Every week someone asks me, "Which is better — morning yoga or evening yoga?" And they usually expect me to say morning, because that's what everyone has heard. My honest answer after teaching batches at both ends of the day: the best batch is the one your routine can protect for months, not weeks. A "perfect" 6 am slot you abandon in ten days does far less for you than a 6 pm slot you keep all year.
Our six daily slots
- Morning: 6:00–7:00 am · 7:00–8:00 am · 8:00–9:00 am
- Evening: 4:00–5:00 pm · 5:00–6:00 pm · 6:00–7:00 pm
All six run offline at the studio in Bansda and online. Same teaching, same sequence — the only real difference is you.
The case for a morning batch
Morning practice has one enormous advantage: nothing has gone wrong yet. No guest has arrived, no work call has run late, no festival preparation has swallowed the evening. Students in the 6 and 7 am batches tend to be the most regular for exactly this reason — the day hasn't had a chance to interfere.
The body does feel stiffer when you wake, so we warm up longer and build postures more gradually. Stiffness in the morning is normal, not a problem — it simply means the practice starts gentler.
Morning suits you if: you can sleep on time, your household mornings are calm (or can be negotiated!), and you like starting the day with something already accomplished.
The case for an evening batch
By late afternoon the body is naturally warmer and more open than at dawn — many students find postures noticeably easier in the 5 pm batch than they ever did at 6 am. Evening practice is also a clean line between the working day and the rest of your evening: students often tell me the relaxation at the end of an evening class changes how the whole night at home feels.
The risk is interruptions. Evenings collect obligations the way a table collects clutter. If you choose an evening batch, treat it like an appointment you've paid for — because your health is exactly that.
Evening suits you if: your mornings belong to family duties, you're not a natural early riser, or you carry the day's tension in your body and need somewhere to put it down.
A simple way to decide
- Look at your last two weeks honestly. Which hour was quietly free almost every day? That's your batch — not the hour you wish was free.
- Keep a two-to-three-hour gap after a full meal. If lunch is late and heavy, the 4 pm batch will be uncomfortable; pick 6 pm.
- If you're torn, start with evening. It's easier to move earlier later than to rescue a failing 6 am commitment.
- Give the slot three weeks before judging it. The first week is novelty, the second is friction, the third tells the truth.
New to yoga entirely? Read what actually happens in your first class before you come — it answers everything students usually worry about.
