Claire's classes are slow and thoughtful – she vows to forever be a student devouring books and soaking up inspiration, so these Philosophical insights often make an appearance in class in hope it will be soothing and inspiring to the listener.
Her first experience of Yoga was Bikram, despite having fears of appearing muddled, she embraced the beginners’ challenges including the momentary dizzy spells and deep rouge glow because the post practice high beamed so brightly out of her being. It had a such a positive effect on both her internal & external worlds, she knew she had to explore this newfound light. So over the years Claire attended a multitude of classes, workshops and events and soon came to the verdict that she desired a deeper understanding of what is at the core of this practice, why it made me feel so physically powerful and how it brought such a lightness to her life and its inevitable challenges.
Claire’s first Teacher Training was at Sampoorna Yoga, in Goa, India, in 2018, where she completed a 200hr Ashtanga Vinyasa course that was as intense as it was transformative. Since then she has also completed a Children’s Yoga TT with YogaBeez and a Chair Yoga course with Lakshmi Voelker.
Over the 8 years her approach to Yoga has evolved, she feels daily gratitude for finding this path, it has influenced her to be open and to cultivate movement and breathwork rituals that reflect her life phase & pace. With these practices she had a wonderful first pregnancy and birth experience which elevated her sense of self and capabilities, so it only seems natural that her classes have Pranayama & Mindfulness weaved throughout, with a strong focus on awareness of our internal narrative and clearing way to receive our body’s intelligent messages.