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Begin with breath, not perfect poses

A 60-minute beginner-only yoga and pilates class in central Kyiv. Twelve mats, one teacher, and nothing you are expected to already know.

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  • Beginner-only
  • Central Kyiv
  • 60 min
  • Max 12 people

Your first 60 minutes

Exactly what happens, minute by minute

A beginner class at our Kyiv studio lasts 60 minutes, is capped at 12 people, and asks nothing of you beforehand. Here is the whole hour in the order it happens.

  1. 00:00

    Arrival and settling in

    You take off your shoes, drop your bag in a locker, and the teacher meets you at your mat. Mats, blocks, straps and blankets are already laid out, so you can sit down and breathe while the room fills.

  2. 00:10

    Breathing first, lying down

    You stay on your back. Four counts in through the nose, six counts out. The teacher names where to feel the movement, and nobody is asked to hold anything yet.

  3. 00:20

    The base sequence

    Eight slow movements, repeated twice so you are never guessing. Cat and cow, a half forward fold, a seated twist, a supported bridge. Every transition is counted out loud.

  4. 00:40

    Guided movement standing up

    You come to standing with a chair and a wall within reach. Small balances, wide-legged shifts, shoulder openers. If balance wobbles today, the chair is simply part of the pose.

  5. 00:50

    Slowing down on the floor

    Legs up the wall, a reclined twist, a long exhale. No pose is held longer than five breaths, and you can come out of any of them at any point without explaining why.

  6. 00:58

    Context before you leave

    The last two minutes are yours for questions. The teacher repeats the three movements worth practising at home and tells you which class on the timetable fits the level you just finished.

Choose your limit. The pose changes, the class does not.

Every pose in the beginner class has a published alternative. Pick the limit that matches your body and read exactly what your instructor will cue during the 60 minutes.

Select your limitation

Stiff lower back

Adjusted movement: Fold forward from the hips with the knees bent, so the spine stays long and the reach stops at the shins.

Prop provided: Two stacked cork blocks under each hand.

Instructor cue: Hinge from the hips, keep the belly soft, and stop where your breath stays easy.

See the minute-by-minute walkthrough
Beginner student resting on a bolster with cork blocks under the hands during a class in Kyiv
Blocks, a bolster and a blanket wait on every mat before class starts.

This week in the Kyiv studio

Every class below is beginner-only, runs 60 minutes, and is capped at 12 mats. No experience needed, no prior stretching required.

Full timetable and prices · What to bring to your first class

06 Pre-arrival

Pre-arrival questions, answered

These are the questions asked in nearly every first class at the studio on 15 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St, Kyiv. If yours is missing, write to contact@certvaultra.com and we reply the same day.

Ask before you book your first class

Write to the studio on Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St in Kyiv. We answer questions about the 60-minute beginner class, what to wear, and the modifications we publish for tight hamstrings, sensitive wrists, pregnancy and back care. First class 250 UAH. Groups are capped at 12 people.