through practical work and clear anatomical insight, you’ll gain tools to support strength, range of motion and long-term sustainability.
Saturday | 1:45-3:45pm
Backbending asks for openness, strength and precision. This workshop explores the anatomical principles behind safe extension, highlighting common compensations and areas of overload. Jock will guide you in distributing movement more evenly through the spine, building support where it’s needed, and cultivating backbends that feel spacious rather than compressed.
Sunday | 11:00am-1:30pm
Inversions are central to Ashtanga practice and reward careful, progressive development. In this workshop Jock will demonstrate how props can refine alignment, build strength and improve stability in headstand, shoulderstand and related transitions. The focus is on clear technique and intelligent progression, helping you develop confidence and control in your inverted work.
Ashtanga Yoga is the original style of Vinyasa Yoga. All other Vinyasa classes are directly or indirectly have their orgins from Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. It is a Hatha Yoga that uses a powerful sequence of postures combined with breath to create an internal heat that opens the muscles and purifies the body.
Ashtanga Yoga is an ancient systematic practice of yoga that slowly builds in difficulty to allow students to safely access their full potential. Focusing on breath, balance, and energy allows students to bring all their attention to the flow of postures in a moving meditation.
The full Ashtanga Primary Series can seem like a practice reserved for athletic, strong and flexible students. This is due to the way it has been taught.
This immersion gives an opportunity to practise Ashtanga in an accessible way, suitable to everyone regardless of physical differences, life stages or injuries. Enjoy daily self-practice time and 8 detailed workshops which allow for an expansion of practice and specifics, with time for questions and discussion.
It will open up your world of yoga beyond just postural practice.
We are situated on the north Cornish coast between Perranporth and Cubert. 10 minutes from Newquay (20 mins to Newquay airport) , 15 minutes from Truro train station and 5 minutes drive or 30 minutes walk to the beach (What Three Words: ///dimension.brighter.enchanted )
Lime House Yoga StudioMount, RoseTruroCornwallTR4 9PP
Tel: 07774 311227
Email: info@limehouseyoga.com
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The nearest bus stop is 1.2 miles away outside the Haven Holiday park on the edge of Perranporth. (The bus stop is between Perranporth and Goonhavern) Bus Timetable.
Yes, we have accommodation on site in our beautiful wildflower field, just below the studio.
We have studio mats for you to use, however we advise you to eventually buy your own mat. We sell a small select range of yoga mats that we recommend/use ourselves. Cheap yoga mats are ok to start with but you will feel the difference in a high quality yoga mat as it will make your practice far more enjoyable. Cheap thin mats don’t offer the support and comfort that a higher quality mat provides.
Wear comfortable clothing with layers that are easily removed or added to allow for changes in body temperature during class. Be ready to practice in bare feet. This is the traditional (and safest) way to practice. One thing that we would recommend is to wear a top that you can keep on until you warm up and that you can put on at the end of a class, especially for Shavasana (relaxation).
Yes. If you book you are guaranteed your place in the class. To register for a class you have to select the class you’re interested and then choose either Join Us in Studio or if it’s available, then Book Online.
All the weekly classes are available on the classes page. If you have problems booking then call us on 07774 311227 and we’ll book you into the class of your choice if there is space.
A refund (minus a 10% + VAT admin fee) will be made for cancellations made more than 28 days before the start date of any course or training. For cancellations less than 28 days before the course or training, there will be no refunds or transfers unless:
the course/ training is full and your place can be filled from a waiting list, or
you are sick/injured/pregnant and can provide a doctor’s note
In the above cases we will refund the fee, minus a 20% + VAT admin fee. All clients are asked to agree to Lime House Yoga Ltd terms and conditions upon booking a course, training or workshop.
Amy began yoga with her mum in 1997. It’s been her refuge for grounding, healing and awakening ever since. Amy’s practice since 2008 has been Ashtanga and this remains the heart of her morning ritual. She teacher trained in the Ashtanga Self Practice method with John Scott and apprenticed for three years with Sarah Durney Hatcher. She completed Ashtanga’s fourth series under their generous guidance.
Amy’s practice is rounded out with pranayama, chanting and meditation and she loves to share these where she can. As an Ashtanga teacher Amy specialises in helping people to build an Ashtanga self practice suited to their constitution and life. She believes in keeping it accessible, maintainable and joyful. In this way the practice nourishes and supports the student’s growth rather than the student attempting to conform to an idealised image of each pose.
This individualising of self practices in Ashtanga draws not only on gems from her Ashtanga teachers, but also on her own self practice, her Trauma-Informed Training and outreach work and on her first training in Anusara Yoga with Bridget Woods-Kramer in 2005, which had a strong emphasis on bio-mechanical alignment.
Amy’s current Vinyasa Yoga classes are also deeply informed by this method; offering meditative flow sequences cued with an emphasis on alignment, energetics and breath. Amy also loves rest and recuperation practices and shares Restorative Yoga alongside her dynamic teachings at Lime House when opportunity presents itself.
Amy teaches:
Mysore (Self-Practice): Mondays | 7-9am
Gentle Vinyasa: Mondays | 10-11:30am
Mysore (Self-Practice): Fridays | 7-9am
It is said that we all come to healing in our own time and this was true for me when in 2000, I fell down a mountain snowboarding, breaking my back in four places and shattering my collarbone. After numerous unsuccessful operations, I decided to take matters into my own hands so that I might stand a chance of being mobile by the time I hit forty.
I began a regular yoga practice and as the ancient saying goes, ‘When the student is ready the teacher will appear.’ I moved back to Cornwall at the same time as Bridget Woods-Kramer, a world renowned Anusara teacher. I did my first two teacher trainings with no intention of ever teaching yoga, I just wanted to further my knowledge for my own practice. It was Bridget who dropped the bombshell on me that she needed cover for a Saturday class that forced me into teaching my first class. I was completely terrified………but I loved it!
I spent six years studying and teaching with Bridget and have developed a style that is physically challenging with attention to posture and alignment and above all, playful. My experience has taught me to cherish the physical practice of yoga, but it is the connection between mind, body and soul that inspires my practice. Over the last decade, my personal practice has moved towards Ashtanga and I have undertaken Ashtanga teacher trainings with David Swenson, Manju Jois and John Scott.
I have been teaching for 20 years and over this time I feel deeply privileged to have been taught by some of the worlds best teachers from a range of different schools of yoga, including Richard Freeman, David Williams, Sianna Shermann, Rod Stryker, Doug Keller, Bruce Bowditch, John Friend, Nancy Gilgoff, and Doug Swenson. In my classes I call upon the teachings of all of my teachers to best serve my own students, with a blend of the styles, techniques and adjustments I’ve learnt along my yoga journey. I am also co-founder and director of Lime House Yoga with my partner Emma and a dad to two wonderful children who constantly inspire and challenge me to be more present in the world and on my mat.
Jock teaches:
Mysore (Self-Practice) – Wednesdays | 7-9am
Dynamic Vinyasa – Wednesdays | 6:30-8pm
Rope & Flow – All Levels – Thursdays | 9:30-11am
Ashtanga Vinyasa – Saturdays | 8-9:30am
Ashtanga Mysore Yoga (self Practice) is the traditional way yoga was taught to people. Think of it as a 1-2-1 but in a group environment. This differs from the standard led (guided) classes that we are familiar with in the west. The Mysore (self-practice) method requires that the practitioner learn each series in turn and practice at their own pace.
We have three distinct Ashtanga classes on our schedule, Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings 7-9am Self practice (Mysore), Tuesday Evening Ashtanga Inspired and a Saturday Led half primary class
If you have ever wanted to try Ashtanga yoga Mysore (Self Practice) but felt like you needed to know the Ashtanga sequence before coming to a class, then these workshops taught by our resident Ashtanga teachers will de-mystify the Ashtanga yoga method.
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