Located in Kendal in the Lake District, there are plenty of reasons to visit Proper Northern Yoga. Based in a couple of disused rooms in a local factory building, renovating this beautiful space was a real labour of love for founder, Hannah Glancy. She says the studio’s mission is to bring real yoga to real people. And that’s just what it’s doing: small class sizes (maximum nine students), plus the studio runs free meditations and singing bowl therapies to bring mindfulness techniques to a wider community. “The idea is to create a yoga community that people love to come to, where they feel comfortable and involved,” says Glancy. “Our studio is a yoga home from home: kick your shoes off at the door and leave the day outside.” propernorthernyoga.com