Once a month at Lime House Yoga
We are so pleased to re-introduce our monthly yoga masterclass mini workshops with Lime House Yoga’s principal teacher Jock Orton.
About the Masterclass series:
During a regular class there isn’t time to go into great depth and really break down certain poses and let’s face it, you have to be pretty committed to your yoga practice to want to spend the whole day learning about the intricacies of padmasana (lotus)! We also realise that not everyone has the time or money to attend a full workshop.
The idea of the Saturday Masterclasses is to fill the gap between a full blown three-hour workshop and a regular yoga class. Taking place once every month, these concentrated 90 minute workshops give you the opportunity to learn about, and have fun practicing, specific poses in much greater detail than your during your regular weekly classes with support and encouragement from your teacher.
We do recommend attending the Saturday morning class as a ‘warm up’ to the Masterclass, as the workshops are designed to get straight down to business so you’ll need to be warmed up and ready to go.
Here’s what you can expect:
1. In-depth Focus on Specific Poses or Styles Jock’s Yoga Masterclasses will centre around a particular pose or poses (like headstands or twists), a specific technique (like pranayama or alignment), or a theme (such as longevity in yoga, backbends, or spinal health). This allows you to explore that focus in much more depth than a regular class.
2. Advancement on Techniques Suitable for everyone, all levels are welcome but if you’re an intermediate or advanced practitioner, Jock will also give you the opportunity to be challenged with more complex poses, transitions, or adjustments, helping you to advance in ways that you may not have had time to explore before. His workshops often break down advanced postures or sequencing, offering insights into refining your technique. He will also adapt and give modifications for those at a more beginner level.
3. Philosophy and Anatomy Many of Jock’s yoga masterclass workshops go beyond the physical practice and introduce you to aspects of yoga philosophy and greater detail of all things anatomical. Expect him to dive into ancient texts like the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, helping you integrate a holistic approach to your practice, and to educate you on the importance of learning and understanding about your own body so that you can be more mindful of your physicality.
4. Personalised Attention You will have the opportunity to get more individual guidance from your teacher Jock who may offer hands-on adjustments, modifications, or props to improve your practice. He will always welcome, and have time, to answer questions after workshops as well.
5. A Sense of Community Aimed at everyone, our yoga masterclass workshops can foster a sense of community. You’ll be practicing alongside like-minded individuals, and there will always be a welcoming, supportive atmosphere here at Lime House Yoga.
Saturday 14th February: Happy, Healthy Hips
Saturday 7th March: Spinal Awareness – maintaining your spinal health
Saturday 11th April: Headstands – the route to immortality
Saturday 2nd May: Intro to Ropes (Yoga Kurunta)
Saturday 6th June: Backbends – a fearless heart
Saturday 4th July: Shoulders – stability vs mobility
Saturday 1st August: Handstands – the confidence of turning upside down
Saturday 12th September: Transitions – jump backs and jump throughs
Saturday 10th October: Twists – rotate and unwind
Saturday 14th November: Meditation of Movement
Saturday 5th December: Pranayama – the original breathwork
Yoga masterclass workshops take place on the first Saturday of every month at 10-11:30am*
They cost £15 to attend, or cost 1.5 credits of a 5 or 10 credit pack.**
Spaces are limited, so no matter how you book, please make sure to register in advance to avoid disappointment.
*Yoga masterclass workshops will always take place on the first Saturday of the month at 10-11:30am where possible. However, there may occasionally be a change to the timings of workshops due to other events taking place at the studio, so please ensure you check the details of each individual workshop carefully.
**Please see workshop T&Cs for full booking and cancellation policy
Join Lime House Yoga Principal Teacher Jock Orton for his monthly masterclass. February focuses on keeping your hips happy and healthy to maintain a stress free yoga practice. The hips are often called the body’s emotional storage space, holding onto physical tension, emotional blockages, and even past trauma. Whether it’s from long hours of sitting, stress, or simply the wear and tear of daily life, tight hips are a common issue for many people. Yet, in yoga, the hips are viewed not just as a physical space but as a powerful gateway to balance, mobility, and emotional well-being. The Hips: Happy, Healthy Hips yoga masterclass focuses on deepening students’ understanding of hip anatomy and addressing the myriad issues that arise from tight or unbalanced hips. The class offers tools to open, strengthen, and stabilize the hips, while also teaching the importance of maintaining emotional and mental balance. Ultimately, the goal is to leave participants feeling lighter, more mobile, and empowered—ready to step forward in life with both physical and emotional freedom.
Join Lime House Yoga Principal Teacher Jock Orton for his monthly masterclass. March is all about spinal awareness. The spine is the central pillar of your body. It supports your structure, allows for movement and houses the spinal cord, which connects your brain to the rest of your body. In yoga philosophy, the spine is also the energetic highway, with energy centres, or chakras, aligned along its length. To maintain physical vitality, mental clarity, and emotional balance, the health of the spine is paramount. This masterclass, “Spinal Awareness: Maintaining Your Spinal Health,” explores the significance of spinal health and how yoga can be used to cultivate strength, flexibility, and balance in the spine. By developing greater awareness of your posture, movement patterns, and breath, you can build a spine that is resilient, supple, and capable of supporting you through life’s demands.
Join Lime House Yoga Principal Teacher Jock Orton for his monthly masterclass. April focuses on Headstands (Sirsasana). For many practitioners, the very idea of being upside down can stir a mix of excitement and fear. But in this Yoga Masterclass: Headstands - The Route to Immortality, the pose is presented not just as an athletic feat but as a deeply transformative practice. Guided by your teacher Jock, students are invited to explore the profound benefits of Headstand and encouraging students to move beyond their fears, doubts, and limitations, while simultaneously awakening deeper layers of the self. The concept of immortality, in the context of yoga, is not about living forever in the body, but about tapping into the timeless, eternal nature of the self. It’s about transcending the temporary limitations of the mind and body and connecting with the vastness of consciousness. Headstands are a powerful tool for unlocking this higher awareness, cultivating clarity, and achieving a sense of liberation from the constant chatter of the mind.
Join Lime House Yoga Principal Teacher Jock Orton for his monthly masterclass. May focuses on an introduction to using our rope wall and the basic principals of practicing Yoga Kurunta. The practice of Yoga Kurunta is often associated with the teachings of Krishnamacharya and his students, particularly B.K.S. Iyengar - the founding father of Iyengar Yoga. The use of ropes in yoga was developed as a way to allow the body to access deeper stretches, support specific body parts during asanas, and promote more precise alignment. Jock's Yoga Kurunta: Intro to Ropes Masterclass is not just about learning new poses - it’s about discovering how to use the tools of yoga to unlock deeper layers of strength, flexibility, and awareness. Learn how ropes can offer a form of resistance, assist with deepening stretches and experience a more profound connection to your body - float with ease through even the most challenging poses with less strain. The practice of Yoga Kurunta is often associated with the teachings of Krishnamacharya and his students, particularly B.K.S. Iyengar The use of ropes in yoga was developed as a way to allow the body to access deeper stretches, support specific body parts during asanas, and promote more precise alignment. In this masterclass, students will explore how these ropes can be a transformative tool, helping them achieve poses with greater precision, ease, and stability. Through an introduction to Yoga Kurunta, students will learn how ropes can offer a form of resistance, assist with deepening stretches, and even allow practitioners to float into difficult poses with less strain.
Join Lime House Yoga Principal Teacher Jock Orton for his monthly masterclass. June focuses on becoming fearless in your backbends, and how to execute them safely. There is no denying that dropping backwards onto your hands from standing is pretty scary and unless you were a gymnast as a child probably something you’ve probably never done before! It’s certainly something I never thought I’d be capable of doing when I first started practicing yoga. Thankfully with great instruction and encouragement along the way from my teachers it’s something that has become second nature and something that is no longer scary but a part of my practice that I really look forward to. Backbends open the chest and upper body stimulating the Heart chakra (Anahata) allowing us to open more fully to our emotions. Strong backbends can bring up stored emotions: fear, anger, frustration, sadness as well as joy and love. Over the years, I’ve had students come to me after a strong back bending class to describe the emotion that has been released asking whether it’s normal to be feeling, whichever emotion it is, so strongly. Backbends will make you more fully present in the moment, because that moment when you first drop back on your own, I guarantee you won’t be thinking about whatever else you should be doing that day.
Join Lime House Yoga Principal teacher Jock Orton for this month's masterclass. July focuses on Shoulders. Modern life is creating bio-mechanical misalignments, with new terms like ‘tech neck’ emerging. Through our desk jobs, sofas, car seats and most recently hunching over phones, many of us are carrying excess tension in the shoulders and upper back. When we move (especially when we weight bear through the arms) in yoga practice, we can compound this. In this workshop Jock will explore the most functional ways to stabilise our shoulders in practice. Josh will complement this by sharing some of the pulling and hanging actions shoulders were designed for, back when our ape ancestors were climbing and swinging from trees. Exploring these strengthening practices can support stability, but also a good range of movement in your yoga practice and improved postural health for physical and energetic alignment. We will look at how to: · Relax the upper shoulder using external rotation for over head actions · Improve stability by strengthening retraction patterns: shalabhasana (locust) and friends · Improving stability by strengthening protection patterns: side plank and friends · Supportive practices for yoga on rings: passive and active hangs, ring rows, pull actions · A few final tips for stabilising in the back bend and inversion patterns
Join Lime House Yoga Principal Teacher Jock Orton for his monthly masterclass. August focuses on Handstands In the yogic tradition, there are several ‘gateway’ poses and being able to hold a handstand is one of them. We can all remember doing handstands as children and how much fun they were. As we grow older though, we can lose this sense of fun and excitement and as with anything we’ve not done for a while, we may feel fear and place limitations on ourselves that we are too old or we’ll hurt ourselves, etc. This month's masterclass is designed to give you back the confidence and fun of turning upside down! By practicing handstands with clear, precise instruction and in a safe and supportive environment we will give you back the sense of fun that you once had. Inversions are also physically beneficial and increase blood flow to the brain, improve memory, supports your endocrine system, improves balance and spatial awareness, builds upper body and core strength…we could go on!
Join us for our monthly masterclass mini workshop! September focuses on Transitions between poses and is taught by Amy Hughes. Jump backs, and jump throughs in yoga typically focus on the fluid movement from one posture to another, emphasising strength, flexibility, and co-ordination. These transitions are often seen in Vinyasa or Ashtanga practices, where the flow between postures is essential. Jump backs focus on: • Strengthening the core - learn to engage the abdominal muscles correctly in order to lift the legs and maintain control of the movement. • Arm strength and stability - helping to support the movement, and building strength to help with the push-off. • Flexibility in the hips - to help you position your legs correctly and safely • Breathing - essential to facilitate the jump, creating a sense of power and fluidity in the movement Jump throughs focus on: • Hip mobility - good flexibility in the hips and legs • Core and shoulder stability - working on core strength to lift and move the legs forward while maintaining stability through the arms and shoulders. • Timing - working on synchronising the movement with the breath to facilitate the movement. • Control - maintaining control is key to preventing injuries and ensuring a smooth transition. Join Amy for step-by-step guidance on building up to smooth jump backs and jump throughs.
Join Lime House Yoga Principal Teacher Jock Orton for his monthly masterclass. October focuses on twists within your practice. Twists are among the most revitalising and transformative movements in yoga. They create space in the spine, massage the internal organs, and facilitate the release of tension held in the body. Twists are often described as a way to 'wring out' stress and stagnation, both physically and energetically. In this yoga masterclass, ‘Twists: Rotate and Unwind,’ we will explore the biomechanics of twists, their benefits, and how to practice them safely and effectively. Whether you are looking to improve spinal mobility, aid digestion, or deepen your awareness of breath and movement, twists offer a powerful tool for renewal and balance.
Join Lime House Yoga Principal Teacher Jock Orton for his monthly masterclass. November focuses on the benefits of Sun Salutations - the meditation of movement through breath and flow. Among the many yoga sequences, the Sun Salutations, or Surya Namaskar, stand out as one of the most profound. A dynamic series of asanas (postures) synchronised with breath, Sun Salutations embody the essence of 'meditation in motion.' This yoga masterclass, Meditation of Movement: Breathe and Flow,' explores the benefits of Sun Salutations and how they can transform your practice and your life. While there are many variations of Sun Salutations, the classical sequence includes poses like Mountain Pose (Tadasana), Forward Fold (Uttanasana), Downward Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana), and Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana). Whether performed slowly with intention or as a vigorous flow, Sun Salutations offer a myriad of physical, mental, and spiritual benefits.
Join Lime House Yoga Principal Teacher Jock Orton for his monthly masterclass. December focuses on Pranayama: The original breathwork Breath is life. It is the first action we take as we enter the world and the last as we leave it. Yet, in between, we often take this miraculous process for granted. In yoga, the breath is far more than just a biological function. It is a bridge between the body and mind, a tool for self-awareness, and a source of immense vitality. This masterclass, 'Pranayama: The Original Breathwork,' dives into the ancient yogic practice of pranayama, exploring its profound benefits and guiding you on how to integrate it into your daily life.
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
Contact us
We have two on site accommodation pods that can be booked via Airbnb. But, if these are already fully booked, we can recommend a few spots nearby:
The Barn at Mount – about 10 metres from the studio! Send us an email for more information.
Treamble Holidays – 5 mins walk
Wild Flower Cottage – 5 mins away
Old Pear Tree Barn – approx. 20 mins walk away
Trebellan Park – 25 mins walk
Newperran Holiday Resort
Our good friends Claire and Chris have three different cottages on the same site and are a short drive away. They are also great for advice on beautiful places to visit whilst on holiday in Cornwall and you can always rely on Claire for the surf forecast!
Bramley Cottage Jasmine Cottage Paddocks View
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.
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
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