Urban Calm

East Finchley · Gospel Oak · Your first class is free

Yoga and Pilates
for a calmer North London.

Small, friendly classes in Finchley and Gospel Oak, taught personally by Lucie for over 25 years, with every exercise adapted to the body you bring.

Every exercise adapted to you

Small, friendly groups, all ages welcome

25+ years of teaching and therapies

Rated 5.0 stars across 35+ Google reviews
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5.0 rating from Google reviews

Rochelle Levy

“Lucie is the most wonderful teacher! Warm and welcoming she goes above and beyond to give everyone individual attention.”

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Michelle Smith

“Pilates with Lucie has changed the way I move. Her classes are therapeutic and I am overjoyed that I no longer experience back pain.”

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Ilana Lester

“For 14 years Lucie has been keeping a reluctant exerciser in shape. Incredibly patient, kind and knows how to push us with authority in a quiet and subtle way.”

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Tarling Garden

“Although I was new to Pilates, Lucie explained the exercises in a way I could grasp straight away and can take them with me into my everyday life.”

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Aurélie Knecht

“She always gives very kind and mindful advice to improve your breath, sleep, and bring stillness in your day.”

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Gabi Brogan

“Lucie's yoga and gong bath is incredible and deeply relaxing. Lucie is very experienced and knows how to create a calm and welcoming space.”

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A Brooks

“Lucie's Pilates class is fantastic. She is so thorough and makes sure everyone goes at the pace they are able.”

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Rachel Peart

“My retreat at Tofte Manor with Lucie (of Urban Calm) was absolutely magical. Lucie is an outstanding teacher, highly experienced, intuitive and deeply caring.”

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A different pace

Movement and breath for busy city lives.

One teacher who knows you

One teacher who knows you

Every class is taught personally by Lucie, with 25+ years of experience and every exercise adapted to your body, whether that means an injury, a pregnancy or just a stiff back.

Small, local and friendly

Small, local and friendly

Weekly mat classes at Finchley Youth Theatre and Gospel Oak Methodist Church. No equipment needed, mats provided, and you are welcome to bring your own if you prefer.

Calm you take home

Calm you take home

Breath work, stillness and sound sit alongside the movement. Members talk about better sleep, less back pain and steadier days, not just stronger cores.

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The basics

What are Pilates and yoga?

New to all of this? Here's the short version. No jargon, no prior experience needed.

  • Mat Pilates

    Controlled, low-impact floor work that strengthens your core and frees your back. No machines and no equipment needed, just a mat, which is provided.

  • Yoga & Pilates Fusion

    Movement and breath together. Yoga's stretch and stillness with Pilates' strength, in one evening hour.

  • Sound & stillness

    Gong baths and soundbaths: you lie down, wrapped up warm, and let sound do the unwinding. Added regularly as events, all welcome.

Not sure which class to start with?

If your back or posture is the thing you want to fix, start with Mat Pilates. If you want to stretch out and switch off after work, the Wednesday Fusion class is the one. And if you just need to properly rest, watch for the next gong bath. Whichever you pick, your first class is free and Lucie will adapt it to you.

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Weekly classes

Our classes

Three small weekly classes across Finchley and Gospel Oak. Your first class is free, and no equipment is needed.

Pilates plank exercise in progress

Mat Pilates

Strengthen your core, ease your back, at your own pace.

Finchley Youth Theatre, N2. Tuesdays 11:00-12:00 and 18:00-19:00, Fridays 10:30-11:30 (currently a waitlist). £15 drop-in, mats provided.

Low lunge yoga pose in the studio

Yoga & Pilates Fusion

Stretch, strength and breath in one evening hour.

Gospel Oak Methodist Church, NW5. Wednesdays 18:30-19:30. £16 drop-in, all levels welcome.

Outdoor lido gong bath at dusk

Gong Baths & Wellness Events

Deep rest. No experience needed, just lie down.

Soundbaths, outdoor lido events and wellness evenings at venues across North London. Dates added regularly, all welcome.

Which class is right for you?

Start with your goal

Tell us what you want more of and we'll point you at the right class.

De-stress & unwind

City stress is the reason Urban Calm exists. The Wednesday Yoga & Pilates Fusion hour pairs movement with breath work so you leave lighter than you arrived.

Warrior pose class in golden evening light

Yoga & Pilates Fusion

Wednesdays 18:30 at Gospel Oak Methodist Church. Stretch, strength and breath in one evening hour.

Two members practising tree pose outdoors

Breath work in every class

Every session ends calmer than it starts. Movement first, then breath, then stillness.

Meet the founder

The teacher behind Urban Calm

Lucie Ormerod, founder of Urban Calm
Founder · Yoga & Pilates teacher, aromatherapist, reflexologist

Lucie Ormerod

25+ years in wellbeing · East Finchley studio since 2008

Lucie has been teaching yoga and Pilates in North London for over 25 years, and has run her own bright and airy East Finchley studio since 2008. Her classes are small, friendly and adapted to every body in the room, through injuries, pregnancies and everything in between.

She trained across Pilates (Pilates Institute Diploma and Advanced), yoga (200-hour Akhanda training in Rishikesh, Vinyasa Flow, Kundalini and accessible chair yoga) and therapies (aromatherapy since 1993, reflexology). She has delivered NHS wellbeing retreats since 2020, given aromatherapy at the Marie Curie Hospice, and been featured in The Telegraph and as Pilates Union's Instructor of the Month.

“It is not always easy to stay calm and relaxed living in a busy city and through movement and breath work we can help our bodies and mind feel better.”

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Where we practise

Classes across North London

Weekly classes in Finchley and Gospel Oak, and holistic treatments at Lucie's East Finchley studio.

OUR VENUES

Around Finchley Youth Theatre

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The practical bits

Classes here

Mat Pilates: Tuesdays 11:00-12:00 and 18:00-19:00, Fridays 10:30-11:30 (currently a waitlist). £15 drop-in.

What to bring

Nothing. Mats are provided, and you're welcome to bring your own if you prefer.

Your first class

Free. Email Lucie or book below and just turn up ten minutes early.

Location

Finchley Youth Theatre

142 High Road
East Finchley, London N2 9ED

Mat Pilates runs here three times a week.

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Retreats

Do you crave a weekend away?

A few times a year Urban Calm leaves London for Tofte Manor, a 17th-century house in 50 acres of Bedfordshire gardens, with an outdoor pool, a fire pit, a grass labyrinth for quiet reflection and a yurt for gong baths. A weekend of yoga, Pilates, meditation and food cooked for you, from £595.

Guests call it “a real re-set weekend in a sanctuary away from the pressures of life.” The next one runs 18-20 September 2026, and when you're ready for the big escape, there are retreats in Barbados too.

Tofte Manor and its terraced gardens on a clear day
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A member's story

Twenty years of moving well

C Goodhart came to Lucie as a local looking to stay mobile. Twenty years on she is still in class, with the Pilates quietly adapted each year as her body changed, and massage for the aches along the way.

Her story is what Urban Calm does: not transformations, but two decades of being kept moving by someone who pays attention.

“I have the greatest confidence in Lucie. She has been like a guardian angel in my life over about 20 years to keep me moving with pilates cleverly adapted to suit my growing immobility. Also soothing my aches and pains with massage; not to mention friendship and advice.”

- C Goodhart, Urban Calm member for around 20 years
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A longtime Urban Calm member
A facial reflexology treatment in progress

Holistic treatments & 1:1 care

Alongside the classes, Lucie offers bespoke holistic treatments at her East Finchley studio and at The Laboratory Spa in Muswell Hill. After a consultation, she designs each session to tailor for each individual's needs.

  • Aromatherapy massage with bespoke blends
  • Reflexology and facial reflexology
  • Holistic massage for aches, stress and recovery
  • Every treatment designed after a personal consultation

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Simple prices

Classes, passes & retreats

Pay per class, save with the pass, or escape for a weekend. No lock-in.

Drop-in Class

£15per class

Pay as you go. Pilates is £15 at Finchley Youth Theatre, Fusion is £16 at Gospel Oak.

  • Any weekly class, no commitment
  • Mats provided
  • All levels, all ages
  • Your first class is free
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6-Week Pilates Pass

£90every 6 weeks

Six weekly Mat Pilates classes at Finchley Youth Theatre, bookable online.

  • 6 weekly Pilates classes
  • Same group, same time each week
  • Adapted to your body
  • Buy online, just turn up
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Retreats

£595from, per weekend

A full weekend at Tofte Manor (18-20 Sep 2026), £595-£825 depending on room.

  • Yoga, Pilates, gong baths & meditation
  • All food cooked for you
  • 17th-century manor in 50 acres
  • Barbados retreats also run
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Your first class is free. No joining fee, no contract - just come to a class.

Frequently asked questions

Straight answers - ask us anything else when you visit.

Ready when you are

Your first class is free.

Pick a class and a time, tell us your name, and you're in. Lucie replies personally to confirm, and every exercise on the day is adapted to you.

  • Rated 5.0 across 35 Google reviews
  • Teaching North London for 25+ years
  • No contract, no joining fee

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