Welcome to the Canal Studio, a small yoga practice in North Oxfordshire run by Klara Walters-James.
Klara has been practising yoga for over 20 years and has been sharing her love of yoga through teaching in the Woodstock and Bicester area.
Having spent most of her professional life working as a corporate lawyer, Klara is intimately acquainted with the effects that stress, pressure, long working hours and a busy lifestyle can have on the body and mind. Her desire to help people release tension and quieten the mind leads Klara to study the human anatomy as well as meditative practices and relaxation techniques.
To people who are interested in her yoga sessions, Klara says "You don't have to be fit. You don't have to be strong. You don't have to be flexible (at all!). There is no such thing as being "good at yoga". Just come onto the mat, close your eyes, breathe and be yourself".
In addition to yoga sessions, Klara also offers holistic massage treatments at the Canal Studio in Lower Heyford.
Klara is a member of the British Wheel of Yoga, the Yoga Alliance and the Complementary Therapists Association.
Klara's qualifications include:
• The Yoga Academy Teacher Training Course 2014, Simon Low
• Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to Children, 2016, Special Yoga, Jo Manuel
• Myofascial Anatomy and Movement, 2017, Gary Carter
• Holistic Massage Diploma, 2022, Oxford School of Massage
Yoga Sessions & Massage Therapy
In her group yoga sessions as well as in her private classes and her massage therapy sessions, Klara creates a safe, quiet space for those who want to unwind, slow down and explore their breath, body and mind through simple yoga poses, breathing practices and meditation or through hands-on massage treatment.
GROUP SESSIONS
Monday Evening Yoga
19:35 – 21:05
Sessions running from 14th September 2026
to 14th December 2026
St. Hugh's RC Church and Centre
Hensington Road, Woodstock OX20 1JL
Payment by suggested contribution of £14.00 per session
Tuesday Evening Exercise
18:00 - 19:00
Sessions running from 15th September 2026
to 15th December 2026
King George's Field Community Centre
1 Mill Lane, Lower Heyford OX25 5PG
Payment by suggested contribution of £10.00 per session
Friday Morning Yoga
9:30 – 10:30
Sessions running from 11th September 2026
to 18th December 2026
King George's Field Community Centre
1 Mill Lane, Lower Heyford OX25 5PG
Payment by suggested contribution of £10.00 per session
PRIVATE YOGA SESSIONS
To book a private one on one session please email Klara at
Payment for 1.5 hour session by suggested contribution of £50.00.
MASSAGE THERAPY
To book a massage therapy session please email Klara at klara@thecanalstudio.co.uk
Payment for 1.5 hour session by suggested contribution of £60.00
EVENTS
Restorative Yoga
Help your body and your mind renew, rest and restore.
Thursday 24th September 2026, 19:30-21:00
Sound and Stillness (with Carole Love)
Sound healing session with the use of gongs producing frequencies that help find balance and harmony (www.carolelove.com).
Thursday 22nd October 2026, 19:30-20:45
Yoga Nidra
A journey into a deep relaxation state.
Thursday 26th November 2026, 19:30-20:30
Breath and Stillness
Explore a few simple breathing techniques while taking yourself into a space of meditative stillness.
Thursday 10th December 2026, 19:30-20:30
All events are held at the King George's Field Community Centre,
1 Mill Lane, Lower Heyford OX25 5PG. Payment by suggested contribution of £10-£20 per session. To book email klara@thecanalstudio.co.uk.
Feel free to contact Klara with any questions or enquiries, or to learn more about her classes.
The Canal Studio, 37 Freehold Street, Lower Heyford,
Oxfordshire OX25 5NS, United Kingdom
