Matt is a great personal trainer that works for the gym group. He is extremely friendly and…read moreprofessional. As a large guy I really wanted help to lose weight so I approached Matt for assistance. He has helped me in my diet and excersise routines. If ur looking for anything from diet, losing weight or muscle tonning pls get in contact

I was in London for a couple of days and wanted to get my yoga practice in. I saw that The Light…read moreCentre - Belgravia was a short 4 minute walk from my hotel, so I booked the 7:15am vinyasa class on Thursday with Valentina. When I entered The Light Centre, I saw that it was more than just a yoga studio. It was a holistic space where you can find different types of therapies and healing modalities offered including acupuncture and lymphatic drainage, massage therapy, physical therapy, ear wax removal, etc. I happened to be the only student in the class during that time since the other student cancelled last minute. This was totally fine by me, and it ended up working out perfectly. I had the opportunity to work with Valentina on customizing the class based on my body's needs for that morning. My mind wanted to stick to the vinyasa as scheduled (I'm a vinyasa teacher too, so naturally I gravitated toward that), but my body desperately needed deep stretching and more of a restorative style especially from the tightness from walking everywhere and traveling. She led a brilliant warm up and mini-flow, then she ended the class with juicy yin. It was honestly one of the best yin classes I've ever taken, and I appreciated her knowledge of Chinese meridians. Not all yin teachers I've taken go that extra step to describe the benefits of the poses for different organs. Valentina is an amazing teacher, and I would highly recommend you drop-in her classes at The Light Centre!

I'm an astanga girl, through and through…read more I sometimes think to myself, "Larissa, you should go to a not-astanga class for a change of pace. You know, keep yourself challenged; develop your yogic knowledge". Sometimes I go through with this train of thought and end up in a miscellaneous yoga class with an instructor who chatters incessantly and has me doing squats for a full hour and no other recognisable form of asana so as to have me cursing myself under my breath for 60 minutes. I mean, if I wanted to go to a legs, bums and tums class, I would have gone to the gym. Right? So, this happened to me tonight at the Light Centre. But DESPITE this, I'm giving the place five stars. That's right. The space was magnificent for the central London location. Abundant changing rooms, a spacious sitting room with all manner of comfortable couches, futons and chairs, magazines and books, tea and filtered water. The guy on the reception whom I have encountered twice now has been completely friendly and welcoming on both occasions. Also, there are showers, apparently (though I have not seen them). Sure, the two studios aren't much to look at, but they're functional. I don't need my yoga studio to be grand, as it's just me and my mat when it comes right down to it. Two other things to note: Stewert does many Jivamukti classes here throughout the week. I know him from a stint of taking one of his classes at another yoga studio before I moved out of its area, and he is a fabulous yoga instructor. The best conventional instructor (i.e., leading a class, giving verbal instructions, encouragement, the occasional postural correction) I've encountered in London. What excites me most about this studios is that is does a morning "assisted practice" (read: mysore-style yoga), the monthly cost of which is as low as £48! I used to pay £100 for mysore yoga, and that was with a SUBSTANTIAL student discount. Speaking of prices, otherwise, they're really cheap here. Starting from £9 for an hour, £10 for one-and-a-half, etc, the cost is lower than other studios I've researched in less accessible/commutable areas. Plus, you can get a discount for purchasing £50 or £100 pre-pay increments. As for me, I'm going back to take the Light Centre up on its £10 for 10 days of morning "assisted practices". Expect a report back. PS, it's not just yoga here. There are pilates classes and holistic therapies (eg, massages, detoxifications, etc.).