Ever since I left Canada, I've missed studio yoga. I do gym yoga for various reasons and it is just not the same, there's no real challenge, no focus and half the time you are distracted by the kick-boxing class next door. But Blue Cow Yoga is a deliciously proper studio. Right in the middle of the city, it's in a fantastic location. Spacious and very North American. You take your shoes off when you enter, help yourself to free tea or water and pad round to the changing rooms, where they have all amenities including hair straighteners. This I like! Also the abundance of lockers to keep your valuables safe are really appreciated. It's a very chill environment, they get the importance of focus and a peaceful vibe. I came for an inversion workshop and was delighted with the teacher and the experience. Mollie, the teacher, was super patient and explained everything very clearly. While she made it look elegant and easy herself, she took the time with all the beginners to make them feel comfortable. The room was very spacious with lots of white wall space to practice against, and plenty of maps, bolsters and blocks. I am definitely planning on coming back for their free yoga week for newcomers and I'd love to try a treatment too, once I recover from this inversion workout! read more

TREATMENTS. Sorry to shout. But, seriously...the treatments. I have not been for yoga yet (but I will!) --- and had signed up for updates via their newsletter. As luck would have it last week I received an email from them about 25 quid Bespoke Treatments. Answer to my prayers, little BCY -- answer to my prayers. After being slammed and shoved into planes, delayed in airports, working from bed and overall stress levels escalating, I needed a massage. A good, deep massage. And this is what I got. Which will have hooked me forever, so this marketing campaign to get folks into the studio worked. I'll be a faithful follower of Zoe, who whipped my knotted back and shoulders into shape. Really, very talented. Will be back for the yoga and the massage and the acupuncture -- and whatever else really? Really! It's a beautiful lower level space that feels tranquil and serene amidst the craziness of the City. It's clean, large, spacious, and the staff is friendly without being intrusive. Will return and update about the yoga -- but for now, I can say that I'm feeling mighty fine and relaxed due to that bespoke beatdown. Ahhhhhh. read more

I'd give Blue Cow 4.5 stars if I could. Almost everything about it is great, I'm just not totally sold on all their instructors. The good stuff: - some (most?) of the instructors are wonderful - Clare is definitely our favorite, and we had a sub we liked a lot for a weekend class - the front desk staff is super friendly and helpful - the space is beautiful, with big studios and plenty of space to relax before and after class - nice changing/shower facilities and free lockers - free yoga mats - free water and tea - class packs available that offer a good discount over drop-in rates The slightly less than perfect: - a couple instructors have not been so hot - a little too reticent with instruction, or a bit bossy/peremptory, and one was downright irritable. maybe she was having a bad day, but that's not what I'm looking for in a yoga instructor. - the location, while central, is a bit odd, in the basement down an alley in the City - class packs expire quickly, so you can't drop in every few weeks This shouldn't make you think that Blue Cow is anything less than great, but if I could have a 6-month expiration on a 10-class pack and only had the really good instructors from now on, I'd bump them up to 5 stars. read more

I usually don't trek out to the city.. well for anything but a yogi friend told me that they're running a 1 week free for new members promo - hey it's worth going out a few tube stops for. It's very unexpected to find such a zen'd out place in the city. When I first rocked up to the entrance, the stairs kinda creeped me out just a little but after you step into that door... it's wow! so spacious! There's a nice little area to sit around and have tea or water if you're there a little early for class. They'll go through the drill with you but you check your shoes and coat at reception then the changing rooms are around the corner. Don't worry about bringing a lock but do bring a £ coin for the lockers (which you'll get back later). You also don't need to worry about toiletries as it's well stocked. I love that they have such a wide variety of classes. I tried 2 different flow classes + jivamukti (like a flow class but slower... means painful). The studios are gorgeous! Even though it's on the LGF, it still catches some natural light. Not sure if it's only the classes I went to but it wasn't mat to mat packed, which was nice not to feel like you might over stretch your head into someone's bum! There are plenty of blocks and straps as well. They also run a bunch of workshops as well as promoting a number of retreats. Ommmmmmmmm....... read more

Calling EVERYBODY who wants to feel fantastic and work out in a fun way. BlueCowYoga is a good place to start! Offering tonnes of Yoga, Pilates, workshops and treatments, this is the very "first dedicated yoga studio in the city of London". Cast aside any preconceived prerequisites people often carry around about doing yoga, because they most definitely don't exist here. The crew at BlueCowYoga insist that yoga is for EVERYONE (just as it really is:). They focus on making it the most accessible to all you peeps who have superbusy lifestyles. In true yogic fashion, the studio focuses on adapting as it needs! to cater for your needs! Kitted out with a groovy reception area and studios, showers that are sprinkly good with shampoo and conditioner to boot, this yoga studio will look after you. Why? Well it's open 7 days a week and offers at least one class an hour from 12-7pm during the weekdays, with a selection of classes that most certainly could not to be sniffed at! Spoilt for choice, you can sample all sorts of yoga flow classes from Dynamic flow to working on Alignment. Groove and move in Yoga basics, Pilates, Ashtanga, Jivamukti, Core yoga or Anusara-inspired yoga and that's just naming a few of the classes available at the mighty BlueCow! If the names of these classes are double dutch to you, well that's just all the more reason to come and try. It will no doubt translate into something wonderful for you and your body! And for those afflicted with that unusual disposition of rising early in the morning, there are classes from 7am. If you enjoy starting the day with a fire in your belly and imitating Darth Vader ! i.e.practising Ujjayii breathing, well you can join the Mysore self- practice class which is Ashtanga yoga at it's purest. If you are looking to chill and cruise through the rest of the day, you could try early morning Core yoga class which works towards bringing calmness and stillness in the body. BlueCowYoga puts on some cool workshops too!, Coming up is an Anusara Inspired one and a yoga workshop based on Somatics by Tanya Fitzpatrick. Only a short time back, I was at one of Tanya's workshops. Somatics are simple movements based on steadfast principles that anyone can do. I learnt some valuable movements that can be applied to a yoga practice or just daily life. These gentle movements allow you to reprogram and train your body to release tension from it. Comes in kinda handy! No fuss and no frills at the BlueCow, as they say a visit to the studio won't have you "overdosing on smells and bells". But you do have an opportunity central to the city in London to revitalise, rejuvenate and frankly feel good ! (or even better;) BlueCow I salute Yow :) read more

I had a great massage here in Blue Cow Yoga (http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/blue-cow-yoga-london) . I always arrived here early as possible, after a very long working hours. I came here to relax and to take away my stress. BCG was one of the place that I prefer to choose in dealing massage service, I like the way of their treatment. In terms of their services, I feel like the boss, they treat what you want. I choose to went here every time I feel stressed, if another massage services that I also choses are have many costumers. read more

I really want to like this studio, and if I'd written this review 3 months ago I would have given it 4 stars. I once attended classes here up to 5 times a week, but unfortunately the owners (presumably to drum up business) have started changing the focus of the studio over the past few months. They now rent out one of the studio rooms to a fitness machine company, and the once-relaxing lobby is now filled with gym-type lyrca-wearing clients and the accompanying sales agents, and the once-relaxing yoga classes (depending what time you come) are sometimes infiltrated by pounding gym music from the neighbouring fitness machine studio. Even worse, their marketing strategy has changed - although their tagline is "Step Off the Treadmill," they have begun marketing themselves as a body-focused gym. I just received an email last week asking me to join their "Beach Body Challenge!" which has "weekly weigh-ins". Yup, you read that correctly - weekly weigh-ins, at a YOGA STUDIO. As someone who practises yoga for spiritual and mental health reasons, I find this messaging deeply, deeply offensive. Finally, the number of actual yoga classes (as opposed to flow or pilates classes) is quite small for what I would expect from a London yoga studio, and the quality of the teachers varies wildly - some hastily demonstrate more advanced (aka dangerous) postures without checking the skill level of the students. Again, this is not something I expect from a proper yoga studio. I think the owners need to seriously rethink the branding of their business. And unless they have a really loyal flow class following, I don't think their business model is sustainable: it's far more cost effective and practical for people to join a gym that has yoga classes than to take gym-like classes at an expensive yoga studio that lacks all the other benefits of a gym. One thing is for sure, they will definitely alienate their yogi client base with the direction they've taken - I don't know a single yogi who appreciates being asked to participate in a "weigh in." read more

Blue cow yoga is a space of complete peace as soon as one walks through the door, and friendly atmosphere stripped bare of the sometimes stuffy and alienating hippie vibe. It's a haven out of the day to day stream of hectic activity of the City. Everything has been designed to make it easy, pleasant and accessible for busy City people. Staff soon know your name and sign you in when you rush in for one of their many and diverse fab yoga or pilates classes. A smile and a personal touch to boot! Whatever you look you are likely to find it there. A dynamic class that will get those cores and legs strengthened whilst having a bit of a giggle, check. Or maybe a relaxing class to unwind the mind and body, check. A class to deepen your knowledge of specific postures under the expert guidance of Ashtangi master Charlie, check. A basics class to dip your toe into yoga or make sure your know your foundations, check. And so so much more. Teachers are friendly, helpful and unpretentious, and experienced. Mats, props and all you might need for the class or to get ready to go out or to work is there, so you can just pop along! And there is also a great team of therapists who offer a wide range of treatments and will take the time to get to know you so they can give you a truly bespoke session. On offer: deep tissue, sports massage, Indian head massage, Lymphatic drainage, Myofascial, Reiki, Shiatsu, Thai yoga massage.... A great place for its atmosphere, the quality of the classes and treatments, and getting out of the busy City to find time to breathe! read more

Perfect. Great classes, at great times, great facilities and really responsive staff and management.