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In their own words: discover how studying at Tara has enriched our students' lives.
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I have attended a number of events and courses at the Tara Yoga Centre and have enjoyed and benefitted from every single one of them. They have helped me to learn more about who I am and want to be in the world - from a self development and spiritual perspective. Tara Yoga Centre itself is a beautiful place with a warm and inclusive community. The teachers (who give their time and are not paid) are excellent and really come from their heart.
Tara Yoga Centre is an Oasis for those seeking spiritual joy and professional teachers. The people running this Centre are the nicest in London. Recently attended the Tantra festival: a memorable experience. Special thanks to Foca, Mojdeh, Inka, and Rihanna.
The Tantra weekend festival was brilliant so informative the teachers are genuinely caring passionate & want to pass on their knowledge… thank you! I think I may have found what I need in Tara for my growth.
A great place to come to learn about spirituality and build genuine connections with self and others. I love coming here to recharge my energy and have authentic conversations with fellow human beings.
Great community. Supportive. Definitely recommend if you want to further your spiritual growth.
A very loving and supportive community of instructors and students which practice and learn together becoming better versions of themselves. I am very happy to have met some of them and heartfully recommend the teachings which are lifechanging and have helped me become happier, stronger, more understanding and more loving.
A wonderful spiritual community and teachings. It helped me a lot improving my life.
It is one of the most welcoming, genuine and heartfelt places I have ever been to.
Excellent teachers & truly inspiring courses. I am continuously benefitting a lot from the inspirations, wisdom, depth and practical methods taught in the yoga and tantra courses.
I have always been a spiritual seeker but nothing seemed to click perfectly until I found Tara. I have not only found myself a regular yoga school and practice, but also improved my lifestyle, the way I deal with everyday situations is so much more refined and elevated and most importantly found myself a home and loving community. Looking forward to continuing my classes my entire life and having profound heartful experiences and connections.
Tara is a gem. I was only visiting for an event (not from London) and was met by such a warm, welcoming and just… common sense team. They managed to create an uplifting atmosphere that felt safe and inspiring, much thanks to their wonderful team who were all very kind, supportive, wise and just seemed genuinely happy to provide us with a good experience. And the teachings are really something else, really felt like a proper school of life, with an esoteric twist. Love it. Though I've heard some nasty rumours about Tara, which honestly made me a bit hesitant to go at first, I'm happy I didn't let that keep me away. Looking forward to my next visit.
I've attended several classes, courses and retreats with Tara over the last 5 years. The teachings are the most valuable I've encountered and have profoundly transformed my life. The teachers themselves don't just share some information, they are able to transmit the teachings through their example. I met some of the most kind, generous, pure, truthful people I know here.
I've attended a few Tara retreats over the years now, and they've all been magical. The final farewell meetings tell it all, with so many people sharing how they feel empowered, loved, and more confident, so many tearful farewells to newly made friends. The teachings are simple and yet profound. The environment is supportive, and many of us remarked how valuable it is to find a place to open our hearts and yet feel safe. Every event is optional and fully consent-based. Highly recommended to anyone who is open-minded and curious.
Amazing place, extraordinary people, soul touching events! Such a profound and structured knowledge they offer. I am studying there for more than 10 years and highly recommend absolutely anyone who really wants to transform their life in a spiritual adventure!
Tara is an oasis of esoteric spiritual knowledge amidst an ever more technological, dissociated society. Following the tradition of Hatha Yoga, this school offers a systematic path, a set of teachings to train and purify both the body and the mind to reach high states of consciousness and ultimately liberation, or "yoga". This school provides tools in many different forms to support its students in every stage of their path. Oh! And they are a non-profit! I've been studying there for 6 years and it has transformed my life and my heart.
Tara Yoga is an amazing place. I cannot recommend it highly enough if you want to explore how to live a life with more love, connection and joy.
I have such a fantastic experience at Tara. Both in general and in their marvellous events. I've studied tantra there for 2 years, (nearly 3), and never get bored - there's always something new to learn and the expansion of the classes over the year is progressive and appropriate to my level of awareness.
Tara is a very special place. It's not just a yoga studio. It is a beautiful spiritual community, where you can learn about tantra and yoga, and achieve life-changing transformation in every aspect of your life through the teachings and interactions with the other members. Love is the fundamental cornerstone of this center, and you will experience it in every corner.
I've been attending Tara Yoga Centre for 9 years. It's a beautiful place in the middle of the city - relaxed, friendly and peaceful. I love the combination of learning a subject and then, practising yoga. They also have lots of workshops, amazing festivals and great retreats. It has a beautiful community with lovely souls.
I have been a student of this school now for five years and this place has changed my life. Having had moved to London and not having any friends here, this place gave me the opportunity to be part of a community when I needed the most. The content of the courses never stop to amaze me, I study both Tantra yoga and Shaivism and they are both breathtaking courses, sometimes I feel I'm learning things which are out of this world. This place is just what I needed in my life. Thank you!!!
This is a different type of Yoga School where the teachers themselves are humble and acknowledge that they themselves are learning new things every day. I am honoured to be part of such a school and I can see great things happening in the future for mine and the school's spiritual progress.
Tara Yoga Centre triggers life-changing transformations through authentic Yogic and Tantric teachings. Highly recommended to discover a new perspective upon life. Fulfilling, mind-opening, heart-warming.
Such an amazing place with beautiful events and amazing teachers/people. Even though I didn't know that many people it felt like home with lots of soulful people. And some of them became really good friends! You can transform and grow and be inspired by all the wonderfull teachings and souls who are willing to help you blossom and shine.
Amazing place for learning in depth about Yoga, Tantra and meditation! Wonderful ambience, great teachers - a place where you can learn to truly live your life to the fullest. The teachings I received here are like treasures in my heart that helped me to improve my life in so many ways, to be more joyful and free. Tara Yoga Centre is a rare treasure in todays society.
I am a YOGA Year 6 student. I was very fortunate to find the Tara Yoga Centre to start my yoga journey. My working life is so busy, I really look forward to the day of my class - it breaks up the routine and recharges my energy. Everyone here is friendly and kind. I love the school - the teachers are very devoted. I love being with my classmates - we are like a family. And especially my teacher ALINA who has devoted her life to yoga, I love her!!
The knowledge that I found here helped me to transform and to improve every aspect of my life, bringing me so much joy and happiness. It's so hard nowadays to find a place of authentic and genuine spirituality, I'm so glad that I found it.
Great oasis of peace and quiet in the heart of London. Offers great and in depth Yoga, Tantra, Astrology and Kashmir Shaivism courses.
A beautiful and welcoming gem of a school teaching genuine traditional Hatha and Tantra Yoga. So much more on offer than the gym-style of yoga with fancy stretching found on every High Street nowadays! The Tantra course contains such a wealth of knowledge, drawing from ancient texts, as well as more modern sources… The teachers do a wonderful job of creating a safe space for us to really go deep inside of ourselves, to discover more. A big reminder on what's really important in this life.
I could not have imagined myself finding such an inspiring life school, comprehensive courses material, wonderful teachers, loving community. Plenty of free lectures, events, workshops and weekly classes to check out. See you soon ;)
A safe place to grow
Some of our students first arrived carrying doubts from things they had read online. We welcome every question; here is what they found when they came.
I have had the experience in my late teens of actually being in a spiritual school that was actually a cult, and so I am quite familiar with what cult traits are and how they look, and can say with confidence today that Tara is not a cult.
I actually started my journey in Tara being suspicious of it being a cult, expecting to find many of the familiar traits the other school had: brainwashing, coercion, psychological manipulation, pressure, rules to obey, feeling that I wasn’t allowed to have doubts or question… I never saw any such traits in Tara Yoga School. No one ever forced me, coerced me, or made me feel bad for anything I did, thought or didn’t do, or felt in this school.
There’s a night and day difference between what Tara Yoga Centre is and what a cult is. We do things by personal choice, no strings attached. With Tara, I could leave tomorrow, conscience free, no problem if I wanted… but I really don’t want to. Why leave a place where, as the journey continues, everything just keeps getting better and better?
“Though I’ve heard some nasty rumours about Tara, which honestly made me a bit hesitant to go at first, I’m happy I didn’t let that keep me away… They managed to create an uplifting atmosphere that felt safe and inspiring.”
“Many of us remarked how valuable it is to find a place to open our hearts and yet feel safe. Every event is optional and fully consent-based.”
Tara is a registered charity, teaching in the UK for over 20 years. Our teachers are unpaid volunteers. How we work is written down and public: read Our Conduct, our Safeguarding Policy and how to raise feedback or complaints. Better still: come to a free Open Day and see for yourself.
In their own words, at length
Longer accounts from students of many years. Click a name to read.
Jean-Bernard NuaudYear 14, Yoga Course · Year 10, Tantra Course
My name is Jean-Bernard Nuaud. I have been practising yoga with Tara for 14 years now and practising Tantra for 10 years.
In all those years I have learned many yoga techniques, purification methods, meditation methods, breathing exercises which have helped me over the course of those years to become more confident, happier, more disciplined, more social, less stressed, able to understand more the dynamic of life and understanding more the goal of my life.
In all those years, I have never been told what I should do or not, I have been given tools, exercises and techniques that can help me achieve different goals that I wish to achieve, but ultimately it is up to me to put them into practice for them to work.
One of the most valuable methods I got to know from this school is Karma yoga which is explained in the sacred Hinduism text, the Bhagavad Gita. It is the path of unselfish action, it teaches that spiritual seekers should act according to one destiny without being attached to the fruits or consequences personally.
I have been practising this path of karma yoga with Tara for many years now, first in spiritual retreat/camps that the school would organise. I would take holiday from my everyday work to go there and offer my skills as a chef and nourish my soul through this action. It has always been a pleasure to offer my skills in this way and I have always gained many insights into my own being which I believe is the goal every spiritual seeker is after.
Tara school has helped me become the person I am today and has helped me meet amazing people I can call friends. I wish that all that read this testimony will find such a wonderful community.
Tomas PiatrikYear 4, Tantra Course
Tara and its teachings have been continuously transforming my life since I joined the school over three years ago. The place is truly remarkable; you can feel its loving and positive energy from the moment you enter the centre. Teachers are wonderful, creating a safe and supportive space for anyone seeking deeper spiritual knowledge, self-transformation, or inner healing. It is clear teachers practice what they teach, and their wisdom comes from direct experiences rather than just theoretical knowledge. It’s not easy to find authentic spiritual and tantric schools these days, so I’m very grateful for being introduced to Tara. I cannot recommend this place enough to anyone looking for a genuine tantric and yogic teaching surrounded by a supportive community of open-hearted people.
Sasan PirooziYear 3, Tantra Course · Year 2, Kashmir Shaivism Course
My journey at Tara started in October of 2019. I can say without exaggeration that joining Tara has been one of the most beneficial decisions I’ve ever made in my life. What is taught at Tara is techniques for living life holistically and more joyfully.
Some of the characteristics I like about Tara are: The teachers are students themselves, which means that they share from their own experiences and practices, making it much easier to connect with what is being taught. The teachers have so much love and respect for the students, and will go out of their way to help students. I can discuss the toughest situations of my life with the teachers, without fear of being judged, knowing they will give me the best advice possible. And there is a strong community at Tara, consisting of both students and teachers. In fact, I have formed some of the deepest friendships of my life at Tara.
As part of my participation at Tara’s classes and workshops, I have gained so many benefits. I have learned what it means to love and live life from the heart. I can’t emphasize enough how transformational this has been for me. The quality of my relationships, both romantic and platonic, have improved tremendously. I have a deeper understanding of myself, my internal processes, and life in general. I am so much more confident.
And according to those who have known me since before I joined Tara, I physically look better. I feel more alive, more at peace, and more radiant.
Katalin RozsnyaiYear 22, Yoga Course
I’ve been attending yoga classes at Tara for the last 17 years and have been practising yoga for 21 years.
My experience at Tara has been life-changing, I have met amazing, heartful friends who have been supportive, true friends and this beautiful and unique circle of people have helped me enormously in my growing as a person but also as a spiritual being.
For me yoga is a sacred practice where one learns about how to be a better person, how to go through life’s challenges and be able to live a wonderful and rich life. I must admit that mostly everything I know I have learnt through practising yoga and applying the teachings of this unique spiritual school.
I will always be grateful for all the knowledge and direct experience I have gone through and will continue to, because they are so enriching. I know that I will always have these teachings as a priceless spiritual foundation.
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