Meet Claire

I thought I was doing everything right. I had a degree in philosophy. I’d travelled the world. I was working for a global financial services company, earning good money, and loving the fast-paced social life that came with it. I’d even become a step-mum to two wonderful kids.

But under the surface? I was aching. Exhausted. Strung out with stress. Behind the confident smile was someone who never felt quite good enough, and I could see I was heading towards burnout. I just didn’t know how to stop it.

My osteopath kept suggesting yoga – to help with the desk-induced aches and pains. But I wasn’t sporty, and I wasn’t flexible. (I was the last-picked girl in every school sports team.) So for years, I just ignored her – sorry Amy!

Eventually, though, I caved and in 2009 went to a yoga class. Within a few weeks something shifted. The tension in my neck and jaw started to ease. My energy came back. I felt a little more like myself again. The effects went beyond the physical—it was like I’d finally found a way to exhale.

I kept going. I tried other teachers and different styles. And before long, I realised the slower, gentler forms of yoga were what really changed things for me. They calmed my nervous system, soothed my frazzled thoughts, relieved my anxiety – and reconnected me to that spark I’d been missing.

That’s when curiosity kicked in. I wanted to know how gentle yoga could have such a profound impact on stress and anxiety. So I started to explore it more deeply. I absorbed every class, workshop and course I could find.

My Approach

I don’t teach yoga to make you more flexible or stronger (although this is likely to happen as a side-effect).

I teach yoga to help you feel safe in your body again. To help lessen anxiety. To help you sleep better. To help improve your overall life – even when you’re not in a yoga class.

In my classes, you’ll learn how to:

• Reduce anxiety using ancient techniques that have been proven by modern science to calm the nervous system
• Feel calm even when everything around you is going crazy
• Breathe in ways that are proven to reduce stress and anxiety.

Sometimes we don’t need to do more—we need to do less.

I teach slow, simple practices that gently unwind stress and bring you back to yourself.

This isn’t gym yoga. This is nervous system yoga. This is yoga for you.

If you’re:

• Anxious, wired, or overwhelmed
• Sick of trying to keep up with everyone else
• Ready to let go of guilt and pressure
• Curious about finding a calmer, simpler way to feel good

Then come join me. I’ll meet you where you are. Together, we’ll use these gentle practices to calm your nervous system, ease anxiety and bring more energy, clarity and joy into your life.