Placemaking and Community Building

Organisation: Brixton Yoga

The project: With a growing interest in supporting hyper-local community projects, I’ve been working alongside Brixton Yoga who – after 1,000 days offering free online yoga throughout the pandemic – opened a studio near my home in Leamington Spa. I am enjoying acting as a critical friend and advisor on all things strategy, pricing, place-making and community building as the Founder seeks to create an inclusive wellbeing space for all.

Impact:

• Since launching last year, the project has developed a viable membership base as well as offering solidarity spots and skills swaps, and hosting numerous community events (often revolving around the most delicious samosas!)

“Julia has been so very helpful – she immediately got to understand my particular (some would say unique) way of working and was able to understand what I was trying to achieve before I did, and then guided me along a path to a way to reach my targets very quickly. My business wouldn’t be here without her! She’s become a friend over the time together and that’s the way she works! Super friendly, helpful, empathetic and kind, definitely doing this work for all the right reasons! I highly recommend her!” – Gurpreet Dosanjh, Founder