Big Yoga Collective
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Yoga Studios
Big Yoga Collective
Paddock Wood Community Centre, Tonbridge TN12 6EB
# Big Yoga Collective
Big Yoga Collective, founded by Kate Bunyan in 2024, brings accessible yoga and mindfulness to the Tonbridge community. Based at Paddock Wood Community Centre, the organisation runs weekly Wednesday evening classes designed to make yoga welcoming regardless of experience level or physical ability.
The business combines physical yoga poses (asana) with mindfulness techniques including breathwork, creating a "slow flow" approach rooted in Ashtanga Vinyasa training. This deliberately paced method allows beginners and experienced practitioners to progress together in a non-judgmental space. Classes focus on building strength, flexibility and balance whilst cultivating mental calm and emotional resilience.
Big Yoga serves anyone seeking to improve mobility, manage stress and anxiety, or develop inner peace through yoga practice. Kate's personal transformation—from sceptical and injured to discovering yoga's therapeutic power—drives her mission to democratise these benefits across the community.
What distinguishes Big Yoga is its authentic community focus and founder-led ethos. Rather than commercialising immediately, Kate intentionally started with affordable community sessions, inviting donations to fund expanded provision. Her vision extends beyond current classes to include teen-focused sessions and yoga-life coaching fusion programmes, positioning Big Yoga as a long-term community investment rather than a conventional studio business. This grassroots approach, combined with accessible pricing and genuine commitment to transformation, creates genuine differentiation in the local wellness market.
Big Yoga Collective, founded by Kate Bunyan in 2024, brings accessible yoga and mindfulness to the Tonbridge community. Based at Paddock Wood Community Centre, the organisation runs weekly Wednesday evening classes designed to make yoga welcoming regardless of experience level or physical ability.
The business combines physical yoga poses (asana) with mindfulness techniques including breathwork, creating a "slow flow" approach rooted in Ashtanga Vinyasa training. This deliberately paced method allows beginners and experienced practitioners to progress together in a non-judgmental space. Classes focus on building strength, flexibility and balance whilst cultivating mental calm and emotional resilience.
Big Yoga serves anyone seeking to improve mobility, manage stress and anxiety, or develop inner peace through yoga practice. Kate's personal transformation—from sceptical and injured to discovering yoga's therapeutic power—drives her mission to democratise these benefits across the community.
What distinguishes Big Yoga is its authentic community focus and founder-led ethos. Rather than commercialising immediately, Kate intentionally started with affordable community sessions, inviting donations to fund expanded provision. Her vision extends beyond current classes to include teen-focused sessions and yoga-life coaching fusion programmes, positioning Big Yoga as a long-term community investment rather than a conventional studio business. This grassroots approach, combined with accessible pricing and genuine commitment to transformation, creates genuine differentiation in the local wellness market.
Services offered
Weekly community yoga classesSlow flow yoga instructionMindfulness and breathwork trainingBeginner-friendly yoga sessionsNon-judgmental yoga practice spacePhysical strength and flexibility developmentMental wellbeing and stress managementCommunity yoga funding programme