Yoganjali Yoga Centre Background


The name Yoganjali was chosen by TKV Desikachar after
visiting the building in Bristol in 1998, during a UK teaching tour,
before it became a Yoga Centre from January 1999.

The word anjali means to offer with respect for whom is receiving.
So Yoganjali - pronounced as in Patanjali - is where Yoga practices
are offered through small group classes or personal lessons
with respect for the student and their situation.


Yoganjali Yoga Practice and Yoga Therapy Centre Entrance and Car park

Yoganjali Yoga Centre Teaching

Here teaching the Art of Personal Yoga begins with an inquiry into the students
outer limitations and evolves towards exploring their inner potentials.

The Yoga Study and Training Programme at the Bristol centre was established
by Paul Harvey and reflects the teachings of TKV Desikachar and his father
and teacher the eminent T Krishnamacharya as taught to Paul through
personal lessons in India with his teacher over 23 years.


Paul with his Yoga Teacher TKV Desikachar at the opening of Yoganjali in 2000

“A guru is not one who has a following.
A guru is one who can show me the way.
Suppose I’m in a forest and somehow I’ve lost my way.
Then I meet somebody and ask, “Can you show me the way home?”
That person might say, “Yes, you go this way”.
I say “Thank you,” and I go on my way.
That is a guru.”
- TKV Desikachar

The aim at Yoganjali is the appropriate application of Yoga
through classes, lessons, workshops and Yoga teacher training
respecting the spirit of TKV Desikachar's teaching.

Yoganjali Yoga Centre Facilities

The Centre offers all the facilities a Yoga student needs for supporting practice and study
with a large warm group room with good light, wood flooring
and both overhead and under floor heating systems.


Yoganjali Group Class Yoga Practice and Study Room

The main group room has cotton and sticky Yoga mats, blocks, chairs and meditation stools.

Plus there is a separate private space for Yoga Tuition or Therapy
through personal meetings, teachers supervision or for free Yoga consultations.


Private 121 Yoga Lessons Consultation Room

The refreshment area is fitted with an Ecoboiler offering fully purified
constant flow hot and cold drinking water.


Refreshment Area for Yoga Students

All cYs UK Study and Training Weekend Workshops are held at the Yoga Centre
and include delicious vegetarian lunches in the course fee as well as
having a range of teas, coffee and fresh fruit available at all times.

In addition there is now an outdoor sitting area with a budddhaface water feature


Outdoor Private Area for Yoga Students


Buddhaface Water feature

Yoganjali Yoga Centre Directions

For a map to the Bristol Yoga Centre click on the icon

Getting There
From the centre of Bristol the following buses pass Princes Place:
71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 98, 99.
Or from the central bus station take buses 308, 309, or 310.

Facilities for car parking
There is parking for around 8-10 cars at Yoganjali but none on Princes Place.
If coming by car and there is no room in the car park then please park on adjacent
streets or on Gloucester Road itself and walk back up Princes Place.
There are bike racks inside Yoganjali Yoga Centre car park.

Yoganjali Yoga Centre Links

Visit the cYs Yoga Links Page for Contacts and Resources for the Global Yoga Community

Visit Dharmadownloads for downloadable Yoga Resources for the Global Yoga Community

Yoganjali for Yoga Classes, Lessons, Workshops and UK Yoga Teacher Training
Princes Place, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8NP, UK. Phone 07768 278 728