25 YEARS of Yoga Moves
25 Years of Practice, Community, teaching, learning and Growth
This year, Yoga Moves turns 25.
What started in 2001 in a small rented studio in Utrecht has grown into a community that has touched thousands of lives. Our anniversary isn't simply about how long we have been here. It is about the people, practice and stories that made those 25 years possible. So from 10 September until the end of the year, we are celebrating — and we would love you to be part of it.
What is happening an overview
Our celebration begins in September across all five studios. Together we will create five unique 25 Years Trees, with students, teachers and staff adding their fingerprints as leaves. Every studio will also have a Memory Book, where you can leave a story, memory or message.
Online, our “What Moves You?” series will share stories from students, teachers, alumni and friends of Yoga Moves. And throughout the anniversary period, look out for special offers on class cards, memberships and Manduka mat towels for members.
Reconnect
Over 25 years, many people have been part of Yoga Moves.
From September until the end of the year, former teachers will return for special community classes, and we will reconnect with our Teacher Training graduates to explore how Yoga Moves can continue supporting and connecting its alumni.
Rediscover old connections — and create new ones.
November – Celebrate & Imagine
From 20–22 November, everything comes together in our anniversary weekend.
Friday 20 November is Welcome Home, a reunion for the people who helped shape Yoga Moves.
Saturday 21 November brings our Community Celebration, where we will share stories, celebrate together and look towards the future.
Sunday 22 November we finish where it all started: practice. Founder and co-owner Hilary Brown and co-owner and director Maurice Eikmans will lead a special anniversary experience class.
The story continues
This anniversary is about looking back, but also about what comes next. Five studios. 150+ classes every week. Hundreds of teachers trained. Thousands of people connected through yoga. And behind every number is a story. Including yours.
Welcome to 25 Years of Yoga Moves.
Maurice
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OUR Story
From one room in Utrecht to 25 years of Yoga Moves
In the summer of 2001, Hilary started Yoga Moves in a small rented studio in Utrecht, bringing an open, professional and challenging approach to yoga. What followed was the first qualified Power Yoga Teacher Training in the Netherlands and, over the years, five studios across Utrecht.
Today, Yoga Moves offers 150+ classes every week and has trained hundreds of teachers.
Styles and studios have changed, but the heart of Yoga Moves remains the same: people coming together to practise.
Special Discounts
CLASS CARDS
- 10 Class Card
- 20 Class Card
- 10 Class Card TERWIJDE
- Not Valid for Discount 10 Class Card
- Buy until 25 October 2026
at checkout
FOR MEMBERS ONLY
- For Monthly & (Bi)Annual members only
- Manduka Yogitoes yoga towel
- Manduka eQua yoga towel
- Available in our Shops in the studios
- Valid until 25 November 2026
MEMBERSHIP
- For new monthly memberships
- Choose the membership that suits you
- Rhythm, Balance, Infinity, Unlimited plus Mysore, Infinity Terwijde
- Also for the discount monthly memberships
- Valid until 25 November 2026
at checkout
Let’s create something meaningful together.
Everyone experiences yoga differently. For some, Yoga Moves was where they took their first yoga class.
For others, it became a weekly ritual, a place to find space during a difficult period, the beginning of a friendship, or even the start of a new career.
Throughout our anniversary, we will share stories from students, teachers, alumni, staff and friends of Yoga Moves.
What moves you?
25 Years ♥ In Your Words
“Looking back, I don't just see a yoga journey, I see a life woven together with this community. The moments that surprised me weren't always the big ones; they were the small, quiet shifts that happened simply by showing up, week after week. Yoga Moves taught me that practice is never just personal, it's shared.”
— Fanny G.
“Yoga Moves has become place of trust, quietness, comfort and mindfulness to return to over the last 20 years. In teaching, but especially in practice.”
— Robin H.
“I have a great deal of respect for how Yogamoves has grown and the contribution Yogamoves has made to the development of (dynamic) yoga in the Netherlands.”
— Marian Van M.
“Yoga Moves kickstarted my career as a yoga teacher!”
— Yoka G.
“When people move here, are lost and search for connection- the yoga Matt is the place they return to.”
— Martyna F.
“Yoga Moves gave me a space to learn, practice and grow.”
— Kirsteen R.
“The community is very important for me and I'm grateful for Yoga Moves to giving us space to build this community.”
— Debby J.
“Keep moving bodies and minds, keep building community, keep harbouring yogis in your home, keep being Yoga Moves.”
— Grietje van der M.
“My wish for the next 25 years is that Yogamoves continues to be a place where people feel welcome, inspired, and connected.”
— Trix M.
“Personally, YM introduced me to yoga, which has remained central in my life for 25+ years…and still going strong.”
— Rosemarie P.
“Those relationships made Yoga Moves feel like a second home rather than simply a studio.”
— Luis N. C.
“Personally, Yoga Moves has been a place of learning, growth, and meaningful connection.”
— Eva M.
“Instead of learning through thinking, I learned through feeling.”
— André S.
“It deepened my practice and gave me perspective on how to move forward in yoga + what I wanted from my yoga practice.”
— Laura van H.
“It has a very personal vibe, like a home, where everyone is welcome and treated with respect.”
— Peter S.
“When people move here, are lost and search for connection- the yoga Matt is the place they return to.”
— Caitlin L.
“Lindsay and I got it together by meeting up after my classes at yogamoves and so i guess you could say we had a yogamoves baby, our beloved Nina.”
— Simon R.
“No matter where you are in this world... We are family.”
— Hildegard Van N.
“It has meant community and growth to me”
— Simone H.
“The default-setting of positive energy when walking in.”
— Anna H.
“Yoga Moves is special because it offers so much. So many different classes, so many workshops, so many experienced teachers to learn from. I feel like it's a place where yoga in both its depth as its broadness come together.”
— Anne P.
“A home for many. I’ve learned a great deal.”
— Ingeborg T.
“I found a place that shaped me 360. Learned so much about myself both as a student, as a teacher and as a human”
— Mariella L.
“YM is a hub, a Space where I could and can grow.”
— Annelies S.
“It was Yoga Moves that really helped me to feel more at home in Holland.”
— Dana M.
“Yoga Moves has been an important place for my own practice and development.”
— Claas H.
“It was a wonderful studio where locals and international visitors could play.”
— Shauna S.
“It gave me confidence and motivation to continue teaching yoga.”
— Yuki S.
“I have so many memories, but the most important one is that I met the love of my life there. I married him and am now building my life around him.”
— Mariëlle K.
“Hilary created much more than a yoga studio—she created a space where yoga could be practiced with authenticity, curiosity, and a genuine sense of community.”
— Denise S.
“Liliana Nuno's Somatic YTT was life-changing and I will always cherish her teachings.”
— Irene L.
“The connections and warmth but most of all: laughter, dance and fun.”
— Tesse H.
“All the different ways of ‘doing yoga’ you offer are an excellent help on that life long path”
— Els M.
“For me, Yoga Moves and Hilary have always been inseparable—they represent the place where my yoga journey truly began.”
— Skadi van P.
“Yoga Moves was a place where I could explore yoga in many different ways.”
— Anne R.
“It was a safe space to reconnect and really ‘come home’ even when home country and family was far away.”
— Aga B.
“Looking back, Yoga Moves has been a place of belonging, growth, and meaningful connection that I will always carry with me.”
— Aditi N.
25 Year events AGENDA
Heads up: 22 September …. Shiva Rea, more information soon