THE YARD.
A space to work. move. belong. — unfiltered
For people tired of editing themselves.
Run by Laura Thompson — Level 3 PT, founder of Connect Studio, lifelong dancer. Also building this because she needs it.
20-odd of us so far, planning the next session. Lurk as long as you like — no one's going to make you talk.
For the parent who can't fit a 6am gym slot.
For the remote worker who hasn't spoken out loud since Tuesday.
For the ex-dancer who misses the bass.
For anyone tired of three memberships, three buildings, three selves.
You don't have to perform here. Just come forward.
This actually
happened.
Real people, real room, one ordinary day. The next one's already being planned in the group.
A Yard day.
No dates here on purpose — when a session's happening, you hear it in the community first. Here's the shape of a day.
Sessions drop in the community before anywhere else.
Come forward → Join the WhatsApp groupThe
honest
bit.
I trained in dance. I know what it feels like to be completely in your body — music in your chest, moving without thinking about how you look or who's watching. Not performing. Just free. I've spent years looking for that feeling again and not finding it in any gym I've walked into.
I'm also a marketing founder, a PT, a mum, and a lot of other things. And I've noticed that each version of me lives in a different building, at a different time, with a different set of people. Work Laura exists here. Mum Laura exists there. The Laura who trained in dance and still feels something shift when the bass drops — she mostly exists in my memory.
That gap became the question. What if there was somewhere you could show up as the whole of yourself?
The Yard doesn't have a building yet. What it has is me, a growing list of people in Horsham, and a clear idea of what it needs to feel like: raw, no ego, community, movement-led, coffee, then back to your desk. Without the performance.
I'm building it because I need it. I think you might need it too.
The pilots are where it starts. Come forward — join the community, come to a session, tell me what's missing.
Rather
just get
the note?
Leave your email instead. The odd note when a session's coming, or there's something worth saying. That's it — no lists, no third parties.