Real Practice.
Welcoming Space.
No pretense.
Non- Heated • Ashtanga • Nervous System Informed Yoga • Restorative Yoga • Ayurveda • Yoga Therapy
109R Water Street Exeter, NH
Ancient Tools for Modern Life
At Sanctuary we teach yoga as it was designed - the lineage, the philosophy, the practice. Classes range from deeply restorative to physically demanding. All of it grounded in something real.
Rooted In Traditional Yoga
Non-heated Classes. No loud music. No trends.
Regulate slows everything down - supported postures, extended holds, a pace that lets your nervous system catch up.
Build is steady and deliberate, with foundational postures and slower transitions that develop real organization and strength, in your body over time.
Refine is challenging, precise work with faster transitions, more advanced postures, and a pace that will make you sweat. Refine classes are rooted in the Ashtanga tradition.
Sanctuary classes are not designed to make you better at poses.
They are designed to help you recognize:
- Where you apply unnecessary effort
- Where you hold tension
- How you respond when challenged
- When your attention becomes scattered
- How quickly the mind begins to race, judge, or control
As these patterns become visible, something begins to change. There is less internal pressure, less second-guessing and greater clarity.
A steadier relationship with yourself.
A Different Way To Practice
Most yoga focuses on the body. At Sanctuary, the body is where we start.
We teach yoga as a complete practice - one that works with attention, effort, breath, and awareness. The goal isn't better poses. It's greater clarity, stability, and a real understanding of how you operate under pressure.
The wellness industry keeps telling women the answer is more. More intensity, more optimization, more discipline. Most of the people who walk through our door have already tried more. It didn't work. What works is a practice that interrupts the pattern, one that works with your nervous system instead of against it.
You'll do that work alongside people who are done performing. No competition, no comparison, no pretense. Just practice.
What Makes Sanctuary Different?
You handle a lot.
You often push through rather than pause.
You feel a constant undercurrent of pressure, even when things appear fine on the surface.
You may have practiced yoga before and sensed there was something deeper than what was being offered.
You aren't looking for entertainment or yoga trends.
You're looking for a practice that creates lasting change.
This Practice Is For You If...
Sanctuary isn’t built as a typical class-based yoga studio. While classes are an important part of the experience, they’re not the only place where the work is understood.
There are three layers to how the work happens:
A Pathway for Deeper Practice
Classes range from deeply restorative Regulate and Restorative classes to the progressively stronger Build and Ashtanga-based Refine classes.
Classes
Structured programs focused on specific themes such as stress, chronic pain, nervous system regulation, and sustainable effort.
Small Group Programs
Personalized one-on-one sessions that address your unique physical, mental, and nervous system patterns.
Yoga Therapy
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Nervous-system–informed yoga considers how pace, breath, effort, sensation, and the environment affect the body’s stress response. Rather than asking students to override discomfort or push through at all costs, the practice builds awareness, choice, and the ability to respond more skillfully to what the body is communicating.
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No. A nervous-system–informed class may be deeply restorative or physically challenging. The difference is that intensity is introduced intentionally, with clear options, adequate recovery, and respect for each student’s capacity rather than through pressure, competition, or forced effort.
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Ashtanga is a traditional method of yoga offered in our Refine classes that follows a set sequence of postures linked with breath. The repetition allows students to become familiar with the practice, build strength and stamina, and develop greater focus, awareness, and refinement over time.
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No. Sanctuary welcomes both beginners and experienced practitioners who are interested in understanding yoga beyond physical postures. If you are a beginner we recommend starting with our Regulate or Build offerings.
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Yoga therapy uses individualized practices to address physical, nervous system, and behavioral patterns through a therapeutic application of traditional yoga principles.
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Dress comfortably and bring a water bottle if you’d like. We provide blocks, blankets, and bolsters for all of our classes. If you don’t have your own mat we have a few to borrow.
Frequently Asked Questions
This is Where it Changes
Not the poses. Not the performance. The actual experience of being in your own mind and body. That's what a real practice builds over time.