For professionals looking for balance

You might recognise this

The problem is rarely the yoga. It is the calendar.

Most professionals who come to Poonam know exactly what they should be doing. Fitting it in is the part that defeats them.

“I'm at a desk for ten hours and it shows.”

Neck, shoulders, lower back. A body shaped by a chair rather than by movement.

“I can't switch off at night.”

The laptop closes and the thinking does not. You are tired without being able to sleep.

“I've tried the gym and it didn't stick.”

Not because you are lazy. Because 7pm is unreliable when work is unreliable.

“I feel like I'm always slightly behind.”

Running on adrenaline for so long that calm feels unfamiliar rather than restful.

How Poonam works with this

Before the day starts, not after it

The morning class runs 7:15 to 8:15, deliberately. Evenings get eaten by work; mornings rarely do. Doing it first means it is already done, and the day starts from a different place.

A fixed hour, before work7:15 to 8:15, Monday to Friday. Out by half past eight, at your desk on time.

Breath you can use at your deskFifteen minutes of pranayama in every session, and short versions you can use between meetings.

Online when you travelPersonal training runs over video, so a work trip does not end the practice.

Where to start

Three ways this usually works

Some people want the fixed morning slot. Others need something that moves with their week.

Best for routineMorning Yoga ClassFixed hour, five mornings. The lack of choice is the point — nothing to negotiate with yourself. Read more Best for irregular weeksPersonal TrainingTimes arranged around you, online or at the studio. Works if your calendar will not sit still. Read more For sleep and stressMeditation & PranayamaBreath work taught properly, as a tool you carry into the working day. Read more

What to expect

What changes, and roughly when

The physical changes are slow. The nervous system responds faster than most people expect.

The early start is the hard partWeek 1

Getting up is harder than the practice. Poonam will tell you to move bedtime rather than push through on less sleep.

Sleep, firstWeeks 2–3

Almost everyone reports sleeping better before they report anything else. That alone tends to make the mornings easier.

Shoulders, and focusWeeks 4–8

Desk tension eases. Most people also notice they can hold attention longer, which is the part nobody expects.

If your schedule is genuinely impossible

Say so. Poonam teaches clients in London and the USA over video at hours that suit them. A fixed 7am class is not the only option, and pretending it is would waste both your time.

Professionals looking for balance

The problem is rarely the yoga. It is the calendar.

Before the day starts, not after it

Three ways this usually works

What changes, and roughly when

An hour before the day takes it