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More than
a studio.

We’re not a business that does community work on the side. We’re a community that runs a business.

Our story Live Karma Yoga ↓
Community ownership

Owned by the people who practise here.

Phoenix Yoga is community-owned — which means that the people who come through the door have a genuine stake in what happens here. Decisions are made with the community’s interests at heart, not a shareholder’s return. Surplus is reinvested into the studio, the teaching and the people who use it.

This matters because it shapes how we make decisions. When a community-owned studio thinks about whether to drop a class format, offer a new price tier, or open the space to a local initiative — the calculus is different. People come first, because people are who the studio belongs to.

We’re proud to be part of a broader movement of community-owned businesses in Putney and across London. Being community-owned isn’t a marketing position — it’s a legal structure and a genuine commitment to the neighbourhood we’re part of.

If you want to understand more about what this means in practice, the best way is to come to a class, meet the teachers, and feel for yourself what a studio that genuinely belongs to its community feels like.

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Member-owned

The studio is owned by its members, not a single proprietor or investor group.

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Surplus reinvested

Any surplus goes back into the studio and the community it serves — not out as profit.

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Open to everyone

Community ownership means keeping access as open as possible — for all ages, backgrounds and budgets.

Community partnership

Phoenix is home to Live Karma Yoga.

This is one of the things we’re most proud of — and something that makes Phoenix genuinely different from most yoga studios.

Community Interest Company

Live Karma Yoga — Community over Competition.

Live Karma Yoga (LKY) is a CIC driven by Community and Connection. They run free and contribution-based yoga classes in spaces and places that are in need of positive awareness — as a way of tackling inequalities, breaking down social barriers and encouraging people to come together from all walks of life to take care of their wellbeing and each other.

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Teachers on the LKY team — many also part of the Phoenix teaching family

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Phoenix teachers who also teach with or for Live Karma Yoga

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or contribution-based — LKY’s community classes are open to all

Ray

Phoenix’s founder is himself a treasured member of the LKY teaching team

LKY is run by Zara, Eva and Sarah — Zara is also a Phoenix teacher. You’ll see lots of LKY faces at Phoenix day-to-day.

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Where the practice reaches

Yoga for everybody — literally.

LKY’s belief is simple: yoga and wellness practices should be accessible to EVERYbody. Outside of their daily community classes, they run programmes in some of the places that need it most.

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Prisons

Yoga programmes inside prisons, working with people who rarely have access to mainstream wellness.

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Hospitals

Bringing practice to patients and staff in hospital settings where stress and physical strain are constant.

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Schools

Working with children and young people to build body awareness, emotional regulation and community.

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Safehouses & hostels

Offering yoga to people living in temporary and supported accommodation.

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Homeless shelters

Meeting people where they are — bringing practice to those with the fewest resources.

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Specialist groups

Tailored sessions for specific groups including female yoga, SEN and elderly communities.

“There is no greater power for change than a Community discovering what it cares about.”
— M. Wheatley  |  A value Live Karma Yoga lives by

LKY also collaborates widely across the community — their partners include:

Paddington Now Chelsea Physic Garden Lululemon Carneys Community Enable Charities Friends of the NHS

If you know someone who could benefit from what LKY does — or would like to be involved — get in touch directly at info@livekarmayoga.com or follow @livekarmayoga on Instagram.

Questions

Community FAQ

Phoenix Yoga is owned by its members rather than a single proprietor or investor. This means decisions are made with the community’s interests at heart, not a bottom line. Surplus is reinvested into the studio and the people who use it.

Live Karma Yoga (LKY) is a Community Interest Company that runs free and contribution-based yoga classes in spaces and communities that benefit from access to wellness. Phoenix is LKY’s home studio. Ray, Phoenix’s founder, is himself a member of the LKY teaching team, and around 50 Phoenix teachers also teach for LKY. Zara, one of our teachers, co-runs LKY alongside Eva and Sarah.

Through our partnership with Live Karma Yoga, free and contribution-based classes are available. LKY runs community classes open to all. Check livekarmayoga.com or follow @livekarmayoga for upcoming sessions.

Come to a class and join the community. You can also follow Live Karma Yoga on Instagram, attend one of their community classes or fundraising workshops at Phoenix, or reach out directly at info@livekarmayoga.com if you have a specific idea for collaboration.

Community over competition.

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