An award-winning yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and founder of Be Happy Yoga, Lesley Muir, will be opening the doors of her award-winning yoga studio during the afternoon of Saturday, 31 January and will be welcoming the "yoga curious" of Kingston and Surbiton to enjoy a free yoga class.

Speaking about the open day, Muir said: "It's a fantastic chance to try the many types of yoga class I teach here, most of them cannot be found anywhere else. Please share this with your friends and people who might benefit from yoga, to encourage them to give it a try."

To open day will run from 2pm - 5pm on Saturday, 31 Janary (Credit: Lesley Muir)

If you book onto one of Muir's free 30-minute yoga taster classes, you can try:

• Yoga Strong – Muir's unique weighted yoga classes designed to build functional strength and resilience but still get all the mindful benefits of traditional yoga – session starts at 2.15pm
• Yoga & Pilates Fusion – Muir's integration of the best of yoga and pilates practices. It's a mindful way to build 360 degree core strength – session starts at 3pm
• Men's Yoga – Muir runs a friendly men's yoga club on a Monday evening at 7.45pm. They started as complete beginners around 18 months ago and are now very proficient yogis thanks to their fantastic commitment and progress. This group is continuing to advance in this Monday session and so Muir will be launching a new Men's Yoga beginner group, subject to numbers. She is not sure what day of the week yet - free taster session starts at 3.45pm
• Yoga Chill - gentle, restorative yoga classes to help you relax deeply and totally destress. Muir uses a lot of props in this class to support the body and facilitate passive stretching. Restorative yoga is ideal if you are recovering from an injury, experience chronic stress and fatigue or have sleep issues – this session starts at 4.30pm.

Muir added: "Plus, if you come to the open event, you can chat to me about anything yoga related and also learn about yoga therapy – it's very different from regular yoga classes and private yoga instruction.

"Yoga Therapists complete extended training and use the 4 main tools of yoga – postures, breathwork, meditation and relaxation – to support people experiencing a wide range of health issues."

You can see Muir's full timetable and book a free class on Muir's Momence booking system now.

 Go to the APPOINTMENTS tab on the homepage to see the session times.

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Muir said: "You will need to select your preferred time and put in the date – 31 Jan – it's a weird system requirement."

She continued: "I'm so excited to be doing this. Sharing my passion and my studio with everyone.

"Please tell your friends, partners and family to come and practice free yoga on January 31.

"Or if you haven't been to the studio in a while, join us too and re-ignite your practice. The Open Studio event is from 2-5pm, after morning classes."