About GnomeYoga

Hello, traveller! GnomeYoga is a 100% free, illustrated guide to yoga: more than 300 yoga poses, props, ready-made flows, and a complete yoga sequence creator, all in one mossy corner of the internet. No pressure, no performance, just a gnome who wants you to breathe a little easier.

The real story

GnomeYoga started at a family dinner table, sort of. I'm Nils, and yoga runs in my family. My sister Julie has practised for more than 15 years and runs her own yoga centre in Brussels, Santosha, with a whole crew of teachers who fill it with classes. My dad, Thierry, has been teaching for over 45 years (yes, forty-five: he was teaching before some of his students' parents were born). He gives classes and retreats, and runs the Santosha centre in Jodoigne, Belgium.

Nils Van Brabant, creator of GnomeYoga, smiling among green leaves beside a forest stream — **Nils**, creator of GnomeYoga

Julie, yoga teacher, in a kneeling lunge pose with a bound foot, among palm trees by the sea — **Julie**, yoga teacher

Thierry, yoga teacher for over 45 years, sitting cross-legged in meditation in a yoga studio — **Thierry**, yoga teacher for 45+ years

I'm the one who builds things on computers, so I did what any slightly nerdy brother and son would do: I built them a tool. Planning a class meant flipping through books, old notes and half-remembered pose names. I wanted one simple place where they could find a pose, see it clearly, and line it up in a sequence without the headache.

Then the teachers at the centre started using it too, and we realised it could be useful for anyone who teaches, practises, or is simply curious. So we opened the doors (and added a gnome, because every garden needs a gnome). Santosha, by the way, is the Sanskrit word for contentment, which is pretty much the mood we're going for.

Why a gnome?

Because a gnome has never once forced a pose. Our garden keeper reminds us that yoga is about ease, presence and calm joy, not touching your toes by Friday. (Toes are optional. Mushrooms are encouraged.)

What you will find (all 100% free)

Poses: more than 300 illustrated yoga pose guides with step-by-step alignment cues, benefits, voice guides and Sanskrit names, filterable by level and type.
Free Yoga Sequence Creator: build, time, print (A4/Letter PDF) or share custom yoga classes structured around Warm-up, Flow, and Cool-down base sections (plus unlimited custom sections), AI sequence generation, and handwritten notebook import.
Ready-made & Community Sequences: guided flows you can practise with a timer, print, or customize.
Props: blocks, straps, bolsters and wheels, and how to make friends with them.
Community: real photos and tips shared by real practitioners.

How GnomeYoga stays 100% free (quality partner sponsors, never a Christmas tree of ads)

Everything on GnomeYoga is free for teachers, trainees, and practitioners — no paywalls, no subscription tiers, and no locked features. To keep the servers humming and the illustrations growing, GnomeYoga is supported by a few carefully selected quality partner sponsors whose values match mindful practice. You will never see a blinking "Christmas tree" of intrusive banner ads, pop-ups, or third-party ad-tracking pixels here.

Our promise

Serious about the details, relaxed about the tone. We try to keep every guide clear, careful and kind. No third-party advertising pixels, no data selling, no guilt trips.

A gentle reminder

GnomeYoga is an educational reference, not medical advice. Listen to your body, go gently, and check with a doctor or qualified teacher if you have an injury or health condition.

Lost in the forest?

Can't find a pose or prop? Search for it on the home page and tell the gnome what's missing. Spotted a mistake or interested in becoming a quality partner sponsor? Say hello, we love hearing from you.