
Events
The 6 Week Challenge
Sat 1 Nov – Fri 12 Dec, 2025 • Online pre-challenge meet-up Wed 29 Oct, 6:00–6:45pm
Join the Yippie Yopi 6 Week Challenge to build consistent practice and supportive habits. Across six weeks we’ll focus on regular attendance, good hydration and recovery, simple nutrition, accountability, and community connection.
Open to everyone—from seasoned practitioners to first-timers—this challenge is designed to give you structure, coaching, and a crew to do it with.
Participation Requirements
- Attend at least 4 classes per week.
- At least 3 of those classes must be heated.
Pricing & Inclusions
Cost: $350 for the full 6-week period.
- Unlimited membership at Yippie Yopi for the challenge window (1 Nov–12 Dec).
- Workshops included (each runs 2 hours; Posture Mechanics may run 2–3 hours).
- If you can’t attend live, workshop recordings will be sent to you.
Online Pre-Challenge Meet-Up
Open to everyone joining the challenge. A relaxed online session to meet the group, ask questions, and get set up for success. Wed 29 Oct, 6:00–6:45pm.
New to Yoga / the Studio / 26&2?
We’ve got a Beginner Workshop running the week before the challenge. If you’re new, you can attend this workshop for free. (Date & time TBC.)
Dates
Challenge window: Sat 1 Nov – Fri 12 Dec, 2025
Online pre-challenge meet-up: Wed 29 Oct, 6:00–6:45pm
Workshops: 2 hours each (Posture Mechanics 2–3 hours) — dates & times TBC.
Results from different challenges over the years
(from the historic 13 week Bikram’s Biggest Loser challenge)
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2021
16 starters, 13 finishers.
Winner: P H Lim
Runner-up: Kathy Owen -
2019
12 starters, 7 finishers.
Winner: Jane Barr
Runner-up: Ruby Corbett-Walding -
2018
10 starters, 5 finishers.
Winner: Dot Waitoa
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2016
14 starters, 9 finishers.
Winner: Manda Giddens
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2015
12 starters, 7 finishers.
Winner: Susan Neighbours
Runner-up: Sarah Savage -
2014
12 starters, 5 finishers.
Winner: Karen Reid
Runner-up: Lucy Kingi