As a community studio, when they had to close their doors, SPACE offered their first 350 virtual classes completely free at point of entry. And in a pattern reflected around the world, every single day for nearly a year, two or three dedicated instructors would navigate an abandoned city, open the empty studio and teach to the camera. While some studios with great technology thrived online, it is fair to say that SPACE survived, mainly thanks to its core membership who stuck with them through the darkness. You see, SPACE is all about the, well, space. Once you’ve practiced inside this sanctuary, it’s not the same practicing on your bedroom floor.

SPACE endured the worst and is already packed again as students crave the authentic yoga experience. In a city that has more yoga teachers per head than any other in the UK, the waiting lists to get into the studio are a testament to its appeal. Indeed, many top instructors have already found their way down to Brighton including Simon Borg-Olivier, Calli Popham, Adam Hocke, Jeff Phoenix, to name a few. Meanwhile, this spring saw SPACE Yoga School’s first crop of graduates, and 2022’s yoga teacher training course is filling up fast at Brighton’s most inclusive yoga studio.