Accommodating advanced and beginner yogis, Yoga Works classes are taught at a slow but intense pace, and our favourite is the weekly Sunday sessions at Johannesburg Botanical Gardens, Emmarentia Dam. 

"Joburg is a very busy and high-paced city. There is an amazing energy, but at the same time the fast pace and daily demands can cause lots of pressure and stress. Add to that modern means of communication and lots of sitting behind desks and computers, and you have a recipe for pain, aches, and a permanently busy mind – modern problems for which yoga can present an ancient solution,” say founder Steven Heyman.