Physiotherapist-led Clinical Yoga in Darlington. Small, supportive groups combining movement, strength, breathing and relaxation—without the pressure to achieve a perfect pose.
Explore the courses How to joinA considered approach to movement
At this clinic, Clinical Yoga brings adapted yoga movements together with my musculoskeletal physiotherapy knowledge to help you explore mobility, strength, balance and movement control.
Sessions combine guided movement, comfortable breathing and time to relax. Options and props help you find a manageable starting point, with progress based on your ability, confidence and response. You do not need to be flexible or have previous yoga experience.
The aim is to develop practical movement skills you can build on beyond the class. This is a screened group exercise course, rather than an individual physiotherapy assessment or a promise to resolve a particular condition.
Choose your starting point
Explore comfortable movement through your hips and lower back, alongside trunk and hip strength, balance and control. A practical starting point for people looking to move with greater confidence, subject to screening.
Tuesdays · 5.30–6.30 pm
10, 17 and 24 November & 1 December 2026
£40 introductory price for all four sessions
Lingfield Way, Darlington
Explore movement through your shoulders and upper back, with a focus on shoulder-blade control, comfortable reaching and gradually building support through the upper body.
Tuesdays · 6.45–7.45 pm
10, 17 and 24 November & 1 December 2026
£40 introductory price for all four sessions
Lingfield Way, Darlington
Both courses are limited to eight participants. Mats, blocks, straps and other class equipment are provided.
Your four-week progression
Each session includes a settling-in practice, warm-up, guided movement, strengthening or control work, and a supported relaxation. The outline below provides a structure; the movements and pace will be adapted to the screened group.
Lower Back & Hips: Introduce comfortable pelvic, spine and hip movement, gentle trunk and gluteal activation, and supported standing positions.
Shoulders & Upper Back: Introduce comfortable upper-back movement, shoulder-blade awareness and supported arm movements.
How we progress: Establish manageable ranges and support options. Learn to notice effort, breathing and symptom response before adding challenge.
Lower Back & Hips: Revisit the foundations and explore hip rotation, supported lunge variations and controlled transitions between positions.
Shoulders & Upper Back: Explore upper-back rotation and extension, supported reaching, and coordinated shoulder and shoulder-blade movement.
How we progress: Add repetitions, a little movement range or a short sequence where appropriate. Familiar supported options remain available.
Lower Back & Hips: Build on trunk and hip control using adapted bridge, squat or standing balance patterns, chosen to suit the group.
Shoulders & Upper Back: Build upper-body endurance and shoulder control through graded wall-supported or weight-bearing options, where suitable.
How we progress: Increase one element at a time—such as hold time, repetitions or balance demand. Less external support is an option, not a requirement.
Lower Back & Hips: Link familiar movements into a manageable sequence, connecting mobility, strength and balance with everyday movement.
Shoulders & Upper Back: Combine reaching, upper-back mobility and shoulder control into a sequence using your preferred adaptations.
How we progress: Review what feels useful, practise choosing the right level and discuss how to continue. Take away a short selection of familiar movements to practise if appropriate.
You will not be expected to move into a harder version simply because it is a new week. Challenge is adjusted to your movement quality, breathing, confidence and how you respond during and after sessions. Rest and simpler options are always available.
Before your first class
A full health-screening questionnaire must be completed and returned ahead of the course. I will review your answers to determine whether the course is suitable for you and identify any adaptations or further information needed.
Please include relevant medical history, current symptoms, previous injuries or surgery, medication and anything that may affect participation. Your place is subject to screening and confirmation of suitability; submitting a questionnaire does not automatically clear you to attend.
If your answers need clarification, I will contact you before the course. In some cases, an individual assessment or advice from another healthcare professional may be needed first. Any separate assessment and its cost will be discussed before you agree to it. The questionnaire is a screening tool and does not replace a full physiotherapy assessment.
Please tell me about any changes to your health or symptoms before or during the block. The course is not an urgent-care service.
The introductory price is £40 for four weekly 60-minute sessions, payable when booking. Each week builds on the previous session, so please check you can attend all four dates. Partial bookings and individual-session bookings are not available. Sessions you miss are non-refundable, subject to your statutory rights. If the clinic cancels a session or screening shows the course is unsuitable, we will discuss the appropriate next steps and any applicable refund before attendance.
To book: Choose your course through the clinic’s online booking service. For questions about suitability, or to register interest in another time, contact the clinic before booking.
Beyond the first four weeks
The plan is to develop ongoing Clinical Yoga classes, with the four-week introductory course providing an entry point into regular attendance.
Subject to demand and suitability, participants will be able to continue building on the foundations through regular classes, with payment arranged in class packages. Further course dates and class times may be added as interest grows.
The follow-on timetable, package prices and booking terms will be confirmed before these classes open for booking. Joining the introductory course does not commit you to further classes.
Can’t make the launch dates? Contact the clinic with the course and days or times you would prefer so your interest can help shape future availability.
An informed choice
Yoga is one of several ways to take part in regular movement and exercise. Research supports modest benefits for some people with persistent non-specific low-back pain, but it is not a guaranteed solution and is not clearly better than other back-focused exercise.
These sources cover yoga and exercise more broadly. They do not test this specific four-week programme, and much of the low-back research assessed longer periods of practice. Outcomes vary between individuals.
No. You do not need previous yoga experience. The class uses options and props rather than expecting everyone to achieve the same pose. Suitability is determined through screening.
Please include this in your questionnaire or contact the clinic before booking. We will discuss what adaptations are practical and whether this group format can meet your needs.
No. The price includes the group course and pre-course questionnaire review. Any need for a separate assessment will be discussed with you, including the cost, before you decide whether to proceed.
Wear comfortable clothing you can move in and bring water. Class equipment is provided. You may bring your own mat if you prefer.
No. This is a progressive course booked as a full four-week block. Please choose dates you can attend in full.
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