Yoga in Southend, Essex. While a good part of our yoga is ashtanga yoga based there is more to Yoga Dharma than the ashtanga discipline. We offer a variety of classes covering all levels from beginner yoga student through to experienced yoga teacher and draw from our extended experience of different practices such as iyengar yoga and hatha yoga.

Fran Thompson is a British Wheel of Yoga Diploma Course Teacher,has trained with Brian Cooper of Union Yoga to gain a Union Yoga Teaching Diploma and has completed the Yoga Alliance UK Teacher Training Course, and is a certified member of the Register of Exercise Professionals.She worked under Shree K Patabi Jois of the Astanga Yoga Research Instutute, Mysore India.Fran has been practicing for 25 years now, and believes that the strong practice of Astanga Vinyasa and other dynamic forms of Hatha Yoga, has given her a strength of character and determination, which may have otherwise passed her by.

Martin Thompson has trained with Brian Cooper of Union Yoga to gain a Union Yoga Teaching Diploma and has completed the Yoga Alliance UK Teacher Training Course. He worked under Shree K Patabi Jois of the Astanga Yoga Research Instutute, Mysore India.During his studies with Union Yoga much emphasis was placed on Pranayama (breath work), Philosophy and Anatomy and Physiology. He has practised now for over 30 years, trying varying different styles of Hatha and Raja Yoga, but strongly believes this tried and tested system "Really Works". He is a great believer in Pattabhi Jois.