Move.Voice

Move.Voice FreedomDance, Ecstatic Dance, Free Dance and Movement & Meditation

There are some activities (eating, sleeping...) A practice which is in constant flux.

move.voice: our regular sessions are open to everyone, experienced movers or not; we explore a great deal, working with release-based movement principles, improvisation, free-voice & moving images; we also give deep yoga classes and run various workshops which are unavoidable, and others which are avoidable but really shouldn't be because they're integral to a full and happy life, and high amongst

these is dance...

At whatever age, in whatever culture, our bodies are made to move, and to move freely with creativity and invention. We don’t have to be tied to the movements of a particular job, lifestyle, sport, or whatever; and when it comes to dance, we don’t have to be tied to a particular style of dance. We can be free to dance as we like, in the moment, with the music, with whomever else is dancing in the space, with our inner selves in all our moods and emotions, with whatever joys and obstacles we may be living through. We can improvise, explore, discover, express, release, let ourselves go. Dance, as a shifting metaphor for our being, is the very pulse of life in its different forms - a pulse moving between gentle and spiritual to expressive and ecstatic. Ours is an open form of Movement & Meditation practice, open to everyone wishing to explore inner and outer movement together with others. There’s an open and flexible structure, usually based around music, which I call the Wave (thanks to Gabrielle Roth), which like the constantly changing and evolving cycle of life itself, encourages the dancer to move from gentle to vigorous movement and on to a rejuvenated state of being, with the inspiration and support of music and themes which are usually different from session to session. A dance which is different each time, and is always a personal journey while being open to and connected with the others around you. A dance practice where purely-technical aspects of dance are left aside so that we can focus on the essence and deep principles of dance, on the dance which comes from inside our bodies and from inside our souls. A practice which is always the individual’s while deepening connections within the group. A practice without any judgement at all. Where you are not forced to move more than you wish to, it’s up to you. We hope to encourage and enable you to expand how you can move and to go deeper into movement and meditation. Where energy and inspiration can be sustained not consumed. Where we can move freely in and out of ecstatic movement. The practice works with you as you are, as far as you're willing to let go and enter into it. You are free to take your time or throw yourself in. It encourages opening and generosity of spirit and is great fun while being deeply transformative. For me, it’s a perfect complement to all the stresses and strains of modern life, as well as being a perfect complement to practices like yoga and tai-chi as we come to movement and meditation from a quite different perspective. Nick Hobbs

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 11-18.5.26Classes: Please check in with us before turning up for the classes and ...
11/05/2026

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 11-18.5.26

Classes: Please check in with us before turning up for the classes and sessions below as we may move them according to what works best for the people who wish to come. We mostly work with small groups and try to give classes that work for all levels (feel free to say if you prefer a beginner’s class or a more advanced one or you’d like us to focus on a certain group of poses). Please let us know what works best for you; we'll try to accommodate. If you’re away from Istanbul, Tasha gives online classes by arrangement. All our yoga classes include movements and poses which may not be in the classical yoga canon yet which we feel are appropriate to making for a varied and healthy practice. If you pay for 5 classes in advance, the sixth one is free.

Workshops: Tasha’s visual art workshops and Nick's workshops and voice, and performative dance and theatre classes are mostly by request, please ask if interested.

Performers (Nick): I'm open to working (as director, writer or performer) with performers (dancers, actors, singers, performance artists, musicians, poets…) on dance-theatre, music and voice projects. Depending on the project, I'm happy to work without finance but commitment is essential. If interested, please get in touch. I’m happy to work in Turkish or English as well as other languages. Performance projects can be for solo performers or for performances involving more than one performer. My work aspires to be challenging and radical for both the performers and audiences.

yours
Tasha & Nick

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 11-18.5.26

please ask us if you would prefer a class at a different time (or even a different class)

Monday 11.5 (no class)

Tuesday 12.5 (evening yoga)
slow yoga
with Tasha
a gentler open yoga class where we take our time to go into deeper postures, breath work and meditation
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

Wednesday 13.5 (evening yoga)
vinyasa flow
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on asana flow
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

Thursday 14.5 (evening yoga)
hatha yoga
with Tasha
an open yoga class including balancing asanas, breath and meditation and including some advanced postures
please register in advance
7-8.30pm
500 lira

Friday 15.5 (evening yoga)
asanas and breath
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8.30pm
500 lira

Saturday 16.5 (women's song circle & longer afternoon yoga)
women’s song circle
with Kasia Aynur Kugay
11am-1.30pm
900 lira

Singer-songwriter and voice teacher Kasia Aynur writes folk songs that evoke reverence for the land and the creatures she’s walked it with. Her name reflects her Polish and Anatolian roots, though she lived most of her life in San Francisco, California before moving to İstanbul in 2018. Since 2012, she has performed and released music, sometimes under the pseudonyms Chicken Mama and Kasia Moon. Her Vocal Playshops braid together the work of soothing the mind, tending the heart, and creating beauty with song. Sessions include instruction in vocal technique, playful improvisation exercises, and simple songs enjoyable for singing in groups.

More info: https://www.instagram.com/aynur.kasia?igsh=MXN5cGtxc3gxNGxzZw%3D%3D

Registration:

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and

yin yoga with a touch of yang
with Tasha
an all levels yin-yoga based class drawing on various movement practices, including deep stretching, breathwork and meditation
please register in advance
4-6pm

Sunday 17.5 (all-day hike in Istanbul’s countryside or evening open dance session, subject to the weather forecast nearer the time)
Hiking Istanbul hike
guided by Nick
in Istanbul’s countryside; Thracian side
info: https://www.facebook.com/hikingistanbul or ask to be on Hiking Istanbul's active hikers’ mailing list
registration not required but it’s helpful if we know that you’re coming
all day (subject to weather forecast nearer the time)
400 lira

or, if the weather forecast stays wet rather than dry

dancing at dusk
with Nick
a dance session open to all who wish to open into dance; we dance freely, usually with not much verbal guidance, the musical and personal journey being the main guide, with music that changes each time, with genres and rhythms from all over the world; the sessions draw on ideas of notions of conscious and ecstatic movement, and moving meditation, and explore some of the many ways of dancing both alone and with each other, where formal technique is irrelevant, where spirit is primary, where unfamiliar rhythms and musical styles are embraced, and where confident dancers and the shyest of movers are equally welcome
please register in advance
7-9pm
700 lira

Monday 18.5 (evening yoga)(
asanas and breath
with Nick
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

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looking ahead

May-June 2026 hikes (subject to weather)
Sunday, May 17th (in doubt)
Saturday, May 23rd
Sunday, May 31st
Sunday June 7th
Sunday, June 14th
Saturday, June 20th
Saturday, June 27th

Summons by Nikolai Galen
a neo-shamanic solo performance
@ The Attic
@ 8pm
on Friday, May 29th
300 Lira

generally

we’re flexible about times and themes, and we may add other classes as we go along; feel free to ask if we can do a class at a time that works best for you

please let us know in advance if you’d like to come to any of our sessions

our classes are generally in English though we can teach in Russian, French or Italian if requested

a note about prices and payments: our regular classes and hikes are half-price for full-time students; generally, please pay by cash when you arrive; we don’t accept credit or debit cards; payment in advance via iban is also fine; please ask for details

Tasha and Nick give other yoga, voice and dance theatre classes by arrangement. Tasha gives on-line yoga classes; please let her know at if you’d like information on those. She’s also a gifted visual artist and happy to sell her paintings.

The Attic: we wish for the space to be non-commercial and alternative suitable for deep work and smaller groups; the income we make helps maintain the space; we’re open to outside teachers, lecturers, artists and performers using the space; please get in touch with us if interested

The Attic, Cihangir
instagram: The Attic, Cihangir
telegram: t.me/theatticstudio

Nick: movement, voice, music & theatre
move.voice facebook: move.voice
voice of shade facebook: voiceofshade
voice of shade archive: voice of shade

Tasha: body & art work
yoga instagram: yogabirch
dance instagram: danceandspace
artwork::tashabirch

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 4-11.5.26Classes: Please check in with us before turning up for the classes and s...
05/05/2026

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 4-11.5.26

Classes: Please check in with us before turning up for the classes and sessions below as we may move them according to what works best for the people who wish to come. We mostly work with small groups and try to give classes that work for all levels (feel free to say if you prefer a beginner’s class or a more advanced one or you’d like us to focus on a certain group of poses). Please let us know what works best for you; we'll try to accommodate. If you’re away from Istanbul, Tasha gives online classes by arrangement. All our yoga classes include movements and poses which may not be in the classical yoga canon yet which we feel are appropriate to making for a varied and healthy practice. If you pay for 5 classes in advance, the sixth one is free.

Workshops: Tasha’s visual art workshops and Nick's workshops and voice, and performative dance and theatre classes are mostly by request, please ask if interested.

Performers (Nick): I'm open to working (as director, writer or performer) with performers (dancers, actors, singers, performance artists, musicians, poets…) on dance-theatre, music and voice projects. Depending on the project, I'm happy to work without finance but commitment is essential. If interested, please get in touch. I’m happy to work in Turkish or English as well as other languages. Performance projects can be for solo performers or for performances involving more than one performer. My work aspires to be challenging and radical for both the performers and audiences.

yours
Tasha & Nick

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 4-11.5.26

please ask us if you would prefer a class at a different time (or even a different class)

Monday 4.5 (evening yoga)(
asanas and breath
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

Tuesday 5.5 (evening yoga)
slow yoga
with Tasha
a gentler open yoga class where we take our time to go into deeper postures, breath work and meditation
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

Wednesday 6.5 (morning yoga & evening lecture about solitude)
vinyasa flow
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on asana flow
please register in advance
10-11:30am
500 lira

and

lecture (in English) with Margarita Osepyan (art curator)
Theme: Inward, Apart.
7-9pm
500 lira

What does it mean to be alone? This lecture explores the difference between solitude and loneliness at a time of constant stimulation and media saturation.

Drawing on a brief philosophical background and on the ways different thinkers have understood solitude, the lecture considers where we find ourselves in the contemporary world - among others, apart from them, or alone in their midst. Solitude emerges here as a vital inner space in which imposed influences may be loosened and in which one may return to oneself, regenerate,or even arrive at insight. These questions will be approached through Albrecht Dürer’s engraving Melencolia I and through the works of young contemporary artists.

Margarita Osepyan is a curator and researcher working between London and Istanbul. Her practice focuses on how meaning, perception, and subjectivity are shaped by language, embodiment and media across different cultural contexts. Over the past fifteen years, she has worked across independent and institutional settings, curating and developing projects internationally including SESC São Paulo, Vienna Festwochen, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern and the Barbican Centre.

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Photos from Katrin Nenasheva' durational performance Between Here and There, 2017

Thursday 7.5 (evening yoga)
hatha yoga
with Tasha
an open yoga class including balancing asanas, breath and meditation and including some advanced postures
please register in advance
7-8.30pm
500 lira

Friday 8.5 (evening yoga)
asanas and breath
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8.30pm
500 lira

Saturday 9.5 (longer morning yoga)
yin yoga with a touch of yang
with Tasha
an all levels yin-yoga based class drawing on various movement practices, including deep stretching, breathwork and meditation
please register in advance
11am-1pm
700 lira

Sunday 10.5 (longer afternoon yoga)
standing balance asanas
with Tasha
an all levels Hatha yoga class drawing on various movement practices, including deep stretching, breathwork and meditation
please register in advance
4-6pm
700 lira

Monday 11.5 (evening yoga)(
asanas and breath
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

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looking ahead

May-June 2026 hikes (subject to weather)
Sunday, May 17th
Saturday, May 23rd
Sunday, May 31st
Sunday June 7th
Sunday, June 14th
Saturday, June 20th
Saturday, June 27th

Summons by Nikolai Galen
a neo-shamanic solo performance
@ The Attic
@ 8pm
on Friday, May 29th
300 Lira

generally

we’re flexible about times and themes, and we may add other classes as we go along; feel free to ask if we can do a class at a time that works best for you

please let us know in advance if you’d like to come to any of our sessions

our classes are generally in English though we can teach in Russian, French or Italian if requested

a note about prices and payments: our regular classes and hikes are half-price for full-time students; generally, please pay by cash when you arrive; we don’t accept credit or debit cards; payment in advance via iban is also fine; please ask for details

Tasha and Nick give other yoga, voice and dance theatre classes by arrangement. Tasha gives on-line yoga classes; please let her know at if you’d like information on those. She’s also a gifted visual artist and happy to sell her paintings.

The Attic: we wish for the space to be non-commercial and alternative suitable for deep work and smaller groups; the income we make helps maintain the space; we’re open to outside teachers, lecturers, artists and performers using the space; please get in touch with us if interested

The Attic, Cihangir
instagram: The Attic, Cihangir
telegram: t.me/theatticstudio

Nick: movement, voice, music & theatre
move.voice facebook: move.voice
voice of shade facebook: voiceofshade
voice of shade archive: voice of shade

Tasha: body & art work
yoga instagram: yogabirch
dance instagram: danceandspace
artwork::tashabirch

Unique space in the centre of the city for movement and meditation - yoga, dance, conscious movement, free voice, moving and classical meditation.

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 27.4-4.5.26Tasha’s exhibition ’Traffic’ has officially closed but the paintings w...
28/04/2026

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 27.4-4.5.26

Tasha’s exhibition ’Traffic’ has officially closed but the paintings will stay up and remain viewable till the end of the week. It’s at the Barın Han contemporary art gallery (Boyacı Ahmet Sokak No:4, Binbirdirek Mahallesi, Çemberlitaş, close to the Çemberlitaş stop (the stop after Sultanahmet) on the T1 tram line and a short walk from the Vezneciler stop on the M2 metro line) last week. Free entry. Open 10am-6pm every day. There are 2 other exhibitions running at Barın Han at the same time. Tasha’s is on the top floor. Her boldly coloured paintings are rich in zoomorphic depth.

Classes: Please check in with us before turning up for the classes and sessions below as we may move them according to what works best for the people who wish to come. We mostly work with small groups and try to give classes that work for all levels (feel free to say if you prefer a beginner’s class or a more advanced one or you’d like us to focus on a certain group of poses). Please let us know what works best for you; we'll try to accommodate. If you’re away from Istanbul, Tasha gives online classes by arrangement. If you pay for 5 classes in advance, the sixth one is free.

Workshops: Tasha’s visual art workshops and Nick's workshops and voice, and performative dance and theatre classes are mostly by request, please ask if interested.

Performers (Nick): I'm open to working (as director, writer or performer) with performers (dancers, actors, singers, performance artists, musicians, poets…) on dance-theatre, music and voice projects. Depending on the project, I'm happy to work without finance but commitment is essential. If interested, please get in touch. I’m happy to work in Turkish or English as well as other languages. Performance projects can be for solo performers or for performances involving more than one performer. My work aspires to be challenging and radical for both the performers and audiences.

yours
Tasha & Nick

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 27.4-4.5.26

please ask us if you would prefer a class at a different time (or even a different class)

Monday 27.4 (evening yoga)(
asanas and breath
with Nick
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

Tuesday 28.4 (evening yoga)
slow yoga
with Tasha
a gentler open yoga class where we take our time to go into deeper postures, breath work and meditation
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

Wednesday 29.4 (morning yoga & voice and art therapy workshop)
vinyasa flow
with Nick
an open yoga class focused on asana flow
please register in advance
9:30-11am
500 lira

and

Voice activation and art therapy
in Turkish & English
with Irem Ege and Leonora Nemeth
7-9.30pm
800 lira

for all details please follow this link:

Thursday 30.4 (evening open dance session?
dancing at dusk
with Nick
a dance session open to all who wish to open into dance; we dance freely, usually with not much verbal guidance, the musical and personal journey being the main guide, with music that changes each time, with genres and rhythms from all over the world; the sessions draw on ideas of notions of conscious and ecstatic movement, and moving meditation, and explore some of the many ways of dancing both alone and with each other, where formal technique is irrelevant, where spirit is primary, where unfamiliar rhythms and musical styles are embraced, and where confident dancers and the shyest of movers are equally welcome
please register in advance
7-9pm
700 lira

Friday 1.5 (morning yoga & evening ceremony)
asanas and breath
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
9.30- 11am
500 lira

and

Cacao and singing ceremony
with Gürkan Tekin and Leonora Nemeth
in Turkish & English
7-10pm

Please contact us for more details:
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Saturday 2.5 (longer morning yoga)
yin yoga with a touch of yang
with Tasha
an all levels yin-yoga based class drawing on various movement practices, including deep stretching, breathwork and meditation
please register in advance
11am-1pm
700 lira

Sunday 3.5 (longer afternoon yoga)
yin yoga with a touch of yang
with Tasha
an all levels yin-yoga based class drawing on various movement practices, including deep stretching, breathwork and meditation
please register in advance
4-6pm
700 lira

Monday 4.5 (evening yoga)(
asanas and breath
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

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looking ahead

May-June 2026 hikes (subject to weather)
Friday, May 1st (rain expected)
Sunday, May 17th
Saturday, May 23rd
Sunday, May 31st
Sunday June 7th
Sunday, June 14th
Saturday, June 20th
Saturday, June 27th

lecture (in English) with Margarita Osepyan (art curator)
Wednesday, May 6th
Theme: Inward, Apart.
7-8:30pm
500 lira

What does it mean to be alone? This lecture explores the difference between solitude and loneliness at a time of constant stimulation and media saturation.

Drawing on a brief philosophical background and on the ways different thinkers have understood solitude, the lecture considers where we find ourselves in the contemporary world - among others, apart from them, or alone in their midst. Solitude emerges here as a vital inner space in which imposed influences may be loosened and in which one may return to oneself, regenerate,or even arrive at insight. These questions will be approached through Albrecht Dürer’s engraving Melencolia I and through the works of young contemporary artists.

Margarita Osepyan is a curator and researcher working between London and Istanbul. Her practice focuses on how meaning, perception, and subjectivity are shaped by language, embodiment and media across different cultural contexts. Over the past fifteen years, she has worked across independent and institutional settings, curating and developing projects internationally including SESC São Paulo, Vienna Festwochen, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern and the Barbican Centre.

image2.jpeg

image3.jpeg

Photos from Katrin Nenasheva' durational performance Between Here and There, 2017

Summons by Nikolai Galen
a neo-shamanic solo performance
@ The Attic
@ 8pm
on Friday, May 29th
300 Lira

generally

we’re flexible about times and themes, and we may add other classes as we go along; feel free to ask if we can do a class at a time that works best for you

please let us know in advance if you’d like to come to any of our sessions

our classes are generally in English though we can teach in Russian, French or Italian if requested

a note about prices and payments: our regular classes and hikes are half-price for full-time students; generally, please pay by cash when you arrive; we don’t accept credit or debit cards; payment in advance via iban is also fine; please ask for details

Tasha and Nick give other yoga, voice and dance theatre classes by arrangement. Tasha gives on-line yoga classes; please let her know at if you’d like information on those. She’s also a gifted visual artist and happy to sell her paintings.

The Attic: we wish for the space to be non-commercial and alternative suitable for deep work and smaller groups; the income we make helps maintain the space; we’re open to outside teachers, lecturers, artists and performers using the space; please get in touch with us if interested

The Attic, Cihangir
instagram: The Attic, Cihangir
telegram: t.me/theatticstudio

Nick: movement, voice, music & theatre
move.voice facebook: move.voice
voice of shade facebook: voiceofshade
voice of shade archive: voice of shade

Tasha: body & art work
yoga instagram: yogabirch
dance instagram: danceandspace
artwork::tashabirch

Unique space in the centre of the city for movement and meditation - yoga, dance, conscious movement, free voice, moving and classical meditation.

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 20-27.4.26 at the Attic, Cihangir Tasha’s exhibition ’Traffic’ closes at 6pm on S...
22/04/2026

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 20-27.4.26 at the Attic, Cihangir

Tasha’s exhibition ’Traffic’ closes at 6pm on Sunday, April 26th. It’s at the Barın Han contemporary art gallery (Boyacı Ahmet Sokak No:4, Binbirdirek Mahallesi, Çemberlitaş, close to the Çemberlitaş stop (the stop after Sultanahmet) on the T1 tram line and a short walk from the Vezneciler stop on the M2 metro line) last week. Free entry. Open 10am-6pm every day. There are 2 other exhibitions running at Barın Han at the same time. Tasha’s is on the top floor. Her boldly coloured paintings are rich in zoomorphic depth.

On Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22nd, Tasha and I will give a performance called Footprints at Barın Han.

Footprints is an impromptu performance by the visual artist and dancer Tasha Birch and singer and dancer Nikolai Galen. April 22nd is Earth Day, honouring our planetary home, our ultimate mother. It is a day to remind us to love, respect, appreciate, value and protect the Earth. Just as we only have one life, we only have one planet, a miraculous one, one as a species that we constantly despoil - a suicidal act of unsustainable vandalism. Footprints refers to our point of contact with the Earth and also it is a metaphor for the size of our effect on it - one that’s much bigger than our physical selves. The performance takes place in the gallery space which is showing some of Tasha Birch’s richly biomorphic paintings. Last day: Sunday, April 26th.

Classes: Please check in with us before turning up for the classes and sessions below as we may move them according to what works best for the people who wish to come. We mostly work with small groups and try to give classes that work for all levels (feel free to say if you prefer a beginner’s class or a more advanced one or you’d like us to focus on a certain group of poses). Please let us know what works best for you; we'll try to accommodate. If you’re away from Istanbul, Tasha gives online classes by arrangement. If you pay for 5 classes in advance, the sixth one is free.

Workshops: Tasha’s visual art workshops and Nick's workshops and voice, and performative dance and theatre classes are mostly by request, please ask if interested.

Performers (Nick): I'm open to working (as director, writer or performer) with performers (dancers, actors, singers, performance artists, musicians, poets…) on dance-theatre, music and voice projects. Depending on the project, I'm happy to work without finance but commitment is essential. If interested, please get in touch. I’m happy to work in Turkish or English as well as other languages. Performance projects can be for solo performers or for performances involving more than one performer. My work aspires to be challenging and radical for both the performers and audiences.

yours
Tasha & Nick

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 20-27.4.26

please ask us if you would prefer a class at a different time (or even a different class)

Monday 20.4 (evening yoga)(
asanas and breath
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

Tuesday 21.4 (evening yoga)
slow yoga
with Tasha
a gentler open yoga class where we take our time to go into deeper postures, breath work and meditation
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

Wednesday 22.4 (morning yoga & evening performance)
vinyasa flow
with Nick
an open yoga class focused on asana flow
please register in advance
11am-12:30pm
500 lira

and

Footprints @ Barın Han
for info, see above

Thursday 23.4 (evening yoga)
asanas and breath
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

Friday 24.4 (evening yoga)
hatha yoga
with Tasha
an end-of-the week open yoga class including balancing asanas, breath and meditation and including some advanced postures
please register in advance
7-8.30pm
500 lira

Saturday 25.4 (longer morning yoga)
yin yoga with a touch of yang
with Tasha
an all levels yin-yoga based class drawing on various movement practices, including deep stretching, breathwork and meditation
please register in advance
11am-1pm
700 lira

Sunday 26.4 (all-day hike in Istanbul’s countryside & Tasha’s exhibition’s last day)
Traffic @ Barın Han
for info, see above
10am-6pm
free entry

and

Hiking Istanbul hike
guided by Nick
in Istanbul’s countryside; Anatolian side
info: https://www.facebook.com/hikingistanbul or ask to be on Hiking Istanbul's active hikers’ mailing list
registration not required but it’s helpful if we know that you’re coming
all day (subject to weather forecast nearer the time)
400 lira

Monday 20.4 (evening yoga)(
asanas and breath
with Nick
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

+++

looking ahead

April-May 2026 hikes (subject to weather)
Sunday, April 26th
Friday, May 1st
Sunday, May 17th
Saturday, May 23rd
Saturday, May 30th

generally

we’re flexible about times and themes, and we may add other classes as we go along; feel free to ask if we can do a class at a time that works best for you

please let us know in advance if you’d like to come to any of our sessions

our classes are generally in English though we can teach in Russian, French or Italian if requested

a note about prices and payments: our regular classes and hikes are half-price for full-time students; generally, please pay by cash when you arrive; we don’t accept credit or debit cards; payment in advance via iban is also fine; please ask for details

Tasha and Nick give other yoga, voice and dance theatre classes by arrangement. Tasha gives on-line yoga classes; please let her know at if you’d like information on those. She’s also a gifted visual artist and happy to sell her paintings.

The Attic: we wish for the space to be non-commercial and alternative suitable for deep work and smaller groups; the income we make helps maintain the space; we’re open to outside teachers, lecturers, artists and performers using the space; please get in touch with us if interested

The Attic, Cihangir
instagram: The Attic, Cihangir
telegram: t.me/theatticstudio

Nick: movement, voice, music & theatre
move.voice facebook: move.voice
voice of shade facebook: voiceofshade
voice of shade archive: voice of shade

Tasha: body & art work
yoga instagram: yogabirch
dance instagram: danceandspace

artwork::tashabirch

Unique space in the centre of the city for movement and meditation - yoga, dance, conscious movement, free voice, moving and classical meditation.

22/04/2026
our classes, workshops, events & hikes 13-20.4.26Tasha’s exhibition ’Traffic’ opened at the Barın Han contemporary art g...
13/04/2026

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 13-20.4.26

Tasha’s exhibition ’Traffic’ opened at the Barın Han contemporary art gallery (Boyacı Ahmet Sokak No:4, Binbirdirek Mahallesi, Çemberlitaş, close to the Çemberlitaş stop (the stop after Sultanahmet) on the T1 tram line and a short walk from the Vezneciler stop on the M2 metro line) last week. Free entry. Open 10am-6pm every day. There are 2 other exhibitions running at Barın Han at the same time. Tasha’s is on the top floor. Her boldly coloured paintings are rich in zoomorphic depth. The exhibition runs to April 26th.

Classes: Please check in with us before turning up for the classes and sessions below as we may move them according to what works best for the people who wish to come. We mostly work with small groups and try to give classes that work for all levels (feel free to say if you prefer a beginner’s class or a more advanced one or you’d like us to focus on a certain group of poses). Please let us know what works best for you; we'll try to accommodate. If you’re away from Istanbul, Tasha gives online classes by arrangement. If you pay for 5 classes in advance, the sixth one is free.

Workshops: Tasha’s visual art workshops and Nick's workshops and voice, and performative dance and theatre classes are mostly by request, please ask if interested.

Performers (Nick): I'm open to working (as director, writer or performer) with performers (dancers, actors, singers, performance artists, musicians, poets…) on dance-theatre, music and voice projects. Depending on the project, I'm happy to work without finance but commitment is essential. If interested, please get in touch. I’m happy to work in Turkish or English as well as other languages. Performance projects can be for solo performers or for performances involving more than one performer. My work aspires to be challenging and radical for both the performers and audiences.

yours
Tasha & Nick

our classes, workshops, events & hikes 13-20.4.26

please ask us if you would prefer a class at a different time (or even a different class)

Monday 13.4 (evening yoga)(
asanas and breath
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

Tuesday 14.4 (evening yoga)
slow yoga
with Tasha
a gentler open yoga class where we take our time to go into deeper postures, breath work and meditation
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

Wednesday 15.4 (morning yoga)
vinyasa flow
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on asana flow
please register in advance
11am-12:30pm
500 lira

Thursday 16.4 (evening free-moving dance)
dancing at dusk
with Nick
a dance session open to all who wish to open into dance; we dance freely, usually with not much verbal guidance, the musical and personal journey being the main guide, with music that changes each time, with genres and rhythms from all over the world; the sessions draw on ideas of notions of conscious and ecstatic movement, and moving meditation, and explore some of the many ways of dancing both alone and with each other, where formal technique is irrelevant, where spirit is primary, where unfamiliar rhythms and musical styles are embraced, and where confident dancers and the shyest of movers are equally welcome
please register in advance
7-9pm
700 lira

Friday 17.4 (evening yoga)
hatha yoga
with Nick
an end-of-the week open yoga class including balancing asanas, breath and meditation and including some advanced postures
please register in advance
7-8.30pm
500 lira

Saturday 18.4 (all-day hike in Istanbul’s countryside)
Hiking Istanbul hike
guided by Nick
in Istanbul’s countryside; Anatolian side
info: https://www.facebook.com/hikingistanbul or ask to be on Hiking Istanbul's active hikers’ mailing list
registration not required but it’s helpful if we know that you’re coming
all day (subject to weather forecast nearer the time)
400 lira

Sunday 19.4 (longer morning yoga)
yin yoga with a touch of yang
with Tasha
an all levels yin-yoga based class drawing on various movement practices, including deep stretching, breathwork and meditation
please register in advance
11am-1pm
700 lira

Monday 20.4 (evening yoga)(
asanas and breath
with Tasha
an open yoga class focused on the connection between asanas and breath
please register in advance
7-8:30pm
500 lira

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looking ahead

April-May 2026 hikes (subject to weather)
Saturday, April 18th
Sunday, April 26th
Friday, May 1st
Sunday, May 17th
Saturday, May 23rd
Saturday, May 30th

generally

we’re flexible about times and themes, and we may add other classes as we go along; feel free to ask if we can do a class at a time that works best for you

please let us know in advance if you’d like to come to any of our sessions

our classes are generally in English though we can teach in Russian, French or Italian if requested

a note about prices and payments: our regular classes and hikes are half-price for full-time students; generally, please pay by cash when you arrive; we don’t accept credit or debit cards; payment in advance via iban is also fine; please ask for details

Tasha and Nick give other yoga, voice and dance theatre classes by arrangement. Tasha gives on-line yoga classes; please let her know at if you’d like information on those. She’s also a gifted visual artist and happy to sell her paintings.

The Attic: we wish for the space to be non-commercial and alternative suitable for deep work and smaller groups; the income we make helps maintain the space; we’re open to outside teachers, lecturers, artists and performers using the space; please get in touch with us if interested

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