All the committee members have ME and experience of yoga themselves except for the treasurer who is an experienced accountant. One member was a nurse and health visitor, another was a nurse, another has a degree in a biomedical science and one has a master's degree in disability studies. There are close links with both the Heeley ME Support Group and the Sheffield ME Support Group both of which are very supportive.

It had been clear for several years that there was a demand for yoga classes; for example, members of the Heeley ME Support Group had regularly requested yoga on their programme. Many people with ME have found yoga a tremendous help in managing the illness and coping with symptoms, although most people with ME are too ill to attend normal yoga classes. In remedial yoga, postures are adapted so they are appropriate for a particular group. In the case of ME, for example, many postures which would normally be done standing (such as "The Tree"), are carried out while lying down.

It had proved difficult to find a teacher willing and able to take a specialist class for people with ME or CFS in Sheffield until Autumn 2000 when contact was made with Linda Su Arnold, formerly Linda Sole, an experienced remedial yoga teacher who trained at the Yoga for Health Foundation. A trial session with Linda, run by the Heeley ME Group, was such a success that it was agreed to organise classes on a more permanent basis.

Classes began regularly every two or three weeks from April 2001 once a committee had been formed and funds had been raised to cover the costs of the venue and the teacher. In March 2002 an evaluation was performed which indicated that the classes were very successful indeed, with members reporting benefits to health and the ability to relax more deeply. November 2002 saw a move to a different venue, more appropriate for the winter months and with disabled facilities.